The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-19

intends to open offices at Billings,
Miles City, Butte, Helena and Ana
conda.
The internal revenue Office at Hell
n is receiving many letters from
cigar and tobacco dealers all over the
state making inquiry as to when they
will receive their rebate on internal
revenue stamps, as promised in the
statement sent out by the department
July /, last. For the information of
all interested the Office
that such rebates cannot be paid until
after congress meets, next month, and
makes the necessary appropriation.
Billings, which has been somewhat
behind the other of the larger cities
of the state in that respect, is to+have
a genuine "glove contest""@in which
two eminent and distinguished gen.
tlemen of the fistic profession are
signed to perform the stellar parts.
The argument is billed to take place
November % and while for points, a
draw will not be permitted. Only
physical inability on the part Of. one
Of the contestants to proceed or an
attack Of Rubin stage fright will end
the argument.
On Tuesday, for the first time,
music of a brass band was heard in
the Big Horn basin and thatesplendid
o-ef% nization, the BillingeSBrass band,
lad the honor of being the performer,
says the Cody Enterprise. The mem-
bers of thig>band not only furnish ex-
celicnt music, but in their gentleman
ly conduct and obliging course Sc
cure friends with their patrons. Cody
citizens and hundreds OF, strangers
present at the celebration frequently
praised their actions and upon their
departure they left behind an impress
sion of the most agreeable character.
Official announcement is made Of
change of schedule in the passenger
service of the Northern Pacific, which
will go into effect DaceEher L.. On
that date the Burlington local train
between this CITY and Helena will be
abandoned and the North Coast Linn
tied" will also be pulled off. although
another train will be WA in it's place,
as the travel has increased to such
an extalt that it is found impossible
to accommodate it with only one train
each VA. The only difference be-
tween tue t. ain that is to replace it
and the Limited" is that it will have
no observation car and electricity will
give way to some other form Of IL
luminant, as the steam which is at
present used to furnish the motive
power for the dynamo will then be
required for heating purposes.
The shrinkage OF lamps in transit
has often formed the subject Of dis
cussion among sheepmen. To settle
the question as far as they were con-
cerned several parties neal Fort Ben
ments on the basis of 4 cents per
pound, delivered at st. Paul. The
LIMBS were weighed when loaded on
lie cars and again when unloaded at
their destination. 1t was found that
II enc lot which had weighed SO pounds
Y turned the scales at an average Of
Sc when unloaded and the other 40
pounds. Those of the latter bunch
were not weighed when loaded, but
are supposed to have shrunk in about
the same proportion. Both lots were
grazed at Minot and fed at Larimore,
while hay was kept in the cars during
the entire time the animals were
aboard.
Helena papers the pres
ence in that city Of Officer Hayden of
the Billings police force, Medicine
Tail, a Grow Indian, and a colored
woman named Watson, all of whom
have been summoned to appear as wit
Ecsses before the federal grand jury
to give testimony in regard to the
selling of whiskey to the Indian. Mr..
Hayden is quoted as denying that Jar
dee, one of the men accused of COM
plicity in the affair, was released by
Commissioner Fraser on his own rec
og~nizance and claiming that the man
was required to give bonds. Either
Mr.. Hayden has been m%isquoted or
else he labors under a misapprehen-
sion of the facts, for Mr.. Fraser did
release Jardee because he felt he had
no authority to hold him longer with
out an arraignment. Jardee was still
in the city last Sunday and apparently
intends to stay and see the thing out
OUT OF ORDINARY.