The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-10

y. II. ClATK OF
has been assigned to the passenger run
Of Thos. Cullen. between that city and
Billings, while the latter is doing pub
lie duty as q Montana democratic leRis-
lator.
The store Of u. @. Sperry was
closed this afternoon by Sheriff
Hubbard on two attachments, 2
in favor Of L. s. Cohn for 1888. 6S,
and the other in favor of Dan
Boyle for $500.
Miss Ella Hayden, who has been
quite ill with pneumonia, is now Corr
valesoing and was able yesterday to
visit her school. It will be q week at
least before she will be able to resume
her duties as teacher.
M. J. McLees. q Northern Pacific
engineer from st. Paul, arrived in the
city Saturday to accept the run on the
Bridger line. MI. McLees will remove
his family to Billings just as soon as
he can secure a residence.
-Chas. Spear, public administrator,
has filed a petition in probate, praying
for his appointment as adm illustrator OF
the estate Of P. A. Carlson, the
freighter and sub.contractor Of Fort
Custer, who dropped dead in Savaresy's
saloon last Wednesday night.
-Chas. McDaniels Of st. Paul, rep
resentative for Spencer. Mayn & Heit-
man, sheep feeders, was in the city
over Sunday. Yesterday he shipped
$4,000 head Of sheep from Park City to
st. Paul, where they will be placed on
feed preparatory to sending to market.
The county commissioners were III
session yesterday drawing a list Of
court jurors to serve for the ensuing
year. Over five hundred names were
submitted to the clerk of the district
court, who will attend to the matter of
drawing the necessary number at each
term.
City Treasurer Hathhorn won his
point against the Butte peddlers,
Weinberg & Eppstein,' by compelling
them to take out a new license. Mr..
Hathhorn is determined that all
peddlers shall pay their licenses before
selling goods and if such is not done
they will be arrested.
Col. W. F. Cody, better known as
Buffalo Bill" was in the city Satur-
day night on his wayfto the Big Horn
basin country in Wyoming. He was
accompanied by Mark Russell of Dead
wood, S. D. The gentlemen were met
here by W. Q. Snyder, personal repre-
sentative Of Colonel Cody.
Senator Bowlen Of Carbon county
was a guest at the home Of Cass Prud-
home in this city Sunday. Mrs. Bow
len and children have been visiting tie
formers sister, Mrs. Prudhomme, flor
the past ten days. The children Mere
taken sick with the measles las3Sun-
day, but are recovering now.
An accident occurred at the cinder
pit track near the Northerny Pacific
round house last evening. AGAR filed
with einders was being drawn from the
pit by an engine, whelNthe fear trucks
left the track and when the car came
near the coal docks it crushed into tile
structure, tearing one end away.
The Picket interviewed a number
of Red Lodge business men last week
the proposition for the city to put
a system Of water works. A ma
jority were in favor Of the proposition,
while those who opposed it want the
to grow some before assuming the
of such an enterprise.
Alexander Thompson on Saturday,
before Judge Fraser, made final proof
on his homestead, situated in the south
vest quarter Of section s, township s
north. range ~ east, in this county.