The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-23

At the bowling alleys tonight the
Billings team which was defeated at
Butte a week ago, will try to even
up with the Smoke Eaters" Five
games will be played. For the home
team Sherman, Tschudy, Ovren and
Daniels will contest. The Billings
team has 245 pins to overcome.
Announcement is made of the ap-
preaching marriage of Frank D. Derby
to Nina J. Browne to occur at the
home Of the latter in North Twenty
fifth street next Monday evening. me
wedding will be private, but on the
evening following Mr.. Derby will give
a smoker to 16 gentlemen friends
in the city.
Other matters seemingly so n
crossed the local mind today that 1t
was forgotten that this is Flag day
and that Governor Toole by procla-
nation asked for it's observance to the
extent of floating the national colors
wherever possible. Even Captain
Bond appeared to have overlooked the
fact, as the stars and stripes did no
appear from the staff at the fire sta
ton.
| XThe Thornton Trio, the Butte team
which is to bowl here tonight, arriv-
ed from the west this morning. 1t is
,f Ch1n5or F11ic MjSGVich
and Van Ellis. Of course, only three
of the team will play, the fourth be-
ing a. Sub" No admission fee will be
charged and Manager Tschudy ex-
tends a special invitation to the ladies
to be present and witness the contest,
which promises to be exceptionally in
teresting. No roofing" will be per-
mitted and the ladies need not fear
that anything will occur calculated to
offend or annoy them.
The city council last night decided
to grant the petition of J. G. Mckune
to make connection with the main
sewer of district No. 2, conditional
that he pay in advance the amount
charged to other lots in the same
district. This will be about $50. Here
tofore his place of business has been
connected with the old Northern Pa
ciic sewer, but of late this has become
unserviceable, and as the owner Of
the building refuses to defray the
cost of the new connection, being
like Mr.. McKune, only a tenant a
will, the council saw fit to impose tn
unusual condition of paying in ad
vance. ."
Whether the load he took on boart
!, was larger than ordinarily or tR
: brand different is not known, but a
any rate TONY Cosgriff was suffer
ing from an exuberance of spirits yes
terday afternoon that caused him t
. become wholly irresponsible or in
different to consequences and the re
quirements of an orderly communit,
+ While in the Crystal saloon he drew
revolver from his pocket and befor
G anyone could interfere began t
q k"smoke 'em up" One of his shot
Inarrowly missed a man who was Ell
, tering the door about the time tn
fusilade commenced and pierced tn
large glass. A lively scattering e1
sued and Officer Mowre was calle'
He met with some resistance, bl
.a- Lol ~, Ialliooro .tNTonv' unde
control and locked up. This NOR
ing Cosgriff was in police court an
was assessed a fine of $50.
IF Yesterday a stranger reported
Officer Mowre that he had been TO
bed a couple of nights before of 81
He said he was satisfied that he kne
the thief, a man with whom he can
n to town with a band Of horses the
were driving to the northern part
the state. AS the other man ne
gone. the police could render no a
y distance and advised the man to a
neal to the sheriff and county ATTIC
r. ney, as it would be necessary to S
cure a warrant for him to effect h
O. arrest. This the man promised
do, but later evidently changed h
is mind, as nothing further has be-
le heard concerning the matter. He sa
that he had been drinking some al
that a companion had taken advanta'
7 of his condition to Ego through him
Additional papers have been I'LL
in the case of the Slater Brick CO..
g. pany VS.. A. Motschman, an action I
debt on a, contract. One is a mott
of a motion to strike, another is
demurrer of the plaintiff to defen
= - ants counter claim, alleging that n
~ sufficient facts are stated to cons
on y r,,oi,