The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-16

cluded that 1t would be useless to
allow them to remain in force longer.
Funeral services were held last Sum
day at Park City commemorative OF
the late George Kinney, who died sew
cause OF the nature OF the disease
that caused the death of MI. Kinney
the burial was private, only those
Immediately interested being present.
July 20 has been fixed as the date
when the county commissioners will
open the bids received for the bonds
voted at the recent election for the
erection of a new court house and
Jail. A canvass of the vote was made
yesterday. A total of only 637 ballots
were cast. OF this number AT were
for the bonds and the remainder, 1870,
against.
H. N. Kennedy, formerly agent of
the Northern Pacific at this place,
but now engaged in farming at River
Falls, Wis, is in the city closing up
some business matters. IT appearance
goes for aught the change Of vocation
maze ny the gentleman has been high
~ beneficial to him, as he is the
very Disqualification of bodily health
and vigor.
After a sickness of about two weeks,
Mrs. Barlow, as she was known pro-
~fessionally, died last Friday at a lodg-
ing house in North Twenty-ninth
street, death being caused by pneu-
monia. On the advice of relatives in
the east the funeral took place here.
| Up to the time OF her illness the de-
ceased was engaged at the Summer
Garden theater.
Miss Mabel Collins left for Helena
yesterday. From the latter place she
expects to leave for Great Falls to at
tend the state convention of the Ep-
worth league. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Metcalf of Red Lodge arrived in the
city last night, also en- route to the
convention, and will be followed by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hassler, who left
for Great Falls today.
NSunday morning Professor w. D.
1Bannister, who for the last two years
was teacher of science in the high
school, took his departure for his home
in Missouri, where he expects to re-
main during a greater part OF the
summer. Much to the disappointment
OF his friends and the parents whose
children he has been teaching he con-
cluded not to make application for
reappointment and consequently will
not return.
After hearing the testimony offer
ed at the preliminary hearing OF Mrs.
Leo Brown, who killed Dick Standifer
in Custer county last week, the JUS
tice before whom the woman was
arraigned held her to the district court
without bail. The account of the at
fair given by the wife of Standifer
made it appear that the killing was
possessed of all the essentials of muir
der and lacking almost wholly in the
extenuating circumstances alleged by
Mrs. Brown. n W.
Arrivals OF wool are now Of daily
occurrence and the acumulations at
the two warehouses are assuming
large proportions. 1T is said that a
considerable quantity OF the staple
which in former seasons went to
towns to the north will be brought
here to be marketed, the growers hav-
ing come to the conclusion that the
opportunity for securing top prices
held out here is much better than at
towns where bidding is restricted to
only a few buyers.
AS yet the man whom the police
are holding on the charge of having
stolen Bird Vestal's baggage from a
Northern Pacific car while the owner
was eating at the depot lunch coun-
ter refuses to tell where the loot is
cached. He gives his name as Frank
Brown and adheres to his story, that
the pistol found in his possession
had been given to him by a stranger,
who asked him to sell it for him.
A charge of carrying concealed wea-
pons has been preferred against the
man.
Saturdays fistic entertainments at
Butte we're, a disappointment to the