The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-31

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from the east yesterday morning to
spendsa few days with friends. Mr..
Gesner was former rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church and is now stationed
at Shattuck academy, F%aribault, MINI.
reward of $500 is offered by the
Pacific Board of Underwriters lol the
arrest and conviction of the person
who within the last two. weeks has
set fire twice to the old Willisson
warehouse on the Northern Pacific
right Of way.
F. H. Benjamin, recently connected
with the business Office of The Ga
zette, has removed to Miles City,
where he has engaged in the humane
occupation of alternating the thirst OF
the Milesians, having secured a lease
of the Leighton house bar.
In recognition of the very faithful
and competent manner in. which he
has discharged the duties of that office
during his first term, Judge Knowles
of the United States court has re-
appointed Henry A. Firth of this city
as referee in bankruptcy for another
term of two years.
David H. Moss, Jr., is in the city
to pay a short visit to relatives. Mr..
NH~.. ~,,1,@ uor;r~1I tho nreifiNn nf &C.
sistant cashier eof the First National
bank of this place to engage in the
banking business in the state OF Wash
ington. is now settled at Mount Yer
nor, where he is president of the First
National bank. I
Announcement is made of the resig-
nation OF George S. Sprague as local
superintendent of the Rocky Mountain
| Bell Telephone company. The gen.
tleman has accepted a better posi-
! ton in the east. He expects to leave
| shortly for Council Bluffs, Ia, to enter
the employ of the Citizens Gas and
H4sctric company.
HJohn Staffek mas come to the con-
7 Ausion that Billings is good enough
for him, and that, too, after an ex-
tended trip which embraced some Of
the largest cities of Europe, and has
! decided to engage in business here
once more. AS soon as he a secure
a suitable location he will open a
| cigar factory and store.
Wan Elliott book typewriter has been
4dded to the equipments of the Office
of the county clerk and recorder. 1t
is intended to %supplant the old way
Of making entries on the records and
is expected to prove not only. a great
labor saving device, but also to work
a great saving of book space and con
,sequently reduce the county's expense
in that direction materially.
Fred Pulver was tried by a jury in
Judge Mann's court yesterday AFTER
noon on the charge of disturbing the
peace. 1t was proved that the offense
had been more than ordinarily annoy.
ing, entailing as it did great suffering
to a dying woman, and he was given
60 days in the county Jail, together
with having Judgment entered against
him for the costs.
Leave of absence has been granted
by the vestrymen to the Reverend
Mr.. Bowker, rector of st. Luke's Epis'
copal church, and the gentleman ex
poets to spend the next month with
Mrs. Bowker travelling about the
state. In consequence of the fac1
there will be no services in the church
next Sunday or during the rest Of
the month of August.
While here last Tuesday Doctor
Traphagen and Professor Lintield o.
the agricultural college and expert
ment station laid off the lines mark
!, ing the proposed system of under
drainage which is to be utilized IL
freeing of alkali the parcel of lant
recently secured for the ~sub-experi
, ment station. The necessary tiling
!, they said, would be bought at one
!, and before long the plan will be II
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