The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-04
OF the local schools. He left last night
for a visit to his family at Nashville,

of the local schools. He left last night
for a visit to his family at Nashville,
Kansas.
A game of baseball was played at
Forsyth Sunday between the club of
tnat place and n from Miles City,
resulting in the former winning by a
score of Ii to 5. Iaylor n Babcock
of this city officiateu as the battery
for the Forsyth team.
Oscar F, Bike of Buffalo, Wyo.; and
Miss Amy Haines Of Fayette, Ia, were
married in this city Saturday night by
Rev. G. c.. Stull. The couple left the
same night for the ranch of the groom
near Buffalo, where they will make
their future home. ..
0. +. Goddard left Sunday for Miles
City to attend district court. From
there he will go to st. Paul, expect
mig to be absent about ten days. At
the latter place he will be Joined by
his daughter, Miss Lora. who is at.
tending school in Des Moines, Ia, and
will return home with her father.
The local Masonic lodge is seeking
for a dispensation from the grand
lodge for the purpose of laying the
cornerstone of the new addition to
the Methodist Episcopal church. If
successful it will be the first time in
the history of Billings that the order
has held exercises of this kind.
John T. Murphy, the cattle king of
eastern Montana, came down from
Helena yesterday to confer with his
son, w. NJ. Murphy. regarding the
formers interests in this county. The
outlook for a prosperous season is
most %f1attering to the stockmen and
Mr.. Murphy believes that it will prove
such. @
G. n. Sharp arrived in the city last
evening from Wyoming, where he has
a large grading contract On the To-
luca-Cody line of the Burlington. He
says the reports that the railroad COM
pany had abandoned work on the new
line have originated in the fertile
brain of some reporter, for nothing of
the kind has been lone, and every
thing is being pushed as rapidly as
possible.
Being of a very accommodating ma
ture those having charge of the sa-
cred opera, Queen Esther" which
was to have been given in the opera
house next tuesday night, June II,
have postponed the same until Friday
night. June IA, in order that the opera
house management might have their
building for another entertainment
that desires to get in on dates just pre-
vious to that which was first decided
upon for the nome talent entertain
ment.
The articles of incorporation of the
Billings Wholesale Commercial COM
pany were filed in the office of the
county clerk and recorder yesterday.
The directors and stockholders are P.
B. Moss, F. J.. Walters. Peter Yegen
and Christian Yegen. The capital
stock of the new concern is 500, 900,
of which sun there is actually sub
scribed $64,200. The purpose of the
company will be to buy, sell and deal
in merchandise.
The insane man arrested Saturday
night by Under Sheriff Sayles is G.
H. Goodell, who has been working on
the Burlington grade, south of the
city. He came to this section about
a month g from Nebraska. His
condition was examined into yesterday
afternoon by a board composed of
County Commissioner j. B. Amin,
and Drs. Rinehart and Townsend, re-
SulIluS Ill Cuc HILL D0luS Ofu0F0u u6lu
here for a few days in order to hear
from a son, Samuel Goodell, at Green
wood. Neb., and a daughter, Mrs. W..
G. Smyth, at Plattsmouth. Neb. The
latter place is where the unfortunate
man says he came from. If word is
not received from the relatives dur
ing the next few days he will be TAX
en- to the asylum. 4T.. SO
The police court had a grist of dis
turbers yesterday. John Ryan, Hen
ry Miller Edward otis, Thomas Keen
an. Charles Ridley and John Potter
faced the Judge on the charge of dis.
turbing the peace. Miller and Ridley
were fined IS each. while the others
We're discharged IN promising to be
good in the future and look for work.
In the case of Herman knowder and
Joe Wells, both men were discharged,
but not before they had been admon-
ished by the court to conduct them
selves in a better manner in the fu-
ture. The men we're found fighting
a few evenings ago in a south side
saloon. Both were drunk and it seems
that Rhowder had begun a TRADE
against the negro race, and Wells,
who is q negro, could not withhold
himself and so took a fall out of the
former with a stout cane.
Weather. .