The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04

toSLlneQ Thai he udU pdlu carly JIG
night before, but had not gone to bed
until yesterday morning at Z o'clock.
This the Chinaman denied. AS it ap-
peared to be a case of "hoss and
boss" in the matter of swearing, the
court gave the prisoner the benefit
of the doubt and discharged him.
The Yellowstone National bank has
begun attachment proceedings in the
district court against Lun Kong to Sc
cure payment of a promissory note
executed by him December ~, 1898,
| for the sum of $40 and interest, also
to recover on three other notes given
at intervals since the execution OF
the original to secure the accrued in
terest. all of which notes draw inter-
est at one per cent a month. The
total amounts to a goodly sum and
to secure it the sheriff has levied on
lots 10 and 20, block 1877, Billings.
Parties who have visited the place
recently say the contractor engaged
in constructing the wagon bridge
across the Yellowstone below the
city is making but slow progress.
Great difficulty is experienced in sink
ing the steel caisons, owing to the
heavy flow of water which forces it.
self into the tubes. A pump of i'm
mense capacity has been rugged, but
it is unable to keep down the water,
which pours into them from the bot
toms, rushing in with terrific force
and making it almost impossible TO
overcome it. Although it has not yet
been definitely decided to do so, 1t IS
believed that a larger pump will have
to be secured or some other manner
than the present n employed Tor
sinking the caisons. ..F
Miss Connie and Master Harry
Chapple entertained a merry party
of girls and boys yesterday afternoon
at their home in North Thirtieth
street. The hours we've from 4 to Z
and the afternoon vas SO pleasant
that games On thf lawn furnished
r the amusement y6til $50, when al
3 were seatedhn gfoups and served with
dainty refreshments. Mrs. Chapple
was assistedfn receiving and enter
tanning the little people by Mrs
Charles Chapple, who also took sew
eral snap shots of the children which
will serve as mementoes OF the oc
casion. Misses Helen Rowley, De
lores Parker, Edna Williams, Esthe:
Bouton and Goldie Elliott assisted
Mrs. Chapple in serving the guests
N who numbered about 60.
= The Rev. Mr.. custer, the Grea
\ Falls Methodist minister, whose trou
BILE with the presiding elder OF nj
! conference, the Rev. Jacob Mills
IL caused considerable of a stir in tn
e circles of the church all over tn
state, has resigned his passionate an
lie will shortly leave for Chicago. Tn
matter between the two minister
1t was settled by Mr.. Custer apologl;
ing, but he never felt quite satisfied
L. believing that he had not been treate
,e justly, claiming that Mr.. Mills an
III the Rev. Mr.. Cattermole of Anaconda
who was also mixed up in the affai
had promised to apologize also, bt
y the conference had not insisted upo
their doing so, after a consultatio
with Bishop Fowler, who had advi
ed him to secure another charge.
While the Northern Pacific cor
- pany refuses to do anything toWa1
- improving the appearance OF tt
=, parks on it's right of way in Billing
the announcement m from Mile
City that the company has agreed
= do such work there. The Yello'
stone Journal is authority for tt
d statement that the company inten'
to transform the gumbo bed whls
IL surrounds it's depot at that place IL
us a handsome plaza, to be seeded
lr grass and ornamented with shru
oo berv and surrounded with an orr
IT, mental fence. To complete
oS scheme of identifying the local 81
roundings of the depot. the compal
pie has also agreed to tear down the Q
an frame shack which serves the eouf
in purpose of baggage room and EXPIRE
Office and replace it with a brick {
lin dition to the passenger station.
ore - =
Lsro,,, Eridav' nai1V Gazette.
he H, l., Chenowith Of Glendive was
as visitor in the city, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Grien are pa
ter from a visit to friends In the east.
Ind L. L, Crockett of Forsyth "
ley among yesterdays visitors in
Die city.