The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-01

Stouffer, IN Sunday night. The de.
ceased will be remembered by many
Billings people, az he visited with bis
daughter in this city several weeks last
winter.
County Treasurer Ramsey and AS
SCISSOR Wells each made a seizure Of
some cattle belonging to the Coffman
Cattle company at the Burlington stock
yards Saturday, for taxes due on last
year and this years assessments. The
difficulty was settled BY John Chandler.
the foreman, paying the taxes and the
cattle being released.
The board of trustees Of school
district No. 2 Of Billings will meet in
regular session tomorrow night. Clerk
of the Board Ira L. Whitney will make
his annual report. The board will at
this time equalize the special levy Of 5
mills on all taxable property in the
district for the purpose Of carrying OH
the school work for the ensuing year.
Red Lodge is to have a new church
building Of the Episcopal faith. Rev.
A. Carswell visited that city last week
and tells US that he met with good Ell.
couragement, financially, from the PEG.
pie Of the coal camp for the erection of
u church edifice. The Episcopal peo-
pie have been holding their services in
the Methodist church for some time
past.
~ Murray, who was arrested last
week on a charge Of stealing harness,
pleaded guilty before Justice Fraser
Saturday and was given thirty days in
Jail. He acknowledged having stolen
the harness and took Jailer Harding to
the barns from which he had taken
the same. The harness was found to
be the property Of f. S. Mills and W.
Fl. Clanton.
IA marriage took place ut the resi-
,dehce Of Justice A. Fraser yesterday
afternoon in which William G. Hunt
ington and Ella Daylong, both of this
city. were made husband and wife.
The ceremony was witnessed by a few
neighbors. Three little girls. Gertrude
Carwile, Goldie Elliott and Muude
Segur, who were present, at the suRges-
ton Of Justice Fraser. signed their
names to the marriage certificate as
witnesses.
The union miners of Carbonate
held a meeting a fow nights ago and a
vote vas taken Oh the proposition to
accept or reject the reduced scale Of
wages which were promulgated there
week before last. The vote resulted il
the miners declaring to a man that
they would not accept the reduction.
The mines we're to start up today, but
since the above action by the miners
some trouble may be experienced in
getting sufficient help.
A heavy wind and electric storm
passed over Miles City Sunday even
ing. John Hurley, the 16.year.old son
of Michael Hurley. a %ranchman. living
within a mile Of town, was standing
with his hand on Il wire fence, when he
received three shocks in succession,
knocking him to the ground. He got
up and walked to his riding horse
standing near, and fell dead. His
companions, a boy and two young girls,
were thrown to the ground by the
shocks, but were not injured.
-Deadwood Pioneer. Times: Brate
Campbell, who was conductor Oh the
Burlington, running into Deadwood
from the time thu road first reached
this city until the winter Of 1895, spent
Sunday in the city visiting old friends.
He is now a conductor on the passenger
run on the main line Of the Burling.
ton, between Edgemont and Billings,
Montana, and is making his home at
the latter point. He was looking we'll
and seemed immensely pleased to see
Deadwood again, although he remained
here but a couple of hours.
The famous old favorite Boston
Lyric Opera company will be the at
traction in this city at the opera house
August %. This will be the ON.
panys' first trip throughout the west,
it having monopolized the east in
repertoire opera line for many years.
The company is nov Oh it's way to
Australia and will be absent III the far
orient during all Of the coming win.
ter. The famous organization will
visit this city with over forty people in
the cast and exhibiting scenery and
elaborate costumes that have been
claimed by the eastern press to have
cost many thousands of dollars.
Notice to Consumers.
Water rent for the ensuing quarter