The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-19

part of the valley and afforded the
long needed moisture. While not SO
heavy as they might have been, still
they did some good and vegetation
showed their effects in increased
brightness Of verdure and growth.
Announcement is made of the pro-
motion of w Lee Mains to the posi-
ton of assistant cashier of the First
National bank, vice D. H. Moss, Jr.,
who has removed from the city. Since
the retirement of S. G. Reynolds Mr..
Mains has been acting as paying tel
Ter of the bank and the advancement
to his present position is a deserved
recognition of ability and long and
faithful service.
AS a result of having been found
guilty on his trial last Friday after.
noon, Thomas Carney is serving a
jail sentence OF Is days for stealing
some cooking utensils from a south
side restaurant. 1t is believed that
the prisoner was a member Of the
gang of Migrants that has been in
camp near the Northern Pacific stock
yards and which has been guilty of a
number of petty depredations in the
eastern part OF the city.
/From Havre the news has been re.
'ceived that the drought which has
prevailed in northern Montana has
been broken by a storm that appear
to have been general to a large area.
Beginning at a point about 80 miles
west of the town named the rain,
which fell Sunday, turned into snow
and a regular blizzard reged during
the greater part OF the day. The Their
mometer marked the freezing point
and it was feared that considerable
loss in lambs would follow.
VI Although all hope has not yet been
abandoned, General Agent Segur of
the Burlington is exceedingly doubt
full as to whether his company will
furnish the desired equipment for an
excursion to the Custer battlefield on
Memorial day. If a special train can
not be secured an attempt will be
made to induce the company to make
a special excursion rate for that day.
Should this be done it is more than
likely that a large number will avail
themselves of the opportunity to visit
that historic place.
BY a more careful examination OF
the license law of the state which
the county treasurer made a few days
ago Yellowstone county was enriched
to the extent of $500, the amount of
license collected from a concern OF
vehicle peddlers that has been MAX
ing a canvass of the county. When
the application for the license was
made only $50 was collected, this was
paid. Subsequently it was learned
that the law had been amended and
a call for $3.50 made on the peddlers.
This they also paid.
Min consequence of rains and the
thawing of snow in the mountains
the Yellowstone is at a high stage
and temporarily the water served the
people of the city is not quite of the
purity of the traditional fountain.
of the Inconvenience
accorded the high stage OF
water afforded an opportunity last
Sunday to the caring navigators who
constructed a barge here to begin
their voyage down the river, thence
down the Missouri and Mississippi to
New Orleans. their final destination.
Notice has been received of the
of P. H. Seaman, well
known here as travelling passenger
agent for the milwaukee, road. The
has been appointed CONNER
cial agent. OF the company, with head
quarters at Butte. He succeeds F.
Kinney, who has maintained his