The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-16
John Curran whose fondness I

was run IN Dy the police Wednesday
night for begging on the streets. Yes
terday morning he made his bow tc
Judge Mann and was given five days
employment IN the chain gang for
larceny.
The search for the Great Northern
train robbers has not yet been aband.
oned. The Pinkertons are now trying
to find the outlaws and a circular
issued by their agency has been re.
ceived by the sheriff in which the
men accused of the holdup are describ.
ed. In addition to the descriptions
the circular also contains pictures OF
three Of the men.
James Tenny, a laborer in the en-
ploy Of the Burlington on the grade of
the Cody branch, was brought to the
city yesterday afternoon and admit
ted to st. Vfncent's hospital. He was
suffering from an abcess on one of his
legs, s%uperinduced by an injury to the
bone. The injuries we're the result
of an accident which occurred to him
three days before.
Old timers who have a plentiful sup
ply of signs" for everything and be-
lieye in them implicitly, declare that
tlat coming winter will be a hard and
49,: one. They base their prediction
he reported appearance of ante
in the country to the north, par
,-arly in the Swetgrass hills, which
= said to have come down from
across the Canadian border.
City Clerk Matheson receivedta let
ter yesterday from the state treasurer
and state board of land commissioners
waving the states rigbeto bid on the
bonds whichfhe city>Will issue for the
erection of f.ney>fublic building. The
waiver is matter of importance to
the city, as it will enable the bonds to
be issued at a lower rate of interest
than would be necessary had the state
insisted on exercising it's right.
The caboose and the car immediate
ly preceding it, which happened to be
loaded with co91, of the Bridger train,
were on fire when the train arrived
yesterday afternoon. The origin of the
fire, which started after the train had
left Laurel, could not be learned. Both
cars were badly scorched, but FORUM
ately the fire was extinguished before
it could burn through, in conse-
quence of which it is said the/wool
escaped without damage.
Yegen Bros in addition tofheir 9th
er large interests in this community
will also spon be knowY as orchard
lists or frhit growers, Having placed
an o%rder/with o. S ghilcott for 1000
fruit trees from hisTellowstone nurs-
cry, located at R6ckvale, Carbon Co.
Mr.. C4ilcott islfo plant and care for
the Young orchard two years, Yegen
Bros. with good business judgment
acclimated home grown stock
with an experienced nurseryman to
plant and care for it.
Great Falls has secured the much
sought honor of being the home of
the deputy grand exalted ruler of the
Elks Of Montana for the ensuing year.
Notice has been received of the ap-
to that position of w. E.
Chamberlain. The contest for the
Office was quite spirited, as almost
every place in the state having a lodge
had a candidate. Butte had several,
notwithstanding that last year the
lodge of that city was honored by hav-
ing one of it's members appointed to
the position.
A complaint was filed in police court
Yesterday by Austin North against C.
J. Warfield, yardmaster, and J.. L. Har-
station agent, both of the Bur-
company, charging them with
obstructing North Thirtieth and Thir-
streets by permitting cars to
stand on the crossings. They were
arrested and arraigned during the af-
when it developed that the
cars complained of had been left on
he crossings during the night before
cy a train e then out of the city.
On motion of the city attorney the
ease vas continued and the defend
released on their own recogniz-
until such time as the parties
with being responsible for the
obstruction shall be in the city, when
is to notify the authori-
les and an effort will be made to
them.
A suit has been instituted in the dis
riot court by H. l.. Raft, through w.
VI. Johnson and O. F. Goddard, his at
,orneys, against John and James Ross