The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-03

Stoppa and j. N. Ihorne, on the chang
Of grand larceny.
Fred Currier and wife Of Islam
Point, Vt, arrived in Billings las
week and will make their future HON
in Montana. Mi. Currier is a nephey
OF Mrs. John Fl. Wilson and Mrs. job,
Stanley. and will 30 to work on Mr.
Stanley's ranch down the valley.
Justice of the Peace Kelly, vii,
was injured last summer in a runaway
received notice last week that the com
pany in which he carried accident in
surance, the Masonic Fraternal Acct
dent association. would remit him dur
ing the month the um of $l78. 81.
THE Week Of Prayer" is beins
observed by nightly meetings at The
Methodist and Congregational churche,
this week. A watch night service wa
held Saturday night at the former, a,
which the old year was babe adieu an6
the new year given a cordial welcome,
g. M. Gibbons, who has for a
number of years held the chief position
in the stenographer's force in the
Northern Pacific Offices at Livingston,
has come to Billings and accepted the
position in Agent Kennedy's office
made vacant by the resignation Of Will
Morse.
The Maverick Hose company held
a New Years ball in the Arnorv hall
Friday night, which was rot as we'll
attended as usual owing to the cold
weather. The ladies of the Catholic
church served a midnight supper in the
Terrell building, which Melted them
about $50.
-Chas. M. Bair and family leave to-
morrow for San Barnardino, California,
where they will spend the winter
months basking in the delightful cline
of the Pacific coast. They will be ac-
companied by W. l.. Linton and fami-
~, who will remain there a couple
OF months.
Fred Moore OF Minneapolis, who
was the guest for a week Of his sister,
Mrs. r. e. Hardness, III this city on
his return from a trip to Spokane, has
returned to his home. Mr.. Moore is a
student Of the Northwestern School of
Osteopathy and will graduate the COM
ing spring.
Despite the denial of Fred H.
Foster of this city that he is not look
ing for any legislative position, the
Helena independent says: "In eastern
Montana Fred H. Foster is reported as
a candidate for one of the $8-a-day
clerkships, Of which there are three is
the house alone"
1t is better never to make a resolu-
ton than to make one and break it..
The new year has been entered upon
and many were the resolves for doing
better this year. than ever before. Let
n Of our resolutions be to strive to
make the city of Billings more progress
sive than ever before.
Sheriff Hubbard and family have
taken up their abode in the household
apartments of the county Jail, while
ex-Sheriff Berky and family have
moved into the Erickson residence on
the south side. Mr.. Berky expects to
remove to his farm in the spring and
return to private life.
John Dyer, the old timer of the
St~inkingwater country, who has been
in town for the past week or ten days,
was Oh his way to Missouri to visit his
father. Mr.. Dyer has sold his ranch to
H. A.. G. barley, an Englishman, who
will engage extensively in the cattle
business OH the Stinkingwater.
Fred H. Foster is in Helena this
week, and although he says not it is
averrpd by intimate friends that he is
Ia lucrative legislative position.
OF course he would like to have again
been elected chief clerk of the senate,
but knowing that to be impossible, may
take some fat clerkship if thrown in his
direction.
"A certain professional man very
aptly put it yesterday when he told
The Gazette reporter that he was going !
to try and carry his own money This
year, instead Of having some one else
carry it for him. By this he weant he
was going to try and collect the money
due him for services. instead Of having
his debtors carry it.
j. B. Elliott, who has been visit
ing his family in this city during the
holidays. left yesterday for New Brigh-
ton, MINI, where he.i Is feeding sheep
this winter. Mr.. Elliott does not a%ntici-
pate any profit in tina sheep market this
year. He says the price of feed has
been raised from 81 to about $12 and
the market has taken a decided
1rop. IN
County Treasurer George left
Saturday night for Helena to watch the
assembling Of the Sixth legislature and
pull for the DAILY candidate for senator.
It is said that MI. George has his optics
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