The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-03
LOCAL AND

Grand.
This being a legal holiday, all the
public offices remained closed and
business of all kinds is generally sus-
pended.
Mrs. J.. H. Rinehart and children,
and Mrs. Ed. Ross will leave shortly
for the Pacific coast, where they will
remain during the summer.
George A. Miller is shipping his grad
ing outfit to Bismarck, N. D., where
he will engage in contract work for
the summer on a line Of railway un-
der construction by the Northern Pa
ciic.
The W men who have been con-
fined in the county Jail for several
days on the charge of having broken
into and robbed a Burlington board
ing car near Peritsa, will be arraign-
ed tomorrow. 5
All trains from the west are bulle-
tined to day as indefinitely late, which
may be taken as meaning that none
will arrive from that direction. Sefi-
GUS washouts west OF Missoula are
given as the LUIS g
The Rev. DR.. Woody OF Portland,
Ore, will preach in the court room
next Sunday. He will be accompanied
by the Rev. L. G. Clark of Helena.
Both are returning from the Baptist
National anniversaries recently held
at st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Wynegar of
Cedar Falls, Ia, who have been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. q. I. Cantine for
the past few days, left this morning
for the west. After a short stop at
Livingston they intend to proceed on
to the coast. -
A. M. Cree, we'll known as one of the
largest sheep owners in eastern Mon
tana has arrived at Miles City and is
receiving a herd of 10000 Oregon
sheep which he will Craze on his
ranch during the summer. Next fall
he will ship them to st. Paul for feed
ing. ~
T. E. Burke, city ticket agent of
the Northern Pacific, has taken a
''layoff" and is enjoying a we'll earn
ed rest. During the next 80 days he
will visit some Of the cities in the
western part of the state and also
make a trip to st. Paul, his former
home. J. H. Palmer, recently of Liv-
ingston, is acting as his substitute
Major S. G. Reynolds has come/up
from the Grow agnecy to see his
wards play baseball. Although he has
not yet had time to become thorough
~ Indianized, he may be expected to
occupy a prominent place on the
bleachers and do his share of roofing
for the success of his dusky cham
pions.
The county attorney has received
information that two of the men con.
cerned in the trouble at Laurel a day
or two ago in which shots were fired,
are in custody at>sColumbus. Advices
from there are that a justice of the
peace will commit them to the county
Jail for trial at the June term Of the
district court.
On the complaint of County Attor
new Hathhorn John Doe vas arrested
last evening for disturbing the peace
Mr.. Does offense consisted of getting
drunk and while in that condition TAX
ing a small boy into saloons and caus
ing him to indulge in the most OBJ
scene and disgusting language for the
amusement of the by-standers.
A. Motschman, a Chicago contrac
tor; who has secured the work of erect
ing some government buildings on the
= Grow reservation at Prior agency, ar
rived from the east yesterday. Mr.
Motschman will employ most of his
help in this section and will also buy
nearly all Of the material needed from
local dealers. He will begin opera
lions at once.
The marriage OF Charles D.. Cam
and Mrs. Anna B. Mathews was sol
emnized at Sheridan, Wyo, last Tues
day. They are residents Of Laurel ant
both are well known in this city ant
vicinity. The wedding was a surprise
to the friends Of the bride
and groom. They have taken up theil
residence at Laurel, where MI. CAM
has ranching interests. ~
This evening the pupils of the pub
lie schools Of the city will give al
entertainment at the opera house, il
lieu of the customary commencement
exercises, which have been omitte'