The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-14


but not the one for whom he was
looking. The mar wanted recently
passed a forged check for $35 on j.
D. Losemamp of this city. The check
%purported to have been signed by
Sam Greenblatt, a well known resi-
dent of Carbon.
Eveidently the prosecution in the
case of Charles Woodland, now on trial
at Casper, Wyo., on the charge OF
murder, is seeking to make it's case
| against the accused as strong as pos
sible. Not content with the presence
of Wilson Owen and his brother, the
Casper sheriff last evening wired to
Sheriff Hubbard to send on John Berk-
heimer, the mar who assisted Wilson
Owen in capturing Woodland, and to
whom the latter is alleged to have con-
fessed all the details of the murder
with which he stands charged. "
Governor Toole has been obliged to
decline an invitation he received a few
days ago to take steps for Montana's
participation in an American exhibit
to be made in Crystal palace during
the coronation of King Edward. Some
enterprising New Workers have con-
ceived the notion of such an exhibition
and think it will prove a grand thing,
as many foreigners will be in London
during the progress of the main at
traction. The governor informed the
gentlemen sending the invitation that
just at present the state was a trifle
short of funds available for such a
purpose.
The Lincoln entertainment which
was given in the M. r. church We'd
nesday evening under the auspices of
the Epworth league, was well attend
ed and was a decided success. The
music included the national airs and
was rendered by a mixed chorus. The
programme included. among other
things, the speech Of Gettysburg, the
home and school life Of the martyred
president, as we'll as numerous anec-
dotes, with which he was ever ready
to regale his friends. Rev. King of
Bozeman gave an interesting address
on the political life of Lincoln. At
the close Of the programme a dainty
luncheon was served by the young
ladies of the society. X
The festivities incident to the Fcele-
Dration of the Chinese New Year
came to a close yesterday in a cloud
Of powder smoke and the explosion Of
firecrackers and bombs. For over
an hour the racket was kept up and as
far as noise was concerned it seemed
as though a battle was in progress in
the vicinity of the joss house. Strings
of firecrackers were suspended from
telephone and electric light poles and
as fast as was exhausted another
took its place until it seemed as
though the supply was inexhaustible.
while the deep O a of the mines
exploded added to the tumult and
caused many to hurry to the scene
thinking a war had broken out be-
tween highbinders.
Local Elkdom is enjoying a boom of
huge proportions just now. The mum
Der of candidates for initiation is SO
large that they cannot all be accommo-
dated at the regular meetings and 1T
has been deemed advisable to meet in
special session for the purpose of Civ
ing the waiting ones a chance to ride
the fiery and unfed goat that has been
imported especially for the work in
hand. The first Of the special meet
ings will be held next Wednesday ev-
ening. The lodge is considering the
a%dvisability of securing quarters of
its and is entertaining a PROPOSE
ton from the agent of the Belknap
forms a part Of the addition to the
block now nearing completion. "
The recently organized Magic City
Bowling club held it's first regular
meeting Wednesday evening at which
Is new members were enrolled. A
committee on bowling was appointed
the duty of which will be to keep a
record of individual players in order
that proper classification of members
may be made with the view to organic
ing teams within the club and to Sc
lect possible champions for entry
against outside teams. Already no.
tice has been received from teams in
different towns On the east side that
whenever convenient arrangements
can be made with them for a series of
games. No challenges will be accept.
ed or issued until the club members
have had a little more practice and
become familiar with the curves of
the game.