The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-22

that work Is progressing rapidly. The
improvements will cost $4,000, and
the work will be completed by May
Is. ~
William Owens of this county, who
acquired fame by being one Of the
men that captured Charles Woodland,
the murderer Of Sheriff Kicker of
Natrona county, Wyoming, has re-
moved to Livingston, where he is en-
ployed in a store.
Judge Mann ofiiciated last evening
at the marriage Of Ralph Wiltse and
Miss Anna Morrison, both of Red
Lodge. A slight tinge of romance at
tached to the wedding, az it is under
stood that pronounced opposition or
the part of the parents of the bride
was the reason of it's occurrence in
this city.
Special Deputy County Treasurer
Firth is still waging his val OF de-
linquents on the personal property
tax list and manages to- collect from
hitherto considered hopeless. cases.
The aggregate of his collections is as
Stunning goodly proportions and the
net gain to the county promises to be
a handsome one.
It has been suggested that before
the city council proceeds to lay out
city parks in the outskirts Of the cor
porate limits that something be done
toward identifying the parks in the
town between Montana and Mime
sofa avenues. The d%ilipidated appear
ance of that part of. the city has be-
come an eye-sore to the public and is
81 disgrace to the town.
Notice has been received Of an or
der made by Judge Knowles Of the
federal court at Helena accepting the
offer of composition in the TAFT bank
ruptcy case, which was heard in this
city before Referee Firth. Under the
settlement accepted by the creditors
and sanctioned by the court the es-
tate will pay SO 1-3 cents IN the dol
lar. The total liabilities of the bank
rupt amounted to almost $4,000
The Elks have taken hold in real
earnest of the proposed minstrel and
vaudeville entertainment. A meet
ing was held last night at which a
large attendance was present and
many of the preliminaries were r.
ranged. Another meeting will be held
tomorrow afternoon, when a pro-
gramme will probably be arranged and
the caste selected. The Elks of Miles
City are also engaged in working up
a benefit for their charity fund, but
because of a dearth of talent or I'M
willingness to undertake the hard
work necessitated in the production Of
a home-talent entertainment have
made arrangements for the appear
ance of a professional troupe. "a
A western Montana newspaper pub
fishes the startling information that
Calamity Jane" who was locked up
in jail here a few nights ago for be-
ing drunk and disorderly, was with
General Custer when that office. and
his troops were slaughtered by the
Sioux Indians on the Little Horn in
June, 1876. 1t has always been sup
posed that Calamity has had a num-
Der of hair-breadth escapes, and is
probably entitled to as much motor
iety as the average frontiersman Or
woman, but the story that she was
with Custer in his fight with the Sioux
on the Little Horn is liable to cause
"Liver-Eating" Johnson to turn over
in his grave, or make "Uncle Billy
Hamilton turn green with envy.
From, Mondays Daily Gazette.
j. w. Hathaway, deputy revenue
collector for this district, is in the
city.
Mrs. H. B. Segur and Mrs. G.. M.
Bair, who have been in Chicago the
past two weeks, will arrive home to-
morrow night.
w. A. Vale has returned from Hun
ter's Hot Springs where he went sew
eral days ago to rid himself Of a bad
case of rheumatism.
w. B. Smith, charged with the
larceny of a saddle, was a%rraigned be-
fore. Judge Mann this afternoon. He
was held in $3.50 bail to appear for
trial next Monday.
Hugh S. Evans ct Big Timber was
here Sunday visiting friends and rela-
lives. Mr.. Evans is employed in the
store of the Montana Trading COM
pan,y at the Sweet Grass county cap
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