The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-11
The attention Of property holders

The attention Of property holders
is called to the fact that taxes become
delinquent this year November 30 in.
kstead Of the first Monday in December.
This Ia in accordance with the pro-.
visions Of the new law enacted by the
last legislature. The penalty assessed
aaRinst those who do not pay their
taxes Oh or before November 80 is 10
per cent on the whole amount.
Our people were entertained Satur-
day night with another display of fire.
works. 1t will b. remembered that q
large number of the fireworks pur.
chased for the Fourth could not be shot
|Off Oh account Of the strong wind, and
these We're displayed Saturday night.
The display consisted mostly of large
rockets and balloons. They were all
very pretty aud elected many favorable
comments.
-(iallatin county was another
ty that voted Oh the proposition OF es.
tablishing u county free high school
Saturday. The vote III Bozeman was
694 for and ~ against. The returns
from the country districts were not in
at last reports, but indications point
to a defeat, as the country people were
known 70 all be agains, it. A city vote
OF 900 was expected, hut it ran less
than 0ne-half.
Sheridan Enterprise: Oscar r.
Collier, who has been up in Montana
for the past four years, came down OH
the excursion train from Billings OF
Tuesday evening to visit with his
mother and sisters, Della and Mable,
after which he will return to Billings,
where he has accepted a position in a
jewelry store in that city. We are glad
to see Oscar back and only wish he
would stay with us.
HEstes Polk, who was injured by
being thrown from a bronoho OF the
fair grounds Thursday, died at st. Vim.
cents hospital Saturday. It was not
thought at first that his injuries would
prove fatal, although it was known
that he was badly hurt internally.
Saturday morning his condition became
critical and that afternoon he passed
away. The funeral was held from the
uusp4tuA GuuuAy uAtol uOOu'
Captain william Astor Chanier,
congressman from New York, is the
president Of the New York Star. which
ia giving away a $40 bicycle daily, as
offered by their advertisement in
another column. Hon. Amos j. Gum
mings, member of congress, Colonel
Asa Bird Gardner, district attorney Of
New York, Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas
and Colonel Fred Feigl of New York
are among the vel Unknown names in
their board Of directors.
Twelve new locomotives for pas.
are to be built at the various shops Of
the Burlington system. -Four Of the
new engines will be built at the COM
pany's shops located neal Lincoln. Neb.
They will cost about $40, 900, of which
amount $4,000 will be paid out for
labor. The new locomotives will have
extra heavy frames, and their driving
wheels will be six feet high. Great
speed and drawing power will be the
aim in building the new "%greyhounds."
They will be turned out at the rate
OF about one q month.
20. s. Erickson, who has charge
of a band Of W. Hanserd's sheep over
in Carbon county, is in the city this
week with their wool clip and pelts.
He says the loss to sheep in his section
was something enormous the past
spring, accustomed by the mud. which
mired them. Several owners lost
more sheep in that way than they did
by the winter weather. Mr.. Erickson's
family is on the ranch for the summer
and the members are enjoying them
selves hugely. They will return to
Billings in the fall in time for the
children to enter school again.