The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22
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From Fridays Daily Gazette.
w. M. Purvis returned this morning
from a visit to Helena.
Harry Drum was in the city last ev-
ening from his Lavina ranch.
A marriage license was granted this
afternoon to Ralph Wiltse and Anna
Morrison.
County Attorney and Mrs. Hathhorn
went to Livingston this morning to
visit relatives.
Miss Maude Boyle Of Livingston
was in the city yesterday, the guest
of Miss Fagaly.
John Gates of Londonville, o., is
in the city, the guest of his sister,
Mrs. w. s. Bayard. :
Mrs. Carper, who has been here at
tending the marriage of her son, will
leave tonight for her eastern home.
The Elks will meet again tonight to
take further action in the matter of
the proposed entertainment they ex-
pect, to give within a short time.
J. r. Stout, editor of the Dawson
County Review, was in the city last
evening on his way to Kansas and
Missouri, where he. intends to spend
the next few weeks.
A marriage license was issued last
evening to Frank A. Anderson OF Mus.
selshell and Nora F. Fay of Big Horn.
Wyo. The marriage is to take place
at the home Of the groom.
Section Director Glass has issued
notice that he will soon begin issuing
the usual crop bulletins, which have
become a feature of the weather bu-
reau during the past few years.
James Edwards was found drunk
and boisterous on the streets last
night and a policeman towed him to
the bridal chamber. This morning
James was before the police magis-
trate, contrite, but financially en-
barrassed and is now working on the
streets, a job that will last for the
next five days.
Messrs. Hunter, Fish and Fields
came up from Billings Sunday on a
fishing trip, say the Tri-County News.
After a whole day spent in trying to
capture a string of fish, they secured
a few from a boy. The same day DR..
Johnston caught about 25 pounds of
finny beauties. If Billings has any
fishermen, let her send a sample up
here. ~
Sim Roberts is walking about the
city with a broken arm, received while
roping a horse, yesterday. He had
caught the animal, which in trying to
get away dragged him against a
fence, and in the contact he sustained
his injuries. Mr.. Roberts came to town
last evening and the physician he
consulted found that the right fore.
arm was badly fractured.
Charles Burke, an old Billings iooy,
spent the past few days with his
mother, Mrs. B. B. Kelly, who stills
makes her home in the city. Unlike
on former visits, he was not alone,
being accompanied by Mrs. Burke, an
estimable young lady Of Helena, whom
he married last week and the visit
to his mother was a portion of the
wedding tour. Mr.. and Mrs. Burke
left for Butte this morning.
G.. F. Ingram of Helena is in the
city today on his way to Galveston,
Texas, to attend the annual reunion
of the Confederate Soldiers associa.
ton as delegate from the recently
organized post at Helena. AS he is
the only man on record who wore
the gray that was not mustered Out
as a brigadier, or at least a "knnnel,"
he will probably feel somewhat lone
some, trooping all by hl-self. a lone
private.
The trial of William Briggs on the
charge Of obtaining money under false
p%retense, begun in Judge Mann's court
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4 yesterday afternoon, has been con.
' tinued until next Monday in order
to enable the state to secure the at.
tendance of an important witness for
the prosecution. Briggs is the man
who is accused Of having played q
confidence game on an unsuspectine
stranger last Sunday evening by which
he is alleged to have secured $751;
The presentation of BARLEY Camp
bells southern drama, '"The White
Slave" at the opera house last even.
ing, under the direction of Bothner &
Campbell, was witnessed by a fair
sized audience. The play takes the
audience to the scenes Of the south
during the days Of slavery and de