The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-17

Sol Hepnef, the Helena attorney,
was a Billings visitor Wednesday. He
said his city is a lively place and es-
pecially just now, as a number Of legis-
lators have commenced to spent their
Doodle money.
II. A Renner Of Thermopolis, Wyo,
and r. F. Munroe of Condor, Ore,
who have been in the city a couple Of
weeks on account Of being s~nowbound,
left Wednesday for the Big Horn basin.
in Wyoming, to buy sheep.
ROLAND Potter has commenced to
think that he is about the hottest thing
in town. This has been caused by Mr.
Potter having received v two hum
dred valentines on Tuesday, they being
Of every kind, description and size.
&C. s. Hare OF Helena, who was
the architect Of st. Vincent's hospital,
was in the city yesterday, having re-
Gently returned from an eastern trip.
Mr.. Haire is also architect of the new
convent to be erected in Miles City.
Carl Hensen, who runs his. sheep
in the Lake basin. returned home
Wednesday. He says that but few
losses are reported in his section Aom
the recent cold spell. as all theAheep-
storm. ~,
-"Hoyt's" "A Bunch Of Keys w2s
presented at the Billings opera bo1se
Wednesday night before a large and
appreciative audience. Thelpay was a
very good one and up to the standard
that has been coming to this city this
season.
Calamity Jane, who is doing the
laundry work at the Cottage Inn Aad a
gold watch and a small sum Off money
stolen from her room a few mornings
ago during her absence fro6 the room
t to- , = sbeFt time. Ahss1/'s 70 clue to
Yesterdays e%ast-bound Northern
Pacific passenger was seven hours late,
caused by waiting for the Butte train,
and then No. 2 was compelled to 60
on without having made the connec-
tion. The Butte passenger was delayed
by a freight train being snowbound.
The secretary Of the Montana Hor-
ticultural society has prepared the pro-
gramme which is to be observed at the
midwinter meeting Of the association at
Hamilton Feb. 90 to %. I. d. O'Don-
fhell Of this city is on the programme
for a paper on 1.-THE Yellowstone Coun-
try"
Louis A. Walker, manager of the
Helena hotel, and Harry Walker, secre-
tary Of the Helena Electric and Power
company, were passengers on the North
ern Pacific yesterday afternoon. convey
ing the remains of their mother to
their last resting place at Indianapolis,
Ind.
The Billings band will give it's aHs
nual masquerade ball in the arfhory
hall on next Wednesday evening. I'm
ique and pretty invitations. have been
issued announcing the% event, which
will no doubt be onsr6f the most pleas
ant balls of the season. The invitations
announce it as the fifteenth annual ball.
Murderer Brooks has changed his
manner somewhat since he received his
sentence to be hanged. Up to that
time he was jolly and sociable. After
his sentence he could not eat, but his
appetite has once more come back. He
now complains Of pains in his head
and will, nc doubt, try the insanity
dodge hard for a new trial.
james Donaldson, who was given
a preliminary hearing at Glendive last
week on the charge Of extorticn, on
complaint Of H. A. Smith of Miles
City, returned there Sunday. The ex.
aiming magistrate before whom the
bearing was had dismissed the accused,
holding that the evidence was INSULT
cient to warrant him in binding the de-
PENDANT over.
"A. z. Yerkes of the Bozeman
Chronicle, who left a couple Of weeks
ago, spent last week in Kansas City,