The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-28
is bound to be a great boom there this

"A civil service examination will be
held in this city Friday of this week
for entry into the United States postal
service a railway mail clerks. The
examination will be conducted by a
special examiner of the p~ostofice de-
partment and will be held in the court
house.
Frank Henry of Livingston, Judge
Of the Sixth judicial district, was in
the city Sunday night, leaving the next
morning for Red Lodge to convene
court for Car bon county. Judge Henry
said that the term would likely be a
short n and a jury would not be
called. = r. .r. no. ~.
The local interest taken in the en-
t~ertainment to be given by the Bill
ings Dramatic club is being manifested
in a substantial by the ready
sale Of tickets and the production of
"Neighbor Lakewood next Thursday
evening promises to draw a large d
dience. ''' 81
The Northern Pacific passenger,
No. 4. due here at $50 a. M, was
nearly fourteen hours late Saturday,
the delay being caused by the washing
out Of a bridge Oh the western division.
With the melting of the SHOWS comes
the high water, which will trouble the
railroads for a time.
1t is understood that W. B. Coch.
ran Of Wibaux, Mont, has rented the
Kennedy building adjoining the Owl
saloon, and will open a meat market
therein about April Is, shipping in
Omaha meat for consumption. Mr..
Cochran has been visiting in Billings
for a couple of weeks past.
-Sousa, the great band leader, &C.
companied by his celebrated organiza-
ton, passed through Billings yesterday
forenoon via the Northern Pacific Oh
their way to Minneapolis from a trip to
the coast. Nearly all the members
were asleep when the train reached
here, having been up late the night
before.
The following persons comprised a
merry crowd of theater-goers from Red
Lodge that witnessed Faust as pre-
sented in this city Saturday night by
Lewis Morrison and his faultless COM
pany: Mrs. @. H. Thompson, Mrs. W.
d. Hayes. Mrs. G. H. Bailey. Mrs. L..
Talbot, Mrs. M. Kearns, his. Il. w.
Pierson and D. &. O'Shea.
The Cruise cattle, numbering near
ly 1900 head, were received at the
Northern Pacific stock yards Saturday,
having come from the Gallatin valley,
where they were wintered. They were
taken in charge by the Mar outfit of
cowboys. who started with them Sun
day for the Musselshell country, where
the stock is to be put on the range.
F. J. P1otzman. who has been at
the head Of the dry goods department
in Yegen Bros. store for some time.
leaves soon for Bridger, where he will
embark in business as representative of
several Of the leading firms of
Billings. The we'll wishes Of Bill
ings friends and acquaintance will fol-
low Mr.. Protzman and family to their
new home.
Bert Martin, the Red Lodge creek
woolgrower, probably sustained greater
losses than any other sheepman in that
section. He is winterinR his hocks in
Wyoming and it has BEEN learned that
during the heavy storm in February
MI. Martin lost 900 head of sheep out
of 1850. Among other heavy losers in
that section are the CLARK Bros, who.
it is said, had lost 1900 head out of
two bands.
Edward Niles, special agent of the
North British and Mercantile Insurance
company, and president of the Fire
Underwriters association of the Pa.
cifc, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, is spending a couple of days in
Billings. Nh. Niles is conceded to be
N Of the wittiest men travelling and
his visits are always a source of much
pleasure to the insurance agents.
II. D. O'Donnell of this city, chair
man Of the executive committee OF the
National Irrigation association, an
nounces that the dates Of the congress,
which is to meet in Missoula, this state,
have been decided upon, being Sept. 25,
26 and ~, 1899. The time will give
general satisfaction. especially to our
own people, as Montana will be in her
glory at that time, with ripened fruits
and grains.
Red Lodge Picket: The annual
roundup of the Maverick Hose company
Of Billings will take place April s at
the city corral, when "Doc'' McFarlin
will respond to the toast, "How 1t
Feels to Be Married." After he gets
through, Mayor P. H. Smith will put
on his spurs and entertain the unbrand-
ed assemblage with a vivid and correct
description of his honeymoon trip to
the City Of the Saints.
Three demurrers have been filed in
the So. 900 damage suit brought by Ben
Balkwill against l.. H. Fenske and
jeff Brewer, the city of Billings and
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