The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-23

!ll3nor and the city treasury was en-
riched to the extent of several fines.
Some of the worst offenders were CIV
en- orders to leave the city. !
Complaint was made in Judge
Mann's court yesterday by H. w. Rees
against 3. p. Boshart charging him
with permitting the waste water from
an irrigation ditch to overflow a pub.
lie highway. The alleged offense is
said to have been committed at a
point six or seven miles west Of the
city. Hearing of the mater was set
for next Monday.
William Mullin, who was placed in
the hospital last week while suffering
from bodily and mental ailment, has
been discharged and is seemingly as
well as ever. He is an old mar and
his mind was temporarily affected by
sudden JOY, caused by the receipt of
a letter from a son whom he believed
to have been dead many years and
who wrote that he would soon visit
hin.
\SNRday evening a special train ar
rived over the Northern Pacific car
rying a party of Boston Knights Tenn.
plars to the ~triennial conclave. The
party was accompanied by an excel
lent band, which gave an open air on
cert, much to the delight of a large as
semblage of people, who had been no.
titled in advance of the entertainment.
From here the party went to Yellow
stone National park and thence in
tended to proceed to- the coaSA
Last evening Frank Nichol and Miss
Alpha Pierce appeared at the Office Of
the clerk of the district court and
requested a marriage license. They
were accommodated and then asked
if it were possible for them to be mar
ried then and there. Very obliginglv
Deputy Dunno summoned Justice
Mann, and in the presence of H. A.
Firth of this city and William Nc.
, Creight of Columbus the ceremony
was performed that made the happy
couple one.
|@Fear was expressed this morning
That THE elements had %conspired once
more against the Billings Fair asso-
citation and that rain would mar the
meeting, the same as last year, not
withstanding the decision to hold it
earlier. The heavens were overcas:
and every indication pointed to a
storm, but the weather man sent the
cheering news from Helena that the
clouds were only "bluffing'' and that
nothing more serious than a cloudy
condition today and tonight need be
apprehended. This prediction was
subsequently verified by the appear
ance of Old Sol, who at intervals per-
mitted his face to be seen.
xSome days ago a report was current
THAT Pierre Wibaux, the last remain
ing really large stockman of eastern
| Montana, had decided to retire from
business and was preparing to close
out his herd. The story vas based
upon an alleged interview appearing
in a Chicago paper in which Jack"
Surveys, private secretary to Mr..
Wibaux and and manager of his range
interests, was quoted as saying that
the present would be the last season
OF the gentleman's operations. 1t is
now said a~uthoratively that nothing
is further from Mr.. Wibeaux's mind,
while Mr.. Surveys denies the interview
and says he said nothing of the sort.
X Charles Carlson was fined 81 and
YcOsts yesterday by Justice Mann for
d~ischarging firearms within the city
limits. The complainant in the case
was Mrs. S. Nicholas, who accused
Carlson of having shot one of her
chickens. Carlson admitted the OF
Tense, but in extenuation pleaded that
the lady's chickens insisted in feeding
in his garden and digging up about ev-
erything it contained. He said he had
repeatedly requested her to keep her
poultry under restraint, and not Sc
curing relief had decided to make an
example of n particularly annoying
hen and shot her in his own yard. In
view of the apparent great provoca-
ton the court administered the low.
est possible fine.
" Honor does not always obtain among
thieves. Last Saturday illustration
was afforded of this i'm police court.
When the prisoners awaiting trial were