The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-29

train of fat sheep for the Chicago
market.
Miss Frances Murphy of this city
has been engaged to teach the Hunt
ley public school, which opens fer the
fall term September Is.
L. E. Schad left yesterday afternoon
over the Burlington en- a visit to the
east. Mrs. Schad and little daughter
will follow in a day or two.
Joseph Sims, the Lavina stockman,
left for the east last evening with a
shipment Of IL cars of fat cattle,
which he has consigned to a Chicago
firm.
George Miller, who recently acted
as special officer, has been appointed
by Chief jackson to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Sergeant
Taylor.
+ Professor w. d. Bannister, teacher
of science in the high school, return
ed this morning from Columbia, Mo-.
He spent his vacation taking a course
in the University of Missouri.
B. w. Pierce. author of the work,
is now in the city delivering to sub
scribers his book entitled Fore
CLEANS in Nature cf Redemption in
Christ; or The Spiritual Remedial
| System Foreshadowed in the Physi-
cal.'
Contracts have been let fer the
structural iron and other material to
be used in remodeling and charging
the store of the Donovan-McC ormick
company. It is expected that work
on the necessary excavating will be-
gin early next week.
Professor Howard T. Allen, accom-
panied by Mrs. Allen and their little
daughter, arrived this morning from
Carrollon, Mo-, and will make their
future home in this city. Professor
Allen has been engaged as principal
Of the new southside school.
Mrs. H. B. Segur,. Miss Segur and
the Misses Maud and Marie Segur,
Mrs. A. c. Hoose, Miss Kelsey, Miss
, Stevenson and Miss Maud Gruwell,
who composed a happy party that
made a tour Of the Yellowstone Ma
; tional park, returned yesterday.
! Construction of the new Moffett tk
. ephone system is progressing as RAP
j idly as possible. The poles for the
: downtown part have been received
! and are the tallest and handsomest
. ever put in by any company. TIL
exchange will be removed from the
t south side to a room in the BelknaI
block.
!. Secretary Purvis of the Billings
lodge of Elks has received a copy O
t the photograph Of the check paid t.
the Montana delegation at the Sal
Lake reunion for being the finest al
e pearing body of men who took par
d in the annual parade. The picture viii
/, bbe framed and given a place on tn
~ walls of the lodge
" - u T.. MlllCIy WIZ was oO"A 49,
last week in an effort to clear hi
r. skirts of the charges made agains
St him in conjunction with other raj
j. road men concerning his connectio
ID with certain irregularities, says tn
k Red Lodge Chronicle, returned Frida
If to Billings, bearing letters from tn
shippers of this city entirely exone
Askateing him from the charge.
~ Next Sunday will be Memorial da
h with the Maverick Hose compan,
lie Everybody is invited to participate ]
the exercises and pay tribute to tn
re brave men who have gene to their,r
Ii ward. The column will leave tn
is fire station promptly at 2 o'clock. A
N. those who desire to contribute floN
rs ers for decorating the graves are r
We o1ested to notify Chief Bend, wi
>Awill call for them, or if %ccnveniel
Mthey may be left at the fire hall.
The Billings Fair association hi
filed it's articles Of incorporation WI
the secretary of state. The filing WI
- made Yesterday and at the same tin
n; the Interstate Fair association
Bozeman also filed articles. Both c6
~ porations are capitalized at $1,000
In each only a part of the capt.
-, stock has been subscribed for. Boz
man slightly leads the home ass
~ citation in this respect, as it's cert
~ cate shows that $1,S75 has been pa
~up, while the Billings concern certifi
the payment of SLIGO.
- The preliminary examination
William Wilbur, charged with t
larceny of a colt belonging to J..
Ramsey, is in progress in Judge FIR