The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-05
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Instruction have been received by
Manager Gotto Of the Western Union
to transmit free OF charge any mes
sages from organized committees
working for the relief of the south
| ern flood sufferers. @"w .
Willie, the 14-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Bowley, residing at
North Third avenue and Twenty-sec.
n street, died this morning Of drob,
sy. TIL deceased had been a long
sufferer and his death was not un-
expected.
Doctor Holland. closed the isolation
hospital once nor last Wednesday
morning and returned to the city. All
the patients who have been in his
charge have recovered and he turned
the key of the institution over to the
county authorities.
Miss Edith E. Davis Of Lawrence.
Kan, arrived in the city this morn
ing and will make her future home
here. She has been appointed organ
lst OF the Methodist church. The
young lady is the niece of Mrs, w. N.
Hassler, with whom she intends to
reside. w. ii
Next Thursday the Rathbone Sisters
will give a country dance at their
lodge room, invitations to which are
now out. AS the fraternity has estab-
lished al enviable reputation for en-
PERTAINING, it is needless to say that
the coming event will be a happy and
| successful one.
The Honorable Paul Mccormick
will leave tonight for Helena to at
tend the first meeting of the st. Louis
exposition commission, which takes
place tomorrow. Former Senator Lee
Mantle, another member, passed
through the city this morning on his
way home from a visit to the east.
NJ The season for fires along the rail
road rights of way has opened again
and from now they will probably be OF
ommon occurrence. Last Tuesday
one of the Northern Paciic's large
ice houses at Glendive was totally
destroyed. 1t is believed that sparks
from a passing locomotive caused the
fire.
H. H. Griffith, manager of the Clarke
Fork coal mines, was in the city yes
terday to meet his family, who came
down from Bozeman. MI. Griffith said
that he had a number of men employ
ed in keeping the mine in shape. The
principal work consists of pumping
and maintaining the drifts and other
workings.
During the last few days a number
OF trainlOads of cattle arrived from
the south. Some were consigned to
owners in the eastern part of the
state and others were for the ranges
cross the line, belonging to c. T.
Herring of Texas, who received a
large number here last spring and
trailed them into Canada.
Among the visitors in the city is
F. S. Webster, the Shawmut flock
master. Mr.. Webster is preparing to
establish his home here, having re-
Gently bought the Babcock house, at
the corner of Second avenue, north,
and Twenty-seventh street, which he
will remove onto lots owned by him
in the western part of town.
/. At the meeting of the state board OF
education which closed last Tuesday
a number Of state and life diplomas
were granted to teachers. Billings
was represented in both cases. To
Mrs. Marguerite NJ. Strang and Miss
Mary c. OFT state diplomas were
Eexanted, while to Miss Augusta An
HOrson a life diploma was issued.
Doctor CoIwin. who was down from
Park City yesterday, reported that
after several examinations the bullet
fired into thu shoulder of "Sureshot"
Harrison at Absarokee last week by
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