The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-01

". Sp0Cldl agent Oh Tue
state land Office. arrived from the east
ern part OF the state yesterday and
spent the day in the city.
T. s. Linton, who left here last
year to reside at Walla Walla, has re-
turned to Montana and for the pres
ent is on a ranch near Toston. -
M. Pedro, the Oregon sheep breed
er, has arrived in the city with q
big lot of Oregon bred bucks which
will be sold here during the season.N
r. l.. Fogg, of the Owl saloon, while
scuffling with a friend in his place Of
business Saturday night received a
fracture of one Of his collar bones. n
The Briggs & Ellis wool clip stored
in the city and Big Timber, amount
ing to 100000 pounds, was sold yes
.terday to Tom Reilly, buyer for Kos
land & Co. The terms are private. n
Several more wool buyers have Ar-
rived from the east and are looking
over the field before beginning active
operations. The market will not be
regularly opened until July 5, the
usual date.
A birthday party in honor of Miss
Florence Schmudlach was given Sat
urday afternoon at the home of her
parents in South Thirtieth street.
About Is Of the young lady's friends
were in attendance. u
"The Octoroon" by home talent for
the benefit of st. vincent's hospital
will be given at the opera house to-
morrow night. Every Indication
points to a good attendance and a
splendid performance. x
Mrs. George Robbins has recovered
sufficiently from her recent injuries
to be able to leave the house and
Saturday night was taken to Boze-
man by Mr.. Robbins, where she ex-
poets to remain sometime with her
parents.
Messrs. Jensen and Neill of the
agricultural department, who have
been engaged in making a soil map of
this part of the Yellowstone valley,
have completed their task and will
leave tomorrow for North Dakota to
engage in like work in that state.
A new time table is to- go into eff
feet on the Northern Pacific within
a few days. But little change will be
made in the schedule of the west
bound trains, but those eastbound will
be materially affected. All three will
arrive in the morning, the first at
about 6 and the others between that
hour and noon.
According to a recent ruling Of the
postofice department mail carriers
on star routes are obliged to carry
free of charge and deposit in boxes
erected for that purpose by the way
side all mail matter for people living
on the roads traversed by them. Here
tofore the people have been paying
for this service. The order will ben
eft many persons in this state liv-
ing remote from postoffices.
J.. T. Newman became: mixed up with
the dusky inmates of the Three
last night ard was put in
Jail. This morning it developed that
he had followed a sandwich peddler
into the place for the purpose of get
ting a lunch. The women took liber-
ties with him and he resented it. A
ensued and as it appeared that
both sides were to blame, the court
discharged the prisoner with an ad-
monition to be a little more careful
hereafter. ~
AFRO Battles is just a trifle heavier
one side today than on the other.
Some of his bees insisted on swarm
ing yesterday and in trying to pre-
vent their escape he was severely
stung on the right side Of the face
and other exposed parts of his body.
He says that never before has he
been stung, although he has been
handling bees for years, and explains
the cause of his attack of yesterday
by saying he was perspiring freely
and that bees do not like the odor
Of perspiration.
The resignation of w. B. Calhoun as
of police together with the resig-
nation of at least one if not more of
the patrolmen will go to the city
tomorrow night. At the meet
ing the police commission will also
report on the progress it has made
in it's work of purifying the morals
Of the town. There is a rumor afloat
today that the commission will alter
It's plans after tomorrow nights meet
ing and that in the future it will be