Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-28
BILLING S NEWS.
w. j. Mccormick, Representative, Bill.
lings.
WAS A DAY Of JOY
ERA OF GOOD FEELING BETWEEN
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYED.
Billings, Mont, Dec. q.


on Christmas eve. Among these were
the Baptist, Congregational! and Metho-
! dist. In each there was the usual beau
tiful Christmas tree. laden with gifts and
! treats OF candies nuts and oranges for
the children The exercises We're given
| entirely by the children and consisted of
| fecratlons, both by individuals and
| classes; songs, duets. solos and choruses
and some novelties which We're introduce
ed by those having charge of the pro-
grammes. In the Congregational and
Methodist churches Santa Claus was on
hand in a gorgeous costume to delight
the hearts of the little ones, and every
child was remembered. At the Catholic
church midnight mass was celebrated
with the beginning of Christmas day
when eleven little girls, dressed in white
costumes, received their first communion,
the service being a very impressive one.
The singing was the most beautiful that
has ever been rendered, the Catholic
choir being assisted by other splendid
local talent. On the afternoon of Christ
| mas day the Sunday school children
! gathered at the church and were pre-
sented with numerous gifts.
Paul Mccormick, Jr., arrived home last
| Sunday from Salt Lake City. and will
spend the holidays with his parents in
this city. rf
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Havens of
Sheridan are here spending the Christi
mas holidays with the latter's mother,
Mrs Mary Eilers. g.
Superintendent H. M. Brayton, Princi-
pal r. H. Daniels and Miss Mabel oGr-
don of the Billings public schools left
yesterday morning for Butte. where they
will attend the session of the teachers
| association.
George Clark, the second man arrested
charged with robbing John McGraw,
| railroader, was discharged in Justice
kelley's court on Monday afternoon at
his preliminary hearing. the evidence not
being sufficient to warrant holding to the
district court. lf
A. G. Redding, who has been absent in
Idaho for agout a year past, is here on
a visit to his family
Mrs. M. M. Strang, county superin-
tendent-elect has filed her bond with
F L. Summers and J. ]. Thusen as sure
ties.
Mrs A. A. Brson of Norristown, Pa
arrived in the city Tuesday for an ex.
tended visit with her daughter Mrs. S.
Stevenson of North Billings.
The Burlington has just added about
5000 feet of new trackage to it's switch
ing yards in North Billings, in order to
better accommodate it's increased busi-
ness.
William A. Wells and Abbe G. MYERS
We're united in marriage Christmas day
by Judge F. L. Mann. Mr.. Wells is a
member of the firm of Wells & Van
| Horne, owners of The Mint.
Chief of Police Bond, who has had
an important letter for Mrs. Oscar
Smith for a couple of weeks and had
| been unable to locate the lady, has been
notified that Mrs. Smith is residing near
Laurel.
Jack Lee, we'll known Northern Pa
cific engineer, had his right hand cut
off Monday at Glendive. He was releas-
| ing the air in the engine tank and
slipped and fell, the wheels passing over
his hand.
Another case of scarlet fever has
made it appearance in the family of ].
B. Elliott, Goldie the youngest daugh-
ter. now being i'll with the disease. The
| little son. who was the first to con-
tract the disease, is improving.
County Commissioner J. B. Amin ind
Pat LaVelle came down from Columbus
Wednesday and met in special session
to consider matters. pertaining to the
general health of the county. As a
result the commissioners left this morn
ing for the railroad grading camps in
this county to arrange with the contrac-
tors about the care Of sick EMPLOYEES
Miss Mabel Howard and Con Menden-
hall We're united in marriage at the homo
OF the brides father r. c. Howard near
Absorakee, Carbon county, at high noon
on Christmas day Miss Howard will
be remembered by many of the young
people of Billings having spent several
months here last iwnter with her aunt.
Mrs. M. H. Oompkins, and while herr
made many friends
That the holidays brought rejoicing to
the hearts of many Billings merchants is
borne out by the statements of nearly
all. that they did the largest and most
satisfactory business in their history.
TEXAS BLIZZARD.
Dallas, Tex, Dec 2S.-A fierce blizzard
which began at midnight extends over
the western and northern half of the
state.
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
Ithaca. n. Y. Dec. 2S.-Mosas G. Tay
lor. president of American history in