The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-26
LOCAL NOTES.

umbus, are visiting in the city.
Eugene Picot and j. B. Maxfield,
business men of Boulder, Mont, were
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Nurs. R. E. Gruwen started
yesterday afternoon for a six weeks
tour Of the Pacific coast.
F. H. Foster has been installed as
secretary and superintendent of the
Billings Telephone company.
Miss Birdie Calhoun returned last
evening from a weeks visit to Mrs.
r1enry Chapman, of Red Lodge.
Frank d. Mccormick and family ex-
pect to remove to their farm two
miles west OF the city this week.
J. w. Hutton, one OF the well known
ranchmen of Carbon county, residing
near Red Lodge, was in the city yes
terday. .-.. 1..
Ray Reece, who was taken to the
pest house, several weeks ago., has
been discharged. He had a hard
siege with smallpox.
The regular examination for teach
ers of the county will be held in the
county superintendent office in the
court house next Friday.
Dispatchers Sperry and Lieut., of Liv-
ingston, spent a few hours yesterday
in a lively city, renewing acquaintan-
e with re telegraph boys.
Mrs. Spar, of Red Lodge, wife of a
Carbon county ranchman, died at the
home of Mrs. M. M. Taylor, in this
city last night, after a months illness.
Mrs. r. E. Hardness and baby and
nathan Mvsc NH0nrn damn Mod xy0~<~~
day for Baker City, Ore, where they
will spend several weeks visiting a
brother and son..
L. w. K~atzenstein, a merchant of
Carbonate, was looking after business
affairs in the city and visiting with
his father-in-law, D. Cohen, of Ana
conda, yesterday.
c. H. Gould, who looks after the
Burlington freight interests between
Miles City and st. Paul, was in the
city yesterday afternoon en- route to
his home at Lincoln.
J. w. Johnson, of Gebo, was in the
city yesterday on business. He is just
recovering from a very serious at
tack of rheumatism, which kept him
indoors for about two weeks.
w. T. Hogg. of Grand Island, Neb.,
who has large sheep interests near
Meeteetse, Wyo., was in Billings yes
terday en- route to his ranch, where
he will remain for ONE time.
Edward Wilbur and Miss Laura
Barr were married last Monday even
ing. The ceremony took place at the
home of the bride, this city, and was
performed by the Rev. w. D. Clark.
J. w. Hathaway, OF the internal
revenue department, made one of, his
regular visits to the city yesterday.
Mr.. Hathaway is walking with the aid
OF a cane, owing to IN attack of rheu-
matism.
Secretary Hitchcock, of the interior
department, has ordered patented to
the state Of Montana a list of lands
selected under the school grant, en-
bracing 2,1S3 acres in the Bozeman
district.
J. P. Smith, better known as "Ros-
enbaum's Smithy." arrived in the city
yesterday from Fort Benton, and will
spend a few days in this vicinity look
ing after business for his firm n
greeting friends.
Fred Field, of Pony, Mont, is in the
city visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. F. Field. Mr.. Field is a former
Billings boy and has many friends
here who are always glad to see him.
He is an assayer for the Clipper group
of mines at Pony, which position he
has held for several years.
James Smith, who has been working
on the McShane contract on the Tolu-
ca-Cody line, quit his job last Friday
and reached Billings the next day.
Yesterday he was arrested for being
a vag, being without money and beg
ging. He was given five days work
on the streets by Police Magistrate
Mann.
Notices have been posted in this
city offering a reward of $1,000 for
the arrest and information that will
lead to the conviction of the party or
parties who placed Instructions on the
Northern Pacific railroad bridge two
miles east of Belgrade. April 81, 1901.
The notice is signed by H. J.. Horn,
of Livingston, division superintendent.
w. M. Mitchell, the Burlington
switchman who lost both legs a few
weeks ago as a result of an accident
in the local yards, continues to i'm
prove nicely, and expects to be able
to leave Saturday night for his home
in Burlington, Ia, accompanied by his
mother, who has been in Billings at
the bedside of her son since the acct
dent.
H. B. Segur, general agent Of the
Burlington. has returned from Fort
Benton, where he attended the meet
ing Of the Northern Montana Stock
growers association. He reports q
very enthusiastic meeting, one in
which nearly everyone in attendance
took part. The association decided to
hold its next meeting in the city Of
Helena.
W. L. G. Unger, proprietor Of the
Laurel hotel, at Laurel, this county,
came to Billings yesterday and swore
out a writ of attachment on the pay
check of one ] j. Mcdonald. Unger
claims that Mcdonald, who has been