The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-29

SnCulQ 1nLerIere IL IS expected that
connections with the local Office will
be established sometime tomorrow.
The crew working from this city west
is making rapid progress, as
it is not necessary to put up new
crossarms.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
w. b. Chrysler, OF the Yegen store,
departed last night on a business trip
to the east.
Union Thanksgiving service win be
held this morning at 10 o'clock in the
Congregational church.
Miss Edith Colvin has gone to
North Platte, Neb., for several weeks
visit with the family of Colonel Will
liam Cody.
w. w. Bowley and wife have sold
to George A. Weed and George John
lot IL, block FOG, Billings townsite.
The consideration named in the deed
is 81.
- E. e. Gould, who until last spring
made his home in the Magic City, but
now is a resident Of Rosebud county,
has been in the city several days on
business matters.
The residents Of Fairview and vi
cinity gave one of their enjoyable
dances Thursday night. The ranch
people assembled from a radius of
many miles, while quite a few from
the city were also present.
Exercises appropriate to Thanks
lgiving were held in most of the foems
of the publis schools yesterday after
noon, and were witnessed by a large
number Of parents and others inter-
ested in school work. The schools
will take q vacation until Monday. 4
Chief Warner received a letter Ies-
terday from "Uncle Ed" Forester in
which the old gentleman said he was
fooling the doctors, as he was rapidly
recovering from his injuries, notwith-
standing the prediction of the attend
ing physician that he would probably
never get entirely well.
Mrs. A. c. Tompkins entertained in
formally last night, complimentary to
Miss Jennie Matheson of Helena.
There was the usual accompaniment,
in the way of refreshments, and the
evening was a most enjoyable one.
The guests beside Miss Matheson
We're, Mesdames J. Rixon, Jas. Chap
pie, Chas. Chapple, Gerald Panton,
Lynch, Jas. Fraser, Misses Fraser,
Ogilvie, Panton, Minnie Panton, Mar
ion Panton.
The fact that he had a job awaiting
him outside the city and as he had
never appeared in court before saved
Mart Farrell the annoyance yester-
day of finding himself in the position
of an enforced contributor to the city's
%exchequer. Mart was picked up the
night before while gloriously drunk,
but minus a considerable roll of mon
ey he had when he started out on his
AASeAS NAsSAo4OA, oo oOl1C OuC udu DlCh-
ed his pocket while he was in a con-
dition of happy helplessness.
Up to date the collection of coupt51
taxes amounts to about $8O,bo6, a
little less that the total due the coun-
ty, which is in round numbers $751;
600. AS today is a legal holiday and
in consequence the treasurer's office
will not be open, only two more days
remain in which taxes may be paid
without penalty. AS usual it is ex-
pected that a great rush will ensue
and that the Office will be fairly
swamped by those who always post
pone until the last moment payment
of what they consider in the nature of
blood money.
Theodore Mayer, a rancher near
Helena, has filed a petition in the
supreme court asking for the disbar-
ment of E. d. Weed, the well known
Helena .awyer. In the petition, which
is fled in an irregular manner, Mayer
hichco ooVeldl dCCuSdIlOuS against the
attorney, chief among which is one
charging him with dishonest practice,
extortion is also. alleged and embez-
element of funds belonging to a client.
MI. Weed denies all the charges and
says Mayors action is prompted by
malice. Unless the petition is proper
ly filed, the court Announces no cogniz-
ance will be taken of it.
Some of the friends OF Mrs. Ryan of
Denver have made her visit the oc-
casion of a number of pleasant in
formal social events in her honor.
Last Monday evening she was enter
tanned by Mrs. H. M. Allen, who in