The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-29
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Z, club will be repeated at the same
place. The admission for children
will be 25 cents and SO cents for
adults.
Next Tuesday, May 3, the district
court will convene. In accordance
with his usual custom it is believed
that Judge Loud will devote the open
ing day to the hearing of motions and
enter a n order for the empanelment
OF a jury for the term and then adj
iQurn for a week or so.
Y/ohn R. King, who traversed this
Part Of the Yellowstone valley 81
years ago on a gold prospecting TX
petition, and who resided in the city
the county in the capacity of sheriff,
came down from Livingston this
morning. MI. King will visit among
friends until tomorrow.
Upon his return from Butte yester-
day Judge Matheson found a letter
awaiting him which contained the sad
new of the death of his brother, the
Honorable Thomas G.. Matheson, OF
Milton, Ont, which occurred last Sun
May morning. The deceased was sc
years of age and for a long time crown
attorney of his county.
This evening the Billings Woman's
club will give it's annual banquet and
entertainment. Selections from "The
Merchant Of Venice and GAS You
Like 1t" will be given in costume, at
ter which will follow a feast OF mind
and body. In addition to several ladies
a few gentlemen have been invited
to respond to toasts, a variation from
Tie Aub's usual custom.
I<Mr. and Mrs. Ethan B. Ryan OF
Leavenworth, Kan, have come to
Billings to make this city their per-
in the livestock brokerage business,
having opened an office in the North
building in North Twenty-seventh
street. Mr.. Ryan has an extensive &C.
q%uaintance among the stockmen
throughout this part of the country.
Mrs. Edward Harna, residing at the
corner of First avenue, south, and
Thtrty-fourth street, died yesterday.
The deceased was the wife of n of
the men employed at the Northern
Pacific freight depot and was about
80 years of age. Beside her husband
she leaves a child 4 years old. The
body was prepared for shipment and
was forwarded today to Kokato, Mimi,
where it will be buried.
H. Ross, aged about 60 years, died
this morning at St. Vincent's hospital.
Mr.. Ross was miller at the Grow
agency for the last 10 years or so and
is highly spoken of by all that knew
him. He is survived by a widow and
three children, two daughters and a
son, all grown. The deceased was a
veteran of the civil war and during
the existence of that organization
was a member Of the local Grand
~ post. :.
klready preparations are making for
decorating the business portion OF the
city in honor of the state convention
of Eagles, which meets here next
week. In consequence there has been
a demand for bunting and flags lar
ger than the local supply can meet and
many have sent orders to surrounding
cities. Montana avenue will be illumi-
mated for several blocks with colored
lights each night during the meeting,
while many private Examinations are
also contemplated.
In the opinion of the state board
of stock commissioners the presence
of an inspector is not needed in the
Musselshell valley to protect the in
terests of the. stockmen there and
recently the commission of Inspector
hurry was revoked. This action has
d%ispleased the cattlemen in that sec
ton and they are p%etitioning for
Murry's reappointment. They claim