The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-29
LOCAL AND

Sunday morning occurred the death
Of the 5-year-old daughter OF Mr. anc
Mrs. H. C. Hoppe, who reside in Norfa
Twenty-ninth street. The child died
from throat trouble and was sick only
a short time.
A second complaint has been filed
against the proprietors OF variety
theatres, charging the same offense
alleged. in the first complaint. The
same nine men who appear in the
original action as compliments are
the prosecuting witnesses in the last.
Tomorrow evening the Billings\cluh
will give it's annual reception to Nhe
ladies. Each member of the orgaN-
cation is privileged to invite as many
of the fair ones as he can get to &C
| company him, but no men not mem
bers will be admitted. Cards and dane
ing will form the amusement.
Hans Nelson, who has been in Jail
here several weeks on the charge OF
| stealing a horse, vas released from
custody last Saturday. His father,
who resides in Colorado, came here
last week and after making the neces
sary qualifications was allowed to act
as his sons bondsman in the sum
of 500.
Miss Augusta Anderson, recently 2
teacher in the southside schools, left
Christmas morning for California,
where she will enter the state uni"
versity. The vacancy caused by her
resignation has been filled by the ap-
pointment of Miss Kate Kincannon,
who comes all the way from Missis.
sippi.
IOficers have been elected by the
Baptist Young Peoples society for
che ensuing year as follows: Presi'
dent, w. A. Kemp; vice president,
T. B. Edwards; secretary, Mrs. Abbot;
treasurer, Miss Mamie Clanton. The
standing committees will be announced
by the president at next Sundays
injecting.
! y. A. Metcalf of Red Lodge passed
through the city Friday night on his
way to Helena to meet the executive
CON mittee of the state Epworth league
of Which organization he is president
The object of the meeting was to t1
a date for the approaching annual COZ
vention, which will meet at Billing!
sometime during the spring.
.NANext Friday evening, New Year.
DAY, the Mavericks will give their an
nual ball, the 18th given by that fam
Gus organization. The usual elaborate
preparations have been made for tn
event and it promises to be produc
tive OF the same amount OF genuine
Measure to those in attendance tina
have marked the long list of prede
~cessofs.
INAcouple of young fellows were al
Ny9sted by the police Sunday after
on suspicion of having stolen
quantity of preserved fruit that the
were endeavoring to sell at ridiculous
!! ly low prices. The lot consists Q
spiced peaches, grapes and other art
cles of a like nature and bears e0
! cry evidence of having been put u
! by. some thrifty housewife.
] Tony Minder and John Balm. pro
prietors of the Topic, and Josh Fogs
who conducts the Globe theatre, al
! rested last week on the complaint {
6 nine saloon men for violating the la
! prohibiting the employment of wome
: in places where liquors are sold, .wer
: arraigned before Justice Fraser Sa
g urday afternoon. They entered plea
: of not guilty and their trials wer
! set for Saturday, January 9.
After celebrating over the matte
: for a few days, j. G. Sherman ha
! covered the stake money deposited b
! the Northern Bowling team and a