The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-07

NMrs. e. H. Becker and son, Edgar,
returned Monday night from their out
ing in the Saltwater valley. During
the last two weeks oftheir absence
they were the guests Of Major and
Mrs. Barstow, near Absarokee.
In response to a telegram received
last Friday Lou w. Chapple left for
Bowmansville, Ont, having been sum-
moned thither by the serious sickness
Of his brotherin-law, Frank Souch.
Yesterday he wired to his remaining
brothers that their relative was much
better and hopes for his recovery were
entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ". Metcalf Of Pitts.
burg, Kan, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Vaughan. They are on their way
home from a tour Of the Yellowstone
National park. MI. Metcalf is divis-
ion superintendent of the Kansas
Southern railroad. He was formerly
engaged in railroading in this state.
when he was a conductor on the Utah
&N6rthern, running out Of Butte.
NTred Rixon, James Carwile and Wal
ter Brown, Billings young men con-
nected with the government survey,
were in the city from Saturday till yes
terday morning. All bore unmistaka-
BILE evidence of improved health in
consequence Of the outdoor life they
are leading. Great improvement was
especially noticeable in Mr.. Rixon's
appearance, who has temporarily re-
tired from the drug business for the
purpose of an outing.
Joseph w. Dorr, formerly a resident
of Billings, died at Poplar, this state,
August 20. At the time of his death
Mr.. Dorr was in the employ of r. j.
Martin. Mr.. Dorr was married, but
he and his wife separated many years
ago. The couple had a son, who When
last heard of was somewhere in Ne
braska. Mr.. Martin is anxious to
hear from him, as his father died pos
sessed of considerable property, CON
sisting principally of a ranch adjoin-
ing Silesia.
Among the Butte delegation in the
city is the Honorable H. r. Cunning
ham, at n time representative from
Silver Bow county. Mr.. Cunning.
ham is a newspaperman and by his
friends was supposed to be a confirm
ed bachelor, beyond all hope of recla-
nation. In this, however, they proved
to be mistaken, for he now adds "an.i
wife" to his signature on the hotel
register. The happy event that sig
naliezd his regeneracy took place at
Butte last Saturday evening.
John Dwyer, who last week finished
a sentence in the county Jail for petty
larceny, will continue to be a gN6st Of
the county until the district court
meets, next month. While still held
in the city Jail pending his trial he
attempted to escape by saving some
of the bars. He was caught in, the
act and a complaint was filed against
him for attempted Jail breaking and
destroying public property. On this
he was given a preliminary hearing
before Justice Mann last Saturday and
held in bonds of $3.50.
Mast Saturday the police arrested
"a stranger who gave his name as
D. G. Allen. The charge against him
was vagrancy. When searched at
headquarters a number Of knives
bearing the name of a Bozeman firm
YER found On him. AS notice had
been received of the burglary of Il
store at that place, a dispatch was
sent to the Bozeman chief OF police
notifying him of the arrest. He ar
rived the following day and identified
the cutlery as part Of the plumber
for which he had been looking. He
said that $40 in cash had also been
taken, but only q couple Of dollars
were found on the prisoner. Allen wa
taken back to Bozeman to stand trial
on the charge of burglary.