The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-02

shop. Billings has been in need of
such all establishment for sometime.
Mr.. Stockwell intends giving the bust
ness careful attention and will proba-
bly, be kept busy.
Attorney Yaeger of Helena was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Yaeger is an
attorney for the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and he was representing that
company i'll a case in Justice Mann's
court.
Thos. s.. Linton, who has been in
Texas for the past two or three weeks,
returned this morning. He will leave
today, accompanied by his family, for
Walla Walla, WASH, which place they
will make their future home.
Answering an inquiry from State
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
WEIGH, Attorney General Donovan rem
dered a decision that he finds nothing
in the law that forbids the use of the
schools, especially in the rural dis
tricts, for lectures, church services,
or even dancing, if the trustees see fit.
J. A. Morgan and family have re-
turned from several months sojourn
in California, whittier they went for
the benefit of MI. Morgan's health.
They report a lovely winter, with
flowers in bloom and grass green.
Mr.. Morgan does not feel benefited by
the trip, his health being practically
no better.
The committee having in charge the
arrangements for the State Sunday
School association, which holds its
annual meeting in this city April 80,
May l and 2, met yesterday afternoon
with Rev. Mr.. Remington to map out
the work before it. The Episcopal
church was invited to take part in the
convention.
A. NJ. Peters is showing ONE
thing out of the ordinary at his tailor
ing establishment, in the way of a fine
shipment of imported Scotch tweeds
for suits. 1t is something unusual for
aatailor to import his W goods and
has never before been done in this city.
These goods are of the very finest cloth
and colorings.
A union and mass meeting at the
court room Sunday evening, April Z
is to be addressed by oliver w. Stew
art of Chicago, who will talk on
"Christian Citizenship" Mr.. Stewart
is an able speaker, chairman Of the
national committee Of the prohibition
party, and recent president of the Illi-
nois State Union of Christian Endeay-
orers.
J.. E. Walton and "Doc" Wilkinson
of Humansville, Mo-, stopped off in
Billings yesterday for a days visit
with G. N. McCracken, a former resi-
dent of their town. The gentlemen
are returning home from a trip
through the west with a view to To-
eating. They were very favorably
impressed with this city, but found
other places that offered better in
ducements.
In Justice Mann's court yesterday
was heard the case of Geo. A. Miller
VS.. the Northern Pacific railroad com.
pany, wherein the plaintiff was suing
to recover the sum of $3.50 for the
loss of a thoroughbred horse that was
run over by n of the defendants
trains. The question was submitted
to the Judge, who took the matter
under advisement until next Tuesday.
Attorney Yaeger of Helena represent
ed the railroad company.
, On tomorrow the lumber yard of
Walton & Davis passes into the posses
sion of Thompson & McGregor, who
secured an option on the yard the first
of March. The work of invoicing the
stock was completed yesterday. H.
j. Thompson Of Dillon has been here
several days assisting. Mr.. McGregor,
the other member of the firm, who
comes from Butte, but is now in the
east, is expected in Billings today.
Mr.. Davis, who has had charge of the
yard for Walton & Davis, intends to
return to his former home in North
Dakota, after he gets the firms affairs
closed up here.
T. P. Mcdonald came down from
Bridger last evening on his way west.
Newspaper reports to the contrary,
Mr.. Mcdonald is still manager of the
Bridger Coal company and likely to
remain so. He says at no time have
the mines been closed down and the
company is now working all the men
it can secure. The company will
increase its force by the addition of
from 40 to 60 miners, thereby inoreas-
ing the output from 400 TO 500 tons
daily. Mr.. Mcdonald says the COM
pany is alreay behind in its orders.
In addition to the mine Improvement
lie says a number of new substantial
store buildings and dwellings will be
erected this year.
From Tuesday = Daily Gazette.
J!sA. Green of Bozeman was a bust
ness visitor in Billings yesterday.