The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-29
ORECONlAN
GOING BACK
PORTLAND MAN LOOKING FOR 4
sEMi-ARID COUNTRY.

sEM'-Ahl
TO ATTACH
River Robs Billings Attorneys Of MIX
on Which They Had Levied a. AZ
tachment-eachelder Ia Billings
With Prisoners.
Back to Portland for mine" said
a former Oregonian, as he wadcd
.thror Oh water ankle deep across ono
Of the street crossings on his way
bone last night. q came to Montana
in search of a dry climate, but / pre-
fer the Oregon mist to these drench-
ing rains OF the past two days.
sWhat is needed most right now Is
moisture elimination instead Of con
servation, and / fear II this keeps up
the farmers will be growing rice In
stead Of sugar beets before the season
is over. That Broadview man and
the farmers Of the Yellowstone valley
evidently have q better stand In with
the almighty than We wholiye in the
city and only pray for rain for the
relief 1t brings to the farmers"
Milk Cans Adrlft.
Several large milk ear are adrift
in the current and q good many gal
Ions Of rich milk and can is ming
ling with the muddy waters IN the
Yellowstone, IL the story told o two
prominent attorneys Of this city yes
terday is true.
It seems that the two attorneys lev
led an attachment yesterday morn
ing against the stock Of a local dairy
man to collect an old debt, but when
the ohlcer served the writ he found
the milk wagon empty.
The dairyman had placed his cans
in the river Tuesday night to keep
the milk and cream cold. When the
water iose the cans, milk, cream and
80 s,,o~~ ,,,nrtnS o1,nw S@&
Bachelor Has No Stories.
Fred Bachelor, sheriff OF Carbon
county, was in Billings last night, but
up to an early hour this morning moth
Ing sensational has been reported.
There is nothing unusual in the Car
bon county sherih's visits to Billings,
but IN some way the newspaper men
always find out that Bach" is IN the
city and don't get overheated from
excitement when q story to the ct
feet that an insane woman has es-
capped or that two "hop heads" have
cut on each others pedal extremities
Is brought into the ONCE.
10 say that the sheriff starts such
stories as these would be doing him
an injustice, but the coincidence Of
his being in Billings and the reports
Of such happenings Is worthy q men
ton.
.Bach" has an exalted opinion Of
the efficiency Of the Billings police
force as q result Of aerecent expert
ence.
He telephoned Chief Talgo n day
this week to be on the lookout for =
scription Of the man, asktngy 'pgeaah
man wearing q $500 diamond ring. He
gave the chief = fairly good descrip-
ton Of the man, asking him to take
him in custody II he refused to be
separated from the ring, which It was
alleged he forgot to pay for before
leaving Red Lodge.
Chief Answers Quick.
Two minutes later Chief Talgo call
ed the sheriff over the telephone and
Informed him that he had the ring.
at the. same time asking him what to
do with it. "Bach" war so astounded
at first that he didn't answer, but
whenshe recovered asked the chief to
send the ring to Red Lodge.
IL seems that shortly after recetv-
ing the message from Red Lodge
Chief Talgo left the city hall and had
gone but a few steps when he noticed
q man answering the description fur
nished by Bachelor. The chief ac-
costed the stranger and after 9 brief
colloquy the man handed Talgto the
ring and the chief hurried 70 e tele-
phone.
Here by Accident.
AS a result Of the AFFAIR II is said
"Bach', was separated from the price
Of two bottles Of grape Juice Of an
old vintage.
Sheriff Bachelor didn't intend
coming to Billings when he left Red
Lodge, but owing to the TACT that al
the westbound trains are delayed ne
was forced to bring four prisoners ne.
is taking to the p~enttentiary 70 Bill