The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-15

James Monahan, foreman of the
bridge crew Of the Northern Pacific,
arrived in the city yesterday with his
train and after a short stop proceed
ed as far as Canyon creek, where a
new steel bridge is to be constructed
in place of the wooden one now doing
duty there. Before actual work on
the new structure can be begun it will
be necessary to erect a temporary
bridge and under Mr.. Monahan's SUI
pervision pile driving for the latter
was began yesterday.
Chief of Police Warner has returned
from ~Springdale, where he has been to
look after "Uncle Ed" Forester, who
was injured a few weeks ago in a run-
away accident. Mr.. Warner says that
contrary to the expectations of the
doctors the old gentleman bids fair
to recove speedily, although some
apprehension is felt in regard to his
leg, which was broken Immediately
below the knee, as it is considered
doubtful whether the fractured bones
will knit, owing to the patients ad-
vanced age.
Judging from the new oil companies
filing certificates Of incorporation with
the secretary Of state the number of
prospective Rockefellers now walking
the streets of Butte and some of the
other towns and cities in the western
part of the state is so great that to
avoid jostling against an embryo mil
AS yet the oil fever does not seem to
have manifested itself to any great
extent further east than Helena, as
a majority OF the incorporators live
on the west side Of the mountains.
After studying the matter over, Gov
ernor Toole decided to issue a requisi-
ton on the governor of Missouri for
Harry L~ongabaugh, whom the author
tiles of Choteau county want for train
robbery and attempt to kill. The
requisition, however, will not be pre-
sented until after the mans trial at
St. Louis and then only in case of his
acquittal. AS already published in
The Gazette, Longabaugh is under
indictment" in the federal court at st.
Louis for forging signatures to bank
notes and having stolen bank notes in
his possession.
It seems that the sensational stories
sent out from Helena relative to the
alleged discovery of a lead of high
| grade ore being uncovered while ex-
cavating on the site of the proposed
federal building were just a trif1e pre-
mature and not possessed Of all the
elements of truth. Repeated assays
by men supposedly competent have
failed to establish the presence Of any
valuable metal in the ROCK. The lat
est of these tests developed that the
vein carried about nine per cent of
iron, but no trace of either gold OF
silver was obtainable.
Word was received here yesterday
that a serious accident had occurred
the night before at Logan. An old
gentleman named Horner, who lives
at Toston, was a passenger on board
of the Burlington eastbound train and
sought to get off at Logan. Instead
of waiting until the train had come tc
a stop, he stepped off while it was
still in motion and fell between the
cars and the station platform. Before
he could be extricated both trucks
of one car and the forward trucks OF
another had passed over his leg, crush
ing it into an unacceptable mass
neal the ankle. He was put on the
train and taken to BoZeman, where he
was placed in a hospital. AS Mr.
Horner is over 60 years of age, it was
feared that he might not recover.