The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-26

would be difficult to find in some OF
the more p%retentious cities of the
state.
The piers of the west end of the
new wagon bridge ~acrossIthe Yellow
stone east of the city>1ave been about
completed andSyorf on the superstruc-
ture is we'll under way. 1t is expected
that the first span will be up in a few
days.
One Of the handsome window dis
plays Of the city is at present to be
seen at Yegen Bros store. The large
central window has been given up en-
tirely to an exhibition of fine china
and silverware, many beautiful speci-
mems of each being shown there.
Miss Alice Nord, a sister of Mrs.
Joe Tschudy, has taken the position
of local manager of the Bell Tele-
phone office in the city. For the
present the office will be at the Grand
hotel. New quarters will be arranged
in the Belknap block next week.
H. c. Lowell, the Wyoming cattle
man. is a visitor in kfe city. Mr..
Lowell has beenl engaged in the stock
industry in W4eming over 20 years
and reports that the season has been
the most favorable for the business
he has experienced in many years.
Oliver P. Rose of Whitewood, S. D.,
and Miss Fannie E. Turnbull of Ia
coma, Wash, were married at the
Congregational parsonage yesterday
evening at 7 o'clock by Rev. w. d.
Clark. Mr.. Rose met his bride in this
city and they left on last nights train
for their future home at Whitewood.
After having been repeatedly warn
| ed by the police to leave the city and
having as frequently failed to act on
the advice given him, Andy Clark was
arrested and taken before the police
court, yesterday. 1t was proved to
the satisfaction of the judge that he
was a confirmed vagrant and in de-
fault of the fine imposed, Mr.. Clark
will be working for the corporation
during the next ten days. w."
Referee Firth has issued notice of
a declaration Of a dividend in the es-
tate OF Richmond Mitchell of Forsyth,
lately adjudged a bankrupt. Ten days
will probably have to elapse before
the exact amount that will be paid to
creditors will be ascertainable., Ow:
ing to the relatively large liabilities
of the bankrupt and the small assets
he possessed the amount the creditors
will receive will not be a burden tc
them.
The diploma committee of the state
board of education has passed upo1
so applications for life and state di
plomas and w, i'll make favorable re
port upon them at tbe next meeting
of the board. Among those to whom
it will be. refop<mended that life di
plomas be granted is Professor G. S
Brother of this city, while Miss Kat
Earl and Miss Anna Johnston, bot]
of this city, also, will be recommended
for state diplomas.
} AS yet nobody, it seems, has bee1
able to satisfactorily locate Jane
, Hefferman, who vas arrested at ST
Paul a short t ime ago on the charg'
of being drunk and who claimed to b
a Montana rancher. When taken int
= custody, according to a st. Paul paper
{ Hefferman had $1,79O IN cash on hi
person and it was to protect him fror
!, thieves and bunco men that he wa
. locked up at the police station. H
: got off with a lecture from the polio
magistrate.
$ The sale of tickets for the footba
r game next Thursday between tn
Billings and Helena high school team
t has begun and the in whic
g they are being disposed of assures
large attendance. AS far as the locs
Y players are concerned they promis
that those who attend will see a gam
e that will ne well worth the price
admission, as they are determine
e that the second game of the seaso
n shall result no more disastrously
t them than did that with Bozeman.
a The attorney for Howell, who
e under sentence of death at Lewiston
e for the murder of a man named Ro
IS lvp has arrived at Helena with tt
e skull of the murdered man and intene
d to use the CHASTITY relic as evidence
6 support the plea making for executiN
y clemency in behalf of the killer.
r. is claimed that the bullet holes
the skull will substantiate Howell
d assertion that he shot Roslyn fro
in front and was compelled to do
in order to save his own life. At h