The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-23

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~Professor J. r. Bevis of Chicago has
been elected principal Of the high
school, to succeed r. H. Daniels, who
goes to Missoula. A telegram was
sent to MI. Bevis last Saturday noti-
flying him Of his appointment. An
| answer was received Sunday accept
ing the position. re
Last evening Charles zee and Miss
Eliza Adams, we'll known colored peo-
pie of the city, were united in mar
riage. The ceremony took place at
the A. M. e. church and was perform
ed by the Reverend Ben Nc Cullough,
pastor of the church. A large number
! Of friends were present.
. Four carloads of horses, all broken,
wire shipped from here last Satur-
1day to Shoal Lake, Man, by Frank
Miller and William Chapple, who
spent several weeks hereabouts pick
ing up the animals. Both of the ship
pers are relatives of the Chapple
brothers, one an uncle and the other
a result of the combined thaws
Nn the mountains and the recent rains
in many parts near the head waters
of that stream, the Yellowstone has
been running bank full for a number
of days. Although probably a little
higher than ordinarily, so far no dam
age has been reported in consequence
of the rise. M
Claude Leonard, the young man who
was stabbed during the row at the
dance on the sOld Billings" ranch on
the night of June IL, was brought to
the city yesterday and taken to St.
vincent's hospital. The attending
physician reports his condition as ex-
tremely serious and the probability
of an operation prompted him to
order the removal. 4
- 1AlOA ola OoSAS " AS
J. B. HEREFORD suddenly reappeared in
his old haunts last Sunday. While
he halls from Boston, he is nj so
proud of the distinction that he makes
the fact known in registering, for he
still adds "city" after his name. He
will remain only a short time n
then will leave, but promises to return
before SO very long, when he may
conclude to go into camp nee more
Indefinitely.
Ma society has been 1ormed by the
spiritualists of the city, OF whom
there are quite a number. The or
g%anization is the result of meetings
that were held here last week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hates, who delivered a
series of lectures. Mrs. Hates claims
to be a medium and gave demonstra-
lions OF her power at the meetings.
While many left doubling, all con-
fessed that they saw and heard things
they did not understand.
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Last Sunday night Henry Bradley
slipped on the sidewalk on Montana
avenue, between Twenty-eighth and
Twenty-ninth streets, his head strik.
ing the stone curling. The shock
rendered him unconscious for a couple
of hours and in addition he sustained
q scalp would about three. inches in
length. Two physicians were sum-
moned and after temporarily dress
ing the wound MI. Bradley was re-
moved to his room on the south side.
Mrs. Orilla Whitney returned last
Saturday from a four months visit
to Arizona and California. When she
left here it was in response to a tele-
gram announcing the serious sickness
of a brother at Tucson. Almost i'm.
mediately upon her arrival there she
was taken with the same disease,
. pneumonia, and for a time her life
was despaired of. After her recov'
!; cry she left Arizona and went to Los
Angeles, where she spent some time
!, visiting relatives.
;. In addition to the rain that fell last
Saturday evening and which was gen