The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-07
LOCAL T

e.. M. DInSQale, a VI
Dickinson, N. D., is spending a few
days in the. city.
Chas. Miller, the bartender, who was
arrested for disturbing the peace Sat
urday night, has PAD a fine OF $40
to the city.
Mrs. J. w. Farrell of Orleans, Neb.,
was in the city yesterday on her way.
to Gebo to visit for a time with her
brother, J. J. Holland. She was &C
companied by her niece, Miss Edith
Holland.
Acting under Lne new road law the
county commissioners have appointed
three road trustees for .ne II road
districts OF the county, and the newly
appointed officers have until ten days
hence in which to file their bonds.
Judge Frank Henry of Livingston
was in the city last night on his way
home from Red Lodge, where he held
a short session of district court, adj
iourning yesterday until next week in
order to allow time in which to sc"
cure a jury.
Mrs. A. j. Saver and little son, who
nave been in the city several weeks
visiting the corners parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. j.. Walk, returned to their
home at Helena yesterday, accompa.
MED by Mr.. Sayer, who had been in
the city a few days.
DR.. j. M. Fox of Missoula spent a
few hours in the city last night while
on his way west from a trip to Red
Lodge. He was formerly s~uperinten-
dent of the Rocky Fork coal mines
at Red Lodge and still retains some
property interests in that pace.
E. M. Hungerford leaves this morn
ing for a "trip yer the route OF the
Red Lodge & Wyoming telephone
line for the purpose of making re-
pairs. His son, Lyle, left yesterday
with a pack outfit and will be met at
Red Lodge by Mr.. Hungerford. They
: sepect to be absent about Is days.
The annual meeting Of the state
board Of dental examiners is being
held in Helena this week. The board
has issued an ultimatum directed tc
the dentists of Montana, who have
failed to pay their annual dues, which
threatens to revoke lneir certificates
unless they Immediately comply with
the law.
Several changes have been made in
the salaries of some of the postmas-
ters in Montana. That of the local
Office has been increased from $4,000
to $4,000 a year. This is owing to
the increase of business, which the
office shows for the last fiscal year
ending March 81 last, the receipts
being $4,000. .
The seniors and juniors of the high
school we're highly entertained at the
home of Portus Williams Monday
night, at a banquet which the latter
extended to the former. The occasion
was one of the most enjoyable of the
events which. .mepk the closing week
of school. and Wilf1onglb be remembered
by those who We're present.
O'Donnell Bros have just purchased
800 head of Oregon cattle which were
shipped into the city this week by q
Mr.. Reynolds. The price paid is said
to have been about $25 per head. The
cattle which are among the finest evel
brought into this section are nov
being branded at the Northern Pacific
stock yards, after WI. oh they will be
driven to the Hesper farm west o.
the city.
The e. E. Gould place, on Nortf
Thirty-first street, between Secont
and Third avenues, was sold yester
day to Mrs. Margaret M. Mueller, VIII
of Henry Mueller of Butte, the con
SluCIdClOA UO1AS p1,OOo. ~ ~ 80 -
the best and most desirable cottag'
homes in the city. Possession is t.
he given Junee 20, wnen Mrs. Muelle
and daughter will come to Billings TO
the summer n fall.
Miss Mona Hendricks arrived in tn
city yesterday to look after the dis
position of the remains of her mother
Fannie French, and also the propert
left by the deceased, which is sal
to be valued 1t several hundred do
lars. She had the body shipped t
her home in Black River Falls. WIS
Miss Hendricks will remain in the cit
several days and is a guest at tn
home of w. M. Scott on First avenu
north, in the western part OF the cit.
The entertainment Brownies i
Fairyland," presented at the oper
house last night under the direction {
Prof. M. C.. Aker, was well rendere
and proved exceptionally ENJOYABLE t
the audience. The scenic effects wei
good and the little folks as Brownie
and Fairies enacted their variot
parts in a pleasing manner. Caref'
study and much patient rehears'
were manifest Throughout the entil
performance
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
DR.. James Craig of Columbus was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Harry B. Drum of Lavina is in tt
city attending to business.
]. w. Kay, superintendent of tt
public schools of led Lodge is in tt
city.
Mrs. H. S. Hammond and babe lie
last night for a visit to Hot Sprin'
and Edgemont, S. D..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Smith left ye
terday morning for a visit to Mr.. al
Mrs. Vigo Iceberg at Miles City.
F. l.. Mann, police magistrate,
norris the fines of his Office for. t