The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-30
LOCAL NOTES.

v. D. Whites died yesterday.
-Carwile s. Bouton write liberal
fire insurance policies at the best
obtainable rates.
Detective Battams of the North.
ern Pacific was casting eyes about
Billings yesterday.
If you would be stylish and look
neat see that the Billings Steam Laun-
dry does yonr work.
Attorney f. G. Woodward aof
Gebo was attending to professional
matters in Billings yesterday.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton. \
A marriage license was issued yes
terday afternoon to Marshall o. Magee
of Absorakee and Anna Mullen of
Reeds Point.
Max Schiller, the globe ~trotter,
did not leave Billings until yesterday
forenoon, having been delayed in TAX
ing his departure.
Mrs. Will Martin, wife of Con,
ductor Martin Of the Northern Pa
cific, of Forsyth, is visiting Billings
friends for a few days.
Fl. Ramsey, a stockman residing
near Grow Agency who has interests
around Miles City, was here yesterday
en route to the latter place.
Mrs. Laura Zook and son of Miles
City were visitors in Billings yester-
day, returning home from a two weeks
visit to St. Joseph, Missouri.
Attorneys T. j. Porter and Heo.
w. Farr of Miles City were in Billings
yesterday Oh business BEFORE Referee
III. A. Firth in bankruptcy c6urt.
The Northern Pacific received,
two cars Of planks yesterday WHICH
will be used i'll the construction off a
new 12-foot sidewalk from<he Hire
hall across the railroad right-ofsffray-
to Montana .
Butte Inter Mountains: M. VI.
Seabers and wife Of Billings are stay
ing at the McDermott. The rush of
business there is so great that in order
to rent a house at the present time it
must be spoken for weeks before the
previous tenants move out.
F. S. Webster, the we'll known
sheepman of Shawmut, was here on
business yesterday. He says I the
ranchmen up his way have plenty of
feed for the winter. Mr.. Webster is
ranging and feeding 5000 head of
sheep near Hunters Hot Springs this
winter.
w. T. Hogg and Geo. Taylor,
comprising the firm Of Taylor & Hogg,
of Meeteetse, N of the largest sheep
concerns of Wyoming, were in the city
yesterday on business. Taylor &
Hogg are among the many Wyoming
sheepmen who market their product
i'll Billings each summer.
j. B. Elliot has concluded to build
a city dwelling this winter and hasdet|
the contract to J. P. Marting FIR "a
fine brick residence in the WestEide
Addition to cost about SIC, 900. 1.-The
foundation is already being construct
&c and as soon as completed the ONher
work will be pushed as rapidly as pos
sible. =
&C. F. Wilson of Butte, who
bought the Wilcox block Of w. B.
George a few days ago, will soon begin
some improvements on the same, but |
for what purpose is not known. This
property was bought about a year ago
by Mr.. George for 81, 900 and he sold
it for SO, 600, realizing the nice profit
of -, 600.
e. B. Carter, better known as
Curly" Carter, the Fatlid creek
sheepman, is coming to Billings to
sdend Thanksgiving, having sent in
word to have his dress suit pressed
and gotten i'll readiness for wearing.
This is taken to mean that "Curly'
will spend the day in society-of at
least one person.
The Burlington is again making
improvements in it's running of pas
senger trains SO as to take care of the
growing western travel. The trains
are run in two sections between Edge
mont and Alliance, SO as to make the
best possible time each way between
these places, and it is said that the
road cOntemplates running two Sec
tions into and out of Billings. Ever
since the Burlington received the con-
tract for carrying the mails from Chi.
cago to the coast it's trains have been
late going in both directions.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
u. W. Gardner of Laurel was a
business visitor in Billings Yesterday.
Henry Ostrander and wife of the
Musselshell are in the city visiting
friends.
Two marriage licenses were issued
yesterday. The season of marriages
is now at hand.
The Misses Ethel and Florence
Waddingham returned to their home
in FORSYTH Yesterday.