The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-15

his hand came between the hammer
and cartridge, preventing explosion OF
the latter. Dorsey was arrested and
placed in Jail.
d. W. Slayton Of Folsom, of
the we'll known sheepmen of the
northern country, has resigned as
county commissioner Of Fergus coun-
ty. Mr.. Slayton's home was a long
distance from the county seat, Lewis
town, and he found the sessions
greatly interfered with his work at
home; and not being able to give the
county business the attention which
he felt at times it required, he was al
together willing to retire from duties
in which there appeared to be little
but dissatisfaction.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
H. K. Babcock has been quite sick
for the past week with la grippe.
-Trainmaster B. A. Campbell of
Sheridan was in the city yesterday.
Beginning today Billings people
can thello" all they wish to on Sun
days. ."..
Mrs. T. j. O'Rourke IS reported as
being i'll, but fortunately not serious
~ SO.
Great Falls has several cases of
diphtheria, but no deaths have yet
resulted.
20. J. Davis has been confined to
his room several days with an attack
Of the grippe.
The Jewell Nursery Co., Lake
City, MINI. Farthest north in the
U. S., E. st. 1861 900 A.
w. E. Henry, who now registers
from st. Xavier, Mont, was greeting
Billings friends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Fratt depart
ed yesterday afternoon for a couple of
weeks visit in Salt Lake City.
Charles H. Reifenrath Of Helena,
brother of VIM. j. Re%ifenrath, de.
ceased, was a visitor to Billings yes
terday.
w. B. George returned home yes
terday afternoon from Helena, where
he had been for a week watching
legislative doings.
The pleasant weather of the past
few days has permitted contractors tc
resume work on the several dwellings
under course of erection.
Miss Laura B. earns entertained
her Sunday school class Friday night
at the home of Mrs. N. G. BrockwaJ
on North Twenty-ninth street.
Little Agnes Lynch, Granddaughter
of A. Fraser, is i'll with scarlet fevel
and the home at No. 16 North Thir
tieth street has been quarantined.
Miss Harriet Stebbins has accepted
a position as stenographer for the Don
ovan-M M Cormick company and will
enter upon her duties in a few days.
Alderman Clement, who has bee,
confined to his home for several day
with a severe attack of tonsilitis
was able to be down town yesterday.
Livingston Post: The lodge o
Woodmen of the World has placed al
order with a Billings firm for a $40
!, monument for the late Sheriff Young
IF. N. Pulver desires The Gazett
to express his thanks to the many kim
friends for their acts of sympathy il
the burial of his little daughter
Edith Edna.
-Pawnee City (Neb.) Press: Georg
Inglis expects to leave in the nea
future for Billings, Mont, where h
! has a lucrative position with the Bur
!, lington railroad as car accountant.
I State Senator G. O. Gruwell, wifi
3 and daughter, Miss Maude, returne'
from Helena last night after a week
stay in the capital city. Senate
Gruwell will return to his legislativ
duties tomorrow.
Mr.. sand Mrs. Paul McCormic
1 left yesterday for Salt Lake City
k where they will visit their son, Pau
Jr., and attend the National Liv
Stock association, which convenes i
4 that place next Tuesday.
Word from the family Of Fl. 7
Ryan, who recently removed fro'
!, Billings to Denver states that Franci
the youngets child, was taken ill wit
scarlet fever shortly after their arriv'
2 there and the family has been quara,
tined.
L "A big deal, which win III
- doubtedly be contaminated at the Al
nual meeting of the Northern Pacif
. is the purchase by the Yellowstol
Park Transportation company of II
lc hotels and other proerty of the Ye
% lowstone Park company.
+ John M. Rapelje of Glendiv
is formerly trainmaster of the Yello,
stone division of the Northern Pacift
but who recently resigned his positio
q has resumed a run as passenger co
ia ductor between Glendive and Billing
,s relieving E. E. Powell of Forsyth.
r. w n H~asslar clerk Of the r