The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-26
LOCAL AND

! held by R. l.. Nix. He is r%emodeling
the interior of the place in anticipation
of the lively times expected with the
opening of spring.
Attorney o. F. Goddard returned a
few days ago from a trip to San
Francisco, where he argued a case
before the United States circuit court
Of appeals.
MAdajor Frank D. Pease, whose resi-
fdence in the Yellowstone and upper
Missouri country dates back to nearly
SO years ago, is spending the week in
the city among friends. Major Pease
resides with a son at Grow agency.
! Robert L. Nix began an action for
divorce yesterday against Lettie T.
Mix. The plaintiff alleges that he and
the defendant were made man and
wife at Buffalo, Wyo., i'm Many, 1892,
and that in July, 1899, she deserted
and abandoned him without cause or
l plOVOCdLIOu. T. II. IIdClILlOlA dppCd1o
for plaintiff.
An official invitation has been re-
ceived from the director of the Lewis
and Clarke Centennial exposition, to
be held at Portland, Ore, next year,
inviting Yellowstone county to make
an exhibit. The county may act indie
pendently or may make a joint exhi-
bition with some other body, munich
pal or otherwise.
Toy Tai Yung, one Of the two Chi
nese arrested last week on suspicion
of being in the country without the
proper permit under the exclusion act,
will have a hearing before United
XStates Commissioner Fraser next
Monday. The other was taken to
XHelena, where he will be examined,
his home being at that place.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage Of Miss Georgia Nc
Nonnell of this city and Harry l..
NRockwood of Angola, Ind. The wed
ding took place February II and the
news of it's occurrence came as a
complete surprise to the friends of the
bride. Mr.. lockwood is one of the
teachers of the Angola normal school,
an institution attended by the bride
for a number of terms.
~ H
~ chinook and smiling sun today
dEame as welcome visitors to break
Nhe "cold snap" that has prevailed
hereabouts for the last few days. Last
night was somewhat suggestive of the
weather had in the extreme eastern
part of the state, as the thermometer
had business nearer the bottom OF
the tube than was conducive to actual
comfort, while a fine snow, accom-
panied by a sharp north wind, added
to the taste of real winter.
EDisease has invaded the ranks OF
Gg4he police force and it's numbers
capable of performing duty have been
temporarily reduced to the extent OF
three. Chief Morse is confined to his
home by an exceptionally severe at
tack of la grippe, as is also Sergeant
Hannah. Patrolman Baker was taken
to Hunters Hot Springs several days
ago, suffering from a combination Of
rheumatism and jaundice. His condi
ton is regarded as very serious.
An uncomfortable appetite fol
morphine is said to be responsible
for the downfall and disgrace of Franz
Lovelle, for over a year past nigh
CLERK at the Driscoll hotel. Yester
day afternoon he was sentenced to q
days confinement in the county Jail TO
petty larceny, having entered a ple'
of guilty to the charge of stealing
valise from Stock Inspector j. T
Webb, a boarder at the hotel. Aftel
stealing the satchel he sold it at {
secondhand store, where it was fount
by it's wner
Defendants answer has been filet
in the action of the Billings Realt.
company VS.. the Minnesota & Nor
tana Land and Improvement company
in which the plaintiff is suing for tn