The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-10
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From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. G. D. Prather Of Laurel, who
has been visiting Mrs. M. N. Strang
for some days, was delivered of q
daughter, last Friday.
w. A. Allard Of Laurel has sold to
James Miller of the Musselshell $500
sheep at a price of $2.25 per head.
The band is a mixed one.
In a letter to the committee the
Rev. Mr.. Gesner, rector Of the Epis-
copal church, writes that he expects
to return to the city about September
IS.
A large compound engine made by
the Ball company Of Erie, Pa, occu-
plying an entire car arrived at the
Northern Pacific yards yesterday for
the water company.
The board of education will meet
this evening for the purpose of open
ing the bids submitted for doing the
plumbing and steam fitting in the new
S~Outhside school house.
Associate Justice Milburn of the
state supreme court was a visitor in
the city, yesterday. The judge had
been to his former home, Miles City,
and stopped over to visit his Billings
friends while on the way back to
Helena.
One of the men employed in the
construction of the big irrigating
ditch on the Grow reservation was
brought to the city last Thursday and
placed in the hospital, where he is
being treated for several broken ribs
and other injuries he sustained by
being caught in a cave-in.
The ranch home Of Herman Leh-
feldt on Sand creek was the scene Of
a big freshet a few days ago, the
creek rising to a height of Is feet,
Water flooded the house to a depth
Of two feet and in his stables the
water registered four feet. Chickens
and ducks were drowned like rats and
Mr.. Lehfeldt suffered considerable
damage to property.
Among the railroad rumors in cir.
culation is one to the effect that the
Burlington train now run through
from Omaha, via Billings, to Helena
is soon to be changed so as to make
Butte the terminus. The report comes
from Butte and is accompanied by
supplement which has it that E
change of time is also to be made
Both changes, it is said, viii take
place within the next 80 days.
Beeman, the plumber, has vacated
his old quarters, at the corner afSMin
nesota avenue Ind Tyehty-nintl
street, and removed into the blocl
east, occupying APART of the ney
building rece4Ye rected a couple Q
doors east of T%wenty-ninth street
The building vacated by him is lin
dergoing repairs and alterations AM
it is said will be occupied as a sa
loon.
The sheriff's officer sent to arres
r. A. Munyon, who is charged by W
A. Hiber with having threatened t
kill him, was unable to find the a
legged thirster for human gore. 1T !
believed that he went into hidin
upon being informed that a warran
for his arrest would be issued. = 1
the opinion of the officers the affai
was nothing more serious than
family quarrel and they doubt tina
the case will be prosecuted, even
the accused is found.
1t is said that the Northern Pacifi
is figuring on a reduction of the tim
between the Twin Cities and the ives
ern terminus of it's road. The pre-
ent schedule is about 80 miles a
hour, including stops and mountai
grades. Whether the present rul
ming time will be cut to any great e.
tent is not certain, but the official
Vt the company are credited with sa,
ing that cOHSlueIdple SAoICcAAH
can be made because of the excelle1
condition of the equipment and tn
improvements made in the roadwa,
Bert Shorey is in from his ranc
near Merrill and reports a call fro
some of the horse thieves who al
operating with unpleasant frequene
in the Lake Basin section. Last Su
day his barn wa entered and1hors
and two saddlAs were stols6: No cl,
was left by the rust>efs and as
was impossibte y /strike n ira
indicating th&<frection taken
them, Mr.. Shorey is of the opinie
that he must add his latest loss to Il
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