The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-11
LOCAL NOTES..

From saturdays DAILY Gazette.
]. w. Johnston of Gebo was in the
city yesterday visiting relatives and
transacting business. =
The foundation for the main edifice
of the new city hall is about complet-
ed and ready for the bricklayers. n
c. H. Grace, for a long time chief
clerk in the Office of Roadmaster Can
tine, has been promoted to the posi-.
ton of superintendent of bridges of
the Northern Pacific, with %headuuar-
tiers at Livingston.
According to Sheriff Potter of Car
bon county, who was in the city last
night on his way home to Red Lodge
from the state prison, Bob" Lee,
whom he saw at that institution, ap-
peared in good spirits and health and
seemingly was fairly content.
John Collins, late stock inspector
for this part of the state, has con-
cluded to return to his old stamping
5AouAAoS, DuCCC, "llClc lC ICSlucu pIlOI
to his removal to this city. During
his residence here Mr.. Collins made
many friends who regret his prospec-
tive departure. x
Presumably sparks from a passing
locomotive were the cause of the fire
that broke out yesterday afternoon in
the Yegen warehouse on the Northern
Pacific right of way, near Twenty
sixth street. The amount of damage
done was small, as the firemen re-
sponded with their usual promptness
and speedily extinguished the fire,
which was mostly under the platform
facing the railroad tracks.
Thursday evening two teams/ Or
bowlers, composed of employees of the
steam laundry and the G. o. d. store,
rolled for a banquet. Whether the
nature of their work untitled them for
sport of that kind or whether they
were not in form does not seem to
be known, but at any rate, the laun-
drymen were badly defeated, going
down with 105 points against them.
The supper was served at the Billings
cafe and the cleansers of soiled linen
footed the bill with the grace of gen
uine sports.
The people of Miles City have NOV
ed under the law and petitioned the
county commissioners to call an cleo
ton with the forthcoming election
for the purpose of giving the voters of
the county an opportunity to express
themselves IN the matter of estab-
fishing a county high school. They
have taken the step because Of the
large number of pupils who
are being sent from the coun-
try districts to the high school the
Milesians are maintaining. The out
siders are growing so numerous that
they are beginning to crowd out the
children of the city. "
G. A. Railsback of Omaha, who has
been in Montana the past year and in
Billings the past few months, seeking
relief from asthmatic troubles, has
discovered that an outdoor life in Vel
lowstone valley is the proper thing
for perfect health for, those afflicted
with asthma and in ecu has
made up his mind to become a full
fledged rancher, having purchased the
Temple ranch, seven miles west Of
Park City. He has taken possession
and is stocking the farm with the
necessary domestic animals and will
also invest in cattle for the range
which lies contiguous to the ranch.
Sheriff Potter and Under Sheriff
Gebo CT Carbon county returned yes
terday morning from Deer Lodge,
where they had been with two PRISON.
-ers, one of whom was Cuckoo" Bilant,
sentenced for life for murder. Mr..
Potter said that Bilant's joyous mood
had completely forsaken him by the
time the ~penitentiary appeared in
sight and that he broke down several
times and cried. He read his bible
with great earnestness on such occa-
sions and sought what comfort he
could from its pages. The other fell
low, Sampson, sent up for forgery, re
tanned his air of Indifference and ap-
peared' glad that he was let off so cas-
lily by the court.
The preliminary hearing of William
Clark, charged with statutory rape,
took place yesterday afternoon before
Judge Mann. Only n witness, the
woman, was examined. She testified
positively that the defendant was
guilty as charged and also that she
was still under 16 years of age, al
though married since last September.
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