The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-16


g. ID. Camp nf Laurel has the con.
tract aud has already ctYnnietlred sthe
construction NJ uiie aud ona.f fourth
miles ~ track from Cnlu,ntyas "a thp
Columbus sandstone quarry. which Il
10 furnish stone for the npw state eapi
tul building.
"A representative of the Atlas IN
sufaiico company was IN the city today
and paid the A. l.. Babcock Hardware
company S65. so rs the loss caused Ia
the latter's barn by 4 fire Friday even
ing. The company is represented here
by w. b. George.
Julius Lehrkind. the Bozeman
brewer. has decided upon silesia, the
junction Of the Rocky Fork and Bridger
branches of the Northern Pacific. as
the location of the branch brewery
which he will erect in Carbon county
at a cost Of s25. COG.
Carbon County Sentinel: Frank
ferkes, whose eyes have gone back
ON him, has applied for and received a
years absence from the land office, 80
that he a be away from his ranch
north of town. TO receive the treatment
necessary for his eyes.
The many friends of Mrs. s. +.
Morse will be pleased to learn that her
illness. which necessitated her going to
Chicago, is not so serious as was at first
thought. She will have to undergo an
operation. but the physicians state that
u will be only a slight one.
1T is stated that ". n. McCorm;at
contemplates erecting y large frame
store building on his newly acdnired
lots south of the Cottage Inn. Mr.. Nc.
Cormick is out in the counffv taking
orders for Donovan d Spear and The
Gazette is unable to verify the report.
County superintendent Burla an
nominees the closing of the Trewin
school on last Friday after an eight
months term with II. N. Saint as
teacher. The Park City school will
close next Friday after a nine months
term under the direction of Prof. N.
McCrary.
1.-THE graduating class of the Bill
inas high school has invited the Rev.
Van Clarenbeck to preach the
baccalanreate sermon to the class en-
Sunday, May 20. Should the reverend
gentleman accept the invitation the
house will likely be secured. as ii
will better Accommodate those wishing
to hear the discourse.
Red Lodge Picket: Andy Chap
man has sold his range cattle aud ex-
ranch Interests on Pat O'Hara
creek, in Wyoming. t. a New York
for $4,000. The deal was made
j. Il. Painter, who is now
Negotiating with eastern capitalists for
The sale OF John Chapman's ranch and
'attle holdings in Wyoming for $780,
100,
bob Allen, Jr. has just reeeiyed o
b65 Racycle racer for his work the COM
NJ season and after giving it All kinds
II tests, says it suits him better than
lnytLing he has rode yet md, while
,erhaps = tride gaudy in finish. it bears
he same stamp of superior workman
hip that the Racycles all have, 1t ia
the finest wheel eyer seen in Bill
ngs.
The foundation work for the new
esidences OF David Frat and j, d.
dathesOn have been commenced and
viii be completed in a few dayE The ,
.0ntractors having in charge the car
'enter work will rush the Mme after /,
{ is once started and befefe fall the |,
entlemen and their families will be :
omfortably ensconsed in their new :
nd beautiful homes. \,
The Billings a. Musselshell Tele-
hone company expects to complete the ,
citing OF poles for its system in about ,
wo weeks, The wire to be used In it's !,
will be ordered this week /;
nd as soon as it arrives it will take =
~ q short time to string it, This z
gstem will prove OF great convenience 4
nd benefit TO the ranchers and others =
in tho country, !
ETbs first shipment of Texas cattle /
~ Montana ranges arrived in Billings b
lnaay morning, consisting of two a
leeial trains, The stock is consigned b
q large cattle firm ut Glendiye, of
'hleh Frank P. Fleming is general +
'anager, and comprises about 1000 I
ead, Two more trains arrived yester- 4
W and two Others will eome in today, Il
J for the Same destination, -
VIM, Swallow has laid out q town q
TO ut Fromberg, the railroad station b
" Gebo, Tom Collins, late OF this i,
~, but now q saloonkeeper of Gebo. B
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