The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-07


Segur and Miss Marie Sleeper depart
ed this morning for Denver, where
they will attend the international con.
vention of Christian E~ndeavorers and
visit friends.
Mrs. G. w. Sparr and little son
have gone to Hamilton, this state,
to attend the wedding of Miss Vir-
ginia McCracken, a cousin of Mrs
Spar, a happy event that is to take
place this week.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to John Litzinger of Sheridan,
Wyo., and Ella Hawk, of st. Joseph,
Mo. Shortly after securing the neces-
sary permit, the couple were united in
marriage by Judge Mann.
Editor Kress of the Dillon Examiner
passed through the city yesterday on
an extensive pleasure trip which will
include a voyage across the ocean
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many. Mr.. Kress expects to be gone
several months.
In addition to the berries offered
by the market gardeners near the
city sOme exceptionally fine fruit
grown farther up the valley is now
offered for sale by the local dealers.
The berries are fully equal to the
famous Hood river product.
According to the Fergus County Ar
gus the Montana Railroad company's
line will be prepared to receive wool
shipments at Garneill today. It is
said that a large amount of the staple
which formerly went to Harlowtown,
will be shipped from there this season.
Another heavy shower, IL might be
called a rain visited this rather fav-
ored section of the Yellowstone valley
last evening. Although not really
needed. it was nevertheless welcome,
as the effects OF the precipitation OF
last week were beginning to wear
off.
Beside the regular buyers stationed
here several. visiting ones were pres-
ent at yesterdays opening of the wool
season. Among them were David Hal
lett, who is stationed at Miles City,
and James Bateman, Jr., of Justice,
Batenan & Co., who was on his way
west.
William Rea, Jr., is in the city super
intending shipment of another con-
signment of the sheep his firm bought
recently from C. M. Bair. twenty cars
were loaded last evening and forward
ed, making the second lot sem on.
About 100 more cars remain to be
shipped.
Joliet was the winner of the ball
game played there between a local
team and the Yegen Bros. aggregation
OF ball tossers OF the Fourth, max.
ing the second time that the Billings
men went down to defeat before the
miners. The score was woefully one.
sided, 10 to 4.
XThe arrival of a gaudily painted
car from the east and the sudden an.
pearance of flaming posters on bill
boards and dead walls about the city
yesterday brought joy to many a small
boy. The combination heralded the
advent OF a circus, which is tt be here
the latter part of the month.
Notice has been given by the state
superintendent of public instruction
that the annual convention of county
superintendent of the state will be
held at Helena August 10, 20, and 81.
Mrs. M. M. Strang, superintendent OF
Yellowstone county, is one of those
whose names appear on the pro-
gramne.
1t is reported that J.. E. Kurtz, secre-
tary of the Yegen Bros, inc, has de-
cided to leave Billings to make his
future home in the east. He went
to Anaconda last Sunday to assist in
instituting the branch bank of the