The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-08

of the most active participants in
tonight's high jinks of the Elks, for he
is known as a singer of more than
ordinary merit and will have to do
a "stunt" as a vocalist.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Billings State bank was
held last Wednesday and directors
elected for the ensuing year. Those
chosen are G. o. Gruwell, Paul Nc
Cormick, b. G.. Shorey, H. c. Bost-
wick, w. Hansard, Charles Spear and
A. H. Barth. Next week the directors
will meet and elect officers.
E. B. Camp reports the sale Of 81
acres of land for Judge Coburn, sew
eral miles west of the city, to George
Gordon. The price paid was $25 an
acre, without water or improvements
OF any kind. The transaction is note
worthy as an index to the constantly
value of realty in this
Mrt of the Yellowstone valley.
Mrs. Mary Griffin of Junction was
in the city yesterday on a sad mis-
sion, the object of her visit being to
make arrangements for the forward
ing of the body of her husband,
Thomas Griffin, who died suddenly
last Tuesday morning at Warm
Springs asylum. Mr.. Griffin was COM
mitted from this county in March,
1892.
A girl, 4 years old, the daughter of
a man named Lynn, died at st. Vim
cents hospital this morning. The
family is one of those who have come
from Wyoming to work on the new
irrigating canal and lives in a tent
near the city. The child was taken
with Group, but her condition vas not
regarded as alarming until last night,
when she was removed to the hospital.
The body has been taken to Lowell,
Wy0., for burial.
y For the satisfaction OF parents,
many OF whom have expressed doubt
as to the ability OF the teachers OF
the schools of the city to get the chill
dren out quickly II safely in case
of a fire or other cause of alarm,
hProfessor Brother made a test last
Wednesday. He selected the new
| southside school in which to make a
trial and in exactly one minute from
the time that the first pupil began to
move the large building had been emp
tied Of it's 800 inmates.
Those from this city who went to
Helena to attend the funeral of the
late William M. Murphy were, Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Shorey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Sims. George F. Bennington,
w. A. Vale, F. D. Derby, H. c. jolly,
A. w. Littlepage, w. G. Ballinger, J.. D.
Losekamp, Phil .Grein and Doctor W.
x. Sudduth. Messrs. Sims and Sho-
rey were two of the pail bearers. The
others were N. B. Hotter, G. B. Power,
w. J. Cruise, G. F. Word and T. b.
Kirkendall, all of Helena.
It now turns out that the two White
boys arrested here during the early
part of the week and taken back to
Butte by the sheriff of that place,
are charged with quite a serious Of
Tense. Instead of being mere truants,
it develops that they are accused OF
burglary. 1t is said that they broke
into a Catholic church at Butte and
despoiled the sacred edifice of many
| things of value. However, nothing
was found on them here, except a few
pieces of old plumber, such as boys OF
their age usually have about them.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Con
gregational church held it's annual
meeting last Wednesday and a review
of the years work was made. The
secretarys report showed that in ex
cess of 5000 had been earned by the
society, which now has a membership
numbering almost 60. Mrs. H. B
Segur was reelected president, with
, Mrs. ]. r. Goss and Mrs. E. s. Holmes
vice presidents; Mrs. Walter Mcneil