The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13

Butte attorney, is in the city attend
ing the district court.
Tomorrow will be Arbor Day and
will be observed by the public schools
of the citl after the customary man
ner. :
Charles Garland will do two and
one-half days work on the streets for
having been drunk and down last
night.
According to the law and governors
proclamation tomorrow is a legal hol-
iday and all public offices will remain
closed.
Mrs. Anna Weyerhorst, who is the
plaintiff in a divorce suit instituted
at the last term of the district court,
arrived from Butte this morning.
Waldemar Stein Of Helena, state
organizer for the Sons Of Herman, is
in the city for the purpose of inter-
esting Germans in the formation of a
lodge of that order.
The last will and testament of the
late Joshua Spencer was admitted to
probate today and the certificate of
Elizabeth Shannon, named as admin
istratrix, signed and issued.
Joe Clark, for many years a North
ern Pacific conductor between this
city and Glendive, is here from Mich
igan where he now resides. Mr..
Clark is the owner of a farm near De-
troit.
Postmaster Babcock has installed
a new system and case for the con-
,yenience Of the clerk at the general
delivery window of the postoffcc by
which work is greatly simpliied and
much confusion done away with.
In default of $50 Andrew Vance
will do such work on the streets Of
the city for the next ten days as the
street commissioner may direct. The
fine was imposed In police court this
morning as punishment for disturbing
the peace in an aggravated form.
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Frye and Lennox, the two men ar
rested last month for breaking into
a Northern Pacific freight car and
stealing several pairs Of shoes and
other articles, are to be arraigned in
the district court Wednesday. 1t is
understood that they have signifed
their intention to plead guilty and
trust to the leniency of the court.
Much to the annoyance of the lady's
family and friends it was again re-
ported this morning that DR.. Harriet
Clark was dead. AS before absolute
ly no basis for the report existed, on
the contrary the doctor is rapidly re-
covering and probably will be able to
leave the house in a few days. This
forenoon, she was enabled to leave her
bed and walk about the house. *
According to the reports made to
the clerk of the state board of equali-
zation Yellowstone county leads in
the matter of miles of railroad con
structed in the state since July 1 of
last year. The total reported as
built since that date is 1856 miles. OF
this amount 1854 miles were con
structed in this county, being a part
of the Burlington's Toluca-Cody
branch. &
DIR. Parberry of Lavina, who it will
be remembered sustained a broken
leg last summer by the collapsing of
theAgrand stand during a ball game be-
tween Billings and Red Lodge, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
south. He has fully recovered from
the effects of his injuries, notwith-
standing that it was feared because OF
his advanced age he would be perma-
nently crippled. "
AS a result Of attempting an equues-
trian feat beyond his power Of &C
complishment a young man named
Hovt received a fall from a horse yes
terdav afternoon that ended disas-
trouslv to him. Beside having his
face cut and bruised almost l.eyond
recognition he also sustained a brok-
wrist. The accident occurred in
Montana avenue, lee the corner of
Twentv-ninth street.
Street Commissioner .Keene is de-
termined that his orders to clean al
leys and backwards shall be respected.
This afternoon a couple Of well
citizens we're hailed into police
court for refusing to clean their
premises when ordered to do so. They 4
took statutory time in which to plead,
but it is understood that when they
the nuisances complained Of
will have been abated.
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