The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-04

power, anu tH0To seeming 10 De some
thing wrong with it, he started t.
investigate, when a flame shot up
burning his eyebrow VS. and blowing
dust into his eyes.
Livingston Enterprise: Henry
WEIGH, formerly superintendent of the
coal mines at Gebo, Carbon county,
was in the city this week getting &C
quainted with the Park county mem
bers Of the legislature and other lead
ing democrats. MI. WEIGH lost his
position during the recent campaign
IN account of political beliefs and il
now a candidate for the appointment
of deputy state mine inspector.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
"A bouncing boy baby was born tc
the wife of August Menge Sunday.
Come and see our line Of Xmas
toys at the Gate City Furniture Co.
Opposite Cottage Inn. 65-2
E. H. johnson of Miles City has
had railroad business Ill Billings for a
couple of days past.
Attorney Geo. ". Pierson of Red
Lodge, accompanied by his wife, was
a Billings visitor Sunday.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton.
Henry Mueller of Butte, president
of the Billings Brewing company, and
Geo. Bush, were visitors in the city
Sunday.
The city council will meet to-
night. Owing to the absence of Mayor
Yegen, the executive chair will be
filed by President Clement.
Marion M. Bowman and Esther
M. Murphy, both of Billings, were
united in marriage yesterday by JUS
tice of the Peace James Kelly.
E. T.. Marble Of Fl. Scott, Kans.,
has arrived in the city for an extended
visit to his son, F. M. Marble, the
local representative Of Swift & Co.,
packers.
&C. E. H. Campbell, a bridge engi-
neer Of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is in the
city on business relative to the pro-
posed new bridge across the Yellow
stone river east Of Billings.
County Commissioners J. B. An
min and Pat Lavelle came down from
Columbus Sunday night and will be
ip the city several days in attendance
upon the regular meeting of the coun-
fly board.
The first annual masquerade Of
the Royal Neighbors of America will
be held on Thursday night, December
20. A mistake was made in the print
ing Of the invitations, making them
read Tuesday, December 20.
"A birthday party was given in
honor Of Mrs. T. l.. Halbert, of Hal
b>rt, Montana. at~Ithe Driscoll hotel
yeste4aat-nfternoon. There were
about a dozen ladies Of the city pres
ent, and the lady in whose honor they
assembled was the recipient Of several
handsome presents.
VIM. S. Hewett, A. Bayne and
F. E. Aliberg Of Minneapolis, B. F.
Parks and L. J. Tuttle of Des
Moines, and S. K. MCDOWELL of
Helena, we'll known bridge men, are
in the city to submit bids on the pro-
posed new bridge across the Yellow
stone.
Jos. Sims, the Lavina sheepman,
has trailed about Is, 900 head of sheep
to the ranch Of John Miller, up the
valley. where they will be fed this
winter. Mr.. Sims has purchased 800
tons of hay from MI. Miller and 600
ton from Hogan Bros, for feeding
purposes.
The Baptists of the state will join
in celebrating the twentieth anniver-
sary of the formation of the First
Baptist church in HelenaO tomorrow.
The Helena church vas the first in the
state. Rev. William Remington of
city is down for an address from
the standpoint of the denomination
outside of Helena.
The revival meetings, which
been in progress for over q week
at the Methodist Episcopal church,
are being continued this week. The
meetings last week were well attended
and a deep interest taken, SOME Is
persons being converted. Cottage
prayer meetings are being held at the
homes in the afternoons.
The receipts OF the state auditors
office . the fiscal year, ending last
amounted to $59, 023. SO. This
about $40. 900 in excess of the re-
for the last fiscal year. All of
this money with the exception Of a
small amount received from a build
and loan association, came from
The life and fire insurance companies
loing business in the state.
Captain Henry A. barley of the
British army, who came to Billings
'ecently on a furlough while i'll poor
caused by being wounded in
he Beer war last spring, received