The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
c. W. Bishop is now carried regular


ly on the payroll of the postal depart
ment as substitute carrier at Billings.
His fixed salary is the munificent one
of 81 per year. In addition he re-
ceives pay for all actual work he
does.
A train load of sheep, comprising
Is cars, was shipped from Foster, a
station a short distance west of this
city, yesterday by Long Bros, for
whom they have been kept on feed.
Another train load will be forwardei
from here today by Rea Bros.
Miles City is inclined to put on airs
over the other eastern Montana towns
because it has just discovered that
Laura Bullion, the accomplice of the
Curry gang, was in that city several
days last summer, Immediately after
the robbery Of the Great Northern
train. She pretended to be stranded
pastry cook.
Henry Keiser has completed HIS
contract with the Northern Pacific
for grading the new track which has
been built east of the city and by
which the roadbed has been changed
so as to prevent all future danger of
washouts along the bluffs. Stone is
now being hauled there to riprap the
new work and protect it against the
when that stream gets on it's annual
rampage.
President Power writes to The Ga
zette that the railroads have agreed to
make a special rate Of a fare and a
third for all who attend the meeting
of the Pacific Northwest Woolgrow-
ers' association, which at
Helena February d.. The rate applies
to all points in Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington and Oregon, tickets to be sold
on the certificate plan. He also states
that the Club stables, conveniently
located, will be used for the exhibit
tion Of rams. Many such animals will
be shown from Oregon and Washing
ton and an invitation is extended to
all sheepmen to add to the exhibition
by sending such of their rams as they
consider better than the ordinary run.
From Fridays Daiiy Gazette.
A son was Dorn yesterday 20 Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Sansome, who re-
side on Canyon creek.
MI. and Mrs. Pnelan contributed to
the population of Canyon creek yes
terday by the addition of a daughter
who was born to them.
Among the master plumbers in at
tendance at the convention Of the
state association is the Hon. John A.
Collins, mayor of Great Falls.
f. S. Gordon is a recent arrival in
the city, having come from Helena
to accept a position in the dry goods
department of the Mccormick store
The Salvation Army will be visited
by it's chief provincial officer, Major
Hargrave, today and tonight. A spec
ial meeting will be held at the Army's
barracks.
Judge Fraser oficiated last even
ing at the marriage of John w. ALTER
and Miss Amy T. Hirsch. Both
young people are we'll known in the
city, where they have a host offriends
The body of the late Joseph Falk
who died at Chicago early in the
week arrived from the east yesterday
and was taken to Smiths undertaking
rooms. The funeral will take place
this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. E. I. Cantine left last night
for st. Paul to join her husband, who
preceded her several days ago to be
present as a witness in the suit
brought by G. w. Hubbard against the
Northern Pacific Railway company
Jesse Smithey, who was sentenced
to he reform school Wednesday, was
taken to that institution the SANG
night by Sheriff Hubbard, while the
latter :yas en- route east. The sheriff
of Gus er county met him at Miles
City and took charge of his prisoner
j. Smith, colored, and Ella Bridge
white, were tried in police court yes
terday afternoon on the charge of I'm
lawful cohabitation. While the test
imony was sufficient to cause a sus
picion to attach to the defendants, il
was not strong enough to warrant {
conviction and they were discharged
with an admonition of the court to be
more circumspect in their future de
pertinent.
Seventeen carloads Of sheep wer;