The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-29

BlLLlNGS GAZETTE, r
are to be taken charge Of by II. d.
Arkwyight, formerly Of this city. who
has been managing some sheep for Mr..
Mills IN Custer county, but Ia seeking a
better range.
f-LH1u N, Snider wants q divorce
from her husband, Frank Snider, to
whom she was married III Billings on
Aug. ~, 1890, Frank deserted her III
less than a month after their marriage
aud has continued ia fight shy Of her
aud has not provided one sou for her
maintenance. She asks the court to
free her from the ties that bind aud
give back her maiden name Of Lulu
Cooper.
While freight train No. SO Of the
Northern Pacific was switching III the
yards yesterday morning at>about 3
O'Clock, a box .car ,::loaded wth oatmeal.
funded the track nearxh6e crossing Oh
Thittieth street ThD/oar upset. fall.
Ing OH its side tand6 looking the main
track The cad Sound passenger had
to come In ~ the spur around the
roundhouse, as the track was not clear.
cd until about noon. The wreoking
train came down from Livingston today
aud picked up tho car, taking 1t to that
city for repairs.
IA. NJ. Peters made a business trip
tn Carbonate last week and found the
coal camp enjoying great prosperity.
The mine, which started up q few
weeks ago under the management Of
Henry Rnyrell, who leased II, Ia being
worked for all II Ia worth. Over 1870
men are engaged IN mining coal aud
are happy because they are making
good money. Nearly sixteen oars Of
coal are being mined daily and shipped
10 Butte, which furnishes a ready
market for all OF II.
p. ". Soally on Wednesday dis
posed Of his interest In the saloon bust.
meas Of Soally q Co., to ValSp& Potter
who will move unto the k6rmer's looa.
tion at onNe, wAile theI9 location vacated
by them will b{ taIbM By the Billings
Water Power w. Mr.. Soally having
tired Of the saloon business will leave
shortly for the Grow reservation to
a%uparintend the construction work on
the irrigation canal under Superinten.
dent W.B. Hill, which work he was for
merly engaged IN.
L-Olney Taylor Of Park City has
filed Il petition III the district court for
the probate Of the will Of Edward l..
Peck. deceased. The petition shows
that the deceased left about 90, 900,
III, 900 Of which ID In real estate and
1000 In personal property; that a
will dated Aug. ~, 1899, Ia the last
will aud testament OF deceased, In
which Olney Taylor Ia named az exeou.
tor, and Emeline Peck, wife Of deoeas.
cd, Eugene and Alden Peck, sons, and
Emma Peck and Etha Stoltz. daugh.
terS, all Of Park City, are named as
devisees and legatees.
There Ia q big brown rat used in
the second act Of mistakes Will Hap.Q
pen," which has been no thoroughly
trimmed that no knows the cues for his
entrances and his exits az we'll AZ any
Of the human members Of the company.
This 10 said to DO one Of the funniest
comedies that has been presented to the
theatre.going public III q very long
time, and II ID meeting with the great
ast success everywhere 1t Ia being pre-
The company Is under the d..
OF Jacob Lift and ia headed by
the favorite comedian, Charles Dick.
ION. II will DO at the Billings opera
house Dot, 4.
-George II. Wilson Of Martinsdale,
universally known AZ 1.-TWO Dot" Ia in
The city to superintendss the shipment Of
about 1900 head Of beef cattle from
Billings TO the Omaha and Chicago
markets, which will 40 forward In a
week or ten days. Mr.. Wilson 10 one
the big oattlemen Of the state, count.
.ng his holdings by the thousand head,
md started In business In Montana
thirty odd years ago with q capital Of
iwo eu.oent "shinplasters." He has
made his fortune by square and honest
lealing, however, and no man in tho
tate stands higher IN financial circles,
Via word being az good AZ his bond.
Cards Hhave been receievd IN this
'ity announcing the msrriaaS Of Miss
sarah Evans and William 3enry Morse,
which will take pla9e/ In the First
o(uroh.M West Liberty.
,owa, on Tudsda2| evening, Dot, 10,
500, Neithek ~ the contracting par
les need any Introduction to Dur peo-
,le, Miss Evans was engaged az high
ehool teacher in the Billings public
schools for several years and ia a young