The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-07
sheep commissioners. who were recent
~ appointed by Governor Smith.

sheep commissioners. who were recent
" appointed by Governor Smith.
-Chas. Hoyt claims that his play,
"A Midnight Bell" is a legitimate
comedy because it JIG in four acts and
farce-comedies are always iu three.
Mike Gilmore was in tie city Mon
day morning en- route to Alliance. Neb.
He expects to leave soon for Idaho,
where he has two miles Of grading.
-Hoyt's IA Midnight Bell" which
has been revived again by Il r. Stock
we'll for (whom it was originally writ
ten) and is duplicating its former sue
cess.
l-Senator Oscar Gruwell and wife
arrived home from the state capital
Saturday morning. Mrs. Gruwell
watched the closing scenes of the legis-
lature.
ST. Paul Globe: H. N. Kennedy,
agent Of the Northern Pacific at Bill
ings, Mont, was in the city yesterday.
He spoke very hopefully Of the outlook
this spring.
Mrs. M. M. Taylor left Saturday
morning for Glendive. where she will
spend several weeks visiting the family
Of Rev. Warman, who are old ac-
quaintances.
Rhetorical exercises Of the Long
fellow society will be held in Miss
Phillips room on Friday, March 10, at
2 p. m. The society will give Frog
Hollow %Lyceum."
Representative Hedges Of Fergus
county is in, the city today, a guest of
H. M. Allen. Mr.. Hedges is accom-
panied by his wife and they are on their
way home from Helena.
Mrs. Barker Of Bozeman is il the
city visiting numerous friends. Mrs.
Barker was a former resident of Bill
ings, her husband, who is an engineer,
formerly running out of here.
County Commissioners j. B. An
min and Pat Lavelle came down from
Columbus yesterday to attend the first
quarterly meeting for this year Of the
board Of county commissioners.
III. l.. Knight, formerly a news
paper man Of this city, has disposed Of
his interest in the Democratic Messenger
plant at Missoula and gone to Spokane.
where he will reside in the future.
The deacon's mishaps, the village
boys antics, the minister's pet sister,
the village spinster and the cute baby
are a few Of the many laughable things
to be seen in Hoyt's "A Midnight
Bell"
HGeo. A. Berky has a orne OIL ice,
having also purchased the ice business
of w. Fl. Ross. Berky vas a pretty
warm thing as sheriff, but as an ice
dealer he will likely be rather cold
hearted.
The following gentlemen have
kindly consented to act as judges at the
debate at the court house tonight: J.
". Vaughan, Senator Oscar Gruwell,
L. F. Babcock, g. W. Forester and H.
F. Clement.
The city council will hold a regu-
lar session tonight. Among the mat
ters to be considered outside of the rou-
tine will be the appointment Of clerks
and judges for the city election to be
held April 4.
Miss Kathleen Rademakef, who
was q of the committee clerks of the
senate during the legislative assembly,
will not return home until about the
20th inst, intending to visit with Hell
ena friends during the intervening time.
Will W. Sperry and wife will leave
this week for Carbonate, where they
will reside in the future, Mr.. Sperry
having accepted a position with the
mining company. That their lot may
be cast in pleasant places is the wish of
many friends. +
w. @. Renwick yesterday sold his
residence in North Billings to w. q.
Hopkins, who recently arrived in the
city from Bowling Green, Mo. The
sale was made through that rustllng
real estate agent, W. B. George. the
consideration being $3.50.
Fred Truesdell, N of the leading
members Of Son the Suwanee River
company, which played in thjs city
Thursday night, is a former spkoolmate
Of S. G. Reynolds. andIthe two gentle
men had a very pleasahttime Thursday
renewing school days gone by.
DIR. W. H. Ilif, chancellor of the
Montana Wesleyan university at Hell
ena, is in the city today, the guest Of
Rev. Mills. DIR. Tiff will attend the
Bozeman conference to be held in this
city this week, at the close Of which he
will probably conduct a revival for q
week or two.
TO announce the final appearance
IF Lewis Morrison as "Mephisto'' III
Faust is like sounding the death
knell of that production, for .Faustv
without Morrison ia like 'tHamlec'
without Hamlet. Morrison will Make
his farewell bow here the ~lattdr,fart Of
the present month.
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