The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-24
LOCAL NOTES..

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Will F. Strait of Roundup is
visiting in the city.
w. e. Phillips, the Helena insur-
ance r%ustler, was renewing acquain-
tances in this city yesterday.
T. R. Carson and wife of Great
Falls we're visitors in the city yester-
day while on their way home from an
eastern visit.
The preliminary hearing of William
Kukuro and Chas. Burg on the charge
of grand larceny, which was to have
taken place yesterday afternoon be-
fore Justice Mann, was postponed
until today at 9 o'clock a. M, as the
attorneys on both sides desireed to
attend the funeral of the son of F. H.
Foster.
w. j. Cooke, treasurer of the Thos.
Cruise Savings bank, and A. Kennon,
representing the Union Bank & Trust
company of Helena, were in the city
yesterday.
James Ramsey, one of the oldest
and best known newspaper men of
Montana, who, until recently, was the
proprietor and editor of the Miles
City News, is now travelling for an
eastern medicine company.
Campbell Bros. circus, which is to
exhibit in this city today, arrived at
2 O'Clock this morning, coming in
from the east in a special train com
posed of IL cars. It Is said to be a
very good two-ring show and has Civ.
EN- satisfaction wherever it has ex-
hibited. #
Rufus Thompson, the Highfield flock
master, came in from the north yes
terday. He says a good rain fell in
that section a few days ago, but the
range can stand much more. He ex-
poets to begin shearing in a few days
and has come to this city in search of
shearers.
Work on the excavation for the new
addition to the Methodist Episcopal
church was begun Monday by the con-
tractor and will be rushed as fast as
weather will permit. The other work
will then be started and it is thought
that the building will be finished by
July Is at the latest. .
City Clerk J. D. Matheson has
opened an office in the room upstairs
in the Belknap block recently vacat-
ed by A. M. Peters, where all busipess
pertaining to his portion Of eky af-
fairs will hereafter be transacted.
Mayor George will also have his head
quarters there.
Two lone cases of drunkenness is
the record of the police court for yes
terday. The %violaters of the law were
Sebastian Dempf1in, a rounder, n
Stan Jackson, an employe OF the Gus
ter Cattle company. Both men were
fined SIS each and in default of pay
ment will assist in the work of beau
tifying the streets of the city.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to George w. Schroeder and
Ida B. Waugh, both of Park City, this
county. The couple will be married at
Park City today. The prospective
groom is a young ranchman of the
valley. The bride-elect is a daughter
of Frank G.. Waugh and a popular
young oma of Park City.
Rev. A. T. 'Gesner, ector of ST..
Luke's Episcopal church, being unable
to secure a desirable dwelling in this
city, has rented a cottage DIT Detroit
Lake, Mimi, for the summer and Mrs.
Gesner and children will leave Shortly
for the east. Mr.. Gesner expects to
join his family at the summer resort
in August for a few weeks.
Billings tent No. L., K. o. T. M,
has issued invitations for a ball to be
given at Central Music hall on Fri
day night of this week. 1t is expect
ed that j. A. Orchard, state command
,er for Idaho and Montana, will be
present and address the gathering.
Following the dancefthere will be re
freshments and the Maccabees are
making preparations to entertain their
friends in a royal manner.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Charles A. Foster, the third
son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Foster,
was held from the family residence
at 124 South Thirty-frst street yester-
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. A..
T. Gesner, and attended by many
friends of the family. Six boy ac-
quaintances of the deceased acted as
p~allbearers. They were Tommy Halst-
veldt, Artie Ovren, Eddie Snudlach
Eddie Summers. Artie HanSerd and