The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-05
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The annual convocation of the
priests Of Montana will be held with
Bishop Brondel in Helena on July II.
Mrs. Cora Ramsey, deputy county
treasurer, accompanied by her chill.
dren. has gone to Minnesota for a
visit.
Miss Nellie O'Rourke, who has
been attending the Ursuline convent
at st. Peters Mont, returned home
yesterday.
A boy baby has been born to the
wife OF J. M. Hougardy of the Mus
selshell, at the home of Alfred Swan
son, in this city.
Alexander Fraser of this city has
been re-appointed United States COM
missioner by Judge Hiram Knowles
of the federal court in Helena.
The clerk of the court has appoint
ed W. L. Mains, George Settler and
Chas. Spear as appraisers Of the es-
tate Of W. J. Reifenrath, deceased.
G. A. Sharkey, travelling freight
agent of the Northern Pacific for
Montana, has returned from a trip
to Crookston, Mimi, his former home.
Police Magistrate Mann reports
that the fines of his Office for the
month of June amount to $644. This
is one Of the largest months Of the
year
o. p. StuGm, editor of the Demo
crat-News, a daily published at Mar
shall, Mo-, arrived in the city yester-
day on a visit to his brother, G. w.
Sturm.
Tom Graham left yesterday for
Red Lodge, where he VII join the
camping outfit of We. Calhoun, and
go to the Sunlight mining district for
the summer.
F. S. Johnston of Helena, builder
for the T. c. Powers Co., is in the
city on matters pertaining to the i'm
provement Of the Donovan-McCor-
mick company.
This section was visited by a hot
spell, yesterday, the first for about
two months, but itl did not last long,
being broken about 2:3O in the at
ternoon by rain.
A special a carrying a number
Of the educators Of Montana will
leave Helena tonight for Detroit,
where the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Educational association is to
be held.
DR.. James Chapple visited Miles
City yesterday, returning home this
morning accompanied by his wife
and baby, who have been in that
place for the past week, visiting Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Johnston.
County Superintendent of Schools
Margaret M. Strang announce that
the eighth grade diplomas are now at
her Office ready for distribution to
those who were successful in the ex-
animation and that all such should
call for them.
The firm Of Mcintyre & Middleton
Of Miles City has filed a petition to
be %adjudged bankrupt, It is stated
that their possible assets are $39,1O7
and the unsecured claims of their
creditors are s33,496.
w. l.. Watkins, one of the largest
wool growers of northern Wyoming,
has come to the city from Cody, ac-
and will spend the next few days
looking after the disposal of his clip.
Olaf Olson, a Northern Pacific
freight fireman, was badly injured a
few days ago by being knocked from
the window of his engine by a stock
yard gate at Custer station. He re-
ceived injuries about the head and
shoulders.
E. W. Osborne, i~nsurdnce inspector
of the Northern Pacific, met with a
STANCE accident in this city Monday
while inspecting the fire apparatus
at the freightAdepot. One of the chem
ical extinguishers exploded, Osborne
receiving a deep cut in his chin.
In the matter of the petition Of
sGustave Eastman to be appointed
administrators and guardian of the es-
tate of his deceased brother, Otto
Eastman, and the infant daughter of
the deceased, the clerk of the court
has set July 16 as the time for hear
ing the petition and proving Of the
will.
Another day and no wool sales, but
the growers are appearing in the
city and it is thought that the mar.
ket will begin in earnest directly at