The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-12
LOCAL N


"a number of Billings families who
went to the Pacific coast several
weeks ago are now at Long Beach,
Wash, where they will remain for
sometime.
Under the name Of the Bungalow,
W.. G. Kahn has %reopened the stand
formerly occupied by the c. o. D.
store, as an ice cream and confection-
cry store.
Several fishing parties visited the
saltwater last Sunday, but because OF
the continued high water in that
stream most of them returned al
most empty handed.
~Yesterday morning Division Engt-
neer r. IS. Stockton dispatched a
second surveying crew to the Crow
reservation for work on the govern
ment irrigation projects.
W. P. Adams of Columbus spent sew
eral days in the city last week. Some
say his presence was not entirely dis
associated with matters politically.
He returned home Sunday.
L. A. Pickett, brother of the late
Joseph Picket, arrived last night from
Twin Bridges and directed that the
funeral of his brother be held here.
Accordingly it took place this after
noon from the Settler undertaking
rooms.
Y Next Sunday the Elks ball team will
play the first of a series of games on
their w grounds. On that occasion
they will face a combination Of ar
fists hailing from Forsyth, who are
said to be players with a record hard
" beat.
Mrs. Ella McCray, one of the corps
iof teachers of the city schools, has
gone to Minnesota, her former home.
From there she will go to st. Louis,
to take charge of the Montana edu-
cational exhibit at the exposition for
q month.
Matter waiting several days for fur
ther instructions from the father OF
the unfortunate young man, the body
of the late James Meter was buried
here last Saturday. Funeral services
were conducted by the Reverend c. b
Miller pastor OF the Methodist church
new record has been established
by the baling crews at the Northern
Pacific wool warehouse. Last Satur
day they baled and loaded into cars
1856, 900 pounds of the staple, all with
in eight hours. The total of the bal
ing at that warehouse now aggregates
close to 4,O0O, 900 pounds.
Harry Pierce, manager OF the cloth
ing department of Yegen Bros store
has rendered his resignation, to be
come effective August 1, or before, TO.
the of accepting a more lucra
tive position with the Joliet Tradins
company. He will remove his famil.
to the Carbon county town.
!. AT 4 o'clock this morning
the infant son of Mr.. AM
Mrs. ]. NJ. Johnson, residing il
North Thirty-second street, died yer,
suddenly. The little n had bee
sick only a short time and his deaf
was wholly unexpected. The funera
will take place tomorrow afternoo
at. 2 o'clock from the family's home.
.xAlthough sentenced to labor on tn
n streets, there is one prisoner in tn
city fail who is permitted to renal
in idleness. He is a big negro, VIII
was arrested last week. The fello'
is barefooted and not a pair Of shoe
large enough for him is to be had !
town. AS he cannot do anything vi
shod he escapes hard work.
Messrs. Heileman and Dorsey, VIII
under the direction Of the agricu
tural department will give a practic'
demonstration of the feasibility
~sub-drainage to free soil from aka
have returned to the city after an a
sence Of several weeks. They wi
remain until a tract Of land has bee
secured and the thing put in place.