The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-20
G mi PERSONAL.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

= Mrs. l.. W.. stacy ana cnllQren OF
Miles City are guests at the Grand.
A marriage license was issued today
to John w Barr Of Columbus and
Miss Bessie M. Young Of Park City.
j. M. v. Cochrane and wife have
sold to James Rowe lots 81 and %,
block 81, Billings townsite; consid-
Grafton SIS.
F. Peterson and Ed. Conway, at
taches of the circus, were arrested
this morning for fighting. They were
fined SIS each.
A deed was filed for record today by
which Kate r. Ingals transfers to Ger
trude Wells, lots 1 and o., block 80,
Billings, in consideration of $1,000.
Arrivals from the east this morning
brought the information that a heavy
fal lof rain prevailed yesterday over
the stretch of country between
Mandan to the east and Huntley on
the west. a
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Towers and John
Carter of Miles City are in town to-
day. The gentlemen came up to re.
Towers accompanied her husband to
see the city.
The case of Rhead VS.. the Big
Ditch company, q suit for breach of
contract, will come up for trial in
the district court tomorrow. Both
parties having waived a jury, the trial
will be to the court.
Another lot of cattle from the
south are expected 20 arrive over the
Burlington tonight. Among them is
a bunch of something like 500 head
for Carter & Towers Of Miles City,
which will be shipped instead Of
driven to their destination. "
j. l.. DeHart, the veteran livestock
solicitor, is in the city, looking youn-
ger and handsomer than ever. Judg-
ing from his appearance the gentle
man has discovered the fountain Of
youth and is carefully guarding the
secret from those who would, like
himself, get an extra lease on life, I
Norris & Rowe's trained animal
show caught the crowds this after
noon and the big tent was filled with
an admiring throng. The performance
anne up to the advertisements in ev-
cry particular and nobody went away
disappointed. Tonight another exhi-
bition will be given and is assured Of
fully as large a crowd as this after
noon ~
A. A. Norris, county surveyor of
Yellowstone, has been appointed sup
e~rintendent of construction of the new
buildings and sewer systems to be
put. in at the Grow main agency and
Pryor creek sub-agency. At Pryor
an addition is to be built to the school
At the main agency the school house
while a system of waterworks and
sewerage will form another part of
the improvements to be made there.
At the mai nagency the school house
will be enlarged.
Messrs. Mahan and Adams, the
Butte real estate men, who have been
in the city for a number of days look
ing over the local field, returned west
this morning. They said they would
return next Wednesday, when several
transactions pending will be closed.
The gentlemen have ample capital
and regard Billings realty as an ex-
cellent investment. It is. their inten-
ton to erect cottages Of moderate !
value for renting purposes and in
a measure at least supply the demand
for houses that exists in the city.
tionally bad name by his c~ountrymen,
was arraigned before Judge Mann
this morning for a~ssaulting another
Chinaman. : He was found guilty and
fined $50. According to the stories
told by the other ~celestials Lung is
a hard formation. They say he kill
ed a man at Helena and has been in
numerous difficulties because of his |
lawlessness, and seem to be araid
of him. Instructions have been given
to the police to escort the fellow to
the city limits and compel him to
seek an abiding place elsewhere.
Jack Schuster, captain of the La
COON team Of Salt Lake City, Is de-
sirous of coming to Billings and or
ganizing a team to compete with some
OF the best among those outside Of
the professional teams in the state.l
He has written to parties in the city
saying that he is acquainted with
IL &c.,