The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

valuable acquisition to the board. being
one OF our most e~nterprising and ener-
getic citizens.
"A "swamper" now runs on the
Northern Pacific passenger trains east
Of this city. He boards No. 2 and
continues with the train until it meets
No. and then comes back west OH that
train to Billings. His duties are to
sweep out and clean the coaches, fill
and clean the lamps and perform SINH
lar other work. which heretofore was
done by the brakemen.
Attorney General Nolan Of Helena
passed through Billings this morning
on route to Glendiye, where lie goes to
represent the state at the inquest to be
held to inquire into the killing of
Dominick C%avanaugh, sheriff Of Daw-
SOD county, who was foully murdered
two weeks ago. The inquest was to
have been held several days ago, but
was postponed awaiting the arrival of
the attorney general.
Geo. Pirrie aud wife of Halbert
have been in town for a few days visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Jos, Simineo.
MT, Pirrie lives in that portion Of Fer
gus county which it is proposed to at
tach to Yellowstone and is very much
IN favor of segregation. He does all
his business in this city, is anxious to
become a resident of Yellowstone
ty and would make a good one and a
cheerful taxpayer.
-Chas. +. Harris, who has been con-
Quoting the Northern Pacific lunch
counter in this city for the past ten
months, and was lately admitted by the
supreme court to practice law in this
state, has opened AL office in room 12
Of the Belknap block. Mr.. Harris has
had considerable experience in the law
business, having practiced in Spokane,
Wash, for several years. He expects
to lease the lunch counter to a ST. Paul
man.
Mayor Otto Franc Of Grey Bull is
in the city OH his way to the Catalina
islands to fish for Yellowtails and ex-
poets to catch one, he says, even larger
than the fine specimen which he pre-
sented the Billings club last year. On
his way to Billings, Mr.. Franc reports
that he heard that the Demaris hot
springs, OF the S~tinkiugwater, had *
ploded and entirely disappeared, but does
not vouch for the accuracy Of the
rumor.
A short time ago this newspaper
announced the fact that the Northern
Pacific railroad intended adding large
mail oars for use on it's trains, owing to
the increased amount Of mail. A New
York dispatch under date of Dec. 81,
states that the Northern Pacific rail
road company has given orders for ten
large postal cars, together with 500
fiat cars. which are needed to care for
the increased business. The company
is also asking for bids for twenty first
class coaches.
Lee Eisenberg of this city is in re-
celpt Of a handsome souvenir from the
Philippines, mailed to his wife by A..
S. Hicks Of: Livingston, a membeyfof
the First Montana regiment. in afhol-
low log about ten inches in ~diYfneter,
which is closed at n end by /he pith
of the tree. The ~souvenir is/A figure Of
a Japanese man and boyk2Arved from
ivory by hand, and is as fine a piece of
work of that character as we have ever
seen. It will make a valuable orna-
ment for Mrs. Eisenberg's curio cabinet
and would no doubt be worth a large
sum of money in one of the large east
ern cities.
Sanger Temple No. 2, Rathbone
Sisters, held its election of officers
Wednesday with the following result:
Mrs. Lydia Fish, P. g.; Miss Mary
Newman, M. E. G.; Mrs. Cinderella
Newman, E. S.; Mrs. Dora Hart, E.
j.: Miss Julia Bennighoff, M. of t.;
Mrs. Cora Robbins, M. of R. and C.;|
Miss Gussie Jones, M. of f.. Mrs.
Susie Schad, P. of T.: Mrs. Mary
Swim. G. of o. r.; Mrs. Mary Ora
ham, trustee. This is the ladies' auxil-
larry to the Knights of Pythias lodge,
and the installation ceremonies will be
held in their hall in the Smith block
on Jan. IS.
In addition to Black Patti, tile
company of which she is the star at
traction has a number of other artists
who are gifted with remarkable singing
voices. When these accomplished
artists unite with the Black PATHS
Troubadours chorus in the reYaftion Of
operate ensemble numbers which is
the grand feature of theft performances,
the musical tone effect is said to be al
most indescribable.' Audiences are in
variably aroused to the highest pitch of
enthusiasm over the ensemble and solo
singing Of the company and encores are
more frequent than at a Sousa band
concert. The company will be seen at
the Billings opera house Friday, Jan.
10.