The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-31
hey could be brought back to the

they could be brought back to the
city.
The attorney general has rendered
an opinion that clerks of the district
court can legally charge a fee for
docketing Al abstract of judgment
from a justice court, the same as in
the case of a transcript from the dis
trict court of another county.
f. Bigger and wife of Higgins, Tex,
arrived in the city yesterday and will
settle in this state. Mr.. Bigger is a
cattleman and expects to secure a
ranch at some point on the Missouri
river. He has several cars of horses
and cattle on the way north, which
will reach here in a few days.
Cards announcing the commence.
ment exercises of Ferry Hall seminary
which will take place in the Presby
terian church at Lake Forest, ILL.,, on
the morning of Tuesday, June II, have
been received in this city. Miss Maud
Boyle, formerly of this city, is a
member of the graduating class. Miss
Boyle, whose home is now in Livings-
ton, is a graduate of the Billings pub
lie schools, class of '98.
Cabot Thomas came down from the
west emu of the county yesterday
afternoon and just gloried in being
out in the rain, as he felt so good to
know that the county was being thor
oughly soaked. He says it is a great
thing for stock of all kinds, especially
just at this time when the sheepmen
are getting ready to shear. He is al
ready to begin shearing and has come
to Billings to engage shearers.
Ed. Cardwell of Jefferson county
is in the city visiting the family of
his nephew, Ed. Cardwell. He came
to Billings expecting to go to Custer
battlefield yesterday to attend the
memorial exercises, not having
learned that the exercises were aban-
doned. The nephew also came home
from his ranch up the valley for the
same purpose, he likewise not having
been notified that there were to be no
exercises.
Report come of the quarantining
of the cowboys of the Custer Cattle
company on the range in Rosebud
county. Smallpox is said to have
made it's appearance among their
number a few days ago and they were
quarantined on the order Of the coun-
ty physician of Rosebud county. Jim
Haynie, the foreman of the outfit, was
with them when they were quaran-
tined, but he managed to break the
quarantine. shortly after.
Ira Gibson, a grading contractor on
the Toluca-Cody line of the Burling-
ton, is in the city, accompanied by
his wife and daughter. Mr.. Gibson
says the report concerning the aban-
donment OF work on the new line is
all a hoax and that everything is being
pushed right along. The rails are laid
for a distance of 40 miles. He has
completed his contract, but has a
months work on extras, such as max
ing roads up to the crossings, wild
ening the grade in places, etc.
The mail clerks running on the Bur-
lington between this city and Edge
mont, S. D., have been notified that a
change is to be made in their rum on
or about July l, which will necessi-
tate their removing to Lincoln, Neb.
Their present run comprises 366 miles,
but the change contemplates their
going through to Lincoln, 1913 miles
from Billings, or over twice the pres
ent distance. At present there is only
one clerk each way between this city
and Edgemont, but under the new ar-
rangement there will be three to each
car, thus allowing the clerks to re-
lieve each other on the long run. The
change will bring an increase in sal
airy to the clerks.
oLEoMARGARiNE COMING in.