The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
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tolerable way the reputation of this
part of the Yellowstone valley as a
winter resort. In the eastern pOr-
ton Of the state the temperature is
reported as being much lower, with
a little snow. -
j. G. Orrick of Junction was a WISH
tor in the city during the last few
days, having come to town in response
to a subpoena OF appear as a witness
Yin the Quarnburg case.
T. p. Shevlin, who has been resid-
ing in the western part of the city,
has removed with his family to the
country and henceforth Will be a
farmer. He has bought the George
Miller ranch, a few miles east of the
Warren A. Evans, Yellowstone
|county's assessor, was chairman OF
two important committees appointed
at the state convention of assessors,
held at Great Falls. He headed the
committee o livestock and that on
telephones.
Apparently the North Dakota au-
thorities are thoroughly satisfied with
all sheep inspections made in this
state. The Yellowstone Journal re-
ports the presence at Miles City Of
Doctor R. n. Tracy, sheep inspector
at Bismarck, for the purpose of in
specting a trainload of sheep ito be
shipped from there for feeding in
Hakota.
w. M. Johnston received a tele-
gram last Wednesday from w B.
George, dated at Los Angeles, an
nouncing the safe arrival of himself
and family at that place. The dis
patch added that Miss Dorothy had
stood the fatigue of THE journey re-
markably W ell and the belief was
expressed th lat the change of climate
would prove beneficial to her.
; No new cases of the disease are re-
ported either from Forsyth or Miles
City and the smallpox scare in those
two places is seemingly lessening.
Custer county still maintains its quar-
antine against Rosebud On account
of the presence there of the disease
and the absence of the usual health
authorities and consequent non-en-
forcement of regulations to prevent its
spread.
r~While the outcome cannot be told,
Babcock is inclined to be
hopeful as regards the action of the
postal department concerning the Pc
tition from this city for, an increase
in the force of letter carriers. No
tice has bee received of the receipt
of the petition, with the memoran-
dunn that it had been referred for
investigation. The fact that it was
not refused is regarded as a favora-
BILE sign.
VA. G. l.ogan returned yesterday from
Chicago, at which place he spent the
las. two months visiting his family,
who are tie importantly making their
home there. AS soon as he could he
discarded his Drexel boulevard attire
and appeared on the streets in his
familiar Tucson" overcoat and other
habilaments peculiar to the man who
finds himself compelled to keep on
more or less intimate terms with the
shelbfold and corral.
about every horse in the city re-
ceived a fright yesterday in conse-
quence of the new vehicle that whisk-
ed through the streets at intervals
during the day. It was a real red
/ DEVIL" the one imported by the Bill
ings Hardware company and which
will be used by an agent of the COM
pany in making visits to the surround
ing cities and towns. Although not
the first of the machines to be seen
here, it was considerable of a curios-
! ity to many that saw it rush about
town. -
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