The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-05

The Northern Pacific railroad viii,
make u rate Of one fare for round trir
from all Montana points to the Vel,
lowstone county fair in this city Sept
~, 10. IA and 10. Tickets will be or
sale Sept. 10 to 18th inclusive.
Geo. Treiscbman and family,
who are in the city visiting, will not
take up their residence here, Mr..
Treischman having decided to take hi
children to Helena and place them in
the Catholic school, while he will con.
tinue his work for the government al
Fort Yellowstone, Wyo.
H. r. Bodine. a former resident Of
Billings. having been engaged III the
jew-lry business, which he sold to T.
W. Humphrey, arrived in the city yes.
terday on his return from a trip I the
Alaskan gold fields. He was located al
Dawson City, taking il a stock Of gro.
ceries and oil, ~ which he made some
money.
AN effort should be made by the
merchants looking to the closing OF
their places each afternoon Of the fair
next week. Give the clerks a half hol.
iday each day and they will repay II
with better services. Besides that, you
want to patronize the fair and assist III
making a grand success, and there ia
no better way.
+Johh D. Losekamp expects to
sh6rt1y receive eighty gallons Of brook
trout from the fishery at Bozeman,
with which he will stock Bear Tooth
lake. The trout was received late last
Tall from the national fishery near
Washington aud being too cold to cross
the mountains with them. the fish were
taken to Bozeman for the winter.
The contract has been let for the
erection of the St. James Episcopal
church at Lewistown. The building
will be a stone structure Of the gothic
style, the plans having been drawn by
Mr.. John Sutnli1f, church architect,
of Chicago. The building will be one
IF tie most picturesque and complete
in the state and will be a credit to
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-Yellowstone Journal: The latest
acquisition to the city il vigo Iceberg,
recently OF Billings, who has accept
ed a position az pharmacist with w.
r. Savage. Mr.. Iceberg comes highly
recommended both M d gentleman and
professional man and will NJ doubt
soon ~'be as popular witl, the people
OF this city as he was with those If
the one he just left.
Deputy County Clerk Will Morse
thinks he is pretty mucl, the stuff. He
made a trip to Saltwater the other day
to hook trout and had anticipated stay
ing until today, but u days sport
was enough. In that time he had
hooked II AZ pound trout. the largest
ever caught in that stream. and he was
contentedy to rest Oh his %laurels, 80 he
came home yesterday.
AT a meeting of the school board
yesthpAay afternoon. Miss Mabel Cor.
don, daughter Of Geo. Gordon, was
elected as teacher Of the Third and
Fourth grades in the Billings public
school. This makes AL additional
teacher, necessitated by the greatly In
creased attendance. The other teachers
have been promoted to higher grades
by the addition I the corps Of Miss
Gordon.
-Edgemont Express: Henry Burg
graf telegraph line man has completed
the 'resetting Of poles on the Wyoming
division and the crew that he was in
charge Of has gone on to the Alliance
branch. III conversation with MI.
Burggraf we learn that a number Of
Edgnmont people arc in Billings and
doing we'll. Among them are John
Oak. Phil Weche, Paul George, g. AZ
Dickinson, g. L. Tubbs and others. Z
"Wednesday night in the Fergus
county district court at Lewistown.
George Shepard, who shot Robert Jones
at Flat Willow, some two months ago.
and who has always borne a reputation
of being very handy with q gun, hav-
ing killed n man at Lavina some years
back, was found guilty Of assault In the
first degree and his term OF i,nprison.
ment fxed at five years. Jones surviv.
cd the attack. but his condition is such
that he may die very suddenly, the in.
jury having been very close to the
heart.
To be amused, and pleasantly 80,
is one of the most agreeable reliefs
from the worriers Of business. The
best mode Of obtaining it may be gen.
orally found in the lighter plays, where
a happy combination Of elements from
the best efforts Of entertainers, pass
RAPIDLY from, u subject to another,
giving also all the aid that can be had
from costumes and other effects. This
most admirable arrangement, 1t IL said,
is to be obtained with VANITY Fair"
the newest extravaganza which Is to be
here on tomorrow evening.
The September term Of district