The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-23
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three or four days.
NO admission will be charged to
the high school graduating exercises on
Saturday evening, but tickets for seats
must be obtained Saturday at/Holmes
& Calhoun's drug store.
Forever DEVILS Auction" at the
Billings opera house Saturday night
drew a good house. The play gave
very good satisfaction, being a divers
ion from the usual order.
Conductor Campbell is again on
the BridRer run after a few weeks
duty on the main line. Conductor
Walrath has gone back to the main line
from the Red Lodge branch.
Rufus Thompson, who came from
Nebraska several months ago to spend
the winter on his Highfield ranch, is
suffering from rheumatism and hardly
able to even be about the ranch.
City Marshal Jack Bond had a full
house of vags again last night. They
were lined up before Police fudge
Mann this morning and are p6w clean
ing the mud from the city crossings.
Does your head ache? Have your
eyes examined by Tudor & Co.'S
specialist at u store Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, June s. 8 and 10/ Ex-
aminations free. Chapple Drug Go.
The local officials Of tie Burling.
ton are making arranAements to accom-
MEDIATE a large crowd to Custer battle
field on next Tuesday and with pleasant
weather they will not be disappointed.
Get ready for a trip to Custer bat
tleield on next Tuesday, There is
every reason to believe that Billings
will be better represented this year
than aver before should the weather
prove pleasant.
1.-The Fourth of July committee in
Btidger raised $685. in one day last
week for the purpose of observing the
Fourth and they expect to increase the
amount to 81, 500. Here is an incent-
i've for Billings.
ESam Salisbury is on the crippled
list from the effects Of a strain received
while lifting a heavy barrel up the
stairs to the Billings club. Sam is a
pretty stout fellow, but for once he
overdid himself.
A license was issued Saturday to
Fernando Portillo and Sarah @. Scott
for the purpose of being united in the
holy bonds of wedlock. The groom
elect is a native Of Mexico. while the
bride-to-be first saw the light of day
in South Carolina.
The competitive examination for
the West Point cadetship at Congress-
man Campbell's disposal was held in
Butte Saturday. Fifteen Montana
youths took the examination, but it
will be several days before the commit.
tee will pass upon the papers.
Carbon County Sentinel: Mr..
Davis, superintendent of construction
for the Link Belt Manufacturing COM
pany, is in the city consulting with
Engineer Welsh of the coal company
with regard to the plans for the install
lation Of a system of water works at
Gebo and the mine.
The big fill of the Burlington rail.
road at Sheep canyon. on the Dead
wood Edgemont line, is said to be the
highest piece Of trestle work ever filled
in by a railroad. From the many fills
being made the western railway man.
ayers seem to have concluded that all
high bridge and trestle work must go.
TX vag was arrested Sunday on a
charge of petit larceny with having
stolen an overcoat from one of the
roomers at Frank Mann's. When ap.
pretended by the officer he was wearing