The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-26

Otto Franc. the Wyoming stock
man returned to Billings Wednesday
night from a business trip to New York
city.
JAS. Hogan, the CLARK, Wyo.,
sheeptnan, was a Billings visitor a
couple Of days this week, with his
brother and partner, Jno. Hogan Of Liv-
ingston.
j. B. Furley of Dillon, represent.
ing the Northwestern Mutual Insur-
ance company, has COM to Billings for
the purpose of making this city his
headquarters.
Arthur W. Miles Of Livingston
was renewing acquaintance in Billings
Wednesday. Mr.. Miles was formerly
interested in the A. L. Babcock Hard.
ware company in this city.
1A girl baby was born Jan. % to
the wife Of 7. E. Burke in st. Paul.
Mr.. Burke is the joint ticket agent in
this city, but himself and family have
been in st. Paul for several weeks.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
announced a freight rate Of half the
regular tariff on grass sesds, subject to
a minimum Of 5 centS per 100 pounds
on small lots ahd vs. cents per 100 OH
carloads of $4,000 pounds. The move
is made to encourage farmers to in.
crease their acreage of grasses for the
feeding and fattening OF stock.
Frank A. Johnston Of this city,
the Northern Pacific lineman who was
badly injured near Big Timber last
week by an old pole falling with him,
was taken to the Northern Pacific hos
pital at Missoula. Although his in.
juries were quite severe it is not
thought they will prove serious, but
he will be laid up for some time.
"Wednesday mornings. westbound
Northern Pacific passenger was six
hours late in reaching Billings, the de-
lay being caused by an accident which
befell it at Winnipeg junction, just
beyond the Minnesota line. The bag.
gage and n other car were derailed
and so badly was the track blockaded
that it became necessary to transfer.
The Salt Lake Tribune Of Sunday
in it's account Of the acquittal Of Capt.
j. f.. Mills Of the charge Of numbering
Chief Engineer O'Melveny of the Short
Line, stated that the first to conRratu-
late the late defendant we're Rev. Jacob
Mills Of Helena and his wife. Rever-
end Mills is a brother Of the captain,
and went to Salt Lake to be near him
during the late trial.
Carbon County Democrat: Mr..
Tubbs, member OF the building firm of
Tubbs & Ward of Billings. was here
Monday between trains. They are now
in conjunction with Weisch & Oaks ell.
gagged on the beautiful library building,
which Mr.. Fred Billings Of New York
will present to the city, which was
named for his brother. Mr.. Tubbs an.
ticipates a big building season this year
in the Yellowstone metropolis.
The superintendent Of the Indian
school at Flandreau, S. D., is very anx-
ious to get hold Of a lot Of old rifles in
order that he may teach the larger boys
under his charge the manual Of arms.
The request has met with the favorable
consideration of the war and interior
departments and a bill has been intro
duced in congress providing that these
rifles be-, upon proper request. furn-
ished to all Of the Indian schools Of the
country.
An enthusiastic meeting Of the
Federation Of Labor was held last night
in its hall. About ffteep> new mem.
beers were admitted an9<dpplications re-
oeived FROM as maDy more: The or.
g~anization lis growing rapidly. A
number Of @he pew members are clerks
Of the oity,tyho eventually expect to
have an organization Of their own with
a membership Of about one hundred.
The painters of the city will affect an
organization as soon as their charter
arrives.
One Of the most enjoyable sessions
Of the Elk lodge was held Wednesday
night when four candidates presented
themselves for initiation. The MEM
bers Of the ordsr did their best to see
that the fawns got all that was a
comm to them and the latter apparent
all sat down to a fine repast, furnished
by the Ladies' Aid society Of the Con.
Rregational church, and it was a late
hour when they arose and took their
departure.
II. A. Williams clerk Of court in
Yellowstone county, was a visitor in
the city Tuesday, says the Livingston
Post. MI. Williams is enthusiastic in
his praise Of Park oopAty's court house
and rays that the bdilding is one Of the
best built and &ost conveniently ar
ranged Of ahyHsimilar structure he has
ever examined and it is his only regret
that Yellowstone county has not yet
seen fit to erect a court house. Mr..
Williams is assisted i'll his duties in the
clerks Office by Herb Van Horne. for