The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-28

return by way of the Yellowstone park
and many will also avail themselves
while in the west to visit the Custer
battlefield.
The fortieth annual meeting of the
National Educational association will
be held In Detroit on July 8, and con
tinuing until the 18th. State Super
intendent of Public Instruction w. W.
Welch is making arrangements for a
party of Montana teachers to attend
the meeting, and it is thought that
about 20 will go. Mrs. M. M. Strang,
county superintendent Of Yellowstone
county, has received from Mr.. WEIGH
an official programme for the conven-
ton, which gives many facts regarding
railroad facilities and hotel accommo-
datiOns in Detroit
Miles City is making preparations
for holding a big. celebration on the
Fourth of July There will be three
baseball games and plenty of horse
racing to satisfy the most exacting.
Harry Wilson of this city has been
invited to deliver the address of the
day. Mr.. Wilson is a young mar who
graduated from the Miles City pub
lie schools three years ago, deliver
ing at that time a valedistory/which
surprised his hearers. siacefhen he
has studied law under c. r.. Middleton
of Leavenworth, Kan, and O. F. God
dard of this city.
Camilla Uuso, the great violinist,
and her company appeared at the
opera house last night under the aus
pices of the st. Jean orchestra. The
entertainment was one of the best
that has been in this city for some
time. ... 4.
A laborer for Shelley & O'Shea,
bridge contractors OF the Eoluca-
Cody branch, was brought to the city
Yesterday from the Grow reservation
and taken to St Vincent's hospital,
suffering from injuries sustained by
a fall. ..
A cowboy, whose name could not be
learned, created a disturbance on the
street last night in front of the First
National bank by riding upon the side
walk. When the police attempted to
arrest him he mounted his hofSe and
off. Chief Warner a horse
and. gave pursuit, but failed to over
take the man.
The Maccabees, recently institut:
ed in this city, gave their first public
entertainment last night when a bal
was held at Central Music hall, fol
lowed by a spread of good things
The members proved themselves
adopts in the art of hospitality and
entertaining as will be attested by
those who were their guests.
A band of gypsies has been campec
in the southwestern part of the city
for a couple of days. The police have
given them orders to move on anC
they will either leave of their ow1
volition on tomorrow or the police
will move them. The gypsies were
given permission to remain in the
city until they could get their wagons
in shape to move on to some othel
place. Since their arrival here the
women have been out owe the city
begging and, wherever possible, steal
ing, and had begun to make them
selves very obnoxious.
Griffith the hypnotist will open a
the opera house Monday evening, ant
all ladies will be admitted free OF
the opening night. Billings has seer
hypnotists before, but from what tn
state papers say of his feats in Ana
conda, Butte, Bozeman, etc, he is
notch above the rest we have seen
The entertainment is full of amuse
ment as we'll as wonder, and the an
tics that /. his subjects are made t.
perform prove that mind is the maste
Of matter. 1t is said there are n
dull moments; that the evening Il
crowded with interest. Professo
Griffith will entertain several ever
ings, and remember that ladies ar
admitted absolutely free the openin'
night.
A commission in Livingston wa
called upon Wednesday to inquire int
the sanity of one Nelcher johnson
who claimed to hail from Billings
saying that he worked as sheepherde
for J. J. Walk of this place for a time
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