The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
LocA- NOTES.

E. A. Richardson of the Grow Agen-
cy spent yesterday in the city.
John Mccullough, manager of the
Carbon Milling company at Joliet,
was in the city yesterday.
Alderman and Mrs. Berky have re-
turned from Great Falls where they
attended the grand lodges of the diff
ferent Odd Fellow bodies.
The foundations for the two new
business blocks in Minnesota venue
are fast nearing completion and work
on the superstructures will begin
soon.
An order, in recess, was made in the
district court yesterday fixing October
% as the date for hearing the report
of the guardian of Lydia Mildred Dur
bin, a minor.
A decree has been signed in the
divorce proceedings of Robert Din
ming VS.. Margaret Dining, an action
instituted on the grounds of adultery
and desertion.
The walls for the addition to the
Belknap block have been about COM
pleted to the height of the first story
and only a short time will elapse be-
fore the structure will be under roof.
Yegen Bros. have been taken with
the spirit of improvement which
seems to pervade the south side and
have begun preparations for the con-
struction of a new cement sidewalk
in front of their business block.
October % has been set by the dis
trict court for hearing the final re-
port of the administrator of the es-
tate of Michael Hannihan, deceased,
: and also of the petition for final dis
tribution made by the administrator.
Z Northern Pacific business car No.
4, attached to train No. 4, passed
through the city last night, enroute
east. 1t vas occupied by H. G.
Pearce, general manager of the com
pany, who was returning from a tour
of inspection to the coast.
Among the last official acts OF
Judge Loud before a~djourning district
court, last Wednesday evening, was
to grant a divorce to Correnia Witup
from Lamenzia Witup on the ground
e NH l~1rN~t Ityoc ar
dered on plaintiffs proof.
There we're but two responses to
the usual toast in police court, yes
terday. Each was a plea Of guilty to
the charge of having disturbed the
peace. In one case a fine of S. was
imposed, while in the other, which
was of a more aggravated nature, the
tax was double.
While no apparent haste has been
manifested by Taxpayers to respond
to the notices sent gift by the county
treasurer, they receipts for taxes uI
to yesterday afternoon aggregated
considerably dfr $4,000. This does
not include the payments of delin'
quent taxes, which, if added, would
increase the amount given by a con.
siderable figure.
S. ]. Bailey, formerly a resident OF
Billings, but who has been ranching
in Carbon county for a number Of
years past, yasA\here yesterday max
ing arrangementsIo go to Morris
MINI, where hehas acquired property
interests. MIR. Bailey has sold his
Carbon County ranch and with Mrs
Bailey expects to spend some time ir
Minnesota, returning to Montana
again probably next spring.
Cars we're received yesterday for g
trainload Of sheep that Rea Bros
will ship today. The total shipments
of the firm up to date from this city
and immediate points, aggregate
about $50 carloads. While most Of
the sheep have been forwarded to the
firms feeding plants. a large number
are said to have been sent to market
direct. Some of those bought by the
concern will be taken to Big Timber
to be fed.
Five crews are engaged in stringins
the wire for the Western Unions new
i line between st. Paul and Helena
along the route of the Northern Pa
cific. AS about ten miles are cover
ed daily it will be only a short time
until the additional wire will be il
operation. No poles are erected, thu
wire being strung onto the old poles
which accounts for the rapid progress
made. Work is proceeding from boil
ends, a crew now being engaged be
tween Butte and Helena, and it is ex
pected that the line will be completed