The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-01
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elected minister of the Congregational
society, that he will certainly be here
in time to conduct services at the
church next Sunday.
Saturday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Cardwell took their departure for
Harrison, Canada, having received a
dispatch informing them of the dan
gerous sickness of MI. Cardwells
mothre.
Mrs. Frank Scott OF Junction, who
has been in the city several weeks,
was delivered of a daughter last Fri
day. The happy father happened to
be in town when the important event
occurred and received the c%ongratula-
tons of his friends modestly, yet
proudly.
MI. and Mrs. Matt Driscoll and
daughter, Miss Edna, were in the city
yesterday, having come down from
Livingston last Sunday. Yesterday
morning the two ladies left for Geor-
giax where they will spend the winter,
while Mr.. Driscoll returned west.
H. +. Clement has returned after an
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at his ranch on Flatwillow and in the
northern part of the state. He ex-
poets to remain a short time, after
which he will leave again, with the
intention of spending the greater part
oEfhe winter on the ranch.
.Last Friday and Saturday Mrs. M.
M. Strang, county superintendent OF
schools, conducted an examination OF
the teachers under her jurisdiction.
Some days will elapse before it will
be known whether all passed, although
certificates have already been granted
to a number of those employed in the
schools of the city.
Frank Mickey, who was stricken
with paralysis some weeks ago while
on his way to Tacoma from Alaska,
has been brought to Billings and is
now at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Ross. His condition has improved ma
terially and strong hope of his ultimate
recovery is entertained. Since his ar
rival here he has so far recovered as
to be able to walk about the house
with the aid of a cane.
Miss Dora Johnson, who resides on
the south side, is suffering from a
decidedly painful injury sustained last
Saturday in an unusual manner She
seated herself or the edge of a bed
on which some one had carelessly left
a pair of scissors in such a position
that the blades entered her thigh,
penetrating to the bone. The wound
was so serious that the services of
a physician were deemed necessary.
SLen Corey of Billings, who has been
engaged as superintendent of the
Bridger Stucco company, arrived here
the first of the week, says the Free
Press, and Immediately proceeded to
Bridger canyon to enter upon his du-
ties at the stucco plant. Operations
upon a more extensive scale than ever
before will be prosecuted from now
on and the plant will be worked to
it's utmost capacity during the entire
winter.
Robert Mickenheim, the alleged
horsethief, had his preliminary exami-
nation before Judge Mann yesterday.
The court "a of the opinion that the
testimony was sufficient to warrant
holding the accused and he was or
dered held to the district court in
the sum of $500. Mickenheim was
unable to furnish bail and was remand
ed into the custody of the sheriff.
The charge against him is the larceny
of two colts belonging to James Boyd.
y Sunday evening the fire department
was called out by all alarm sent in
from the eastern part of the city.
The fire proved to be in a freight car
that was badly damaged in a collision
that occurred earlier in the day in
the east end of the Northern Pacific
yards. The car had been set out on a
sidetract and the supposition is that
it was fired by some tramps, although
it may have become ignited from
sparks of a locomotive. The fire was
beyond the reach of the firemen and
the car was totally consumed.
H~enceforth the Custer Cattle com.
pany will have no more cattle on the
Grow reservation, as all formerly graz.
ed there have been either shipped to
market or driven onto the company's
ranch west of the city. The last OF
the herd on the reserve were reported
yesterday as being on the way to the
ranch, where they will be kept until
fit for the block, when they will be
sent to market. The company is still
determined to retire from business
and will close out it's holdings as rap