The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-15

take place at Inc nome OF Mr.. Schnel.
der's parents in South Thirtieth street
next "Wednesday evening.
I~urveys are making OF the Northern
Pacific company's land in the western
! part of the city with a view to en-.
larging it's yard facilities, made neces.
sary by a large and ever expanding
business. The present yards are no
longer able to accommodate the de-
mand for extra trackage.
Among the recent acquisitions to
the population of the city are MI. and
Mrs. Hiram Kimball, ST., who have
arrived from Ottumwa, Ia, and will
make their future home here. They
are the parents of Mrs. Edward Bar
al and Hiram Kimball, Jr., both OF
whom have resided here for a con-
siderable time.
Wuch complaint is heard at the &C.
Zon of a lot OF hoboes who are said
ITO have established a camp near the
Northern Pacific stock yards. Reports
OF petty d~epredations are becoming
quite common and the men of the
camp are held responsible for the
disappearance of chickens and othef
articles convertible into food.
Joe Sims, the Musselshell sheepman.
was in the city the first part of the
week looking for shep to purchase,
nays the Lewistown Argus. He re-
ports that the sheep on the Mussel.
shell, particularly on the south side,
are in rather poor condition, this hay.
ing been a hard winter. Thus far
he has not suffered any heavy losses,
but nothing but the best of weather
will save a considerable number.
Sometime ago The Gazette publish
ed the fact that the Northern Pacific
had under contemplation extensive
improvements in some OF it's yards
in the towns in the western part of the
county. Word has been received that
Columbus is down for an extension
to be made as soon as the crew now
at work at Big Timber can finish
there. At the last named place a new
almost 1000 feet long is under
construction.
Indications point to a goodly num-
Der of local applicants for appointment
to the position of railway mail clerk
Montana, for which civil service
will conduct examinations
in different towns in the state, Tues
day, May 26. Among other places
in which such examinations will be
held is this city and already several
are on file at the post
office. Only citizens of the state are
A meeting OF the board of education
Will be held tomorrow evening when
t is expected that the committee on
Leachers will be prepared to submit
It's report. The committee has held
several meetings during the week and
t is believed to have made it's selec-
ions of teachers for the next term.
t is quite likely that a number OF
changes in the corps will be made,
IS quite a few of the present teachers
decided not to make application
pr reappointment. o.
burning freight car in the western
of the Northern Pacific yards
'aused an alarm of fire to be sounded
evening. Owing to misdi-
ections the department made a run
INTO Minnesota venue and Twenty
fifth street. Meanwhile a switch en-
line had drawn the a to the corner
+ Tw%enty-ninth street, where the
abroad company's hose was brought
ato play and by the time the firemen
Ould get back the fire had been prac-
lcally extinguished.
w. H. Miller, sheriff of Newcastle.
Vyo., arrived from the south this
forming to look at the two men whom
ne police are holding on suspicion
t being the ones who committed a
urglary at Newcastle. sometime last