The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-13

IN WI - - "o~sN ASASVnS yOAA ON1s
moss do as others do--advertise in The
Gazette.
Cement sidewalks will be all the
rage in Billings this year. Talk with
Ben Hager about them.
Miss May Lands of Chicago ar.
rived in the city Saturday, having been
engaged as milliner for The Fashion.
6B.. Hicks, a former resident Of
C61son, but now residing III Livingston,
is in the city, and contemplates To-
eating here.
HClIas. DeMaris Of Cody, Wyo.. is
SPENDING a few days in the city. Mr..
DeMaris expects to shortly begin the
erection Of a hotel at his hot springs.
The young ladies Of the Billings
high school will give . supper in the
bowling alley Saturday night. They
are preparing a big feast Of good things
for only 90 cents. 98.2
u. H. Martin g. Co., representing
the Standard Ladies' Tailoring Co., Of
Chicago, have opened a branch estab.
lishment with the Luderman Shoe
company in this city and are already
doing q nice business.
The Northern Pacific depot in
course Of constru ction at Silesia, the
new station at the junction of the Red
Lodge and Bridger branches. will ba
com ploted this week. G. j. Buzzetti
has been installed as station agent.
Mrs. J.. B. Elliott entertained
about twenty lady friends Saturday
afternoon in honor of Mesdames W. Fl.
Morse. Phil Reece and A.. J.'Sayer Of
Helena. Mesdames Holmes and Bur-
ton assisted in serving refreshments.
by a new ruling Of the pension de-
p%artn,ent, all guardians are required to
give al accounting each year, ending
September A., showing that all the
money paid by the government has been
expended for the exclusive benefit Of the
ward.
Among the fine new residences to
70 up i'll Billings this year VIII be the
one of J.. B. ELLIOTT. wb1 has decided
to become a pormape6t resident Of our
pretty city and twill build on the corner
of Thirty first street, north, and Second
avenue.
LMessrs. Jack and Ed. Fraser enter.
tanned the B. B. BIS. at the home of
their sister, Mrs. A. G.. Tompkins,
Friday night. Gus Diedrlch received
the prize, a meerschaum pipe. as the
best card player. A dainty repast was
served.
Some Of the citizens of Lewistown
have commenced agitation looking to
the REIMBURSEMENT Of their charter as a
city and want an election held 10 vote
upon the question Of disinoorporation.
They claim that the benefits aocruing
from incorporation are not commensu-
rate With the increased taxation.
jas. M. Rhoades of Miles City was
here yesterday, accompanied by Attor.
ney Sidney Sanner. MI. Rhoades had
business before Fl. A. Firth, referee in
bankruptcy, the former having applied
to be declared a bankrupt. His liabil-
tiles are 81, 1903. 10, while he has assets
amounting to $l,726. consisting Of a
homestead and household goods and
wearing apparel, but they are exempt.
The Bohemian land Office gives
notice that the following township
plats have been received and filed in
that office, on which filings san be
made Oh after April g.. 1900, viz:
Township 5 south, range al east,
(fraot.); township 6 south, range ~
east; township Z south, range az east ;
township s south, range % east; town.
ship . south, range ~ east; township
10 south. range AZ enst, (fract. }; town
ship 6 south, range % east: township Z
south, range 28s east.
Attorney w. M. Johnston has re-
coived word from attorneys at Kansas
City that the Hunt VI. Hunt divorce
case has been settled ut that place.
Just what the terms are Mr.. Johnston
did not learn. other than that his at
tofney fees have been satisfactorily
guaranteed that his client, Mrs. Hunt.
has been given the amount Of alimony
asked for and that she has withdrawn
her protest and will permit MI. Hunt
TO get a divorce from the district court
in this county.
Two fires II one day is the record
Of Billings for Sunday. The first
alarm was sont in about 3 o'clockin the
morning, being a frame bdilding in
the ''bad lands' owned by 9. +. Bur.
ron. Thel fire starteJ<h the middle of
the room, the bujIding being empty.
1t will cof a couple of hundred dollars
to repair tbe damage. The second
alarm waAkhrned in about two hours
later from the same vicinity, the build
ing being the one just removed there
from Minnesota avenue, and belonging
TO the First National bank. The
damage was slight. It is thought that
both fires were of i%ncendiary origin.
This paper is informed that an
unique affair is being arranged for,
nothing less than an "Old Maids Con.