The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-18

row night for the purpose OF letting
contracts for the construction. OF &C.
Ement sidewalks in the grounds OF the
new south side building and also for
furnishing the same building with
venetian blinds throughout. 1t is like
w that some eastern houses will be
represented in bids fer the last nam
ed contract.
In the absence of Judge Hiram
| Knowles of the United States court
from his district, Referee Firth today
adjudged Robert ]. Starr, Of Clyde
Park, Park county, a bankrupt. The
first meeting of creditors was set for
July %. Mr.. Starr places his liabil-
tiles at 1928, assets at $6O1. He fur
Their claims that his entire assets are
exempt, but this is a matter for the
referee to decide.
DR.. Lindsey performed on operation
for cirrhosis of the liver on Arthur
Tubbs, a county patient at the nos
pital yesterday. An operation for
this disease is considered among the
heroics of surgery as the per cent OF
r~ecoveries from it are quite small.
But it is a case of sure death II It
is allowed to run, and hence opera
tons are frequently resorted to. At
last accounts Tubbs was doing very
we'll.
A Billings gentleman has advanced
a theory concerning the outlaw Tracy,
that the authorities of Oregon will
dc, well to consider. He recommends
j the plan of catching Tracy alive n
, holding him for exhibition until the
dime museums of the country have
paid enough to equal the amount OF
the reward offered for his capture
and then that he be taken out and
hung, or disposed of effectually in the
most convenient manner. "
Mr.. Garrett, who lives on Careless
creek, so miles north of Billings, a
member of the firm Of Garrett Bros,
!, was in town yesterday for the purpose
of having a badly wounded hand
dressed. He was engaged in cutting
kindling wood the day before and
@ was welding the ak with one hand
and holding the stick with the other
The ak slipped and the heel OF the
edge went through the root OF his
left thumb, cutting completely through
the bone. DR.. Rinehart dressed the
wound and Mr.. Garrett will return
Ii home in a few days. =
Il Eugene v. Debs, the socialistic agi
tator, was GREETED with a very slim
II audience in Billings last night. There
u is no use talking, Mr. Debs nor any
other orator can talk against a min
is strel show, and the minstrel show be
is ing an exceptionally good one, MI
v Debs entirely lost out. Besides time
are so good and prices so satisfactor.
IS on everything that people of this par
III of the country have to dispose Of, tina
ns no one is caring much for a change
y and agitators of new and untrie
= theories cannot be surprised or di'
;s appointef if they fail to receive
large hearing in eastern Montana.
An attempt is being made by tn
is management of the Billings baseba
dis club to have the Red Lodge team NEE
err the locals on the diamond here ne1
Sunday. Should a game be put u
here between the two teams it Woul
prove the most interesting played !
~ the eastern part of the state this sun
mer. Much rivalry exists betwee
the two towns over baseball and it
estimated that 1000 people would a
tend a game where Red Lodge an
No Billings would be the contestants.
the event of the two clubs coming t
gether in the city a return gan
X would be arranged at Red Lodge II
wv some future, date.
az ]. H. Steele, better known
"Slim," the bartender who ran in
and smashed a new buggy belongil
to Ollie Warren, OF Monday evenin
% was arrested late yesterday ate
Oeu noon on a warrant charging him wi
= malicious mischief, issued from Il
office of the county attorney. Stee
was arrested by Chief Jackson at
no O'Clock and taken before JUST
ays Mann where he entered a plea of n
q guilty and the case was set down
lelr hearing at 2 O'Clock p. M, Saturdt
,ov+ pcnd wac fyad in the sum
his 5000 which Steele was unable to 81
she and he was placed in the county ia
pa Today he signified his desire TO Wi
will draw his plea of not guilty and emf
sew. one Of guilty and at 2 o'clock this
ternoon was taken before JUST