The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
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tumble of nonsense and fun and
ahQdnds with %specialties of all kinds.
yxMr. and Mrs. f. H. Benjamin, who
Removed to Miles City last summer,
have returned and will make their
home at Billings once more. Mr..
Benjamin has disposed of his interest
there and will probably engage in
business here.
Edwin Coffin, who has been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Lorin T., Jones, for
a number of weeks, left yesterday
morning for Denver, where he expect
ed to meet another daughter and pro-
coed thence with her into Texas, to
remain the rest of the winter.
ZThree shifts are now employed by
the contractor constructing the tunnel
which the Billings Land and Irriga-
tion company is running neal the
city. Work is being pushed from
both ends and considerably " 200
feet has been completed. A few
days ago a vein of water was tapped,
the flow from which was sufficient to
retard operations somewhat.
Jack" Flannery, once upon a time
the idol of the local devotees of the
national game, arrived in the city a
few days ago and received a cordial
greeting from his old frineds. He has
for the time being ceased to be a
ball player and now is using his tai
ents for the benefit of the Anaconda
Standard in the direction of inducing
eQple to become subscribers.
HThe audience which assembled at
Fthe opera house last Friday evening
to hear the lecture of General Joubert
and Captain O'Donnell, who were Off
GERS in the Boer army during the re-
cent South African war, was not as
large as the merits of the entertain
ment warranted. The story OF the
war was told in a pleasing and enter
tanning ann and was copiously IL
Illustrated by pictures thrown from a
magic lantern.
George H. Bailey, assistant United
States attorney for Montana, was in
the city last Saturday in connection
| with the case of the two Cinnamon
under arrest for being in the country
without proper permission. No action
was taken by him in regard to the
arraignment of the prisoners. Mr..
Bailey said he would not be able to
say what would be done until after
his return to Helena and further inves,
tigation of the matter.
Doctor A. d. Mcdonald of Virginia
City was among yesterdays visitors
in the city. The doctor is grand
high priest of the Royal Arch Masons
Of the state and his presence here
was for the purpose of making his
annual visit to the local chapter. Spe-
cial meetings were held during the
afternoon and evening, at which the
distinguished gentleman was given an
opportunity to see how work is car.
ried on in Billings. During the pro
gress of. the sessions several candi.
dates were admitted.
Another objection has been filed
with Referee Firth by the trustee OF
the bankrupt estate of Alden L. Rose
borough of Gardiner. In a letter re
ceived by Mr.. Firth yesterday the
trustee makes protest against allow
ing the bill of Richard Randall, WIKI
claims that Roseborough is indebted
to him in the sum of $465.9O for mea
and butter supplied to R~oseborougf
while the latter was conducting {
boarding house. The trustee claimed
that he has witnesses to prove tina
Kendall at differen+. times claimed
the estate owed him only 5000, and il
addition alleges his ability to prove
that the books show the indebted
ness to be no more than 1892.