The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-18

d. P. Van Horne, who still considers
Billings his home, Notwithstanding
that at present he is a resident OF
Helena, is in town, having come in re-
spouse to a subpoena commanding his
as a witness before the dis
trict court.
IDeputy County Assessor Sanford
is among today's visitors in the city.
He came down from Laurel yesterday
to attend the fair and tell the other
disciples of Isaak Walton some new
fish stories, the result of a trip to the
upper saltwater.
Letters received announce the safe
at Valdez, Alaska, of Mrs.
Robbins, who left here some
Time ago on a visit to her parents at
from which place she went
to join her husband, who had pre-
ceded her to the north several months.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Kellison of North
Twenty-ifth street are mourning the
death of their daughter, Leona, aged
8 years, who died Wednesday after
noon of paralysis. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Services at the Congrega-
tional church.
Since the reinstatement of the tour
ist rates on the transcontinental lines
westbound travel has assumed enor-
NOUS proportions. All trains from
the east are crowded, Notwithstanding
that extra cars are being hauled, and
in consequence time cards received
some tolerably rough usage.
J. S. Hunter, for a number of years
in the employ Of the A. l.. Babcock
Hardware company as salesman in the
implement department, has severed
his connection with that firm and will
,leave next week for Red Lodge, where
he will make his future home, having
accepted a position in that city.
Judge Fraser returned this morn
jig from Helena, where he has been
attending the grand lodges of the sew
eral Masonic bodies of which he is a
member. w. H. Hopkins, another
delegate, returned yesterday and
upon his arrival found himself the
father of a future Mason, who was
born during his absence.
The Honorable Paul Mccormick re-
turned from the west yesterday morn.
ing. He attended the meeting Of the
executive committee of the Montana
Worlds Fair commission at Butte and
expected to proceed thence to Ogden
to participate in the session Of the Ma
tional Irrigation congress, but an ur-
gent call from Helena caused him to
change his plans and he went thithel
inSkead.
~ During the week quite a number Of
<Me Masonic fraternity visited Helena
to attend the different grand lodge
meetings of the order held there
Those who went as delegates were
H. w. Rowley, P. B. Moss and A. Fra
ser, who attended the sessions Of the
grand commandery and grand chapter
and Frank Summer, w. H. Hopkin!
and James Chapple, delegates to thu
grand lodge, A. F. & A. M.
Fred Bessette, who vas arrested las
Sunday for attempting to pass a checl
said to be a forgery, was arrigned be
fore Justice Mann last Tuesday ant
entered a plea of not guilty. His pre-
liminary hearing was set for tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock. The check pun
ported to have been drawn by Thoma'
McGirl on the First National bank Q
this city and is for $40, made payabl
to the order of Fred Bucher.
Among yesterdays arrivals from
the west was Joseph Cook of Spear
fish, S. D., who was returning HON
from a tour of the Pacific coast. Nj
Cook is one of the pioneers Of Nor
tana, having arrived in the then tel
titory during the days of the gol
rush. After remaining at Bozema