The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-24
LOCAL N

D@A 49, ~
~ lawn party was given Wednesday
afternoon by Miss Florence Hubbard
to a number of youthful girl friends.
The affair proved to be an exception
ally enjoyable one for the happy par
Elephants.
Because Of his youthfulness and in
compliance with the wish of the pros
ecuting witness, Parian Sprague, the
boy bicycle thief, was let off easy by
Justice Mann. A fine of SIS and costs
and a little fatherly advice from the.
court was the extent of his punish
ment.
1Notice has been received from w.
D. Burcalow, recently elected princi-
pal of the high school, declining the
position. To fill the vacancy caused
by the declination the board of educa-
ton has appointed IS. E. Dove of Rock
Island, Ill. The latter gentleman has
telegraphed his acceptance.
Doctor w. x. Sudduth arrived from
his Lavina ranch Wednesday evening.
He was accompanied by R. F. Evans,
a Bloomington, ILL.,, gentleman, who
has been his guest for a couple OF
weeks and to whom he showed some
of the range regions of the Mussel-
shell and contiguous sections.
A union picnic has been decided
upon by the Presbyterians, Baptist,
Methodist, Congregational and Chris
tian churches as their ann of cele'
brating the. Fourth. 1t will be held in
Newman's grove, south of the city
and arrangements are p%erfecting to
make the event a happy and pleasant
on for all who participate.
NP. l.. Herring of Kismet is in the
fcity awaiting arrival of a shipment
of southern stock for his range to the
north. The first cattle bearing the
Herring brand were unloaded here
two years ago and were among those
caught in the disastrous storm il
which SO many animals persisted with
in sight of the city after being un
loaded from the cars.
Among the familiar faces attracted
hither by reason of the opening O.
the wool season is that of w. H
Searles, who represents the freigh
department of the $500" road. Thu
urbane BILLY" is on his annual mis-
sionary tour of converting shippers tt
his belief that the route represented
by him is the only one to be consid
! cred when it comes to fast time ant
certainey of delivery.
Preliminary examination of William
Minor on the charge of Jail breaking
is in progress before Justice Mann
/, this afternoon. The defendant is on
of the two men VINO escaped from thu
city Jail a couple of weeks ago AM
is supposed to have been a pal of tn
man West and some more of the gam
who have committed various depreda
/ tions here recently. A fellow names
Schonunger is already awaiting tria
in the district court for aiding Mino
to escape by supplying him with tn
tools used.
Announcement has been made tina
at least one of the eastern railroad
has concluded to abolish the valida'
ing fee of 81 on st. Louis expositiO,
ticket stopovers. There will be n
charge, even if stops are made goini
and coming. The road making tn
change is the Milwaukee, acting III
der a concession made by the Centrs
Traffic association to all roads il
cluded in it's membership. 1t is e,
pected that all the otner roads will d
likewise and thereby further reduc
the round trip rate now in effect.
All the delegates to the Episcops
convocation, which met at Anacond
last week, have returned. They wer
the Reverend J. ]. Bowker, pastor
st. Luke's, Judge ]. D. Matheson, Y
Thaw Denniston, G. F. Burton and v
F. Hemming. AS was previously pu'
/lished in The Gazette, it was vote