The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-09
LocA1 NOTES.

VIM. Glib Of Miles City was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday.
Miss Frances Murphy, who has
been attending school at st. Paul, re-
turned yesterday.
j. B. Amin and wife and Roger g..
Skelly and wife of Columbus spent
the Fourth in this city.
O. r. Goddard and family left yes
terday for Newport, Ore, where they
will spend the next few weeks.
Mrs. II. M. Kennedy, who has been
visiting in the east for the past
month or two, returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ostrander Of
Musselshell are visiting in the city,
and will remain until the former dis
poses of his wool clip.
John Stout, editor Of the Dawson
County Review, came from Glendive
on the Fourth to spend a few days
looking after business affairs.
NJ. A. Arnold has gone to Helena
to spend a few days as the guest Of
Secretary of State G.. M. Hays, at
whose home Mrs. Arnold and son are
now visiting.
Frank Smith and wife, Miss Mabel
Sage and Mr.. Morgan of Buffalo,
Wyo, have been in the city a couple
of days, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A.. Smith.
Mrs. Geo. Pirrie and children of
Lavina are the guests Of j.. S. 81
mineo and family in this city. They
will remain here until Mr.. Pirrie
ONE in with his wool clip.
James Campbell and family left
yesterday for Red Lodge, which place
they will make their future home.
Mr.. Campbell will take the manage
ment of the clothing establishment
of F. FREEMAN.
F. S. Young left yesterday for De-
troit, where he will join the educa-
tional excursion to the Pan-American
exposition. He expects to be absent
about six weeks, visiting different
cities Of the east.
Miss Ella Hayden, who at last We'd
nesday evenings meeting of the
board of education was reelected as
one Of the teachers of the public
schools, has declined to serve. She
so notified the board by wire last
evening.
June was a good month for we'd
dings in this county. There were
IA marriage licenses issued by the
clerk Of the court. The Fourth Of
July, which has always previously
recorded from ope/to half a dozen
licenses, passed away without even
one being issued. So far this month
only one has been granted.
Governor Toole and family passed
through the city last Thursday on
the Northern Pacific, en- route to the
east. They were able to get no
further than Miles City, on account of
%washouts beyond that point, and e.
turned last night to Billings and con-
tinued their journey over the Bur
lington.
The Northern Pacific has been ex-
periencing more trouble this week
with its track on the Yellowstone di
division. The trains for the past two
days have been greatly delayed on &C
count of grade and bridge washouts
between Forsyth and the Dakota
line. One stretch of track, just east
of Glendive, was washed out for a
distance of 500 fee. That section Of
the state has been visited by some
heavy rains since Tuesday.
r. w. Clarke received a letter yes
terday. from his wife, who is at Po-
cattllo, Ida, relative to the accident
that befell their son., Jay, at that
place a few days ago., mention Of
which was made at the time in The
Gazette. The young mans foot had
to be amputated, but the left one,
which was badly smashed, can be saw
ed. The accident occurred some dis
lance from Pocatello and the young
man had to ride 1875 miles before he
could receive medical attention. Mrs.
Clarke thinks the boy will be able to
travel in about ten days, when she
will bring him home.
Mike Chester, who escaped from
the police a few weeks ago while it
was sought to arrest him for riding
his horse on the sidewalk, returned
to town last Thursday to celebrate.
He did so and was arrested for fight
ing William WilSnn his hartman