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

er for the machinery, a 125-horse
power boiler Is now. being installed.
At present about 60 men are at work
at the plant, Of whom 20 are stone
cutters and the rest quarrymen and
general laborers.
The Canadian authorities claim
that the outbreak Of anthrax at Swift
Current. n. w. T., is now under con
troll. The losses so far are about
{, 900 head of sheep and a few cattle
and horses. All animals exposed have
been inoculated with anthrax vaccine
by Drs. Hargrave and Higgins, do
minion veterinarians in charge, says
the Benton Press. 1t is proposed that
the quarantined district, which in
cludes II townships, be burned over.
The germs of this disease are very
hard to kill and have been known to
remain alive in the ground for nine
years, though that is exceptional.
Vaccination in the same manner as
for blackleg is a preventive.
An Indian was arra1gned in the fed
eral court at Butte during the latter
part of the week on the charge of
stealing a number of cattle from one
of the missions conducted by Catholic
sisters in the western part of the
state. After studying the matter over
for a few days after his arrival and
confinement in Jail he concluded to
plead guilty, but offered a novel plea
in extenuation Of his offense. He
said the sisters were working for
the Lord and he did not need any ca
tie. Whether Judge Knowles consid-
cred the excuse as a good one is not
known, but he evidently thought such
reasoning merited the reward of orig
inality, as he gave the prisoner the
minimum sentence allowed under the
law, one year in the p~enitentiary.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
M. A. Arnold, cashier of the First
National bank, has returned from a
business trip east.
E. Butler, one of the pioneer bust
ness men of Gebo, was among vester-
days visitors in the city.
Robert Hudson and wife of Nye
City were in the city yesterday lay
ing in their winter supplies.
Miss Alice Walk returned Sunday
from a months visit with her sister,
Mrs. A. J. Sawyer, aZHelena.
The Helena Independent nnounce
the marriage 9t Nat place last satur-
day of L. D. H<bert and Mrs. Minnie
Weber, both of this city.
The walls of the new Barth block
in South Twenty-seventh street have
been completed and the building will
soon be ready for occupancy.
M. l. Draper and wife of Rancher
were in the city yesterday. Mrs.
Draper left last night for Kansas
City to visit her daughter, Miss Dora,
VIII. is attending school there.
J. M. Holt and son Edward B., ar
rived in town yesterday from Miles
City on their way to Omaha, where
they have a lot of cattle OF feed at
n of the distilleries of that place.
A demurrer has been filed by the
defendant in the divorce proceedings
Of Henry Wagenblast VS.. Lizzie Wag-
enblat. The usual ground is alleged
insufficient statement Of facts to on
stitute a cause of action.
An individual whose garb and gen
eral appearance de9ot6d him to be
from the prairies was arrested yes
terday afternoon and placed in the
Cooler for being drunk and causing
a disturbance on the street.
Henry A. Firth, attorney for Ellen
Kelley, one of the beneficiaries, has
filed a protest in the matter of the
estate of M. Hanihan, deceased,
against ordering the allowance claim
ed by the executors. The objection is
| filed under section 2776 Of the civil
code.
Among the late Corners in the state
who have their gid anchorage in the
east to grow ub with the country is
A. M. Green IF clarksdale, Ills. He
has taken u 100 acres of land near
Kalispel, a very ordinary matter, but
the fact that Mr.. Green is 95 years
old makes it interesting.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the
people will soon know whether the
state furnishing board trapseehdeG its
right whep/ft Cancelled the award
made to feAe Mitchell Furniture com
r, G--11, o,,1,