The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-22


PERSONAL S.
An elaborate programme is in course
Of preparation and the event promises
t6e an unusually enjoyable one.
~. G. Link left this morning over
the Burlington for st. Louis, where
he goes en- matters connected with the
Montana state building at the Louis
lana Purchase exposition, of which he
was the architect.
Mrs. John Gault of Spokane is tenn
porarily sojourning in the city, the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. McElroy,
whose cousin she is. From here she
will go to her old home in Michigan,
where she will spend the summer.
Mrs. George A. Griggs departed yes
terday for a visit to her former home,
ASTORIA, Ill. She expects to remain
there for some time, after which she
will go to st. Louis, where she has
a sister. After spending some time
{ There she will return west and join
her husband at Butte.
M. A. Sherwood, an old resident
of the city, was stricken with paraly-
sis at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Johnson, who resides in North
Thirty-second street, last Wednesday.
Because of his advanced age, Mr.. Sher-
wood is so years old, fears are enter
tanned that he may not recover.
Emmett L. Creek and Mary K. Col
yer were united in marriage Wednes-
day evening. The ceremony o
place at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. B. Colyer
OF South Thirty-first street, and was
solemnized by the Reverend c. b.
Miller, pastor of the Baptist church.
A large number of friends were pres
ent and the event provedto be excep.
tBuelly happy and felicitous.
Mmong the visitors in the city for
4Zhe last week or so has been the Hon
1orable Granville Stuart and wife, who
, are guests at the Grand. Mr.. Stuart
> is a pioneer of pioneers in Montana,
having entered the territory some
time in the latter fifties, when he
kame west with his father. He is
. probably more familiar and also prob
,. ably more closely identified with the
early history of eastern Montana than
any person now living, unless it be
"Old Billy Hamilton. His fund OF
. "reminiscences and anecdotes of those
days is inexhaustible and would be
a perfect %storehouse of information
for a historian.
A joint information has been FLEE
in the district court by the county at
torney against Lee Chatwood and
H. Williver charging them with CRANE
larceny. The men were arrested las
week by Stock Inspector Webb on
warrant accusing them of havini
stolen a mare from Austin NORTH
which disappeared from a pastur
near the city last fall. The missin
animal was found in their possession
They claim to have bought her. WI
liver and Chatwood are in Jail awaitin
trial, having been committed in d.
, fault of bail by Justice Fraser, b.
fore whom they were given a pr
liminary hearing.
A few days ago an examlnatlo
was held under the direction OF Sc
retary Booker of the local board
the civil service OF candidates K
: appointment in the Indian service
U matron and physician. There was OF
applicant for each position. In ado
ton Walter F. Zietz, at present OF
n of the clerks of the railway mail sc
vice between Helena and Miles Cit
was examined for transfer to the HI
81 ena postofice. Mr.. Zietz has be
of on the run for many years and thin
The would prefer a situation less sire
NOUS and one that would permit hi
I'd be home each might, instead OF !
\ ing compelled to rush across the COT
try, when he would rather be in b.
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