The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-02

] - = ~ UlAN ANNNSi ! ACSCANCo u1b
tressing news from Nevada, Iowa. IL
the effect that his wife. who has beer
i'll there for some time, has suffered Q
relapse and is in a dangerous condition.
Mr.. Dodds passed through Billings last
night for Iowa.
-Lewistown Democrat: At the
sheriff's sale of the Willowdale rancE
property last Monday the estate was
bid III by a representative of the Vel.
lowstone National bank of Billings.
Tuesday, however, another transfer
was made, the property being sold tC
John Rowley, the we'll known stock.
man of Elk creek, he paying $13,46d
for this splendid property.
The street commissioner was at
work several days last week. A bridge
and drain box was constructed on
North Twenty seventh street, just
across the B. & M. tracks. The high
water of a few weeks ago over1owed
this street owing to insufficient drain
age. Besides this work several dirt
wagons have :been filling up bitches
and low places about the city.
City Marshal Jack Bond has suc-
ceeded in having no little amount of
garbage, ashes, ETC., cleaned up<About
the city and will proceed to enforce the
nuisance ordinance and heafth ordi
nance just as soon as the snow melts
off, so that he a tell where the gart-
age piles are. Nuisance Notices were
sent out two weeks ago/and stringent
means probably will have to be used in
order to make some citizens obey.
Judge Matheson is something Of
an agriculturist and horticulturist,/A as
will be shown by a visit to his lots on
North Thirtieth street, where, VI the
sweat of his brow and the bHsters on
his hands he has started a small garden
of onions, potatoes, radishey and other
vegetables too numArouY to mention.
Fruit will soon he ~ abundance as
Mr.. Matheson has also set out a large
number of trees of different varieties.
A new firm, comprising the old
firm of Hogue & Robinson and Richard
Kirk, has been organized under the
name of Hogue, Robinson & Co., to do
" ASSuA 6AoSCAy OuS41CSs. 1Ht utW
member of the firm has been clerking
for Toole & Vaughan for several
months past. They have rented the
new store building being erected on
West Minnesota avenue and will soon
remove thereto and greatly enlarge
their stock.
Conductor Frank Scott and Brake
man Frank Bills, accompanied by their
wives. arrived in Billings yesterday
from Livingston to make this city their
future home. They have rented the
Treischman residence in North Bill
ings. The two ladies are sisters. We
are glad to welcome these people to our
city and feel that although Livingston
has lost, Billings has gained, and we
trust their residence here will prove Of
social benefit not only to themselves,
but to our people as we'll.
John x. Curran, a man of about
30 years Of age, who came to Billings
about two months ago from Yonkers,
N. y, in hopes of benefiting his health,
died early this morning at his room in
the Shoemaker block. He was taken
sick a few weeks ago aud treated at St.
Vincent's hospital, but left there about
a week. ago being nearly we'll. His
ailment was consumption. A brother
in Yonkers, who is in good ciroumstan-
ces, has been notified and the body will
be shipped to that place tonight.
&C. M. Bair returned home Friday
night from a trip to Seattle, where he
went to confer with Mr.. Miller, the in
gentor of the Klondike thawing ma
chimes in which Mr.. Bair and Thos.
Linton of this city are interested. Mr..
Miller had only recently arrived from
the Klondike regions and he states that
the machines are a grand success and
making good money for their owners.
Messrs. Bair and Linton will leave
this month for the northern
country to look after their interests.
The banquet given by the Odd Fell
lows Of Billings Saturday night in COM
memoration of the eightieth annivers-
airy of the founding Of the order was a
grand social Success. The early part
Of the evening was spent in speech
by the members, followed by
card playing. The Rebekas, who are
equal to such occasions, were
prepared for this one and served the
guests with an elegant repast. The
was pleasantly spent and was
one long to be remembered by those
A ladies' Racycle was received by
The agents here for a customer yester-
lay and will be placed on Exhibition
Tor a few days at 7. W. Humphreys as
soon as the weather will permit. It is
The first wheel of than make for ladies
'een here, and is certainly a beauty.
Van Horne has already received
orders for two more just like it, and
,as ~ the way a racer for Bob Allen,
IT,. who will doubtless give the local
'corchers plenty Of opportunity of in