The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-25

ing claims can be paid in the imme-
date future, as the bounty fund is
about exhausted and very little money
coming in.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Senator Orwell has gone to his
sheep camps east Of Junction City!
Mrs. Frank Morse of Great Falls
arrived in the city today to visit with
the family Of s.. F. Morse.
The Minnesota & Montana Land
and improvement company has sold
to H. Hazelton lots 9 and 10, block
101, of the original townsite of Bill
ings; consideration 5000.
Mrs. j. r. Goss has been notified of
the death of her father. George G.
Lord, which occurred at Grass Lake,
Mich. MIR. Lord was 81 years Of age
and one Of the Oldest and most prom
inent merchants Of his city.
Mrs. William Bradley OF st. Paul
is in the city, a guest Of her sister,
Mrs. H. M. Allen. Mrs. Bradley was
a resident Of Billings about Is years
ago. After a two weeks visit she will
continue her journey to Portland,
Ore, where she will spend the sum.
mer..
Charles H. Reifenrath, connected
with a Helena newspaper, is in the
city, having come here on business
relating to the estate cf the late
Will Reifenrath, his brother, who met
a tragic death in a Northern Pacific
wreck near Livingston a year ago.
e. A.. Gray, Montana general agent
for the Northwestern railway has
been in town for the past day or two
accompanied by w. M. Enright Of
st. Paul. The latter will remain in
the state, filling the position Of trav.
cling freight and passenger agent fer
the road.
The Buffalo Bill. itinerary routes
the show for a trip to the Pacific
coast this season. The Wild West
opened in Madison Square Garden.
New York, Monday and after a two
weeks engagement will come west,
closing the season in the mountain
country. Next year Colonel Cody will
tour Europe with his exhibition.
The bowling club which went to
Livingston a week ago to bowl with
that town and Bozeman for the cham
pionship will entertain the clubs OF
the two latter towns in a series of
games early in May. In order to pro-
vide funds to- meet the necessary ex'
penses the Billings team will give
a benefit dance in Gruwell hall next
Wednesday evening.
J. G. Morony, we'll known here be-
cause of his former position AS state
examiner, has been elected cashier OF
the reorganized First National bank
Of Great Falls, now owned by the
DAILY estate. He fills the place in
the banks official roster recently held
by Matteson, the %defaulting cashier,
who is now awaiting trial for embez'
cling the banks funds.
Street Commissioner Keene, who Is
also ex-oficio policeman, arrested a
couple of the genus tramp yesterday
for invading the residence portions
of the city and begging from door to
door. For some reason 1t was seen
At to release the fellows subsequently
as they were not taken into court
thereby depriving the commissioner
of the assistance they could have rem
dered in improving the streets.
w. B. Smith has decided not to
stand trial on the charge of having
stolen a saddle and has sent word tc
Judge Mann that he is prepared tc
enter a plea Of guilty whenever the
court is ready to receive 1t. AS the
cour'v attorney is out Of the city and
not expected to return until tonight
Smith will have to remain in jail un
til tomorrow before he will know
what is in store for him in addition
to the sentence he is now serving for
assault.
The report that the Burlington
company would build the Billings &
Northern line far enough out of the
city to control the wool shipments OF
the Judith basin section this season
appears to have been a premature an,
nouncement. No move has as vel
been made in that direction, and
should the building Of the line be
started at once it is doubtful II II
would aid the northern wool shippers
very materially this season as com
pared with the shipping facilities Of