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

Morton, now In the city, says prefer
ence is given to men who have attain
ed the rank OF non-commissioned of
ficer In the army. Such OF these wht
have honorable discharges and car
pass the required physical examina
ton are enlisted with the rank Of
master-at-arms, paying from $50 te
335 a month, according to the length
of service. Those next in demand
are men capable OF performing cleri
cal duty, machinists and carpenters
to all Of. whom good pay 8 given.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
DR.. and Mrs. Dilworth OF Red Lodge
are in the city visiting Mr.. and Mrs
G. H. Thompson.
Tom Hogan has returned from a Wis.
1t OF several days duration to the Sec
ton north Of the city.
H. M. Roth, formerly a resident OF
the city and 10Y an employee at the
Crow agency, al here yesterday on
business.
Miss Pierce and Miss Cheever, two
prominent society young ladies' Of
Miles City, were visitors in Billings
yesterday.
Joe Tschudy received a telegram
yesterday from his former home in
Illinois informing him OF the death
Of his father.
The Magic City Bowling club has de-.
cided to send a team to Livingston to-.
morrow, where a match Is to be played
with a team representing the Wind
town players.
g. M. Hayes, secretary Of state, is
in the city and will remain until after
Saturday nights roundup OF the Nav
erick Hose company, Of which he is
to be the foreman.
MI. and Mrs. James Mccormick an.
naunce the marriage on the 18th inst.
Of their niece, Miss Mary Mccormick,
to- Mr.. Leo Carper. The young couple
are well known in the city.
An agent Of the civil service arriv-
ed in the city yesterday and today will
conduct examinations Of applicants
for positions in the railway mail serv.
ice and other branches of the govern
ment.
1t was stated yesterday that a let
ter had been received from DR.. Will
son, the osteopath, who suddenly dis
appeared from here some weeks ago,
announcing his present home to be at
Pittsburg, Pa
A herd Of about 200 head, all young
stock, the remainder of q bunch Of
ZOO, was driven yesterday from the
Mccormick ranch, up the valley, onto
range of the Custer Cattle COM
pany, over on the reservation.
Mrs. l.. M. Hoyt and children ar
lived from Bozeman Tuesday night to
|oin MI. Hoyt. AS DOR as the Her.
ord residence, which has been pur-
chased by Mr.. Hoyt, can be vacated
he family will take up their home
here.
Two recruits were enlisted by Lieu.
enant Morton yesterday. One was
Franklin Seek, white. aged
8 years, and the other Carroll Smith,
aged % years. The former is
ated as a landsman training, and the
as a coal passer.
Albert Thornton in default Of $40
viii be employed under the supervi.
ion Of the street commissioners for
he next five days. He accumulated
cargo Of stimulants a little too heavy
or his carrying capacity and while
n a helpless condition was gathered
n by the police.
Ben Hager Of this city was one Of
he two bidders who submitted pro-
osals to the Indian department at
for the construction of
ormitories and a sewer and water
at the Grow agency. Mr..
bid was for $36,220; the other,
hat of a Chicago man, for $23,632.
Information was received yesterday
I the Northern Pacific Office that 1t
as expected to start out Nos. II and
? from Butte within a day or two.
he dispatch further stated that No.
, would leave Portland today. This
taken as meaning that the trouble
ccasioned by Lake Mckenzie" has
bout been overcome and that regular
'afic will be resumed in a few days
Workmen are engaged in demoliA. +,
lg the small brick dwelling which +,
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