The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-12

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lions of their superiors. .
Fro <und avs Daily Gazette.
Rep sentative G. G. Stull came
down lact night from Helena.
-She-:!f e. w. Hubbard returned
home yesterday from Hunters Hot
Springs.
Secretary of State G.. M. Hays and
Mrs. Hays returned to their home in
Helena yesterday after a visit i'll Bill.
ings.
Editor Jean Decker of The Ga
zette left yesterday for a couple of
days business trip to Miles City, his
former home.
DR.. W. o. Allen and wife have re-
moved to their new home on North
Thirty-second street. The house va
catel by them has been taken by Mrs.
M. H. Tompkins. .....
The state encampment of the
Modern Woodmen of America meets in
Helena next Wednesday, February 10.
Henry Kerr will represent the Billings
order at the encampment.
w. M. Johnston received word
yesterday of the death of his sister,
Mrs. Mary Shue, which occurred at
Beaver City, Neb., a few days ago.
The deceased had been in feeble health
for some years.
IS. r. Salisbury, who has been on
the sick list for the past two weeks,
was able to be down town yesterday.
Although feeling considerably i'm
proved he still shows the appearance
of having been visited py sickness.
Joe Customer, a grader on the
Burlington's Toluca-Cody branch, got
a little money ahead and came to Bill.
ings to have a time. He had managed
to get considerable booze aboard when
he was run in by the police. He paid
a fine of $5 in the police court yester-
day.
The Helena correspondent of the
Butte Inter Mountain says Represent
alive Stull is fast acquiring a reputa-
ton as a wit and master Of repartee.
On account of his professional calling
several members have recently tried a
little Josh work" on him, but no one
person has yet tried it twice.
The mid winter rhetoricals of tile
Billings high school were held in the
opera house last night, being attended
by a large audience. The programme
was a splendid n and each one TAX
ing part rendered his or her part in a
highly creditable manner. The must
cal numbers were exceptionally good.
Mrs. H. S. Williston entertained
the S O K M quartette Friday night
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M.
Hays. Several vocal selections were
sung by the members of the quartette
and also Mr.. Hays, and Miss Hays
rendered a few piano numbers.
Dainty refreshments were also served.
1T is said that on the resumption
Of the double daily transcontinental
service on May 5 by the Northern Pa
oiic the solid through train service
over the Burlington from St. I ouis to
Portland via this city will be discon-
tinued, but through sleeper and re-
clining chair car service will be main
tanned. t.e...
Robert James, the young man who
attempted suicide a few days ago at
one of the grading camps near Pryor
gap, was brought to Billings yester-
day and is now confined in the county
Jail. James is thought to be insane,
and he will be examined next week.
He is recovering slowly from the self
inflicted wound. ~
-Rockvale, Carbon, county, is to
have a cemetery, according to the ar
ticles of incorporation of the Rockville
Cemetery association that have been
fled with the secretary of state. It's
capital is $540 in So shares, of which
5000 has been subscribed by w. j.
Crismas, William Brownfield, w. A.
Sutton.
Justice A. Fraser performed a
marriage ceremony yesterday morning
at Z O'Clock in the lodging house over
the Globe Steam Dye Works, uniting
the lives of Bernard j. Neiber Of Their
mopolis, Wyo., and MISS Mary M.
Schaffer of Pittsburg, Penn. The
happy couple left at once for their fu-
ture home in Thermopolis.
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton W. W. WEIGH is preparing the an
nual apportionment of school money
from what is known as the income
fund. The sum to be apportioned is
$105, 842. so, among school districts
having 57,212 children, making an
apportionment of $1.85 per scholar.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Architect J. g. Link is in the
city from Butte.
For Rent-Two rooms, furnished
or unfurnished. Carwile & Bouton. 2
Two DRINKS we're up in the police
court yesterday and were fined IS