The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
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From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Jos. E. Bessette of Park City
was a visitor in Billings yesterday.
"A. W. Rodgers and wife of Sheri-
dan were visitors in the city yester-
day.
j. W. Scally and wife of Grow
Agency were visitors in the city yes
terday.
The Royal Neighbors of America
gave an enjoyable dance in their lodge
Wednesday night.
Mrs. E. H. Becker and son, Edgar
will leave today noon for several days
s%ojourn at Hunters Hot Springs.
Joseph E. Phelan and Miss Mar
garet Dean, both of Billings, were
granted a license to we'd, yesterday.
Mrs. W. H. Shipman of West
Liberty, Ia, arrived in the city yes
terday for a visit to her sister, Mrs.
w. H. Morse.
The lodge of Maccabees recently
instituted, expects 20 give a public
entertainment in the opera house in
the nea future.
Mrs. E. B. Flaherty arrived yes
terday to join her husband, who is en-
gagged in gathering statistics for a his
tory of Montana.
Miles City had another fire this
week, in which the old Drover House,
the last Of that towns historic hotels,
was nearly destroyed.
Mrs. James M. Calvin of Miles
City arrived yesterday to take the
civil service examination for type
writer in the government service.
Holy week services are being held
in the Catholic church. Good Friday
will be observed at the Methodist
church tonight with appropriate SER
vices. Ill.,
w. s. Heckart, the railroad con-
tractor Of Spearfish, s. D., who has a
contract with the Burlington on the
Toluca-Cody branch, vas in the city
yesterday.
The police fines for the month Of
March amounted to 1866. The usual
fines Of the court were augmented by
a fine Of $500, which was paid by
Frank Savaresy.
T. j. Healy and family of Ches-
nut have come to Billings for the pur-
pose Of conducting a railroad board
ing house, having followed that bust
nessf or sometime at Chestnut.
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w. B. George and son returned
yesterday morning from Hunters Hot
Springs. The boy is no better than
when he was taken there, the springs
proving of no benefit to him.
The Billings band contemplates
giving, a fair in the near future, the
proceeds from which will go towards
purchasing new uniforms. The pres.
ent uniforms have served their useful
ness.
Mrs. H. M. Nash, a telegraph
operator for the Northern Pacific rail
road, was in the city yesterday, re.
turning to her work in Red Lodge
from a vacation, which she spent on
the Pacific coast.
IS. H.. C~olesworthy, Dr., and wife,
prominent people of Portland, Me-,
stopped over in Billings yesterday for a
few hours visit. They were en- route
home from quite an extensive trir
) abroad and throughout the United
, States.
The city school election occurs to.
, morrow. Women will have an op.
!, portunity to. vote as we'll as men.
Three trustees are to be elected and
the proposition of voting $35, 900 bonds
> for a new school building will be sub.
mitted.
B. G.. Pitt, a young man from
Sheridan, Wyo., has accpeted a posi-.
tion as clerk in the real estate and III.
surance Office of T. j. Bouton in this
! city. Mr.. Pitt was connected fol
!. some time with Alfred B. Tacon, 8
l broker of Denver.
The Billings band is arranging te
give an open air concert in the city
park in the evening just as soon as the
weather will permit. The band is
putting in some good practice and the
people are promised fine music on its
first appearance this season.
' The Brotherhood of Trainmen Of
: Glendive will give a ball at Glen
I dive, April s. The Northern Pacific
: has made a rate of one and one-thirc
.. fare for the round trip, and a number
I Of trainlnen from this city, as we'll al
Others, contemplate attending.
: = The slot machines have disap
peared from the counters of the bust
ness houses, and the people who have
!, been in the habit Of playing them ac1
: as though they had lost a friend.
There is no likelihood of the machines
! being put in use again for some time
S to come.
A marriage license was ISSUED