The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-20

on Puget sound, returned last Satur-
day night.
Work of completing the stone
crossings ordered some time ago by
the city council at the intersection of
Montana avenue and T~wenty-ninth
street vas begun yesterday by Con-
tractor Hager.
John Ryan and Chris Swanson were
arraigned in police court yesterday
on the charge of disturbing the
peace. Both entered pleas of guilty
and were fined the customary SIS i'm
posed for first offenses.
City Clerk Matheson reports receipt
of more inquiries concerning the bond
issue which the city voted recently
and from present indications there
will be no lack of bidders. when the
bonds shall be offered for sale.
The marriage of Oliver H. Hovda
and Miss Belle Wilson took place
last evening in the parlors of the
Grand, Justice Fraser officiating. The
young people are both from Absorb
kee and are highly respected and pop
ular members of that community.
The force in the county clerks Of
flee is busily engaged in preparing
the tax list against the time when
the payment of taxes begins. Under
the law all taxes become due October
1 and as the list is a long one much
work is entailed in it's completion.
J. S. Towers, trustee, has filed
petition with Referee Firth for ar
der granting him permission to
the stock of merchandise of H.
McIntire ond Fred F. MIDI
bankrupts, located at Miles al
Hearing of the petition has becf set
for August 81 and if no objectiora are
entered it will be granted and Sep
TENDER 6 set as the date of sale.
Fred Payton of Omaha, pool cham
pion of the west and worlds challen-
ger, has arrived in the city. Tomor-
row evening he will give a free ex-
hibition of fancy pool playing at Vale
& Potter's place. AS the city con-
tains many who not only take an in
terest in the game, but who also lay |
claim to being better than green
horns themselves with a cue and ball, |
M doubt a large crowd will be pres
ent to see the champion.
Recent arrivals from there say that
for the present the proposed Cody |
military college will be allowed to
slumber. 1t is said that at a con-
ference between Colonel Cody, the
Burlington officials and members of
the Lincoln Land company it was de-
cided to defer active work Of building
for another year. Instead construc-
ion is to begin Immediately on a hotel,
an enterprise of which the town of
Cody is said to be in much greater
and more urgent need. The new
structure is to be of brick with stone
trimmings and will contain 60 rooms.
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While it has not been definitely set
tied, Helena newspapers say it is very
probable that the contract for supply
ing the stone for the new federal
building to ~beerected in that city will
be awarded to he Montana Building
company. As>the Marries owned by
the company are nccateQ at Columbus,
this county, it will mesA the expendi-
ture of a large sum of money in this
part Of the state, if the contract is
awarded as now seems likely it will
be. The stone is to be dressed at
the quarries and forwarded to Helena
ready for placing in the walls. Sand
stone is to be used above the first sill.
Below that point the stone will be
granite.
George the plasterer," if he has
any other name it is not known. was
before Judge Mannyesteraay charged
with disturbing the peace. After his
honor had heard the story of the &C.
cused and that of the officer who had
arrested him he concluded to release
George without the formality of a
formal arraighment Before the late
prisoner could leave VIE court room
the complainant appearedNand asked
that the proceedings be dropped, say
ing he did not wish to>appear AGAINST
the man. The judge read>a lecture
to the fellow and cautioned hifr~that
if he ever caused the arrest of an
other man on a similar trivial charge
he would find himself in tbs position
of a defendant and would be made to
pay for his foolishness. /,
Jack Fraser, who has been tenn
in charge of the Northern