The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-01

| drilled until he thoroughly under
stands what is expected of him. The
advance sale Of seats has been ex-
| ceptionally large and the house will
undoubtedly be packed.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
J.. s. Phillips of Flatwillow is regis
tered at the Grand.
j. A. Gilully left last night for a
visit to his family in Missouri.
j.. B. Kempton of Terry spent the
night in the city on his way home
from Helena.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. X. Deverill OF
Laurel were in the city last night to
attend the MINISTRIES.
S. P. Panton, lately a resident of
the city, but now of Butte, arrived
from the west this morning.
The Hon. George M. Hays, who
came down from Helena to assist the
E1ks Ministries, returned to the cap
ital this morning.
George M. Hays and wife have sold
to the Austin North company lots II
and 18, block So, original townsite Of
Billings; consideration 81.
Mrs. Cass Pruhomme, whose sick
ness was mentioned in The Gazette
several days ago, is reported, as being
no better and some apprehension is
felt by her friends as to the outcome.
On account of wet grounds the ball
team did not leave for Livingston this
morning, as at first proposed. Unless
something occurs to necessitate an
other postponement the team will go
there tomorrow.
Former County Commissioner An
min of Columbus is a visitor in the
city today. While in no sense a can
didate for official honors, Mr.. An
Minis name is being mentioned by his
friends in connection with the legis-
lative ticket.
Owing to the fact that no general
celebration, ct the Fourth of July has
been arranged in the city, quite a num-
Der of citizens will take advantage of
the cheap railway rates and go to
Helena to take part in the dedication
of the new state capitol. Others will
go to Sheridan, Wyo., where a n elab-
crate programme is arranged to- cele-
bra<e the day.
PIE country east of the Big Horn
river, in this state, which was the
scene of a drought last summe never
before equalled in the history of that
section, is making up in the amount of
rainfall this year. Not in the mem
DRY of "the Oldest inhabitant" has that
section been visited with as much
rain in a given period as it has this
summer. 1t is said that even the up
lands in many places will yield a good
crop of hay. ~
Dwyer and Kelly, two of the mem
bers Of the Billings ball team who
were induced to depart from the city
with Shuster, the former captain of
the team, have been heard from and
expressed a desire to return and re
sumo their places with the team here.
AS the directors had no fault to find
with them, Captain Harker sent them
tickets for their return yesterday.
Dwyer will be given employment at
Conway's in Minnesota ven
Down in Custer county there is a
big law suit on between corporations.
Two years ago the wool warehouse !
at Miles City was destroyed by fire
together with a large quantity Of wool.
The insurance companies settled for
tie wool lost, but nov they are con-
tending in the court that the fire
ori*'rated from sparks from a pass
ing locomotive. Thousands Of dol
lars &c involved in the suit, which
will net be settled until the court of
last reso"t has passed upon the case.
Former United States Senator Carter
appears as the principal attorney for
We railway company.
1.-THE corporation of Billings is find
ing itself with a strike on hand. The
prisoners confined in the city Jail to
serve sentences for various infrac-
lions of ordinances refuse to work
and all efforts to- compel them to do
so have thus far failed. Under the
laws of the state a prisoner sentenc-
ed to do labor in expiation of an Of
Tense who refuses to comply with
the terms pf his sentence may be
kept in confinement until he has actu-
ally worked every day specified in
the commitment, It is proposed to
enforce the law in the case of at