The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-01
LOCAL AND

FEKoOlNAL s
! feated the Bozeman girls, once in
this city and again on their own
ground. The party is in fultillment
a promise Mrs. Birely made the mem
! bers in the event of their returning
victorious.
e. H. Gagnon has been awarded
the contract for building the abbatoir
that P. B. Merrill & Co. are going to
erect east of the city. Ground has
| already been broken and the structure
will be pushed with all possible speed.
The family of r. w. Clark, who
resides a short distance south Of the
city, have gone to Portland, Ore, to
remain for an indefinite period. The
move was necessitated on account OF
the serious sickness of n Of the
children and was advised by the fam
lily physician. Mr.. Clark has bought
a home in the suburbs of Portland.
p. r. Sullivan, at one time employ
ed in the composing room of The Ga
zette, but more recently of Missoula
and Butte, writes from the latter place
that he will leave in a day OF two for
Arizona, having been ordered there by
his physician because OF chronic
rheumatism, an ailment from which
Mr.. Sullivan has been suffering for
a number of years.
After an absence OF almost two
months, f. l.. Summers has returned,
from the east, where he went with a
shipment of sheep. During that time
he had experience enough for almost
a lifetime. What between wrecks,
blizzards, blockades and other annoy
ances he comes back, II not exactly
an old man, still with a feeling that
he/has lived some.
" Colonel 1. G. Merrill, the lessee OF
xhe Northern hotel, arrived from Min
Ineapolis a few days ago and is now
busily engaged in preparing for the
formal opening of the new hostelry.
A number of carloads of furniture
has been received and this is now
installing. Monday night the dining
room will be used for the first time,
on which occasion supper for the con-
drctors' ball will be served.
Hearing of the case of the United
States VS.. A. H. Barth, for illegally
fencing public land, which was be-
gun before Special Examiner Firth
last Tuesday, has been continued until
May 5. The continuance was granted
to enable the defendant to introduce
testimony. Mr.. Barth was not pres
emit at the proceedings, being out OF
the state. He is not expected back
until toward the end of the present
month.
Joseph F. Meyers, until about a year
ago a resident of Billings, died at
Miles City Wednesday, of pneumonia,
a disease that has claimed an I'M
usual number of victims there during
the last few weeks. During his resi-
dence here the deceased was employed
in one of the meat markets and left
to engage in the saloon business.
Mrs. Meyers was in Los Angeles at
the time of her husbands death. She
is expected at Miles City Sunday
when arrangements for the funeral
will be completed.
Preparations are under way by the
members of the Methodist Episcopal
church to celebrate the goth ami
versary of the society's organization
in the city, which occurs April 10
A grand jubilee rally will be held
on that day. Joseph Wesley Powell
known all over the land as the "most
remarkable layman in Methodism,'
will be present and speak at all the
services. The Reverend R. P. Smith
pastor of st. Paul's M. E.. church al
Helena, will preach Sunday morning
Captain George c. Stull, chaplain, U
S. A., probably one of the most pop
ular ministers who ever oficiated in
Billings. hopes to be present, and il
SO will be one Of the speakers.