The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-28
The directors Of the Yellowstone

The directors Of the Yellowstone
National bank held a meeting Saturday
afternoon, at which time E. H. Hollis
ter, the new b~ookkeeper, was voted the
power of an assistant cashier. ~
IS. +. Stillwell, who is interested
in Big Horn basin (Wyo.) land, was
here Sunday on his way home to Cody.
accompanied by Mrs. StiIlwell, who
had been visiting in Sheridan.
ID. J.. Burke, the Burlington sleuth
from Alliance, Neb., was looking owe,
Billings yesterday. If he had any
special duty to perform he failed to re.
veal it to The Gazette reporter.
7Bert Shorey, a prominent Yellow.
stone county sheep owner, was in Bill.
ings Saturday from bis ranch home
near Merrill. He reports, no sheep
losses in the Lake basin country.
Harold Brown, cashier Of Yegen
Bros, general department. store. ex.
poets to take his departure shortly for
Fort Hall, Idaho, to accept a clerical
position at the Fort Hall Indian agency.
Geo. NJ. Hay. Of Helena was in
the city again Saturday. He spent the
past week in thi4 paft Of the state and
the superstition -ibthat be was getting
acquainted with the voters for future
benefit. ID, .m
WIN. Cruise of Helena was here
over Sunday experimenting the work
Of receiving the 1900 head of cattle be-
longing to Thos. Cruise, which were be-
ing taken to the N-Bar range on the
| Musselshell.
u. M. Morgan, advance agent for
the John Griffith company, was here
yesterday. Mr.. Griffith will make his
appearance before the theater.Qoing
people of Billings on Saturday night in
1.-The Avenger."
Carbon County Sentinel: The
young people of Billings are preparing
an operetta, which will be given in
that city soon. They have been invited
aud may accept the invitation to appear
here at Gebo's new hall.
"A slight change CT time will take
place III the arrival OF the Northern Pa
ciic passengers Nos. 1 and 2, commence
ing next Sunday. The local officials
have as yet received no time card and
the exact change is not known.
The board of county commissioners
of Carbon county will meet in Red
Lodge April II and 10 in special ses.
sion for the purpose of opening bids
and awarding the contract for the erec-
tion Of a $40. 900 brick court house.
Frank Thoms, who has been con-
nected with The Fashion in this city
for some time, has accepted a position
with Yegen Bros. and will have charge
of the dry goods department.. He will
soon commence work for his new firm.
The home of Hon. w. F. Meyer,
the Red Lodge banker and attorney,
was g%laddened Sunday by the arrival of
a bouncing boy baby. Upon receipt Of
the news in Billings Mr.. Meyers
friends telegraphed him congratula-
lions.
Frank Bryant and G. J. Davis, two
young men of Erie, ILL.,. are the guests
Iof the formers uncle. H. B. Segur.
They have come to Montana with a
view Of embarking in the sheep bust
ness and expect to purchase a band this
spring.
1.-THE Gazette is in receipt of an in
viration to witness the annual opening
Of Buffalo Bills (Col. W. F. Cody
Wild West and Congress of Rough
Riders at Madison Square Garden in
New York City ON Wednesday night,
March 20.
C''Big Nell,' one of the denizens Of
the low lands, filled up on bad booze
and was brought before Police Judge
Mann Friday afternoon. when she
pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace
and was fined $40 and costs, which she
gladly paid.
Hon. w. A. Hedges Of Yale, Fer
gus county, is spending a few weeks at
the Hespar farm, where he is wintering
his sheep. He will remain in this vi
cinity until the sheep are in condition
to be driven to his range in Fergus
county 1Or Cn6 summer.
1zRighteen members of the Fourth
caTalry. troop D, from Fort Slocum,
N. j., passed through Billings Satur-
day on, their way to Fort Yellowstone.
They will remain at the latter place
only about a month when they are to
take a trip to the Philippines.
General Manager Kendrick of St.
Paul and Assistant General Superinten-
dent Pearce Of Tacoma were in the city
yesterday in the formers private car.
No. l. They came in on the east bound
Northern Pacific passenger aud went
back on the west bound to look over the
road.
-Glendive Review: M. D. Clark
came down from Billings Monday,
where he has been in the employ of the