The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-25
Il ERAL STATE NEWS.

C0ston Bullock, a en.year.old boy
Of Basin. was struck by lightning and
Instantly killed Thursday,
General Otis has oabled the death
from dysentery, at Manila, July Is, OF
Michael CorIigan, company K, First
Montana,
", A, Parker, living near Hamilton,
recently picked and sold 100 crates of
fine large Strawberries from one.third
of an acre Of ground.
Thomas Keown, 4 brother of Major
Keown, now at Manila, died in Boze-
man Thursday night from IN overdose
Of laudanum taken while suffering from
heart disease,
Second Lieutenant Richards of the
First Montana regiment, was n of
thu passengers on the Indiana which
reached San Francisco from Manila a
few days ago,
The current number Of Hayper's
Weekly contains a fine portrait of Lleu-
tenant Colonel Wallace of the First
Montana regiment, who vas recently
psosMeted to full colonel of volunteers
A branch office for recruiting soldiers
tor duty In tho Philippines will be
opened soon in Helena, Lieutenant
Wilson Il, Heaton, Thi1ty.fourth ill.,
faAtry volunteers, will be in charge of
the office,
The sixth annual Industrial Exposl-'
ton IL announced for October Bird. 7th'
inclusive, at Spokane, Washington.
Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon
and British Columbia all contribute to
the yearly exhibits,
Percy II, Decker, an omploye on the
ranch Of Paris Gibson, near Great
killed himself Saturday with a
double. bamel shot gun. The only
reason assigned for the act is his ina.
bility to stand joshlng at the hands of
the other employees OH the ranch. He
but a., a native of Wisconsin. He
of sober, industrious habits and
we'll liked by his employer,
Prof Joshua L., Caulisle, one of the
known tenars OF the west, was
found dead IN dublin Gulch, near
Sunday afternoon, He had been
missing since Friday evening. From
fact that he was dressed in evening
1t IL supposed that he fell into
the guloh Friday evening and, being
stunned by the fall, drowned in the
shallow stream running through the
guloh,
D, A, Richardson, the commission
man, real estate nan and sheepman of
Great Falls, L. the possessor of a re-
markahle freak of Marure which made
its appearance at his mnch a few days
ago IN the shape of u lamb which was
born PERFECTLY formed ~ far as the
aals, hut has no face, the ears seeming
" splineing night Out of the neck on
zach side, The lamb was alive when
but died immediately.
Thomas Stees, probably the best
known man in fraternal societies in
the state, died Thursday afternoon.
The deceased vas about "a, years of age
and had nesidad III Butte for many
years. Flo was very active in the var
ious fraternal oragsimtions in that
aity, was a prominent Mason and Odd
Fellow aud was at Que time state
president OF the r, q, S, of A., and
had filled places OF trust in other SO.
Dan Grinrod, of Helena, ran 100
Yards in :0% a.5 at Butte Friday, thus
squalling the accepted professional
record for that distance, A local
WAS his competition, and was
given six Yards, Gsinrod is a little
man weighing 1870 pounds. He was
discovered three years ago by H. E.
the former trainer of H. W..
Johnson, Harry Rethune, M. K, Kittle-
man, Tom Morris and Pratt NJ. Pulley,
III worlds champions, Billy Woods,
world rope skipping champion, held the
watch, which has since been tested and
correct,