The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-30

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The Degree Of Honor, the ladies
auxiliary to the A. O. u. W. lodge.
has issued invitations to a masquerade
ball to be given next Wednesday night
jH THE Smith hall. w.
The public school was dismissed
Yesterday afternoon for a two days
vacation. There will be no school un.
til next Monday, and, of course, most
of the students are rejoicing.
Paul Trimer and Miss Ada Reed
of Bridger we're married in this city
Yesterday. They will leave this morn.
ing for Bridger, where they will be al
home to friends after December 1.
Victor S~taadecker, representing
the Robinson-Strauss company OF St.
Paul, has taken charge of the Lyle
millinery store for the benefit Of cred,
itors, and is closing out the stock.
IS. G. Reynolds, assistant cashier
Of the First National bank, has
ordered an automobile for spring de-
livery and he is now extending invita-
tions to his friends to have a ride
when the muleless carriage arrives.
The A. L. Bacbock Hardware
company is erecting a new warehouse,
SO by SO feet, just east Of the Yellow
stone Valley Mills to be used jointly
by the mill andAardware store. The
building will be frame, sheeted, and
then covered with corrugated iron.
2 From a monetary point of view
turkey was a mighty small thing in
Billings yesterday. There seemed to
be a merry war on among the dealers
and the fowl fell from IS to 10. cents.
But as ill luck would have it, most of
the people had made their purchase
when the turkey was selling at IA to
10 cents.
Helena Herald: George M. Hays,
secretary of state-elect, returned last
night from an eastern trip. While
away he visited the offices of the Sec
.retaries of states in st. Paul, Mimi,
and Columbus, Ohio, where he in
spected the systems in vogue, gather
ing much valuable information that
he will adopt in the management Of
the secretary of state s office here after
January l..
Yesterdays west bound North
ern Pacific passenger train was about
five hours late, the delay being caused
by a heavy train. Thel passengers
were composed largely of Romeseekers,
who were taking advantage of the
last excursion this year under low
The train had to be run in two
sections to accommodate the heavy
patronage. The spring excursions
will begin February 12.
Rev. A. Carswell, who resigned
as rector of St. Luke's Episcopal
church in this city and expected to
leave tonight for the east, received an
yesterday from the rector
in charge of the, church at Kalispell
to come to that City and relieve him
for a year, while he takes a vacation.
Rev. Carswell Was not yet decided
upon what he shall do in the matter,
but he will not leave Billings for a
few days.
The tunnel charges between Boze-
man and Livingston have been
abolished. Shippers of grain and
other freight have been notified of
this fact and it is not unlikely that
they will appreciate the change, as it
will have the effect of cutting rates
between these two points to about one
half Of what they were formerly. The !
Nnrthnrn Dopifo ro;1rool ANY, ,,orx
abolished the passenger tunnel charge
some time since, but the freight cut
only took effect last week.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. T.. l.. Halbert of Gunton,
is visiting friends in the city.
The Literature department. of the
Noman's club will meet today at 4
o'clock .. M, with Mrs. H. S. Willis
on. - @
The family of Conductor w. W.
Berry of the Northern Pacific are
pending a few days in the city from
Helena.
The Northern Pacific is construct
ng a new 12-foot plank sidewalk
lcross it's right-of-way on Twenty
ninth street.
j. N. McCracken, Jr., of Living
ton spent Thanksgiving in Billings
With his brother, Claude N. Nc
and wife.
State Senator-elect W. F. Meyer
# Red Lodge was a guest of Billings
yesterday, returning from a
professional trip to Helena.