The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-11


Andrew. Bilant. better known as
Cuckoo" who is in Jail at Red Lodge
awaiting trial for the murder Of David
Davidson, is reported as trying to
starve himself to death in order to
cheat the law. The authorities, how
ever, propose to fool him and will by
force inject food into him until such
time as he will again take nourish-
ment voluntarily.
We are assured on good authority,
says the Tri-County News, that the
Montana Sandstone company Will
socn enlarge their plant here. Wherev-
err their superior stone is compared
with others it gains friends. There
car be no doubt that they have hera
the best building stone in the state,
and that with good management the
will soon employ double tn,
number of men they have eve en-
ployed.
Wilson Owen, who assist ID i'll the
capture of Charles Woodland the alle2.
ed Wyoming murderer, and his brother
have been ~subpoenael to appear ut
Casper to testify against the defend
ant. Sheriff Hu!.) ~ received the
%subpoenas yesterday and Immediately
took steps to notify the men. 1t was
believed that they would leave on
last nights Burlington train for the
south. The trial of Woodland is to
take place this week.
Tomorrow being Ash Wednesday
and the beginning of Lent, services
will be conducted in the Episcopal
church at 1920 a. m. and 4 O'Clock,
p. M, and again at 8 in the evening.
During the Lenten season the rectcr,
the Rev. Mr.. Gesner, announces that
in addition to the special Wednesday
and Friday night services he will also
hold services Wednesday afternoons
at 4:O5 for the benefit of the school
! children, lasting Is or 20 minutes and
hopes that as many as possible will
attend. - X
While, as to be supposed, there is
no dearth of applicants for the posi-
ton, Mayor George has decided not
to fill the place of chief of police,
made vacant by the death of the late
Chief Warner, until he has given a
little more time and study to the mat
ter and weighed the respective fit
ness of the various applicants. To
The Gazette Mr.. George said yester.
day that for the present Sergeant
Taylor would be acting chief, and that
he would probably not fill the vacancy
existing for several weeks. x
For a short time yesterday morning
the stockmen who have their holdings
on the range wore anxious looks ant
felt frightened, the only time this
winter. The occasion of their ureasi
ness and fright was the rain Will!
!, began to fall early in the morning ant
then assumed the form Of sleet. jas
when it began to appear that a disas
trous storm would surely occur, thu
> sky frightened and the SUI made it!
appearance, warming the atmosphere
> to such a degrees that a heavy thav
followed and the danger all had fear
ed was gone. @s =
H. B. Segur, general agent ofs th'
Burlington, is expected to return from
Butte in a day or two, the vacanc.
+ in the company's agency at that eft.
having been filed. H. T. Ttugcr. win
I has been stationed at Helena hat
p been appointed Butte agent, while II
n A.. Bradt, who has been Mr.. Segur;
clerk in this city, has been appointed
to succeed Ruger. To fill the vacanc.
caused by the promotion of Mr.. Bradt
= H. w. Kelsey, Agent Harrington'
chief clerk, has been moved over t.
Mr.. Segur's Office. AS a result Of TIN
promotions there is a vacancy III tn,
local office of the company, but it will
be filled in a few days by al appoint
ment from headquarters.
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