The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-14

E. A. Cantine, the newly appoint
ed roadmaster Of the Montana division
to succeed Dan Boyle, who was appoint
ed trainmasfer, arrived in Billings Sat-
urday to enter upon his new duties.
Mi. Cantine has been district engineer
for some time with Headquarters in
Helena.
In order to comply with the new
law regulating the placing Of names in
nomination for trustee Of the school
district, il is necessary that a certificate
Of the same, signed by five voters, shall
be fled With the. clerk Of the board, /.
7. Whitney. five days previous to
election.
After almost q score Of years Of
continuous success, Lewis Morrison
announces. this season his farewell tour
in "Fanst. 'happearii,g in his celebrated
creation OF .Maphisto.' q character he
has ~inlpersonAted over 1900 times.
NJ. Morrison will be seen in Billings
March 264s
Robert Henderson Of Lewistown
will arrive IL Billings tomorrow for
rev days visit " his old friend, Roy
Evans. Mr. Henderson has beenlen-
gagged withSth0 Bark Of Lewistown for
four years past, and is now on bis way
70 visit relatives and friends az West
Liberty, Ia.
There will be a meeting in Miles
City this week Of stockraiseis to dis
clss several subjects Of interest to
them. One Of the most important Of
these is that Of railroad rates. They
will try to secure q reduction of rates
and also the privilege Of free tral,spor-
tation for drovers.,
1t will be agreeable news to many
friends in Billings to learn, that the
loss to Gus Barth's sheep will be small.
Word was received a few days ago
from Mr.. Barth stating that he had
found all his sheep and that his loss
by the blizzard in February will only
be about 8aper cent. III
a very pleasant surprise was per.
petTated upon Mrs. Fanny McFarlin
last Tuesday afternoon by about thirty
five Of the lady q friends and neighbors.
1t wat in honor of Mrs. McFrarlin's
seventy third birthday anniversary,
and the ladies passed a most enjoyable
afternoon at her home.
The county commissioners adj
jou1ned Friday after a FIVE days SEES
sion. Before doing & they decided to
meet at. Laurel on April II with the
county commissioners of Carbon county
take some action regarding the
bridge petitioned for over the Yellow
stone river IA that place.
The farewell tour Of Lewis Nor
rison in Faust is announced as one
Of the early attractions. There is no
American actor living whose name is
SO inseparably linked with an original
creation as Mr.. Morrison's with ME
phisto." He will appear at the Bill
ings opera house March Is.
Settled spring weather wiz wit
such a building reviyaf as this
city has nev experiepGed. Hardly
a day passes but whatA6ew enterprises
or residences are Contemplated. Let
the good Work go/on and every citizen
put his shokdsf to the wheel and all
give a strong and steady push for Bill
ings.
CLERK I. L. Whitney Of the Billings
school board has posted notices an
nouncing that aside from the election.
of one school trustee. the following
proposition will be submitted to the
voters Oh Saturday, April Il: "Shall
the sum of 81, 600 be raised by special
tax for additional school facilities Of
District Nc. 2 for the ensuing year.
JLJudge J.. R. Goss, Capt. L, F.
Babcock and DR.. e. p. Townsend of
city, who are members of the in.
terstate committee having in charge the
Of Custer battlefield, visited
Sheridan Saturday. 4 Arrangements
were made for the exercises to be
held on May 80, when an excursion
will be run from Billings and one from
DIR. W. H. Tiff, chancellor of the
Montana Wesleyan university at Hell
ena, who has been in Billings attending
the Methodist Episcopal conference,
departed this morning for St. Louis.
where he will address the st. Louis
and lecture before that body.
Dr.. Tiff expects to return to this city
and conduct a revival service in the
near future. .#
A case in the circuit court for the
state Of Montana involving the right to
certain water in Fergus county, title
Thos. Cruise VS.. Nm. McCauley, was
brought to this city Saturday. where
dispositions were taken before Clerk of
Court Williams. Attorney Walsh
Of Helena represented Mr.. Cruise, while
Mr.. McCauley had Attorney Hepner
Of the same city for his counsel.
"A warrant was sworn out in
Justice Fraser's court today for the
arrest of G. 81. B. Mills on a charge OF
natit larnanv Mills hoe hoon x,orL.