The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30
THE BILLINGS

Los Angeles, Calf, June Is. The
deceased was we'll known TO the local
Black Hills colony and also to other
residents Of the city, having visited
Billings several times. His last visit
was last fall, when he stopped here
on his way to Oregon to buy sheep,
in which business, among others, he
was engaged.
Examinations will be held in this
city July % and % by the local civil
service board for the position of teach
er in the Philippines. august 5 and
6 another examination will be con-
Quoted of those who are DESTROYS OF
entering the service of the govern
ment as electrical engineers and
craftsmen, and architectural and
structural craftsmen. The different
positions carry salaries from 5000 to
$1,000 a year.
License to wed was granted this
morning to Charles C. Johnson and
Lillian Orvis, both strangers in the
city, giving their home in Wisconsin.
Immediately following the issuing OF
the necessary permit the cople were
married by the Reverend G. Miller of
the Methodist church and left for the
east on the North Coast Limited. The
wedding was evidently the culmina-
ton of a little romance, as seemingly
the young people met here by agree
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dooling of New
York arrived in the city last Sunday
on a sorrowful mission. The lady
is the sister of the late Ethel Barlow,
the actress, who died here two weeks
ago yesterday. They failed to receive
news of her death until about the
middle of last week and at once came
on to Billings. At their request the
body was exhumed by Undertaken
Settler and prepared for shipment.
They will take it east lor final burial
tonight.
Under Sheriff Sayles and Stock In
spector Webb are somewhere to the
north in quest Of a mar and a horse.
The latter is the property of Conway
Bros. and was stolen a little before
midnight last Saturday night. The
horse was allowed to remain hitched
on the south side and during the alb
sence of the man who had it in charge
was mounted by the thief. Freighters
who arrived in town yesterday report
| ed having met a man mounted on a
horse answering the description OF
the missing animal who was heading
north on the Roundup road.
Yellowstone Lodge No. "a, A. O. U.
w, and Mizpah Lodge No. 20, Degree
of Honor, A. O. U. W., will hold a
| joint meeting tomorrow evening COM
meHcing at $3.50 sharp. A musical
and literary programme will be rem
dered and refreshments served. Dep
uty Grand Master Workman Perkins
of the A. o. U. w. of this jurisdiction
and Grand Chief of Honor Cora Nc
Dufie and Past Grand Chief of Honor
Margaret Rleim of the grand lodge
D. of H., A. o. U. W., will be present
and address the assembly. All WIS.,
iting members of the order are cor
daily invited to be present.
Constantly increasing business has
compelled the Burlington to arrange
for IN increase in its yard facilities
at this point. Last Friday S. P. Weeks,
chief engineer, came from Lincoln in
a special train and remained until
toward noon Saturday. During his
presence here he made an .examina-
ton of the company's yards east of
the freight depot, extending east to
the s%tockyards and some distance
along the survey made last year OF
the much talked of Billings & North.
AN EARNEST LETTER TO CHAP
PIE DRUG co.
San Francisco, June 26, 1908.
Dear Sirs: The discovery in this
city of a new diuretic is saving thou,
sands OF lives. 1t is hard for people
to believe who are not eye witnesses.
You as a brother druggist we'll know
that up to this time chronic Bright
| Disease and Diabetes have been neces.
sarily fatal. 1t is so no longer. And
l not only know this by being on the