The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-08

in the west.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
DR.. D. J.. Donohue of Glendive vas
among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Oren R. Nixon and Rose
mond l.. Clark, both of this city.
Haid Bros. have taken a lease of
the Cottage Inn for a term Of years
from the proprietor, F. D. Mccormick.
Ed. Jones was fined SIS in police
court yesterday for disturbing the
peace the day before. He paid and
was discharged.
E. "A. Morris and George Ackly,
both hailing from Utica, Fergus coun-
ty, were among the visitors in the
city, yesterday.
The walls of the first story of the
addition to the Belknap block are
progressing rapidly and or the north
side have almost reached the height
Of the ceiling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shorey arrived
from Merrill yesterday and are pre-
pairing to remove to the city and take
up their home in the new residence
just completed for theh in North
Thirty-second street.
The Rosebud County News is au.
thority for the statement that TON.
my" Thompson, deputy state game
warden for eastern Montana, has re
signed. Mr.. Thompson will shortly
leave for Lincoln to enter the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
The postofice has been notified
that the issue of Pap<Americar
stamps, which hAE becowe so popular
throughout the county, will be on
sale until October 80, when it will be
withdrawn. The stamps of this is
sue remaining On hand after that
date will be turned in to the depart
ment at Washington and destroyed
The foundation for the warehouse
which the Billings Wholesale Grocery
company intends to erect in Mime
sofa avenue is in course of construc
ton, work on the excavation having
been about completed. The building
gives promise of being n of the
solid and substantial structures Of
the city.
The police arrested a man yesterday
for violating the ordinance against
throwing Stops and other refuse into
streets and onto Sidewalks. The pris
oner convinced the court Of his ig
norance Of the law and as it was his
first offense and he promised not tt
offend again in the same direction
he was discharged with a little lee
ture.
The children at the Crow reserva
ton are now enjoying the benefits
OF a public schoolwhich is under
charge OF c. NJ Young; the gentle
man who vis1ted~Forsyth a couple o.
weeks agLand brought the matter
to the attention of the school trus
tees, a y the News. There is a regu
lar attendance of 25 to so pupils. This
makes the fifth school in the district
While not so large as in former
seasons, the stock shipments on the
Northern Pacific this fall promise tt
aggregate a handsome figure. A trai1
load of cattle was forwarded from
Wibaux yesterday, while two train:
were sent out from Custer, a station
to the east of here. Last night
mixed train of sheep and cattle from
Red Lodge passed through the city
Octobeis23 an examination will b.
held at Helena under the civil ser
vice rules for the position of assistan
in the dairy division of the ANNA
industry bureau of the agriculture
department. The age limit is q
years and over, and the examination
will embrace a knowledge of dairy
ing, cheese making and bacteriology
A salary of $1,000 per annum goe
with the job.
The Marias roundup made thei
last beef shipment from Galata yes
terday, says the River Press. Thei
shipments are about one-third shor
Of last year and the same proportion
holds good on the Sh0nkin range. A
the grass il very good this year CO,