The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23

with the result that something like
$1,000 was raised in a few hours and
the long needed improvement will
soon have a place among the actual
tiles Of the town.
Complying with the request of the
Good Roads association, Governor
Toole has appointed a little. over 100
men to represent the state at the coD.]
gress of the association, yhdch&ill
meet at Buffalo from September 16
to Fl, inclusive. The @legdfes select
ed are from all of VI Principal cities
and towns of thgssate and their APP
pointments were~made with a view to
the likelihood Of their attending, as
many of those named will be at Buff
falo next month to visit the EXPOSE
ton. The appointees from this city
are A. A. Morris, P. H. Gallaher and
E. T. Cantine.
A small band of Nez Perces arrived
from the west yesterday and went
into camp a short distance from
the city. They/are under.kne lead OF
Coyote wounH a petty<chief, and are
on their waf to tb1 Grow agency to
trade horses. stephen Reuben, a SO
called civilized Indian, is with the
party and acts as interpreter. He is
a graduate of Carlisle, but like many
others whom have been turned out
by that school to SOW the seeds Of
civilization among their brethren pre-
fers the old customs and ways and
dresses in regulation Indian toggery
and paints his face a gaudy red.
From Great Falls the news
of the arrest of f. D. Burch on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretense by representing him
self as the agent Of an eastern pub.
fishing house. BY consent of the
prosecuting attorney Burch was per-
mitted to plead guilty to the charge of
petit larceny and was sentenced to
80 days in the county Jail. The con
syicted man was for a short time last
winter employed by The Gazette as
solicitor and collector. While here
nothing occurred that tended in any
way to cause his honesty to be ques-
tioed, although he was somewhat in
clied to be sporty
The state examiner, according to
advices from Helena, is determined
that the new law in regard to the eX-
animation of the official bonds of
county officers by the county commits
sioners, passed by the legislature last
winter, shall be complied with If he
can do anything in the direction@of
enforcing that compliance. He is pre-
pairing a circular letter to be sent to
every board of county commissioners
in the state calling attention to the
law; which requires that at least
twice each year the commissioners
of the various counties shall examine
the bonds of the different county Of
ticers. The examiner considers the
law a wise one and 1t is his intention
to acquaint the different boards of it's
existence if they do not already know
the fact.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Landlord Unger of Laurel was
among yesterdays visitors in the city.
William. Allard, the Laurel flock
master, was a(vjsitor in the city yes.
terday.
Frank Colligan, who has property
interests here, way in sthe city yester
day, having c~ome~down from Pony
where he and his son are engaged in
developing some promising mines.
Edgar Jackson pleaded guilty in pc
lice court yesterday morning to the
charge of disturbing the peace. A
fine of $40 was posted up against him
and in default he will assist the street
commissioner for the next five days
A reception was given last evening
by Mesdames >Birely and Marble al
the home of thsrformer in honor o.
Mrs. E. B9a6caik-wncwf WIN shortl,
leave the city with her husband fol
Salt Lake. where they intend to make
their future home.
Mrs. C. H. Luderman and children
who have been spending the summer
with relatives at Hamilton, in the Bit
ter Root valley, rsAlrned l~ast~sught
much to the III ofhehead Of the
house upon trom the liberties O
~bachelorhood long ago paled.
Marriage licenses were issued<yes
terday to Robert j. southyofth ane
Mary Weed, anI Louis<Beley ant
Amelia Rudd, The lR<fer couple Wer,