The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-27
LOCAL AND


death of his brother, John Smith. Mr..
Smith will depart for the east tonight
to attend the funeral, but expects to
return at an early date to remain for
several weeks.
Reports of births have been made
by Doctor Chapple during the last two
weeks as follows: Mr. and Mrs. W..
W. Beeman, December II, a son; Mr..
and Mrs. D. r. jackson, December ~,
a daughter; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lar
son, December II, a daughter; MI.
and Mrs. Henry B.. Smith, December
%, a daughter.
s. M. Stockslager, formerly commits
sioner of the general land office, ar
rived in the city this morning from
the west. Although serving in that Of
flee under the administration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland it can be said to the
credit of Mr.. Stockslager that he. made
a very acceptable commissioner to
western interests. Mr.. Stockslager is
now a practicing attorney at Washing
ton, D. c., and he is returning east
from a visit to a brother in Idaho.
More testimony was taken today be-
fore Referee Firth in the matter OF the
bankrupt estate of A. o. Newton,
formerly engaged in business at Liv-
ingston. The hearing today was ON an
order to show cause issued at the in
stance of H. L. Frank of Butte, OF
the creditors OF Newton, who entered
a protest against "a sale of some prop
erty belonging to the estate made by
the trustee, Charles Angus, to Jacob
F. Sohl. The protestant claims THAT
a better price can be secured than was
paid by Sohl and he demands that the
sale/be declared null and void.
NPrompt acceptance marked the
I challenge of the three youthful bowl.
ers, Stanley Collins, Fay Holland and
Everett Birely, which appeared in Tn
Gazette during the earlier part OF the
week. Those who took up the "deh'
, were Roy Linton, ROBBIE Holmes anc
Tennie Deckert. The match tool
) place Wednesday evening and wa'
won by the last named team. Tel
games were played and at the conclu
sion the challengers found themselve'
defeated by SO pins, although the,
continued in the lead by a comfortable
majority up to the eighth game. Lin
. ton made high score, 214.
Ekthough fair, the audience tina
bGreeted N~ankeville's Ministries las
6 night was as large as is usually a
tracted by an entertainment OF tha
kind. The much heralded scenic VOL
~ der, "The development of the waite
NJ melon,'' was omitted and instead tn
ordinary scenery did duty, except TIM
something suggesting a slice OF a me
on served as the background. ON
\ the first part was real minstrels
Some of the jokes were new, but Sc
eral old acquaintances bobbed u
There was an evident desire to rus
and before the people in front knew
the orchestra was leaving and haste
ing for the dressing rooms. The oil
was weak, and, fortunately, short.
Hrom Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shory are ba
! kfrom a months visit in the south a
eW
~ H. Johnston arrived from Mil
KCitA this morning to spend christm
4 with relatives.
IxMajor Reynolds and family of !
KCrow agency are here to spend Chr
mas with relatives.
Mrs. Frank D. Cameron of Fers
). has arrived in the city in order to
with her little daughter, who is
tending the public schols.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Hugh Evans
daughter of Big Timber will arrive
the city this evening to spend Chr
mas at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
I'A. Evans.