The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-18

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w. X. Sudduth and Ezra Starr
have formed a partnership under the
name of the Fairview Water company.
Edward Cardwell, ex-state sena.
tor from Jefferson county, is here on
his annual visit to his nephew, Ed.
Cardwell.
The Billings Shriners, who at
tended the meeting in Helena Thurs
day and Friday, returned home yes
terday, reporting a grand big time.
Mrs. Webster of st. Charles,
Iowa, is a guest. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. F. Field.n Mrs. Webster
is an aunt of U. E. Frizelle.
The Livingston Post is authority
for the statement that F. x. N.
Radenmaker Of this city is figuring
on purchasing some farming property
in Park county.
Billings can now talk with Red
Lodge by telephone, connection hav-
ing been made a few days ago. This
arrangement will prove of great bene-
fit to Magic City merchants.
The Maverick Hose company is
making arrangements for a grand ball
on New Years night. In the after
noon of Christmas day the fire laddies
will give a masquerade parade on the
streets.
j. D. Matheson of Red Lodge is
spending a few days with the folks
at home. He says that the Rocky
Fork Coal company are doing mi big
work and when they get the new
tipple in operation will nearly double
their output.
w. 0 Parker, county commits
sioner-elect, filed his bond with the
clerk of the court yesterday in the
sum of S., 900 with A. L.. Babcock
and H. w. Rowley as sureties. Mr..
Parker does not ssum office until
November, 1901.
| Mrs. Frank Purcell left yesterday
noon for Livingston, being called there
by the illness Of her brother, Geo.
Craft. MI. Craft is a fireman ON the
Northern Pacific road running out of
Livingston, but was formerly a resi-
dent of Billings.
DR.. J. M. Fox and family arrived
in Billings last night from Red Lodge
en-. route to Portland, where they will
make their future home. Wr. Fox
was for years manager of the Rocky
Fork Coal company and has a wide
acquaintance throughout Montana.
He will devote most of his time in
looking after the development of
some copper mines near Missoula, but
will have his headquarters at Port
land.
Will Dunson, a negro gambler,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $40
and costs yesterday by Justice Kelly
for beating a colored woman of the
bad lands. Not having the where
withal to settle with the court, Dunson
went to Jail for IL days.
Geo. Talyor of Meeteetse, Wyo.,
is spending a few days in the city.
He is returning home from Grand.
Island, Neb., where he attended the
marriage of his partner, w. E. Hogg.
Hogg & Taylor are among the larg-
est sheep concerns of Wyoming.
Billings was again honored at
the meeting Of Algeria Temple of the
Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic
Shrine last Thursday by tM election
of two Of it's citizens to office. Geo.
M. Hays was chosen high priest and
prophet, and W. l.. P. McCaw, first
ceremonial master.
State Superintendent of Public
instruction E.. A. Carleton has rem
dered a decision that will generally
be considered important to residents
of tllevfural school districts. Here
after no board of school trustees will
be permitted to remove the school
house in the district to a more desira-
BILE location without a majoAi ty vote
of all the eligible voters of\the school
district. frequently in Nine past
discussions have arisen among resi-
dents of different districts of the state
regarding the location of the school
house i'll their respective districts, but
in nearly every instance an amioable
settlement has followed the discus
slon, a settlement in which all inter-
ested individuals expressed satisfac-
lion.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Horace Hill Of Lewistown is in
the city.
John Murray of Red Lodge was
looking after business affairs here yes
terday.