The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-27
ocA mi PERSONAL.

Mrs. Cass P%hudhOmme is reported
to be dangerously i'll.
Joseph Simms left this morning for
Wibaux to arrange for shearing the
sheep which he keeps near that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Barstow and
daughter are expected in the city in
a few days from their Carbon county
home for a short visit with friends.
H. B. Segur has recovered sufic-
iently to enable him to leave his room
and this morning held an informal re-
ception of his friends on the porch of
his home.
The manager of the New England
Bloomer girls has arranged for a
game on the local diamond between
a picked nine and his combination,
to be played Wednesday, July 30.
j.. M. Purcell and his son, Frank,
have formed a co-partnership to en-
gage in the grocery business in the
store room adjoining the court house.
They expect to open within the next
week.
n Less than al million pounds Of wool
has thus far been received at the two
railway wool houses. OF this amount
10000 pounds Is stored at the Bur-
lington and 100000 pounds at the
Northern Pacific.
Mrs. W. w. Johnston, wife of the
former general agent for the Burling-
ton at this place, has arrived in the
city with her daughters to pay a visit
to friends. They are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Mccormick. ~
Work has been under way for sever
al days on the cement sidewalk Or
dered in front and on the east side of
the public library. The walk will con-
meet with the stone crossing at the
intersection of Montana avenue and
T~wenty-eighth street.
s A ~praecipe was issued this morning
by the clerk of the district court in
the case of G.. T. Thomas VS.. w. d.
Story and William Huff, an action for
trespass, for the default of Huff. who
has failed to- make answer within the
statutory time.
The nearness Of the actual opening
of the wool season is presaged by the
presence of several buyers, who have
arrived from the east within the past
few days. Those already in the city
are, E. S. May, Dan Dewey, Jr., Joseph
Wing and James Kershaw, all from
Boston.
A telegram was received last night
from the father of J. w. Fish, who
left for New York last week to I'M
Ndergo an operation for cancer. The
dispatch stated that the operation
had been successfully performed and
prism gextent.
Captain j. w. Watson Of the Tenth
cavalry, formerly stationed at Fort
Custer, is in the city. Captain Wat
son has just returned with his regi-
ment from Cuba, where he has been
in service since the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war. The regi-
ment is now at Fort Robinson, Neb.
Deputy United States Marshal
Gage OF Helena was in the city today
to serve papers in the matter of the
cas- of the federal government
against James Ash. in which the de-
PENDANT stands charged with having
unlawfully fenced public land. The
action is civil in character and comes
up for hearing at Helena August 4.
The advertising matter for the
Elks' MINISTRIES has made it's appear
ance and tells the people of the city
to prepare themselves for something
of unusual merit in the way of a per
Torrance by amateurs. The boys
have been rehearsing faithfully and
diligently and all who attend may x
pec+ to- witness a finished perform
ance.
J.. P. (Rosenbaum) Smith is in the
CITY. having arrived from the east
last night. He will remain in ac-
cordance with his yearly custom until
the shipping season closes. just by
way of getting his hand IN. he assist
ed this morning at the loading of a
trein of sheep which the Montana
Cattle company forwarded to it's Daw-
sOn county range.
Late last night the police arrest
ed a couple of plain DRINKS and es-
c0rted them to- the remnant of the
city Jail. This morning it was sought
to take the defendants into court for
the purpose of trying them, but they
were still too helpless to navigate
and were permitted to remain and
sleep eff the results of their too fire.
tquent rotations.
The trustees Of the Baptist church
1--we dcNSpIcu tHe pldHS LOT inc new
church, which the society intends to
erect att the corner of First avenue.
ncrth and T~wenty-ninth street. The
structure will be of brick, 35 by As
feet. with basement and will have a
seating capacity Of about 200. It is
expected that work on the building i,
will begin in about three weeks.
The good times promised to Bridger
for months past seem to be on the eve
OF e~ventuaticn. A few days ago arti-
cles of incorporation were filed with
the secretary of state of the Bridger
Coal company and the Bridger Inn
provement company. Senator Clark
is the chief owner of stock in both
corporations and associated with him
are Walter Cooper of Bezeman and G.
w Clark and H A MYofho1 of Dr.