The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23

VOICES $1l,OSlsOsy SACluSlSc VI AALuICS,
etc. 1t consists of clothing, boots
and shoes, dry goods and furnishing
goods. The trustee has already is
sued a circular letter descriptive of
the goods and the conditions of the
sale. The stock is to be soid as
whole.
The last of the crop bulletins for
this season have been issued by Sec
ton Director Glass, the growing sea-
o being over and 1early al( crops
harvested. The last ope contained
the following r~ey6rt/ffom this city;
Second crop o[d1falfa has been har-
vested; it was above the average
Wheat and oats have been harvested.
except late sown oats; corn making
growth and promises a good crop.
The weather has been hot and dry"
What is probably the largest real
estate transfer eve recorded in east
ern Montana was consummated~af
Miles City a few days ago|George
Burt Of Terry bought $4,000 acres of
Northern Pacific lapAo On Fallon creek
and will use t>for a sheep range.
Burt alsgLecently bought what is,
known as the DON Macdonald ranch,
comprising many acres, as well as the
sheep, cattle and horses on the place.
For the latter purchase he paid the
snug sum Of $4,000
Under the new time schedule which
goes into effect on the Northern Pa
ciic next Sunday, trains will arrive
and depart as follows: No. 5, arrives
LAS, a. M; departs LBS, a. m. No.
E3, arrives 2:15, a. M; departs 1885,
IA. m. No. 1, arrives 1927; departs,
1881, a. m. No. 2, arrives 8, a. m;
departs $40, a. m No. 4, arrives
f1:05, p. M; departs, 11:20, p. M. No.
6, arrives, 1880, p. M; departs 1850
p. m. No change will be made in the
time of the branch road trains.
Another accident occurred yesterday
in the excavation for the addition to
the Belknap block, but fortunately
was not attended by any serious re-
suits. While engaged in delivering
dirt with a scrapsr onto the platform
covering the pit from whioh the
wagons are baded arfVer and a
horse fell Hrough|ahd landed on top
of a wagon standing underneath. The
man craWfed out, while the horse was
permitted to remain in the wagon until
the latter could be backed out, after
which the horse was unloaded.
The attorney general is to be ap
pealed to by the people of Miles City
flor an opinion as to the legality Of
the late election held in Custer coun
ty at which it was voted to issue
bonds for the construction of 9
bridge across the Yellowstone at
point a few miles west of Miles. There
is also talk. Of instituting proceedings
inthe supreme court to test the matter
as thes election was not unanimous
by any means, the people in the inter
Tor portions of the county, notably tc
the southwest having almost solidly
voted against the bonds.
Sale was perfected yesterday of the
B. Curtis farm, located about five
miles from the city, up the valley
The property consists of 240 acres
of which about so acres are under cul
tiyation. The sale Included the liys
stock and IMPROVEMENTS and The
price realized was S 90" The rancl
is considered an exceptionally goot
one, as may be inferred from thu
price paid for it, and was acquired
only a few years ago by Mr.. Curtis
to whom it. has been the ource O.
a good income almost from the frs
day, that he entered into possession
Of it.
Frank Barsh and F. T. Morgal
were arfaigned before Judge Mann
yesterday on the charge of disturb
ing the peace. The testimony of-th'
arresting officer went to show that thu
defendants had engaged in consider
able horse play with a Chinaman dur
ing which they took basket Q
clothes from him and Scattered TIL
contents promiscuously over tn
street. Barsh was fined $40, whicl
he paid. Morgan denied the charg'
and deposited a bond for his appear
ance later in the day with the .inten
ton of standing trial claiming to b
innocent. At the time set for hi
Ihearing he appeared, but vas unabl
to satisfy the court and was assesse'
SIS. He paid.