The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-13
LOCAL NOTES.

dumped ont all along the line to dc
track work. A number were left In
Billings.
&C. P. r. Story. editor Of the Post
has been nominated by the republicans
as mayor Of Sheridan. John s. Taylor,
formerly editor Of the Enterprise. has
been nominated by the democrats at
councilman.
Sunday was a summer.like day
and ~promenading parties were quite
numerous on the streets. Fires III the
homes were unheard OF, it being neoes
sary to open the doors to let in the
spring %zephyrs.
The bishops Of the Methodist
Episcopal church have just issued an
appeal to the ministry and membership
Of that church to join in a special SEES.
sion Of fasting and prayer. The church
Of this city has set the week beginning
March % for observing the appeal.
If this weather would only con-
tinue, at least until the Landing season
was over, the sheepmen would be the
richer by many thousands Of dollars.
The fact that spring weather prevails
now causes many sheepmen to fear
stormy weather during the lambing
season.
When you see the assessor don't
try to get out Of his way. Rush up to
him, grasp him by the hand and say
you are glad to see him. Then take
him to some convenient nook and in
a ~brazenlike manner proceed to tell him
you are about the poorest mortal in the
county.
The grading and foundation work
for the new Northern Pacific freight
depot is progressing nicely. With nice
weather the foundation for the ware.
house will soon be completed. A force
of. about forty men is employed. The
rock being used is brought from the
company's quarry near S%pringdale.
j. e.. B. Hill, one of the best
known engineers in the service Of the
Northern Pacific, has purchased a Gal.
latin valley hay ranch near Bozemnn
and turned his back on railroading for
the calling Of the farmer. "Nig" is a
prince Of good follows, known from
Billings to Missoula, and his friends
will be sorry to learn that he has quit
the road.
The county commissioners last
week let contracts for the construction
of three county roads, as follows:
The Laurel bridge road to W. e. Tay-
lor and Ed. Burla of Laurel for $1,000;
the Canyon Greek road to Geo. A..
Miller at his price Of s ID cents per
cubic yard. including the building Of
the bridge; the Zimmerman road to
Jos. Zimmerman for $500.
Arrangements are being made by
the Billings band to resume practice
for the summer and fall! The band
should perfect an organization and go
at the matter in a business like man.
ner. Being campaign year, it ought to
be a prosperous ore for the boys. All
band musicians in the city are re-.
quested to attend a meeting at the
Logan hall next Monday evening.
- The annual meeting Of the Eastern
Montana woolgrowers association will
take place in Miles City Oh Monday,
April 10th, 1900. The prosperous
conditions Of everything in the sheep
mans line causes an unusual manifesto.
tion Of interest and the meeting gives
promise Of being the best one that has
ever been held. Every sheepman
should make an effort to attend these
meetings for nothing helps a business
so much as a combined effort to master
every branch.
State Senator Tom P. Cullen Of
Dawson county was in the city Satur.
day. being greeted by old friends, who
had not seen him for several months.
He has just returned from Washington,
whittier he had been s%ubpoenaed from
his winter residence in Pasadena to
tell what he knew relative to the Clark
bribery case. Senator Cullen believes,
and strongly emphasizes it, that Senu-
tor W. A. Clark will retain his seat
and that the reign Of the Dalyites is u
thing Of tha past. Mr.. Cullen is en-
route to California to rejoin his family,
but will return to Montana in a few
weeks and resume his run on the Mp.
There are Indications that Blanche
Walsh, who is announced to appear in
Sardou's great play Fedora at tho
opera house, Wednesday. March 21st,
together with Melbourne Mcdowell,
has succeeded in creating the impress
sion among we'll Informed circles that
she is destined to become accepted in
the future as Americans foremost act.
Iess. The writer cannot, at this in.
slant. recall any actress in America
who is SO we'll qualified. mentally aud
physically, as is Miss Walsh, to take up
the row where Miss Davenport LAID
it aside. As Miss Walsh is to be seen
here in Fedora theatre.goers will
have an opportunity to prove tho just
ness Of the claims which have been ad.
vaaosd for her.
Fifty horses in a consignment of
orR rrvohncal sn SNnck;,.tn. 40 ~.l