The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-23

the garment. He was tried before JUS
tice Kelly yesterday and given thirty
days in Landlord Hubbard's boarding
school.
Fergus County Argus: Sheriff
Shaw left for the Musselshell last night
to arrest Peter Tillman, a stockman,
on the charge Of rape, alleged to have
been committed upon the person Of
Susanna Laska. The complaint was
brought by the county attorney at the
instance Of the woman's husband and
the crime is stated to have been COM
mitted Sunday last.
Ex-senator G. 0. Gruwell has let the
contract for the excavation for his new
three-story business block to G. F.
Rowe and J. F. Webster and the work
on the same has already commenced.
The contract for the foundation and
brick work will be awarded on compile
tion of the excavation. The stone for
the foundation is already on the ground.
Friday nights Burlington passen-
ger did not reach Billings/until nearly
midnight. The delay Mas caused by
waiting on the Nebr9ska connection at
Edgemont, the latter train having met
with an accidentenear Merna. A box
car had run out on the main track un.
discovered and WAS run into by the pas
senger train. The engine was badly
damaged and the engineer received a
broken leg.
In response to the request of Hon.
J. R. Goss Of this city, on behalf of the
joint committee having in charge the
observance Of Memorial day at Custer
battlefield, Governor Smith has invited
company D, Wyoming national guard,
to be present and assist in the proper
observance Of the day. The invitation
was issued to Captain G. A. lander Of
Sheridan and it is expected that the
same will be accepted.
Judge Geo. Milburn of Miles City,
who was a Billings visitor Saturday,
reports that the bar of his city is to
have ar increase Of four members.
Sydney Sanner of Big Timber having
also decided to locate there. Mr.. Mil
burn says it is quite a compliment to
Hon. @. R. Middleton, who left Miles
City last week, to know that it took
four persons to fill the position made
vacant by his departure.
The annual convention of the State
Sunday School association, which met
in Anaconda last week. concluded its
session with the election Of officers, in
which Mrs. E. o. Railsback Of this city
vas chosen as superintendent of the
primary department.. More than 900
delegates were present and a profitable
meeting was held. The next place of
meeting was left to the choice of the
executive committee.
District court for Fergus county
convened in Lewistown Saturday. The
principal cases to be heard will be the
arguments for new trials in the Calder
and Fisher murder cases, though it is
we'll understood in advance that both
will be overruled and appeals taken to
the supreme court. The trial of James
Calder, who turned states evidence,
will be again continued, pending the
final determination of the other cases.
4-The mothers department. of the
Woman's club met last week with Mrs.
R. E. Hardness. Mrs. j. j. Mccormick
talked about 'Food for Children up to
Five Years Old" A paper by Mrs.
Townsend on Diseases of School Chill
dren' was read and discussed and a
committee was appointed to visit the
school exhibition on Friday and report
as to the work. The department will
meet this week with Mrs. j. B. Her
ford.
The members of the local bar have
received the new set Of rules promul-
gated by the supreme court for the
guidance Of the attorneys praoticing in
Montana. The rules will become effect
i've or and after July l. There are a
number of changes as compared with
the present rules. One of the most i'm
portant changes is that all briefs except
in criminal cases must be printed and
four copies must be filed with the clerk
Of the court.
Cleo. Griggs blowed himself for a
brand new umbrella the other day, bu,
he says the plagued thing hasn't done
him a bit of good as he has been afraid
to take it out of the bank since for fea,
some one will swine if when his head
is turned: The rain shield is a fine one
and MI. Griggs has reason to be on the
lookout for several fellows have had
their optics on it. AS a safeguard he
has placed the umbrella in the bank