The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-15
LOCAL AND


ranch in the Musselshell valley, re
turned to the city yesterday. He ex-
poets to remain a few days and Will
then return and finish his fall work.
His family removed to the city some
time ago and is now comfortably domiI
ciled for the winter.
Policeman G. e. Mowre and family,
accompanied by his aunt, who is WIS.,
iting him, returned yesterday from a
tour of the Yellowstone National park.
Much bad weather vas experienced
during the last few days OF the party's
stay and when they left snow to the
depth of a couple of feet covered the
ground in places.
Mrs. Michael Lavelle, wife OF one
of the Northern Pacific company's ma
chinists, died at the family residence
in West Minnesota avenue Monday
evening of inflammation of the bowels,
after an illness lasting only a few
days. The funeral will take place TO-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock from the
Catholic church.
Custer county's commissioners are
| anxious that that county shall be rep
resented at the coming state fair. They
have appropriated 500 to be paid to
! any person wishing to make an exhibit
! at the fair. The appropriation is IN
tended principally to owe freight
charges on such articles as prospective
exhibitors may wish to enter.
The Honorable Paul Mccormick &C
cepted an invitation of William Seal
Ion to accompany him on his return
to Butte Friday night. He attendeo
a meeting of the executive committee
of the Montana Worlds Fair commls
sion there Saturday, after which ne
left for Ogden, where the National lrrl
cation begins it's session TO
day.
Dan Cooper, brother of Nat Cooper
the we'll known horseman, was prough
to the city Sunday morning iron
Moorecroft, Wyo., and aiken to -
y%incent's hospital for treatment. I'm
+ day before he was engaged In preaf
ing some horses and one OF tnen
), kicked him, striking him on the !
+. fleg. Both bones of the member Wef
broken below the knee.
; " Unless the elements consplre a
the management once more n max
IT impossible, the fair will cope
, next Thursday and continue for Tn
remaining days of the week. nul'
day will be Carbon county day, Ff
day will be Yellowstone county "a
:, and Saturday is assigned to Bllilng
on both of the last days several sp
: cial events will take place.
u Mrs. D. Ross and son. Ora Nlche
~ returned Sunday from Tacoma 7
which place they had been calleo !
y a telegram announcing the serlo'
sickness of Frank Mickey, a Drotn'
: of Ora. who was stricken with parai
= sis a day or two after his return FRO
= Alaska. During their stay with III
he improved to such an extent tnat
~ was possible to remove MIN 10 90
IS Ito where he will remain until ms =
as covery. which is expected Will DC
a short time.
LAS under the terms OF their &C
tract the men who have Undertaken
cd h,,ild the new court house n J
ne must have the latter structure co
ne pleted by the first of next Janua'
OF they have already begun work. a
khad it not been for the stormy wearn
~ Of the last part Of last week g
ed nroeress could now be reported. Al
vn preliminary they have begun to u
,n- down a portion of the present jail a
lis when this shall have been compie'
IN construction of the addition Will
les commenced
ere While is has Inconvenience SO
4 and, perhaps, damaged others, the
las weather of the last five days mas
his heen without a compensating degree