The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-09
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lAIE LOCAL AND. PERSONAL

NLou W. Chapple, who recently ar
rived from the east and became a
member Of the local legal fraternity,
has gone to Helena to be examined
by the supreme court 10. admission
to practice in the stat.
Dainty, little missives have been re-
ceived from East Orange, N. J., in
forming the friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
e. 1. Cantine, formerly Of this city,
of the birth of Miss Helen Margaret
Cantine, which important and happy
event occurred October 5.
The marriage of Miss Myrtle May,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, Norman G..
Brockway, to David O. Holmberg, will
be solemnized at the Brockway home
at Baldwin, Wednesday, October 81.
The contracting parties are well
known young people in the northern
part of the county. the ceremony
will be attended by quite a number
of friends and relatives, residents OF
that section.
ILate last Tuesday afternoon a
Northern Pacific freight car, loaded
with flour, caught fire from sparks
of one of the switch engines employ
ed in the local yards. An alarm was
sounded and: the burning car drawn
to the T%wenty-ninth street crossing,
where the department speedily extin-
guished the blaze. The car was but
slightly damaged, the same, however,
may not be said of the contents, which
were more or less soaked by water
and the compound used in the chem
ical engine.
Next Saturday, October II, will >oc-
cur the 50th anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Spear.
In honor of the occasion Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Mccormick have decided to give
a reception to the friends of the ven
cradle couple. The hours for receiv-
ing will be from Z 10 9 p. m, after
Daniel Boone cabin. A large number
of invitations will be issued to friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Spear, both in Bill
ings and elsewhere. Onesof the pleas
ing features of the event is the ex-
pected presence OF relatives, of whom
almost 100 will be present.
1t develops that John Pencil, who
was killed by being shot through the
head at Fallon, in Custer county, on
the night of October 1, was none 9th
err than Red Pennell, well known
hereabouts as a former cowboy EN-
ployed by outfits in this county. The
man who is held on the charge 81
having killed him is Walter Dutrow
also a cowboy. The two men had as
sisted in taking a lot of cattle to Fal
Ion for shipment and during the night
INDUCED in the usual pastime of hav
ing a time Dutrow had been fir
ing his revolver and then laid down
on the floor of a saloon to sleep
1t was while he was lying down that
J the shot that killed Pennell was dis
charged, Dutrow says accidentally
Dutrow is in Jail at Miles City.
Mrs. James B. Elliot and Mesdames
S. and w. Morse, assisted by Mes
DANES Armstrong, James Chapple
A. l.. Babcock, Gerald Panton, Burton
and Baxter, gave a delightful after
noon party at the Elliot home on Tues
day in honor of the Misses Moss, witt
departed on the following morning fol
their home at Paris, Mo. FOR the oc
,casion the house was %profusely deco
rated with flowers. Whist was play
ed for amusement and a light luncl
was served at che close of the game
There were about Is ladies presen
and many were the beautiful costumes
worn ON the occasion. The func
ton was one of the delightful events
Of the season.