The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-18

Rocky Fork coal cleaned, o.. Va
per ton; better than ever. Donovan
b Spear.
Sec the seorRaMixed Billings hase
ball team. play against the picked nine
Sunday afternoon. II will DO u good
game. Admission 20 cents.
THE little son Of Jacob Dahlstron,
ahxhchman mp the valley, got his hand
chught IN the knives Of . hay mower a
few days ago aud Ii vas found neoes-
saty to amputate u Of the fingers.
The members Of tho Methodist
Church will extend q farewell reoep.
ton next Tuesday evening to their pas.
tor, Rev. Jacob Mills. who will leave
some time next week tor Helena to
enter upon his duties IN presiding elder.
John Mcfarland, the painter and
decorator, who has been here for the
past two or three months, has decided
to locate In Billings, His family ar.
rived \ few days since from Spokane
and will aoon DO doMioiled Ia the reai.
Hence just north Ut The Gazette Office.
The Northern Pacific westbound
passenger was nine hours late this
morning, caused by the train jumping
the track at France, Mimi, last night.
Several cars were 10 badly damaged
thut they had to be abandoned, but no
passengers were hurt, although they
received u hard jolting.
james Graham, who recently came
10 Billings from Miles City, Ia an In.
mate at St. vinoent's hospital. suffering
from mental arrangement and will
probably be examined In a few days
with a view to sending him to the st0t6
insane hospital. Graham has a mother,
II Mrs, Boyle, living at Miles City,
IL. II. Essolstyn. Northern Pacific
coal Inspector, who was In the city
Wednesday,, says that his road Ia taking
nix Or eight cars Of coal q day from
each Of the Gebo and Bridger mines
and could use AZ much more II the
companies could furnish II. The rail.
road seems to be well pleased with the
product.
IL, T.. Moifatt, president Of tho
Billings 81 Musselshell Telephone COM
pany, who In spending the summer Oh
his ranch IN tho Musselshell country. Ia
III the city. Flo says the wire for the
telephone line will DO strung next week
and IL will ba but a matter Of a couple
Of weeks until Billings can ''hello'
with the northern country.
Harry p. Ryan OF the Burlington
passenger run from Billings TO Edge.
mont Ia taking q vacation and will try
to deal o death blow to al attack Of
hay fever. Mr.. Ryan Ia II Of those
u%nfortunates who get hit by this sum.
mer complaint about every year. 1t he
does not get better no will probably go
to Kansas City for treatment. :.
Dick Hicks, the recently appoint6H
sheriff Of Carbon county, who
Ia stationed ut Bridger, was In the city
last night. Mr.. Hicks said pertaining
to the denial Of tho Picket Of his ap.
pointment, that had the reporter on
the Picket taken the trouble to inquire
Mt tho Office Of tho county clerk, no
would have found out that Mr., Hicks
appointment was on file.
The action Of the city council In
declaring n%uisapees cess pools and
priyy vaults Of property III the sewer
listriots, will give the plumbers COIL.
to do, az 1t means that con-.
neotions with the sewer must be made.
But few buildings In the districts are
connected ut present, but IL will not be
long now until all will be receiving
benefit from the sewerage system.
-. u. stubbs Of Chicago has been
spending several days In the city this
week. Mr.. Stubbs IL Il boarding. eaz
contractor, having the contracts with
many railroads In the United States for
running and maintaining boarding cars
Oh their lines for, laborers. Ills Wait
10 Billings was for the purpose Of look.
Ing after the management OF one Of hts
,ar outfits on the Northern Pacific.
IS. II. Russell, the young man who
got away with about $50 belonging TO
The Billings club, but vas captured ut
and brought back to Billings,
was nrraigned before Justice Kelly
Tuesday afternoon. He pleaded guilty
10 u charge Of petit larceny and was
aned 900 and costs. Not being able to
pay be was committed TO the county
iail where be will remain about fifty.
Ave days. The money that was 1eeov.
sred from him has been turned over to
the club.
August Zeimer, who was adjudged
insane and semi 10 Warm SPRINGS from,