The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-16
LOCAL NOTES.

was a visitor in Billings yesterday.
On Sunday last a son wal born to
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Adams Of Colum-
bus.
VIM. N. Taylor, a cattleman from
Fattig creek, was in the city yester-
day.
Arthur Harlow of Metteetsee,
Wyoming, was in this city yesterday
Ion business.
j. B. Clayberg of Helena was
here yesterday attending to legal bust
ness in the district court.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Youmans left
yesterday for Oakland, CAL, where
they will spend the winter.
Miss Leda Rhodes of Moberly,
Missouri, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Snidow of this city.
Thomas S. Linton departed yes
terday noon for a two weeks visit to
the western part Of the state.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton. \
w. N. Seeley of Roundup, who is
interested with W. F. Strait in the
sheep business, came i'll yesterday for
supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. James I'll. Ryan are
rejoicing over the arrival OF a bounc-
ing boy who made his appearance yes
terday morning.
B. A. Campbell, division train
master of the Burlington, came up
from Sheridan yesterday morning on
a tour Of inspection.
Marguerite Vessel, the five year
old daughter of Conductor N. r. Yves
sci, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Forester for a week or so.
IS. K. Deverill, commissioner
elect, came down from Park City yes
terday and received the hearty con-
CALCULATIONS of his many friends.
Ed Adams was arrested yesterday
by the police department for stealing
an overcoat from the Montana lodging
house about the first of the present
month.
Pat Lavelle returned to his home
in Columbus yesterday after attending
a special session Of the board Of coun-
ty commissioners to make an official
CANVASS of the vote of the county.
z The Rebekah lodge, at their meet
ing last night, initiated two candidates
and at the close of the business meet
ing served a splendid banquet to a
order.
Mrs. Aurillia Crocker, sister of
Mrs. r. G. Fenske, Mrs. D. E. Jones
and>Erank Mcknight, who has been
visiting here for the past six weeks
departed yesterday noon for her home
at Ogden, Utah.
w. D. Ellis of the firm of Briggs
& Ellis, Big Timber accompanied by
their foreman, James Vestal, left here
yesterday morning for their sheep
ranch near Junction to arrange for the
wintering Of their sheep on that
range. @
Il. Carper arrived in the city yes
terday from the Fattig creek ranch,
where he was engaged in the sheep
business the past season with E.. B.
Carper. MI. Carper has sold his in
terest in the sheep and ranch to his
partner and will engage in some other
business.
Monroe Emery and wife left yes
terday morning for their ranch near
Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Mrs. Emery
had Just returned from a visit to st.
Paul. Mr.. Emery is a son Of Pro-
ffessor Emery, formerly of the Boze-
man Agricultural college.
A. Duhamel, p. Duhamel and O.
Holcomb of Rapid Citv, South Dakota,
were in this city yesterday. These
gentlemen are looking for a range upon
which to run from 5000 to 10, 900
head of cattle. They go co Wibeaux
in a few days.
-"Puzzle" Davenport of the
Reveille, Butte is in the city visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott. MI. Dav-
export has become quite famous
throughout Montana from his author
ship of the "'Puzzle Davenport Splice
Box" which cut quite a figure in the
Butte election.
w. E. Bean of Flatwillow yester-
day sold to j. j. White of Huron, s.
D., a band Of old ewes and yearling
wethers at So and 50. rs per head. Mr..
Bean is highly pleased with Billings
as a sheep market and with McKin-
ley's brand of prosperity. The sheep
were shipped yesterday over the
Northern Pacicf.
A hunting party consisting of
Col. w. F. Cody, H. H. Hake of
Omaha. Mike Russell of Deadwood, J.
Fl. O'Brien of Buffalo, N. Y. ST
Compton of Sheridan, John II. Martin
Of Cody, and F. N. Pearson and G.
II. Morrill, Of Lincoln, left here yester-
day for the Big Horn basin to be gone
several weeks.