The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-06

-Rheumatism cured; call at No. 210
south Twenty eighth street. 91.3
w. A. Evans Of Grow Agency was
a Billings visitor yesterday.
Jos. Siuls and wife of Lavlna ar.
rived in the city Sunday from an east.
ern trip.
-When you want the best coal buy
the Rocky Fork Of Donovan cCor.
mick Co.
A oma with hoy IA years old
wants work OH ranch as housekeeper.
Inquire at this office. 9l.3
Geo. Soule is supplying good bath
rooms and sewer connections to the resi-.
dence Of f. B. Connolly.
when you pay your money you ex.
pect the best in the market for it. The
groceries sold by Ben W. Toole are the
best. 63-tfs
= Stockgrowers journal: If you get
into a gambling game in Billings you
had better watch out. The mayors
edict has gone forth and Chief Bond
has the call.
The Northern Pacific is progressing
nicely with the excavation for the new
freight depot and warehouse. Several
Billings contractors are figuring OH the
new building and expect to be Gin it,"
Several Of the eastern creditors of
Fred Freiman of Gebo, have filed a pc.
tition in Judge Knowles court in Hell.
ena asking that he be %adjudged an in
voluntary bankrupt. The matter will
be heard March 20.
John G. Murray, the Choteau
county forger who gave himself up in
this city a couple of weeks ago, pleaded
guilty to the chargs in district court in
Fort Benton last week. The Judge
sentenced the prisoner to Il year in
the penitentiary and promised to in.
vestigate the matter further and secure
a pardon for him If certain rumors
turned ont tn be true.
Geo. Soule has added a new five.
horse power gasoline enginesto his shop.
the business having grown to such
proportions that the OLD one was unable
to longer dotho wsfk. The engine is
one Of the Wsterloo make, which is
the finest dod simplest in America.
He also has Oh exhibition a two.horse
power engine Of the same make. which
is suitable for pumping and power pur.
poses for ranch use, aud lie invites
ranchers aud all Others to oall and see
1t.
Justice Kelly's court adjourned to
tho court house yesterday afternoon to
hear the preliminary hearing Of James
Cusick, Isaac Jones, Claud Lacy, Perry
Waugh and Edward Lynch, who were
charged with creating a row at the
Canyon Greek school house Oh the
night Of February "a. Ten witnesses
were examined, five for and five
against the defendants. Jas. Cusiok,
one Of the defendants, who made a gun
play, was fined $5 and costs, amount.
ing to $40. 90, while the other defend.
ants were discharged.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction has issued notice to the
members Of the committees Oh diplomas
and legislation, both Of which were
chosen at the last meeting OF the meet.
ing of the state teachers association, Of
a meeting to be held at Butte March
10. The committee on legislation will
decide upon a plan Of campaign to be
conducted at the next session Of the
legislature, when improvements will be
asked for in the existing laws. The
diploma committee will fix examina-
lions to be taken by eighth grade pupils
in the schools OF the state. All pupils
passing the examination will be elig.
ible for admission to any Of the ao-
credited high schools in the state.
Sheridan Enterprise: Z. A. Stout
received a telegram on Friday, from
Billings. conveying the sad news of the
death Of his brother.in.law, Frank. F.
Worley. Mr.. Worley married the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Colson, Of this city, about nine years
ago, and at that time he had charge Of
the old Windsor hotel. The Enterprise
Joins in with their many friends in ex.
tending their sympathy to the bereaved
relatives. Mr.. Worley has not resided
in Billings since early last fall, when
he was representing the Greeley nurs.
cry. He went to Lewistown and was
said to be running a hotel iu that
place. The news Of his death il u
great surprise to many friends who
reside here.