The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-20

are now in use for road service. The
is just out Of the shops and is
intended for the Tacoma yards and
was pressed into temporary service
here because of an accident to M of
the local "shunting machines" 1t is
said that two of the same class are
expected soon to replace the old ones
now in use and which are proving too
light for the work required of them.
The Flat Willow sheepman whom
a sensational correspondent of the
outside press had perish in the recent
cold snap turns out to be a herder
named Philips in the employ OF H.
F. Clement of this city. Mr.. Clement
very reasonably considers that If any
mishap had. occurred to the man he
would have been one Of the first to
hear of it and furthermore says Phil
fps, who has been working for him
for over ten years, is too old a prairie
mar to wander off and leave his team,
beside at no time was the cold severe
enough to aus death to any one at
all accustomed to outdoor life. Mr..
Clement is not concerned as to the
mar or the safety of his flock.
Arrivals from that city report con-
siderable distress as existing among
many of the working people of Butte,
consequent on the discharge of large
numbers of men formerly employed in
the copper mines of the camp. So
urgent has the situation become that
w. A.. Clark, Jr., has given a fund to
one of the charitable organizations OF
the city for the maintenance of a free.
soup house, while others are giving
donations of food, clothing and fuel
to the needy ones. A like condition
of the affair has never before existed
there and it is hard to realize that
such extreme want should find place
in what has always been considered
the most prosperous and in that re-
gard fortunate city in the land.
The Great Falls chief of police has
begun suit against the Butterick Pub
fishing company for the amount of the
reward it offered for the arrest of F.
! D. Burch, formerly of this city, who is
now serving a sentence in the jail OF
that place for obtaining money under
false pretense. Burch represented
himself in Great Falls and other
places as the agent of the publishing
company and in that manner manag.
ed to collect a considerable sum OF
money as advance payments for sub
scriptions. He was finally arrested
and convicted and the chief, who was
instrumental in securing the punish:
ment of Burch, now wants the 500 re
ward offered by the company, but
which it now refuses to pay.
Mrs. Mary Curtis, widow of the late
Bartle Curtis, whose tragic death oc
Cured in this city recently, has con
cluded to leave the place which she
considers responsible for so much sor
row and unhappiness to herself ant
her children and has gone back to tn
country to reside. A deed filed fol
record with the county clerk and re
corder shows that she has bought from
Julia Sheehan and others, the ives
half of the west half of the southwes
quarter of section 81, township ]
north, range 26, east, for which sh'
paid $1,15O. The place is said to b.
an excellent n and will not only at
ford a home for herself and those un
der her care, but will also be tn
source of a comfortable and perma
nent income. NJ
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
E. G. Hill of Gebo registered at tn
Grand, yesterday.
P. Kirkpatrick of Red Lodge wa
among last evenings arrivals in tn
city.
Harry Segur left last night for
two weeks visit with friends at Atch
son, hdu. ".
Charley Lenoir, one Of Bridger'
good citizens, "a among yesterday
visitors in the city.
John D. Benton ct al, have sold
Austin North lots 8 and 9, block IA;
= Billings; consideration $40.
Professor w. D. Bannister will leav
: tonight for his home at Monroe, Nc
, to spend his holiday vacation.
. Mrs. H. S. Hammond and littl
. daughter have returned from a Wis
\ of several months with relatives
Bonaparte, Ia.
Interesting exercises, a%pproprh6,
to the yule tide season, will be hel
e in the different rooms of the publ
schools this afternoon.
G T. oo--;Jorot;or ~ thu sum of 4