The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-18

Of the Austin North company to, lots
II and IL, block 81, Billings townsite,
in consideration Of 81.
James Howe, a member of Keiser's
grading crew, which is in camp a
short distance beyond the ace track,
vas admitted to the isolation hospital
yesterday, having been found to be
affected with smallpox. x
Besides Great Falls, Twin Bridges is
an a%spirant for the honor Of being the
seat of a federal land Office. A bill
establishing an Office there and de-
fining the boundaries of the district
which it is to serve is nov pending in
congress. s
The second annual meeting of the
American Cattlegrowers association.
which is to De held at Denver March
4. is being advertised in the city by
some decidedly snowy and attractive
Autographs. The attendance from
these parts promises to be quite large
KS if to further increase the M
s1opof being a spring instead Of a
winter month, the present February
has a soaking rain to it's credit. Rain
of the slow, drizzling, penetrating
sort began to fall yesterday afternoon
and gave every promise Of continuing
for sometime.
The boxes for the free rural delivS
cry route arrived yesterday morning
and were taken out along the line of
the route and placed in position.
There were so of them. but owing to
the increased demand made on the
service since it's establishment an
other installment of rs is to be order
ed at once. "
The ditch on the south side of the
Yellowstone. opposite the city, is be-
ing enlarged and repaired. To &C.
complish this it has been found neces-
sary to do considerable blasting in
the vicinity where the canal is crossed
by the Northern Pacific bridge. as it
runs through a solid rock formation
for some distance at that point. "
The Magic City Bowling club mas
sent a challenge to the Forsyth bowl
ers for a match at some date accepta-
BILE to the latter. An answer is ex-
pected within a dav or two. when
further particulars will be given. The
F~orsythians have SO far proved the
| superiors of all against whom they
have gone and if the def is accepted
a lively game may be looked for.
Beginning with today the transcon-
tinental lines will resume the sale of
homeseekers' tickets and will continue
it until May 20. The rate is n fare
for the round trip, plus 50, and tickets
are limited to three weeks, and should
not be confounded with the special
settlers tickets, which will be placed
on sale March 1. The latter are is
sued for n way only and are second
class, whereas the first are firstclass
and good both ways.
The state superintendent of public
instruction has completed his work
of collecting evidence against the
book publishers who have the contract
for supplying the schools of the state
with text books, and has placed the
matter in the hands of the attorney
general. In support of the charges
he makes against the concerns he sub,
mits price lists in this state and those
Of other states where the same com
panies are furnishing books.
Just now the state game warden is
having an inning. He claims to have
discovered documentary evidence of
ena division of the Game and Fish
Protective league of gross violations
Of the game laws. Scott says he has
records to prove that Palmer sold
ducks during the closed season to a
Helena provision firm. Prosecution
of the offender, however. is impossible
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of limitation.
A gentleman whose modesty forbi2
him to let his name become known
suggests to The Gazette now that
it is a settled fact that H. N. Kennedy
is about to soon leave the city il
might not be amiss for the citizens
generally to show in some tangible
manner the regret they feel at his de
p~arture and at the same time give ex
preston to the esteem in which he
is held by all. He thinks it a matter
that the Commercial committee OF
the Billings club could handle best.
Robert Roberts, who has appeared
in a similar capacity a number Of
times before, was a defendant in the