The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-27
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From Fridays Daily Gazette.
F. w. Handel, the Musselshell mer-
chant, is a visitor in the city.

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
F. w. Handel, the Musselshell mer-
chant, is a visitor in the city.
w. r. Crockett and w. B. Nutting,
both of Red Lodge, are registered at
the Grand.
Another match was played last
night between the Galley Rats" and
Amateurs" in which the latter were
defeated by 29S pins, their opponents
making a score of 2,61S to 1920.
County Assessor Johnson of Daw-
son county was in the city today on
to Helena. This was Mr.. Johnson's
first visit to Billings and he expressed
himself as much surprised at the
| substantial improvements to be seen
throughout the city.
Doctor Traphagen and Messrs.
Lamme and Burke of the state agri-
cultural college arrived from Boze-
nan this morning. Tonight the doctor
will lecture on Food and Energy"
at the library and will be assisted, by
the two other gentlemen in manipu-
lating the stereopticon used in illus
trating the 'ecture ssy.
Two more of the big new passenger
engines have been received at the
shops and set up for srvice, says the
Livingston Post. On Monday night
one of the engines was sent to the
Idaho division. She made a good
| appearance with her electric head
light and cab lights. The new head
lights are being placed on all the new
~Schenectadys. Two of the engines
have been assigned to the Montana
division and will run out of this city,
The other two will be used on the
N9ho division.
1/Rosebud county is SO dadbummed
big that a paper must be up and do
ing to get all the important news.
So it was simply by accident that
we learned of the visit of General
Frederick Funston, the famous cap
tor of Aguinaldo, in the southern part
of the county last week, says the For
syth Times. The doughty little gen
eral was the guest of the division
Superintendent of the B. & NJ, and
seemed to be as adept at chicken
shooting as he is in bagging anti.
canteen sisters, Filipinos, democrats
and other wild game.
AThe county commissioners arg in
session today to consider matters in
connection with the court house and
probably will decide to repair the
old Jail, thus doing away with the
erection of a new building for thai
purpose on the site purchased last
year for court house and Jail plans.
AS heretofore published, the change
will effect a saving to the county OF
$4,000 Or $1,000 and in the long run
it appears to the commissioners that
the repairing of the old jail property
will prove far more satisfactory.
Although he manifested symptoms
Of a more favorable nature yester-
day, James Carwile suffered a relapse
last night and toward morning it was
feared he would die. About midnight
another hemorrhage of the throat oc-
cured and SO rapidly did the patient
sink that it was found necessary to
resort to the ues of saline injections,
after an operation had been perform,
ed, to revive his fast sinking vitality.
Today he was reported as apparently
some better, but his condition is such
as to make his recovery a matter
of grave doubt.
All three of the members of the
board of county commissioners and
Assessor Evans returned last night
from Helena, where they have been
all week attending the meetings OF
the assessors and commissioners from
all over the state relative to secur-
ing some needed laws passed by the
legislature and the adoption of uni
form taxation throughout the state.
The officers are satisfied that much
for the public good vas accomplished
by reason of the meetings. County
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