The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-03

strumental music. The exercises will
begin at 8 O'Clock and are open to all
who may wish to attend.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
H. E. Woodman of Helena was a WIS.,
itor in the city, yesterday.
A.. e. Talyor, local agent for the
Hammond Packing company, has
changed his quarters and now has Of
fee with Yegen Bros.
William H. Birely has returned from
a trip to the sast. While there he dis
posed of a string Of horses from the
Birely ranch, west of the city.
Mrs. Kunde and daughter, Miss
Emma, of Saltwater, Mimi, who have
been visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
'Eiler of this city, will leave for their
home this morning.
Hugh L. Wilson, the popular Butte
boniface, spent last Sunday in the
city renewing old acquaintance and
looking after some personal affairs
requiring his attention. He returned
home yesterday morning.
The pupils of the Chinese night
school gave a dinner at the California
restaurant last Sunday afternoon to
their teachers and a few friends. Six
courses were served and the spread
was as elaborate and complete as the
hosts could make it, for no expense or
labor was spared.
The county attorney of Fergus coun-
ty has filed a protest with Governor
Toole against the Communication of SEN
tence of Milton o. Howell, granted by
the governor last week. AS the re-
monstrance came too late for recogni-
ton by the governor he has filed it
with all the other papers in the case
for the consideration of the board of
p%ardons, which will meet December 20.
Jesse Gonzales, whose name sugz
gests a blending of the fiery bloo6> Of
the naughty Spaniard and that of the
more complacent Anglo-Saxon, was ar
rested last Sunday night for fighting
and disturbing the peace generally.
Yesterday morning he was arraigned
in police court and entered a plea of
guilty to the charge and made a con-
tribution of $40 to the city's e~xchequer.
Clarence S%elbrede, son of Dr.. Sci
brede, is nursing a sore ankN, the
result of undue familiarity with a re-
volver. He and several other boys
were examining the weapon and it
exploded in Clarence's hand. Forum
ately the muzzle was turned down
ward and the bullet merely grazed his
ankle, inf1icting a slight flesh wound.
The accident occurred Sunday after
noon.
Because he had worked so faithfully,
Andrew Clark, who was serving a SEN
tence on the street cleaning gang, was
released from the city Jail last Satur-
day evening before his full term had
expired. His good fortune appealed to
him so strongly that he Immediately
proceeded to celebrate by getting
drunk. While in this condition he
was arrested Sunday afternoon and
yesterday morning was sen back to
his old place for another five days.
T oc% SUNDAY oFfar0ao- fha I1Hc
held their annual lodge of SORROW.
The exercises were conducted in the
lodge room and were open to the pub
lie. Addresses were made by Exalted
Ruler Foster, Brother Clement, Broth
er Prudhomme and Brother Connolly.
A quartette composed of Brothers
Allen, Curry, Bouton and Settler
furnished the music and sang several
selections in exquisite manner. The
attendance was not as large as the
nature of the exercises and the beauty
of the ritual merited.
+ The county commissioners began
their regular quarterly session, yes
terday. The principal business dis
posed of was the letting of contracts.
Yegen Bros. were the successful bid
ders for supplying the county with
coal for the next year and were award
ed the contract at $3.40 per ton. Mo
DR.. Lindsey was given the contract for
attending the county's sick at $500
per annum, while st. Mary's academy
will receive $3.50 a week for each pa
tient sent to the hospital at the coun-
TVS expense, also for one year.
Under the title or ''Ilotes on the
Red Cedar" the department of agri-
culture, division of forestry, has just
issued a work in which the author