The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-19

Salvation army stationed here, will
leave for another field, having been
ordered elsewhere by their superior
officers.
Sheriff A.C. Robertson OF Park county
was in the city yesterday, in quest OF
q man for whose arrest he held q
warrant. Although vigorous search
was made, the man wanted could not
be found. 1t is believed that he was
here, but left before the tact OF his
presence was ~ascertained.
James Fraser has returned from
Cody, where he made purchase OF
about 100000 pounds Of wool. The
prices paid ranged from u to 1871
cents a pound. The last sale to take
place at Cody will be held June %,
when it is expected that the seasons
cbAv will be cleaned Up.
&hortly before noon today the fire
department was called once more by
a burning boxcar in the west end OF
the Northern Pacific yards. Such
alarms are becoming monotonously
frequent and the f1remen are wonder
ing if the company could not just as
well have it's fires elsewhere.
Bert Shorey was in the city day
before yesterday on mis- way to Miles
City, where he has a large band OF
sheep to shear. Before coming to
town he was on his ranch and said
that none of the rain that fell last
Sunday reached there and reports a
great lack of water on the range:
For stealing a rifle from the wagon
of Frank Whitaker, which stood on
the south side, John Giles was SEN
fenced to 35 days in the county jail by
Nudge Mann, yesterday. The prisoner
pleaded guilty, but claimed another
man stole the weapon, he merely
acting as lookout for the real thief.
Z6uperintendent Searles is rushing
work on the Valley creek flume Of the
elBig ditch, to replace the one carried
out by the flood of last Sunday. Lack
J of sufficient men capable Of perform
, ing rough carpenter work is retardine
progress on the structure, which will
be $50 feet long, Is feet wide and si1
D feet deep.
\ILast night Joe Tschudy's "Only the
Best" was formally opened to thu
> public. An orchestra was present ant
rendered music during the evening TO.
the thirsty and bibulous to keel
time to while supplying their wants
A large crowd attended the OPENING
and many toasts were drunk to tn
e success of the house.
Southern cattle for the ranges Q
= ,~eastern and northern Montana still
u continue to arrive over the Burlington
One large shipment, consisting of Sc,
q eral trainloads, which was expecte
several days ago, was compelled t
g turn back at Kansas City, the recen
floods there having made it imposs
le BILE to forward it from that point. 4
Nonsiderable uneaslness is felt b
= the ranchers this side of Valley cree
= because of the breaking OF the Bi
= Ditch company's flume at that poin
= last Sunday. 1t is feared that befor
: the new fume now in curse of col
s. i rfr,,o&;0p nnn hol onvan1ntod tho 1Qn
OF water for irrigating purposes wi
re- cause great injury to the GROWN
y. crops.
Scarlet fever has made it's appea
ance in the family of Arthur Rich
y Park City. Last Tuesday DR.. Chappl
% was called there to consult with til
q local physician in the case of a littl
son Of Mr.. Rich and the disease a
fecting him, which up to that tin
ne fed, was pronounced to be the malad
named. @
Reports from Miles City have
that the prices of wool, which HAY
been somewhat lower than usual Their
are climbing up. Sale of a clip
about 500, 1000 pounds was effecte
a there a few days ago which brougl
re 16 cents a pound. Other clips so
IS brought between Is and is cents, 6
b advance Of about 2 cents above Il
ng prices that have been prevailing.
>. Referee Firth has issued a motif
that the final meeting of the credito
of Qlof s. Erickson. decreed a ban