The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-12

20. u. Green of st. Paul, superin-
tendent Of telegraph of the Northern
Pacific railroad, was in the city yes
terday in HIS private car. 49," MI.
Green is en- route to the coast OIL a
tour of inspection.
II. M. Holt of Miles City stopped
over in Billings yesterday. while on
his way home from Denver, where he
attended the Cattlegrowers' conven-
ton. He reports a big attendance and
an interesting meeting.
The county commits, ,ners were in
session again yesterday IN business
pertaining to the smallpox situation.
The board expects to go to Pryor today
to make arrangements for establishing
a pesthouse near that place.
Secretary of State G. M. Hays has
appointed H. A. Van Horne of Billings
a s%tenographer i'll his office. Mr.. Van
Horne has been in Helena for several
weeks, having had a clerkship OH one
of the legislative committees.
David Pirrie of Lavina, who met
with a serious accident by a gun ex-
ploding, which necessitated the re-
moval of an eye and who has since
been a patient at st. Vincent's hos
pital, started for his home yesterday.
H. II. Alden, who has been run
ming as railway postal clerk between
Billings and Edgemont, is to be trans
ferred to the Black Hills line. Mr..
Alden has been in the mail service 20
years and is deserving of the promo
ton. * 1.
Vim. Rea, the St. Paul sheep
buyer, who is SO we'll known in this
section, was a visitor in Billings Sun
day. Mr. Rea was IN route home from
Pendleton, Ore, where he attended
the Pacific Northwest Woolgrowers'
convention.
Il. d. O'Donnell has removed his
Office effects to the office of Spear &
White, where JIG will hereafter be
found. The Don vacated by him is to
be merged into the First National
bank, but it will first undergo some
extensive improvements.
Harry L.. Wilson, s~tenographer for
O. F. Goddard, who has been i'll at St.
Vincent's hospital for several weeks
with pneumonia. is now able to be
about. Mr.. Wilson expects to leave
this morning for his home in Miles
City, where he will remain until he
regains his strength.
DIR. w. F. Church of Chicago has
been spending several days in the city
with a view to locating here for the
practice of his profession. The doctor
went west from Billings yesterday and
unless he finds a city that pleases him
more than this, he will return here III
the course of a few weeks.
F. l.. Mann has sold his residence
property Oil North Thirty-third street
to Henry White and possession of the
same will be given April /. Mr.. Mann
in turn purchased the large frame
house Of Frank Bryan at the corner of
Thirty-first street and FIRST avenue
north, the deal being contaminated
yesterday.
Lieutenant R. g. Foy Of Fort
Keogh was in the city yesterday re-
cruiting soldiers for service in the
Philippines. The lieutenant will leave
this morning for Red Lodge, but will
return here again Wednesday, when
another opportunity will be given
those desiring to enlist for either in
fantry or cavalry service.
The infant child and only son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Yegen died Sunday
afternoon from what is supposed to
have been heart trouble. The child,
had it lived, would have been a year
old today. It was taken i'll Sunday,
dying within Is minutes afterwards,
before a physician could arrive. The
funeral will be held from the house to-
day at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Fresh vegetables have been on
the Billings market for several weeks,
but they have not found an %overready
sale, owing to the "steep'' price at
tached to them. New potatoes were
one of the Injuries dispensed by the
merchants. They sold at 10 cents per
pound or three pounds for 25 cents.
Luttuce, raddishes and onions were
also sold. Raddishes brought a big
price, selling at 10 cents per bunch of
five, or three punches for % cents.
The Westminster Review, pub
lished at Simsbury, Conn.,, under the
head Prospects Of College Candi-
dates" in a recent issue contains this
flattering notice regarding Eugene
Milburn of Miles City, who is attend
ing school there: Preparing for Yale,
1905. Works conscientiously and is
getting into winning form with al
most his entire preparation to be done
in nj year; studies strictly according
to a daily, schedule which is pretty sure
to show brilliant results; bears correc-
ton of his theories, patiently now, al
though inclined to believe that his
views are about right; is a promising
runner and ball player" Mr.. Milburn,
who is a son of Associate Justice Geo.