The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-24
Another Northern Pacific box car

Another Northern Pacific box ca
caught afire Saturday night aud wa
saved from being destroyed through tn,
efforts Of the fire department.. The Gal
was an empty refrigerator car, which
had been setting on the track. Spark,
are supposed to have caused the fire,
CLERK Of the district ccourt has is
sued the following marriage Licenses il
the last four days: Hamilton Smith Of
Sheridan and Laura Lynde of Buffalo,
Wyo. Benjaminm F. Greenough OF
Red Lodge and Myrtle Webb Of Farmer
City. Ill; George r. Davis and Mary
Lee, both Of Billings. and James Neary
Of Sheridan and Marie Toy Of Manhat.
tan; Kansas.
While a threshing outfit was work.
ing on VIM. Birely's farm, up the val.
ley, Saturday. a dust explosion ocourr.
ed in which flying pieces Of debris were
quite numerous. Chas. Moore, one Of
the employees, was struck by some fly.
ing steel. having his forehead and up
per lip quite badly cut. He was Brought
to town and ia being cared for at st.
Vlncent's hospital.
Judge Loud reoonvened district
court in this city this morning. The
venire Of jurors, drawn from jury box
No. 8 was exhausted before q jury
could be secured in the case Of the state
VS.. Phillip Q. Dunno, and a special
venire had to be issued. At tie time
OF going to press this afternoon the
courts time is still occupied with the
challenging of Jurors.
Cody (Wyo.) Enterprise: Many
thousands Of visitors annually visit the
nearby Yellowstone Park. travelling a
great many unnecessary miles to do so;
that will be avoided when the road now
building to Cody and Big Horn Basin
is completed and in operation, y \
Yes, thanks; the Tolooka & Big Horn
Railroad, things and the weather con.
sidered, is making satisfactory head.
way.
20. E. Southmayd, father Of Mrs.
W B. Cochran, who is making his
home in this city, took exceptional
great interest in the yacht races last
week between the Columbia and Sham.
rock for the International cup, and welk
he might. MI. Southmayd is a ship.
joiner by trade and while serving his
apprenticeship, himself and brother
helped make the America which won
the cup forty eight years ago.
Testimony is now being taken be-
fore a special examiner at Helena in a
couple Of suits Of more than passing in.
terest to the people Of counties in which
there are Indian reservations. The
United States is the plaintiff in both
cases, and the treasurer Of Missoula
the defendant. The actions
were instituted for the purpose of test
ing the legality Of taxing half breeds
on property located on Indian reserve.
tions.
Sheriff Geo. W. Hubbard ret urned
Saturday from a trip to Deer Lodge,
he delivered Ed. Kopp over to
state prison contractors for a years
stay in their stone house. Mr.. Hub
bard spent a day in Helena on the re.
turn, inspecting the plans Of the gal
lows upon which Joe Allen, the young
halfbreed was executed, with a view to
securing the same as a pattern for the
gallows on which to hang W. 9.
Brooks.
w. O. Orion and wife came down
Butte this morning and will re-
main in Billings for q couple Of weeks.
Mr.. Orton is a member Of the firm Of
orton Bros, sellers of the Kimball
who have opened a salesroom III
Ibis city. They are a liberal users Of
printers ink, which speaks for the fine
;rade they enjoy. Their salesroom is
me door south Of the court house, \
where they have on display the finest
of pianos ever brought to
Billings.
B. Cook, who has charge Of the
CONSTRUCTION work on the Montana rail.
DAD, sdVs that next spring the road
will be Iextended toward Lewistown.
dr. CoQk has done all the construction
work IN this road and should be in q
to know. Last spring, not
N~thstanding denials from the CON-
Office in Helena, Mr.. Cook per.
listed in his announcement that he
would build the road bed to Martins
ale this year, and the results have