The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-01-09

DAY accompanied by his family. They
are en- route to Texas to spend a brief
vacation.
Logan Wolfe has taken a lease OF
the Goss building recently vacate i
by the Donovan-McCormic company.
Mr.. Wolfe proposes to establish there
in a restaurant.
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Billings Woman's
Christian Temperance union will take
| place tomorrow evening, Thursday,
at 8 o'clock in the library building.
F. S. Gordon, late manager of the
dry goods department Of the Donovan
Mccormick store, leaves tomorrow
for Seattle, where he assumes a posi-
ton as manager Of one of the large
dry goods stores of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Frat have re-
ceived word announcing the death in
Wisconsin of an only brother of the
former. The deceased was 80 years
of age and had resided on a farm at
which he died for the past SO years.
1.-THE trustees of the Baptist church
today filed a petition with the dis
trict court for an order granting them
leave to mortgage the realty belong
ing to the society for the purpose of
raising funds to complete and furnish
the new church.
Mrs. N. G. Carwile left Los Angeles
last night for the bedside of the Car
vile boy in the city, but owing to the
fact that a big improvement in his
condition is noticeable today she has
been notified en- route that her pres
ence is now not necessary.
Joseph Sims of Lavina is in the
city today ON his way home from a
visit to the eastern part of the state.
He says that the weather down that
way has moderated greatly and that
Stock apparently is doing very well.
w. S. Sleeper, who has been spend
ing several days in the city with
friends and relatives, left this morn
ing for Sheridan, where he will meet
some more of the legislators of north
ern Wyoming and where they will be
rendered a banquet, preparatory to
leaving for Cheyenne, the state cap
ital.
Judge Mann dismissed the case of
City VS.. William Cox, who was ar
rested on the complaint of Robert
Worley on the charge of f%requenting
a southside house for immoral pur-
poses. Although at the time he made
his charge Worley alleged he was the
husband of Mrs. Worley, whom he &C
cused of being an accomplice of the
defendant, the fact turned out that
months before Mrs. Worley had re-
ceived a divorce from him on the
ground of n%on-support and that he
had no more claim on her than had
Cox. Mrs. Worley says that notwith-
standing he is no longer her husband
Worley continues to annoy her in
every way and does all he can to
prejudice the public against her. She
is working hard to support the chill
dren left in her care and Says that
unless the man ceases to trouble her
she will as a matter of self-defense
cause his arrest and have him placed
under bond to keep the peace.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
H. LIE Conte of Bozeman is at the
Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott of juno
ton are in the city.
w. H. Hiber, a resident of Laurel,
was a visitor in the city today.
j.. M. O'Brien, accompanied by Mrs.
O'Brien, are down from Butte today.
Lee Simonson of Absarokee is
those registered at the Grand.
A marriage license was issued last
evening to John R. Cardwell and
Judge.
Mrs. James Holland, Mrs. j.. J.. Hol-
land and the Misses Lulu and Mary
Snydam, all of Gebo, are guests at
the Grand.
Fred Ramsey and N. j. Humphrey,
both of Rosebud county, we're in the
city today on their way to Forsyth,
the district court was expected
to convene today.
Fred Ramsey, who has gained some
state notoriety by reason of his con-