The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-06
LOCAL T
from Thursdays Daily Gazette.

turned from a visit to Helena.
Mrs. Harry Drum and child have
gone east for a visit among relatives.
Mrs. c.. M. Child has gone to Mime
apolis for a weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. w. S. Bells and little daughter
arrived from Livingston yesterday for
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs.
IS. F. Scott.
The Gazette has again been made
the official paper of Yellowstone coun-
ty, having been awarded the county
printing for the ensuing year.
Ross Bros. made a shipment of g.
$50 ewes to Coopertown, N. D., yester-
day afternoon. The animals compos-
ed a lot bought from them by B. H.
Clinic Of that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Rowley left last
night with their sol Hugh, for st.
Paul. They go to seek medical con
sultation in regard to Hugh's health,
as he has been suffering from appende-
citis.
A certificate of an increase of the
capital stock of the Arkwright Sheep
company, doing business in Fergus
county, from $4,000 to $4,000, has
been filed for record with the county
" clerk and recorder.
By virtue of a contract entered into
between himself and the county COM
missioners, P. H. Smith has been
made the official undertaken of the
county for the next year. For the
burial of paupers he is to receive $25,
each.
Flynn is the only name he gave
when introduced to the police magis-
trate yesterday morning, and he plead
ed guilty to the complaint charging
him with having been drunk the night
before. A fine of IS was imposed.
This he paid and was discharged.
Acting on the resolution of the city
council, adopted last Tuesday, tie
street commissioner began yesterday
to grade and level the east end of the
park surrounding the library, which
was filled to the height Of the street
sometime ago with dirt taken from
the excavation for the new city hall.
William Rogers was in police court
yesterday On the charge of having in
dulged in an old fashioned spree, in
manifest violation of the city ordi-
nance regulating public morals. He
entered a plea of guilty and was fined
in the minimum sum, IS. Not being
able to l%iquidate, he was ordered COM
mitted.
The force in the county ~treasurer's
office is still engaged in issuing tax
receipts to parties residing in the
country and who RENTED the amount
of their taxes by mail on the last day
of grace allowed for payment. It is
expected that the desks will be clear
ed today, when the exact amount of
receipts and d~elinquencies will then
be ascertainable.
Ali doubt as to the construction pf
the Billings-Great Falls branch of the
Burlington apparently has been re-
moved. It is said that the contract
has been let to McShane Bros. and
that work is to be commenced within
a short time. It is claimed that the
road will run west from this city to
the pass in the hills and thence in a
generally northwestern direction.
John Rodgers got so drunk Tues
day night that he became unruly and
boisterous to the extent of warranting
a policeman to arrest him. Yesterday
morning he was all contrition when
hailed before the police magistrate.
But in spite of his penitence the
stoney hearted official fined him $40.
Having spent all of his money in ac-
cumulating the load which was the
cause of his trouble, he was ordered
to report to the street commissioner
and for the next five days will be
working for the city.
An action or foreclosure of a me-
chanic's lien has been instituted in
the district court by George Diehl
against Lide Birely ct al for the re-
covery of the sum of $175.5O, which
plaintiff charges is due him by de-
PENDANTS for extra work alleged to
have been done by him in the dis
charge of a contract he entered into
with the defendants April 1, 1900. The
original amount of the contract was
1901, which has been paid. In addi-
tion to the amount of his alleged
claim Diehl also asks the court to
award him $50 for attorney fees.
In the first decision in the test suit
begun by Lewis and Clarke county