The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-08
IT il said that John Hogan has re-

-4tHis said that John Hogan has re.
signed his position az roadmaster Of
this division Of the Northern Pacific
and that his place has been taken by
Geo. Harper, foreman Of the steel gang.
E-A mill of sixty.ive barrel capacity
will be erected in Joliet during the next
sixty days by B. E. Vail, W. A. Tai.
mage, Sam Young and John McCul.
Tough, all well known residents OF
Carbon county.
The county commissioners ad.
journed Saturday after sitting as a
board of equalization. But very few
objections were made to the raise in
assessments which the board made to
the extent Of about $50, OOO.
Henry G. Houston, who has been
mail clerk Oh the Burlington run
from Billings to Edgemont for the past
two years, has been promoted to a run
from Lincoln to Edgemont. His sue.
cessor OF this line is Chas. w. Rush, a
former helper on the main line.
.NThe Billings Water Power company
expects to soon remove it's office to the
Belknap block, on the first floor, in the
room now occupied by Vale & Potter's
saloon. The latter will remove into the
building Of Oscar Gruwell, which il
occupied by Scally & Co.. adjoining the
Yellowstone National bank.
Several members of the Thirteenth
MINNESOTA regiment have passed
through the city the past few days en-
route to their homes in Minnesota.
They were among the sick and wounded
who recently arrived in San Francisco
from Manila and were given their dis.
charges.
Howard F. Welsh, until recently
mining engineer for the Clarke's Fork
Coal company Of Gebo, has filed a suit
in the district court of Carbon county
against Theodore L. Ringwalt, treas.
urer Of the company, for the collection
Of $8, 2OO, the sum which defendant
promised to pay for 100 acres Of coal
land a: Gebo.
Livingston Enterprise: E. b.
Camp Of Laurel was in the city yester.
day. He is the owner CT the new
.townsite at Laurel and engaged in
general merchandising at that point.
Mr.. Camp was formerly engaged in
editorial work, having been the owner
of the Billings Gazette prior to the pur.
chase Of that paper by ex.Indian
Agent Becker.
The examination of George Shep-
herd Oh the charge Of second degree
assault, committed upon Robert Jones
at Flatwillow some time ago, which
was to have been held Aug. 1 in Lewis
town, was postponed until the 25th
inst, the state being unable to have
it's witnesses present at the date set.
Jones, though we'll on the road to re-
cove1y, was unable to leave this city,
SO his physician determined.
CLERK Of the District Court r. A.
Williams has lately opened a new book
in his Office, called a Trust Fund
Ledger (Which is a record for all mon.
ieb pa6d into court and also paid out.
TVS a new departure in the clerk Of the
courts office and the form Of the book
was arranged by Mr.. Williams himself.
The book concern, which supplied the
book, has notified Mr.. Williams that
they especially like the form and with
his permission will copyright the book.
\-William Ellis, father Of Mrs. Jos.
SAnsome, died at the home Of his
daughter on west Montana avenue last
evening at 5 O'Clock. The deceased was
taken ill with an attack Of pneumonia
several weeks ago. but had not fully
recovered and his death is supposed to
have been caused by q relapse. The
deceased was 70 years Of age. The fus
neral services will be held from the
family residence tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock, probably conducted by Rev.
Father Van Clarenbeck.
The coming to this city soon Of the
widely known Boston Lyric Opera com
pany will be one of the fashionable
events Of the coming theatrical season.
The company is one Of the Oldest and
best known repertoire opera companies
in America and n Of the largest as
we'll. In all it numbers some forty
persons, and includes in its repertoire
more than twenty of the latest aud
most successful of the lighter operatio
compositions. There is presented by
this splendid organization operas writ.
ten by Auber, Lecocq, Offenbacb, o
Suppe, Flotow, Balfe, besides some Of
the most modern masters of comic opera
Each opera given by this famous
company will be staged III a most elabo.
rate and acceptable manner and the