The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-13

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ty, has decided to locate il Billings
and has opened all office in the Belknar
block. He has also removed his family
to our city.
Conductor John Rapelje Of Glen.
dive has been appointed to the position
Of trainmaster for the Northern Pacific
division east Of this city, a new Office
created Oh account of additional train
service made necessary by track i'm
provements.
The people Of Glendive and Daw.
son county are happy because the coun-
ty commissioners have decided to re.
build the county bridge across the yell
lowstone, which was destroyed by the
flood which visited that section a cou
pie Of months ago.
/-Postmastsr L. T.. Babcock has been
Notified by the postal department that
n the new classification his office has
been raised from the third to the second
class, but has received 10 word as to
when the necessary changes will take
place in the Office.
M. 9. Roberts aud A. +. Skirving,
engineers employed at the Yellowstone
Valley mill, were successful applicants
for first and second class stationery Ell.
gineer Licenses, respectively, during the
recent visit of Assistant Boiler In.
spector Daley to Billings.
e. M. Hungerford, manager of the
Billings Telephone company, has been
awarded the contract for constructing
the Forsyth.Lame Deer agency tele.
phone system, a line Of about sixty.fve
miles III length. Work will commence
Oh the same about July 1.
The 9.year.old son Of a family who
have been living all spring in a wagon
tent near the old brick yard in South
Billings, died yesterday after u days
sickness. Owing to the destitute con.
dition of the family, the feyains were
buried at the expense Of the> county.
EYES TESTED AND GLASSES
FITTED FREE. DRS. REMNANT
AND SWEET, GRAND HOTEL.
About eighteen vags were run in
Saturday and Sunday night by City
Marshal Jack Bond and the night pc.
lice. Monday morning they faced Pc.
lice Judge Mann. who sentenced half
of the number to do time Oh the streets,
while the Others were given their lib.
erty.
Prosperity is a general thing
throughout the country and the follow.
ing from the Fergus County Argus
seems to appropriately fit nearly every
city in Montana: "There is not a va.
cant house il Lewistown and there Ia a
constant demand for some place to
live.'
Frank States, the sheepshearer,
who was arrested a week < on u
charge Of insanity and his hearing post.
poned pending his recovery from II
drunken spree, was turned loose Satur.
day after being examined by the county
physician, who pronounced him all
right.
Robert, a son Of MI. and Mrs. H.
+. Clement, celebrated his eighth birth
day anniversary Saturday by inviting a
number Of young friends to his home,
where the afternoon was spent i'll
games and sport. The mother Of the
young host served some dainty refresh.
ments.
Ringing Bros. circus will exhibit
in Helena Oh June 30 and Great Falls
the next day. 1t is hoped this aggrega.
ton , which Is the greatest and best
conducted show travelling. may decide
to route over the Northern Pacific on
it's way east, which would bring it into
Billings.
The police are working Oh q clue
which may lead to the arrest Of parties
implicated in the theft of a couple of
trunks and a grip from the baggage
truck Oh the Northern Pacific platform
Il few nights ago. Thpfrunks were
afterwards found under fhe platform of
Yegen Bros warehouse. but their con
tents had been rifed.
Might Policeman Lou Robbins
accidentally shot himself at. his home
this morning. He had just eaten his
breakfast and had taken his revolver
out Of its scabbard before going to bed,
when tho gun was discharged, the ball
entering his right leg neay/ the thigh
and coming out Oh tho left/ side several
inches lower, causing only a flesh
wound.
The sale Of seats for LA Tosca"
opened yesterday afternoon, and at the
rate they are being taken there will be
but few left to sell at the box Office.
Those who contemplate attending this
performance will do we'll to provide
themselves with tickets without delay,
as there are Indications Of a larger at
tendance than any previous attraction