The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-18
c N PERSONAL.

From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
y Frank Scott OF Junction is register
ed at the Grand.
Mrs. Thomas Ryan OF Big Timber
was visiting in the city today.
The city council will meet this ven
ing in regular semi-monthly session.
Henry White, ct ux., have sold to
D. C.. Young lot II, block A, Billings
townsite; consideration 81. ~
Captain and Mrs. A. e. Neate, Who
spent the winter in England, arrived
from the east this morning on their
way home to their ranch e Bridger.
1t is reported from Sheridan, Wyo.,
that Miss Lottie Hardy, w%ell-known in
this city, is dangerously I'LL there at
the home of friends. Typhoid fever
is her ailment. Miss Hardy is a sis
ter of Mrs. Walter Clifton of this city.
The latter is at her bedside. -
The new fire team was given it's
first run this morning, when the Heff-
ner barn was destroyed. The horses
ran under the collars with the prompt
ness and precision of "old timers" and
in other ways behaved as though al
ways accustomed to the work.
With the apparent subsistence of
scarlet fever as an epidemic measles is
happening along to keep up the record
of sick ones among the younger por-
ton of the community. A number of
cases are reported in different parts
of the city, but all are in mild form.
After sleeping over the matter Edna
White concluded not to carry out her
original intention Of fighting the city
on the charge of being the keeper Of a
house of ill repute. She appeared in
police court this morning and pleaded
guilty to the charge and paid q fine Of
SIS. ~
Work has been begun ON a perma.
nent sidewalk on the west side Of the
Belknap block, in Tw%enty-eighth
street. The curbing is being put in
today and the walk will be of the new
cement blocks which the Montana
Portland Stone company is installing
in different parts of the city.
The new wagon bridge just COM
pleted across the Yellowstone in the
eastern part of the city is daily taken
advantage of by many people out for
a drive. On last Sunday no less than
so vehicles crossed it, the occupants
being bent on sightseeing in the coun-
try on the other side of the river.
T. w. Adkins has filed a suit in the
district court against Mrs Orilla
Whitney to recover the sum of $244.68,
which he alleges is due him as a bal"
ance for work done on defendants
premises. A mechanics lien was filed
on the property sometime ago and
the present action is for enforcement
of the lien.
A petition praying the governor to
pardon G. w. Clark, recently convict.
ed of statutory rape, was being cir
culated today and was quite general.
" signed. Although technically gull.
ty, much sympathy has been with
the aged prisoner eve since his con
viction because Of the extenuating cir
cumstances connected with his offense,
AS far as can be learned no new
cases of scarlet fever have occurred
during the past few days and it is be.
lieved in some quarters that the dis
ease has about run its course. The
decision to more rigidly enforce quar-
antine regulations is being lived ur
to and every other %precaution is ex'
ercised to keep the malady within
bounds. n
The Billings Brewing company is In
stalling new machinery in the addi
ton to the brewery recently complet
ed. Manager Grein informs The Ga
zette that with the additional ma
chinery the brewery's annual output
will be increased to- IL, 900 barrels
capacity. The company at this time
is barely able to supply the demand
for its product. v
Plans for the new brick block tt
~>be erected on the half block i'm the
e of the court house and facing or
North Tw~enty-eighth street r being
given the finishing touches by the
architect. The structure will be mod
ern in every respect, and already the
prospective owners Of the buildings
have inquiries from people who desire
quarters as o as completed.
The "~spare-Ribs" bowling team
which went to Livingston last Satur
day to contest with teams in that city
and Bozeman for the championship
and came back with feathers so bad
1y r1noLnd hhof tho momhlrS were