The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-06

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been reinforced by a third. Even
with this addition the different crews
find all they can do to take care Of
the many cars which have to be show
ed about and trains that have to be
made up.
A colored man named Walker, who
follows the business of fishing, COM
planned to the county authorities yes
terday that his skiff had been stolen.
He said the boat was fastened with
a chain and paddock at it's usual moor
the lock. AS he was unable to give
any information likely to enable the
officers to ascertain the identity of
the purloiner of the craft no action
was taken.
A water color showing the front
elevation of the proposed new city
hall is on exhibition in Mayor
Georges store and is attracting con-
siderable attention because of the
beauty and symmetry of the structure
represented. OF course, the picture
is only in the way of a "~feeler" and
gives the idea of but one architect as
to the character of building the city
should erect and which would meet
all requirements.
August Oelrich and Nettie Staffek
were united in the bonds of wedlock
last evening. The ceremony was per-
formed by Judge Mann and took
place at the home of the brides
brother, John c. Staffek, at the cor
ner of First avenue north and Thir-
tieth street. The groom is a promi-
nent and well to do stockmans of Law
ma, and the bride has long resided in
this city, where she enjoys the es-
TEEN and respect of a large circle
friends.
Althoug an exceptional demand ex-
lists for laboring men to work on
ranches and farms, the people of the
towns to the east and west are ex-
periencing an unusual amount of
trouble with Migrants and idlers of all
sorts, men who will not work unless
absolutely compelled to. do so. So
bad has the annoyance caused by
hoboes become at Whitehall that the
people of that place have organized
a vigilance committee and propose
to run every tramp and other objec-
tionable character out Of the town.
The Rev. George G. Stull preached
his farewell sermon in the Methodist
/, church Sunday morning to one of the
largest congregations that has ever
assembled in that house of worship.
Mr.. Stull left this morning to attend
the annual Methodist state confer
ence at Missoula. He will stop at
Butte en route to perform the we'd
ding ceremony in the family of eX-
Governor Richards. Upon the adj
journment of the Missoula confer
| ence Mr.. Stull will return to Billings
for a few days before taking his de-
parture to join the army in the ca
pacity of chaplain.
Governor Toole has issued a procla-
nation declaring a quarantine on all
live stock of South. Dakota. The ac-
ton was taken on the advice of the
state veterinarian, DR.. Knowles, who
has satisfied himself that the cattle
of that state are affected with an
thrax in it's most malignant form. In
order that stock from Dakota may be
imported into the state it is Gneces-
sary under the governors proclama-
ton that affidavit be made by two
reputable citizens of this state that
the animals sought to be imported are
free of the disease. The disease is
not only dangerous to cattle, but also
attacks human beings and in either
case is to be dreaded because of it's
deadly results.
Hon. Thomas p. Cullen, whose
rapid rise in politics in the eastern
part of the state has been a subject
Of much comment, was in the city
yesterday, registering from Glendive,
the place which haf been the scene
|of all OF Mr.. Cullkn's political bat
ties. Tom is classkd in the ~blueJbook
Of Dawson county as a dem1trat. but
for electioneeri9g purposes he has al,
ways preached projection for wool
and shed crocdaM tears for the poor
down-trodden workingman. AS a CAM
paigner it is said that he has no equal
in Montana, and the result of his