The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-16
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in the absence of the judge of the
federal court. The proceedings were
had ON the bankrupt's own motion.
Wood schedules his liabilities as
amounting to $610.75, with no assets.
e. H. Becker and son, Master EdI
gar, left Sunday afternoon astride OF
a couple of bronchos for ColumbusJ
where they were Joined yesterday by
Mrs. Becker and Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Forester. From there the party left
for an outing on the Saltwater.
Carl Freeman of the letter carrier
force was called to Edgemont Sunday
by a telegram from his mother, who
was en- route home from a visit to
SIT. Louis and had to be taken from
the train. When he arrived her he
found her greatly improved and yester-
day morning they returned to Bill
ings. N
\>With some of its members darker
than any Indian ever seen and h
male contingent telling some startling
fish stories, the Fish-Decker camping
party returned Sunday might from a
two weeks outing spent on the upper
waters of the Saltwater. A cloud
burst was one of the experiences had
on the "trip.
Judge Frank Henry passed through
the city yesterday on his way to Red
Lodge to inspect the docket of the
district court. He said that If he
found cases requiring the service of
juries he would request Judge Stew
art of Bozeman to hear them, as he
did no yet feel we'll enough founder
take the task of presiding at a jury
trial.
1t will undoubtedly please the many
friends of w. L. Watkins, who former
ly made his home here, to learn that
he promises to speedily recOver from
a severe attack of sickness with
which he was taken about two weeks
ago. MI. Watkins now makes his
home at Cody, Wyo., where he is
engaged extensively in the sheep bust,
mess. y
Y w. B. Ten Eyck, F. H. Beeman, Wal
ter Watkins, j. HI. Fraser, William
Schneider and Captain Jack" Bond
will represent the fire department al
the annual convention of fremen
which meets at Butte, September II
Is. In addition to these it is expected
that 10 or more others will go to join
in the fun always to be had at those
gatherings.
~ Among the strangers in the cit,
! Mast Friday and Saturday was JOSEPH
, e. Wing, editorial writer of the Breed
ers Gazette, who was gathering data
FOR an article on alfalfa growing ant
fleeing in the western states. HI
was taken under the wing OF l. d
O'Donnell, who took him up the vale.
and showed him some of the Wpn
ders the culture of the forage Nah
Ahas accomplished hereabouts.
XGeorge T. Lamport was in the cit
,1laAt night on his way home froI
Helena, where he had been for tn
: purpose of submitting a bid for SUI
veying a portion Of the coded pal
of the Grow reservation. MI. Lampo1
said that to no one person or fri
would be awarded work to excee
SIS, 900, which means that there wi
be a number of surveying parties j
the field at the same time and Their
by greatly expedite completion of Il
survey.
* After a still hunt Of many month
a BAkka, the absconding treasurer
the Red Lodge Miners union, was II
J. ally run down and is nov in custot
in the city where he is said to hal
committed the crime for which ]
was so p~ersistently sought. His q
rest was effected in Canada, where 4
was held until the Montana Office
could secure his extradition. La
Saturday morning he was In Billini