The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-20
he Northern Pacific passenger yester-

the Northern Pacific passenger yester-
day morning, which was several hours
late, and was met at the depot by Mr..
Hasterlik. who was accompanied by
Rev. W. d. Clark. They repaired to
the dining room where the "ties that
bind were loon made fast. The hap
py couple departed two hours later for
>Rcd Lodge, their future home.
The Billings Mercantile company
contemplates having another LADIES'
day at no distant date, when the ladies
OF the churches Of Billings will act as
clerks, selling goods and receiving a
certain per cent Of the sales. Last year
each church received $50 from the sales.
p. J. Conway and G. e. O'Brien,
'txQ representative citizens Of Gebo,
were vfsfturs n the city yesterday.
They report the coal camp az being on
a boom. The company has lately in.
creased the wages Of mining coal ~
cents a ton and the miners are accord
ingly happy.
Captain F. J. Mills Of Salt Lake,
who shot and killed J. g. O'Melveny in
that city, a couple Of weeks ago, on ac-
count of the latter's supposed intimacy
with the formers wife, is a brother Of
Rev. Jacob Mills Of Helena, formerly
Of Billings. Rev. Mills has just re.
turned from visiting bis brother.
The following cattle sales Of in
terest to MontanaDs took place in
Chicago Monday: Oscar Stevens, 22S
averaging 1871, $3.50; Custer Cattle
Co., 1903 heifers averaging 1864, ST.
Custer Cattle Co.. 2O4 lows averaging
1856. 49, S; Thos Cruise, 115 averaging
1904, $3.50: Thos Cruise, 1874 cows.
averaging 1865, $3.50.
-"In Old Kentucky" filled the opera
house Wednesday evening and was one
Of the best plays ever produced in this
city. The company was an exception
ally strong one and the large audience
was delighted with the splendid rendi-
ton of the beautiful southern comedy
drama. "The Romance Of Coon Hol-
low which will BIZ seer here next
week, is a play Of the same character
and we'll worth seeing.
Deputy Sheriff William Moses of
Miles City was in Billings Wednesday
with VIM. Rogers, alias W. r. Lamar
augh. who he val taking to Belle Four.
che, s. D., where the prisoner is want
ed for horse stealing. Rogers had been
near Miles City for some time as a
wolf hunter and recently came to that
place. He is charged with stealing
sixty head OF horses, taking them to
Chadron, Neb., and selling them.
-G. E. Lennon. manager of the
Lake oombs Cattle company, has been
in the city several days. The company
recently secured possession of the old
Nm ranch, in Custer county, on the
North side Of the river, and is prepar-
ing to drive some Of Tits stock onto il
before cold weather sets in. As il
known, the company is one of the larg.
est concerns still in the cattle business
in the northwest, it's principal ranges
being nea Belle Fourohe. s. D.
The Rathbone Sisters, the ladies
auxiliary to the K. of P. lodge, and in.
vited friends, enjoyed a social time al
their hall Wednesday night in a pro
gressive whist party, in which Miss
Viola Wilkinson won the lady's prize
and Henry Gilsdorf the gentlemen's
At the conclusion of the games, refresh
lnents were served. While the guests
were seated at the tables eating, G. l.
Harris arose and in a few words pre-
sented a lovely silver mounted cracker
jar to Mr.. and Mrs. A.. J. Hart, as
gift from the sisters in honor of thu
marriage of the former, Mrs. Hart be
ing a member of the order.