The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09

and yesterday evidently caught the
janitor of the northside schools nap
ping. This morning it was found i'm
possible to heat the old building and
in consequence the children had to
be dismissed. It was said that the
pipes were frozen and that the coils
OF the raditors seemingly we're filled
with solid masses of ice.
The different firms which last
August entered into an agreement to
close their respective places of bust
ness have signed another agreement
by which they will keep their stores
and shops open from December Is to
9 to $3.50 o'clock each night. On and
after January 1 they agree to close
again at the same hour as at pres
ent.
A meeting of the board of education
was held Saturday evening. The
clerk was instructed to advertise for
proposals for furnishing the schools
with coal, delivery to be made in car
load lots. The usual monthly bills
We're examined and allowed and it
was decided to supply the gymnasium
in the new southside building with
rings as an adjunct to the other para
phernalia already on hand.
" In accordance with the beautiful
custom CT the order, Billings lodge of
Elks ne. yesterday afternoon in an
nual session as a lodge of sorrow to
pay tribute to the memory of it's mem
hers who have gone before. No regu-
lar programme had been arranged and
the exercises were more of an in
dresses were made by different ones,
which with some singing and the rit-
ual constituted the exercises.
A man, who figures as John Doe in
the record of the case, was arrested
this morning for stealing an over
coat from a southside saloon. The
coat was the property Of William Will
son and he has sworn to a complaint
charging Mr.. Doe with the crime of
leaving the place with the garment,
but before he could be apprehended
had disposed of it and at last &C.
counts it had not yet been recovered.
Ed Anderson, Ernest Carlson, Andy
Peterson and Ernest Sherbine COM
posed a quartette who had an audi
ence with the police magistrate this
morning. All were charged with dis
turbing the peace by getting drunk
and then becoming d~isorderly. Each
entered a plea of guilty and was fin
ed$5. Anderson and Carlson were
the only ones who had any money
left and they paid, The other two
will render the city service on the
streets in default.
w. G. Bently, who with another
young man named Glunt, was arrest
ed a couple of months ago on the com
plant of Garrit Deboor on the charge
of stealing a horse. was released from
Jail this morning. Friends in the
east came to his aid and furnished
the w~herewithal to enable him to give
a cash bond for his appearance at
the next term of the district court.
Glunt still continues a prisoner, not
being able to furnish the required
amount of bail. -
According to reports that reached
the city this morning a fight of more
than usual seriousness occurred a few
days ago up the valley. j. P. Noll and
Frank Tucker were the principals.
The row was over trouble the men
had had before concerning stock eat
ing hay belonging to the other. When
the smoke of battle cleared away Noll
found himself with a dislocated Shout
der and a badly bruised and cut face
and head. A surgeon had to be call
ed to place him in shape, but so bad
ly was he used up that he was COM
PEELED to remain in bed.
Evidently prompted by the belief
that fraternal organizations should
not restrict their charitable opera
tons to members Of their respective
orders, but should give the benefit of
their good doing to all in need of as
S%iStance, a thief broke into the coal
shed of the lodge room at the corner
of North REIMBURSEMENT street and
First avenue, last night and. helped
himself literally to the fuel stored
there. Just how much he took is not
known, but it made a large hole in the
pile. Entrance was effected by pry-
ing off the paddock with which the
door was secured.