The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-20
weather for about two weeks with &
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weather for about two weeks with a
case Of the grip.
The attachment suit Of L.. s. Cohn
VS.. J.. G. Sperry was set for hearing in
Judge Mann's court Monday. The
plaintiff Or his attorney failing to ap-
pear, the suit was dismissed and the at
tachment released.
&C. S. HARE, the Helena architect,
returned to his home yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Hare leaves Saturday for an
eastern trip and Oh his return i'll about
three weeks will turn the hospital over
to the Sisters as completed.
w. B. Sleeper of Butte has been in
the city several days visiting his
mother and sisters. Mr.. Sleeper is a
travelling man for a Chicago house, and
is on his return home from a trip to
Washingt On, d. G., and the east.
20. j. Goddard returned home
Tuesday night from Miles City, where
he was Ell gagged on the case Of the First
National bank Of Billinsg VS.. Rich
mond Mitchell, as attorney for the for
mer. The defendant won the case.
w. r. Collins has returned from<d
trip to Galesburg, Ill. In all his Jour
ney, Will says he did not find afity to
compare with Billings in abusiness
way. Even the large cities, he says,
seemed to be very muchron the bum
20. A. Quarnberg caused a search
warrant to be issued from Justice
Kelly's court a few days. ago @r the
purpose Of searching thb Promises of
Chas. Hiber and John B6nsolver for
twenty bushels of corn. The corn was
not found.
The brick work on the ap6ex 10
the Grand hotel has been completed
and a hal f dozen carpentersAr cushing
the inside work. The r26f has been
placed on the building 36d twill soon
be entire ely enclosed Yhe plumbing
work. VIII ich will e~xtenE to every room,
was commenced today.
AS soon as the insurance adiuster
arrives in Billings to determine the
damage done to Paul McC6rmick's
house by Mondays fire. the carpenters
will go to work to repair the damage.
Mr.. McC ormick has decided to build an
entirely new kitchen, as we'll as a coal
and store oom addition.
A petition is being circulated
among . ur people by the temperance
promoters. to be presented to the Mo1-
tana legislators praying for the enact.
ment of a law to compel saloons to
close their places of business at IL
O'Clock on Saturday nights and be kept
closed until Monday morning.
Richard G. Wells, assessor of Vel
lowstone county, left last night for Hell
ena to attend a convention of the coun-
ty assessors Of Montana, which con-
venes in that city today. It is expected
that every county will be represented.
Many topics of interest to the assessors
will be discussed, chief among them
being the Il "hcw to make the rich
mel divplge their belongings"
The most ambitious revival pre-
sented in years will be the elabefate
productio on of "Ole Olson,' Which
comes h ere direct from its wonderfully
successful j run in Chicago withfhe COM
plete cast, composed of nearly all the
originals special scenery aid fascinat.
ing specialties. The datefin this city
is tomor row evening. The company
will arr We on No. 2 from the west.
A. J. Gilsdorf swore out a warrant
in Justice Kelly's court Wednesday for
the arrest of n John Doe, true name
unknown, Oh a charge of grand larceny.
Doe, on Wednesday morning, stole a
horse, saddle and bride from Gilsdorf's
barn. After riding the horse to the
reservation across the river he turned
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