The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-10
Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Johns Of Pou

WI. oAAu WAl0s ~ " OoAA1 VI HOA-
tiac, Ills, whosspent yesterday in the
city, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Z. Babcock. resumed their homeward
journey this morning.
Mrs. j. d. Matheson, who has been
at, Miles City fer, several weeks visit
ing s"'agh't & ). H. Johnston,
is ex Been Appoin9am1orrow. She
will ! sago. June 5.-rp frs. Johnston.
AS agton c~orresponA deeo nleo @
record sepAm 7. Hynes has
sold td,torv I'M Hynes lots 8 and 4,
block 5zesteryzer's addition to Billings
townsite,. consideration of $4,000.
The FloWer party given last night
in Gruwell hall by the Ladies and
knights of Maccabees vas largely at
tended, $50 people being present. A
light luncheon was served and dane
ing was the principal amusement.
H. F. Bodine, who left about two
weeks ago for Chico Hot springs to
SEEK leliet from rheumatism. writes
that ne is now laid up with siatica
and t1af the time pf his return is a
matter or considerable uncertainty.
James P. Jensen accumulated what
is known as a beautiful package"
last night and fell asleep on the side
walk. He was given a bed in the city
| lodging house and this morning vas
asked to contribute $40 as the price Of
his nights lodging. He contributed.
A delegation of Northern Pacific Of
ficials is visiting the city today. The
party consists Of Superintendent
! Horn and Gibson, whose divisions join
at this point, Henry Blakely, general
freight agent for Montana, and r. P.
Ober, superintendent of the refriger-
ator service.
The Hen. B. S. Russell of jamestown,
N. D., is visiting the Rev. and Mrs.
| Gesner and will deliver two lectures
tomorrow on Old Testament subjects
in st. Luke's church. Mr.. Russell is
a prominent North Dakotan and a
bible scholar of great ability and repu-
tation in the Episcopal church.
Search is still being prosecuted for
Andrew Shannon, the Musselshell
man who left his home ver a week
ago while laboring under an attack of
mental alteration. A dispatch was re-
ceived last night by the sheriff, sent
by Shannon's father from Junction,
asking if any clew had been obtained
of his o
An unusually large celebration is
scheduled for the neighboring town of
Sheridan in Wyoming 1t will begin
July Fourth and continue three days.
The Iowa state band is to be brought
there and a rate of 500 for the round
trip from Omaha has been made by
the railway company. The attractions
will be many and the town has sub
| scribed several thousand dollars for
amusement purposes.
Several letters have been received
recently from Paul Scholkoph, the
last one a few days ago. He was then
at Madison, Wis, with a brother and
said that he was still suffering from
the effects of the blow he sustained
here at the hands Of the parties who
robbed him. He wrote that he was
going to another brother in differ
ent city in the same state and that
as soon as he had fully recovered he
would return west.
Mrs. Seth Hastings, whose illness
was mentioned in yesterdays Gazette,
died at 2 o'clock this morning at her
home, ~ miles up the valley. Mrs.
Hastings was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur SAMSON, and was marri-
ed a year ago last April. She gave
birth to a child about ten days ago and
the ailment, Bright's disease and a
complication Of the heart, which caus-
ed her death IS said to be attributable
to that event. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the home Of e. B. Hastings. In
termen+ will be in this city. ~
"old f7lly" Shields. a shakesper-
can scholar and gentleman, who calls
his home on the boundless prairie
where the Southdowns and Cotswolds
roam, has been in the city for a num-
Der Of days. He is of a sociable and
companionable disposition and like
some of the characters made famous
by his favorite author has a weakness
for drink stronger than water. Last
night he vas overcome as a result of
too free indulgence and a policeman
conveyed him to the bastile. This
morning he vas fined S. and in default
uyoo cor,,octoroH foy n oonr1o ~ dovc