The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-16

anu IL Is expected Cnat ABOUT 5,OUU
head will be offered. It is believed
that this sale will be as successful as
the previous one.
The Burlington railroad is under
stood to have decided upon a pension
plan for it's employees similar to that
adopted by the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul and the Northwestern sys-
TEN.
Cabot T. Thomas, n of the larg-
est wool growers of Yellowstone coun-
ty, arrived in the city yesterday. His
clip has already reached the city and
will be put up for sale tomorrow. It
is a fine clip and will probably bring
the top price.
H. j. Thompson of Dillon, presi-
dent of the Thompson-McGrego Lum-
Der company Of this city, raj here
yesterday. He expressed himself as
we'll pleased with the business the
company is doing in this city, and
says that Billings is n of the best
cities of the state.
Frank McSorley will answer to the
charge of disturbing the peace, in the
police court tomorrow, on the com
plant of the manager of the Topic,
#O'Grady's concert hall. McSorley
was arrested Saturday, but on put
ting up a cash bond Of $40 for his APP
~pearance, was given until Monday to
pleed.
Out of 16 counties already reported
to the state board Of equalization as
to their assumed valuations for the
present year, all but one show an in
crease ove last year. Dawson coun-
ty shows a decrease. This is due to
the fact that many of the cattle inter-
ests of that section have been de-
creased.
Mrs. r. w. Clarke returned yester-
day from Pocatello,. Idaho, accompan-
led by her son, Jay, who met with a
serious accident near that place
about two weeks ago, which neces-
STATED the amputation of a leg. The
young mar is getting along as nice
ly as could be expected under the
circumstances.
A Miles City dispatch to a Helena
paper says that orders were received
at Fort Keogh last Friday abandon
surprise, as but recently the war de-
partment entered into a contract for
the erection of a brick hospital at
the fort and work has been actively
prosecuted on the building for several
weeks.
|. D, O'Donnell, one of the dele.
gates appointed by Governor Toole,
leaves tonight for Colorado Springs
to attend the twelfth session Of the
trans-Mississippi commercial con.
gress. A.. L. Babcock, the other del
egate appointed from this city, will
be unable to attend, owing to bust
ness affairs, which necessitate his
remaining at home.
The Office. of the attorney general
has submitted an opinion that tel,
ephone companies are liable for the
tax of Is cents a year upon every in.
strument operated in the state. The
opinion holds that a company is liza
BILE for this tax, except where the in.
struments are used in interstate bus.
mess. In that event imposition of the
tax is illegal in view Of a decision OF
the supreme court of the United
States !.
The members Of the Knights OF
Pythias lodge held a very enjoyable
session Friday nighE The newly
elected officers weye installed, some
new membeSs inflated, followed by
a banquet. fhej ohcers for the en-.
suing term atef James chapple,
chancellor commander; w. H. Ross,
vice-chancellor; Herman Smith, pre-.
-a.n E-AN5TA
late; A. J.. Hart, NJ. W.; H. B. Wood,
K. of R. and S.; A. p. Hart, M. F.;
L. E. Shad, M. e.; l. l.. Whitney, NJ,
A.; P. H. Smith, I. G., and B. Sneider.
o. G.
M. C. Kimberly, general superinten.
dent. w. G. Pearce, second vice-pres
ident and general manager, and A
Lowell, superintendent of motive pow.
er, all of the Northern Pacific, went
through the city yesterday afternoon
in a special train composed of the two
private cars, Nos. 2 and 4. They
were en- route west on a tour of in
spection of the road. They were &C
companied to the city by Division
Superintendent Newman Kline Of
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