The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-18
the mans feet were badly burned. but
no further damage was done.

tho mans feet were badly burned, but
no further damage was done,
-taptain William Aston Ohanler,
CONGRESSMAN from New York, Ia the
president Of the Now York Star, which
Ia giving away u &40 bicycle daily, ri
offered BY their advertisement IN
another column, Hon, Amos J, Gum.
MiMps, member at congress, ColNNel
Asa Bird Gardner, district attorney Of
Now York, Nx.Governor HoRR Of Texas
and Colonel Fred FoiRl Of New York
ato among the we'll known names IN
their hoard Of directors,
sheriff Dunn Of Carbon county
was IN tho city Saturday might with a
prisoner, Charles Wilson, whom no had
captured \ couple Of days before near
Uhet, IN Fergus county, aud was tax.
Ing him back 10 Red Lodge, for which
place no loft yesterday, Wilson wan a
freightOr and was wanted on u charge
Of disposinR Of mostRaRed property,
having sold a team, wagon aud harness
IN this city, upon which w. n, Meyer
Of Rad Lodge held a mortgage,
Lawrence WagonhofM was
brought down from Columbus this
morning and taken to st. Vineent's
hospital 10 receive treatment for 4
broken 10y, which no received last
night, HI was working around an II.
rigatinR ditch near saltwater aud was
riding 4 horse, In Attempting 10 aross
tho ditch his horse stumbled, throwing
its rider and falling upon his leR,
breaking II below tho knee. The IN.
iured man was taken to Columbus and
the Fracture reduced BY DR.. Craig.
FRANK Mitchell, a former sheep.
hefdof for the Lake Basin sheep com.
pNny, was arrested last night BY sheriff
Hubbard on u charge Of having dis.
posed Of property that did not belong
TO him, Mitchell borrowed Il horse,
saddle ind bride IN Billings yesterday
from u man who goes BY the MamO Of
"Shorty" tor the purpose u riding ont
into tho country IN search Of a Job,
He didn't 20 very fur for ho came back
into town soou after aud sold the whole
''push" for $ab, When arrested 10
was found down near the road house IN
\ "booxy' condition aud upon being
searched only had about alb loft
Carbon County Sentinel; II, II.
Welsh and wife left Wednesday for the
Grey Bull country IN Wyoming, where
they will spend 4 month fishing and
hunting, Mi. Welsh, who, since tho
present company has had control Of the
miA0, has been the mining engineer,
has resigned his position with the com.
pNny and will enter the employ Of
Ricketts, u Banks, the noted consulting
mining engineers Of New York City,
who constantly have a force Of mon iM
tho field making examinations Of prop.
critics Ia the mining regions Of the
United Staten and other countries.
Mr., Welsh expects now 10 have his
headquarters III Denver after his sum.
MOI outing. a..
The Burlington railroad has com.
M0noed work on Il tie.preserving plant
ut Edgemont s, D., that II to cost $780,.
900. The majority Of tho ties used on
tho Burlington systom aro out In the
Bluek Hills and Big Horn mountains.
and an EdgeM0nt II tho junction Of the
two roads, the plant IN located there,
II IN the intention Of the company to
have 1000. 900 ties on hand, aud tracks
Aro being built TO accommodate this
enormous amount, The process IN
simply embalMinR the ties with xinQ,
Tho tics are placed IN position and the
xino IA forced into tho timber, render.
Ing II impervious to moisture or other
deeNying processes, Tho plant will
give constant employment 10 about
ninety men,
-Olivel Ashworth, who was In the
CITY last week from the Aahw0rth
ranch Oh the Grey Bull, In Wyoming,
has gone to England, where he will
have q conference with his father, Mr.,
Edward Ashwolth, 4 wealthy resident
Of London, IN relation to the estate 0f
his brother, tho late Richard Ashwoyth,
whose sudden death IN France was an,
nouneed In The Gazette May 30, The
estate ID estimated t. he worth between
tl00, 900 ana 1900, 600, consisting
principally Of ranches and cattle and
sheep ON the Grey Bull, The decreased
lett 4 will which Ia now In the hands
Of Attorney Guam at the Helena law
firm Of Clayhegg, CMbett " Gum, but
" has not yet been filed for probate and
its oontents Npe not known W the pub
lilo, II IL supmiAed, howevep, that
among the henefoiMies II Jack Fraser
of this city, whQm " IL believed has
been we'll taken care at In tho late Mr.,
Ashwnlth's last testament, M he was
desapyedly n gpeNt fRvGrita with the de-
ceased aud IL nav IN full charge Of tho
Ashwopth Wnph md range interests,
VWE GONERsMES SURVEY,