The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-07

George Butler Of Montana has been
appointed superintendent Of irrigation
Of the Wind River Indian reservation,
Wyoming, at ~, 900. per annum.
The report comes from St. Paul
that the cattle king. Matt H. Murphy,
has been confined to his bed in that city
for q month with a serious illness and
fears are appre hended for ms recovery.
The many friends Of Mr.. Murphy in this
city trust that his illness may not prove
so serious AS a%pprehended.
Second Lieutenant H. O. Willard,
Tenth cavalry, whose home is in Lewis
town, and who has many friends
throughout Montana, has been ordered
to Governors Island, N. Y, for exam
inatiOn and promotion, which will be
pleasant news to his friends at home.
Lieutenant Willard will be remembered
as having been injured during q battle
with the S%paniards at San Juan last
year.
The Northern Pacific railroad hav-
ing won it's fight for terminal grounds
in Seattle, against the Great Northern,
which was trying to keep 1t out, is now
making some plans for extensive termi-
nal improvements to cost $3.50, 900.
President Mellen and several of the
head officials have been visiting Seattle
for a week. One Of the improvements
contemplated is a fine new depot to cost
$3.50, 600.
IA large audience was present last
light at the opera house to hear the
concert given by Miss Martha L. Dem
ham and Frank f. Damsell, assisted by
Mesdames, Hungerford, Tompkins,
Boal, Misses. Losekamp and Logan,
Messrs. Allen, Bouton aud Puryis, and
the Logoan orchestra. The programme
consisted of Instrumental and vocal nu.
sic and literary selections and was we'll
rendered.
An exchange says of widow Wig
gles", which will appear at the opera
house next Saturday evening: "Miss
st. George Hussey plays the part of
widow Wi2gles'' and is the greatest
impersonator Of that kind of an Irish
character. The audience went wild
over her and her Irish songs set the
people to cheering. She was recalled q
dozen times. The songs and specialties
OF the performance are one of it's feat
ures.'
The plaintiff in the Bensley libel
suit Saturday filed an affidavit il the
district court Of Sweet Grass county
setting forth that he is now willing to
answer the questions which he declined
to answer at the time his deposition
was taken by the defendants, if the
court shall decide the said questions to
be material and relevant. The plain
tiff also filed a replication to the defen.
dants' answer denying all the material
allegations thereof.
District court for Sweet Grass
county convened in Big Timber yester.
day. One of the important cases to be
tried is that of the State VS.. Sim Rob.
erts, who is charged with murder in
the first degree for having shot and
killed Nate Young in that city about
August %. The defense will try to
prove that the decd was done in self
defense. it being said that Young had
attempted to draw a gun on Roberts,
but the latter was too quick for him.
The Big Horn County Rustler of
Basin, Wyo., says that a. gentleman
named Garrison from Billings was in
Basin this week looking up a location
for a drug store. 1t was said that he
had some notion Of investing in one at1
Otto. A petition is in oirou.
lation for the establishment Of a daily
mail line from Basin to Thermopolis.
This will make connection between Cas-
per and Billings. an object long sought
for BY the people Of this county.
TGrant s. Lamport has resigned bis
position as express de%liveryman sndhas
been succeeded by Chas. BANGS, for
merly cashier in the eS<f6ss office.
Chas. HeidricA who hez been off on an
extended vacation,I sas again returned
to the city and Assumed his duties as
cashier. The express companies inaugu-
rated a new arrangement, c%ommencing'
last night. by keeping the Office open
all night long and have placed j. B.
Platt in charge. Mr.. Lamport expects
to engage in the stock raising business.
Monday evening next, Nov. 18th,
one Of the most notable plays ever seen
in Billings will be given at the opera
house-Puddinbead Wilson, by Edwin
T.. Mayo and his original company.
This attraction was billed here last
year, but owing to the delayed train the
play had to ba cancelled, but the very
large advance sale on that occasion in.
that Billings people knew and
prepared to seize a good thing and
see it. No disappointment will occur
this time. as the company will arrive
the east Sunday night. Advance
sale begins Friday morning.
-Hoyt's latest and best comedy
effort, "a Stranger in New York."