The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-19
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Reports from some OF the towns tt
the west indicate a generous rainfall
there during the last few days. In
the vicinity OF Big Timber rain fell
during the greater portion of IL hours
Saturday night and Sunday
I morning.
A meeting OF the board OF educa
ton was held Saturday evening, but
no business was transacted. The
committee on teachers asked for
further time in which to make its
report, not being prepared to submit
it's final report to the board.
Next Thursday will be Ascension
day, a feastday that is observed by
ritualistic ceremonies by the knights
hold a session in it's asylum and next
Sunday will attend the Episcopal
church in a body, a custom that OBJ.
! tains with the knights all over the
land.
VA burning freight car near the Bur-
lington wool warehouse caused an
alarm of fire to be sounded a few
minutes past noon today. Some boys
returning from school saw the fire
and climbing onto the roof of the car
beat it out with sticks. When the
tiremen arrived they found hat theiI
services were not required. =
Several new locomotives for the
Northern Pacific passed through the
city during the last few days. The
engines were 'deadheads," being at
tached to freight trains, and judging
from their size and construction
were evidently intended for use on
some of the mountainous portions of
the system to the west.
Jerome DAILY, who has been employ
ed at the Northern Pacific transfer
yards died yesterday morning of pneu-
monia. The deceased was about 25
years of age and occupied a room
in North Twenty-ninth street. His
parents reside a few miles west of
the city. The funeral will take place
from the Catholic church tomorrow.
Joe Parque has decided to sever
all relations with the Chinese and
after next Sunday only white help
will be employed at the Delmonico.
On that day arrival is expected OF
Tom Stanton, a cook we'll known here,
having lived in the city a number of
years ago. He will bring with him
another cook to take charge OF the
kitchen at night.
l. c. Morrill,, late proprietor of the
Brunswick hotel of Minneapolis, has
leased the Northern, the new Moss
& Rowley building, in North Twenty
eighth street, between Montana and
First avenue. The building is to be
completed October l, on which date
the tenant will enter into possession.
MI. MOIi1ll Will COLuuCI CuO uSW uOlCl
% the European plan
arrival is reported at Miles City
of the first shipment of cattle of the
Hat x outfit, which is preparing to
remove from Texas into Custer coun-
ty, having secured a range on the
north side OF the Yellowstone. A train
of 20 ears arrived there last Monday
and another train the day before. In
all about $4,000 head of cattle will
be brought up this season.
A peculiar disease has made it's
appearance among the horses in GER
tain portions of Flathead county and
the mortality incident to it is alarm
ing. Stock Commissioner Ford of
Kalispell has reported to the state
veterinarian that so far no fewer than
800 horses have died in that county
as a result of the mysterious malady.
Doctor Knowles has gone to make
an investigation.
VAt last some of the local showers
that have been occurring in different
parts of the county managed to find
their way to this locality and last Sun
day a couple of them occurred in this