The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28
LOCAL NOTES..

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The citizens of Park City are ar
ranging to celebrate the Fourth of
July.
A marriage license has been issued
to John c.. DUNCAN and Kitty May
Davis, both Of this city.
E.. B.. and c.. D. Camp, of the Camp
Mercantile company of Laurel, were
looking after business affairs in the
city yesterday.
L. M. Hughes of Helena, who keeps
a check on the express business of
the Northern Pacific railroad, was in
the city yesterday.
Chas. Bowler of Red Lodge was in
the city yesterday, having accompa-
to the east for a visit.
H. Lowther, the Roundup stockman,
is in the city from his ranch. He re-
ports stock affairs as being in a very
good condition in his section.
The Epworth league of the Metho-
dist church held an Conservation" So
cial at the home of Mrs. Jos. Stein
hauser last night and an enjoyable
time is reported.
Mrs Osborne of Detroit Lake, Mimi,
is in the city visiting the family Of
the Rev. Mr.. Gesner. Wfs. Osborne
is on her way to ,sb@ridan, Wyo..
where she is to makaAer future home.
The city council meets tonight for
the purpose of hearing the reports Of
the various aldermen as to the pro-
gress they have met with in Soliciting
funds for the Fourth of July celebra-
ton.
Eight grade examinations of the
Yellowstone county SCHOOLS, also in
Guiding the public SCHOOLS of this
city, were held Thurkday and yester-
day. /. will be some little time be-
fore the result is announced as it is
quite a task to grade all the papers.
F. w. Knapp of Duluth has arrived
in the city and accepted a position
as bookkeeper with Geo. Soule, sue
ceeding j. H. McElroy, who goes to
F, work, June 1, as bookkeepe for the
Yellowstone National bank. NMr. Nc
Elroy and MI. Knapp are old college
chums.
Since the Billings baseball club met
such defeat at the hands of the Liv-
ingstpn club in the Gate City last
Sunday, all the clubs in eastern Mon.
tanaa@have shown an eager DISPOSE
ton to meet the Magic City boys in
a contest and all are positive that
they can worst them.
u. N. O'Dell, the aeronaut who gave
several exhibitions in this city only
a few weeks ago., had the misfortune
of having his leg broken at Buffalo,
Wyo., a few days ago. 1t seems that he
had assembled in his balloon foHa dis
lance of about 80 feet when<xhe rope
on his parachute was either cut OF
broke, letting him fall to the ground
his leg striking a rock, breaking il
Just above the knee
Bishop l.. F. Brewer of Helena has
conferred quite an honor upon the
hev. MI. Gesner, rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church in this city, by in
viting the reverend gentleman to de
liver the missionary sermon at the
annual c~onvocation OF the diocese Of
Montana, which convenes at Grea1
Falls June 16. Although n of the
latest ministers Of that church tt
take a charge in Montana, Mr.. Ges
ner is fast becoming, one of the mos
prominent.
F. A. Hall, registering from Liv
ingston, arrived in the city %yesterda!
morning from the east, and after
few hours stop continued on to thu
Gate City. Mr.. Hall is at the heat
of the project to interest eastern cap
ital in building a railroad in tn
Cooke City mining district. He hal
been in New York since last fall AM
has returned I'd Montana to look afte
personal affairs Regarding the prob
ability of the railroad being built MI
Hall said he had nothing to give out.
In the police court yesterday Henri,
Glasspool paid a fine of SIS for dis
turbing the peace. James Foley, a.
old f%requenter of the court, was a.
lowed Is minutes time in which to ge
out of town. He disappeared througl
the courtroom door as rast as wa
possible under the circumstance
James Nolan lacked the SIS to pa;
his fine for having disturbed the peac
and will do time on the streets. 10
Lamott was up for vagrancy and wa