The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-08
4ocA- NOTES.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
M. w. Kelly of Livingston was
among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
terday vas Henry Nicholson Of Big
Timber.
Thomas Hurley of Roundup swung
around the circle yesterday and Wis
tied his Billings friends.
Gertrude johnson, whose home was
on the south side, died yesterday
morning, of pneumonia.
Mrs. Parks has sold her rooming
house in South Twenty-eighth street
to Mrs. Keys. Consideration $4,000.
Miss Charlotte Pierce of Miles
City, who spent a couple Of days in
the city, returned to her home, yes
terday.
George Svenes paid $40 into the
city treasury yesterday for having
attempted to run" the south side
the night before.
Sergeant Taylor of the police force
is temporarily driving the hose
wagon, during the absence of Driver
Baker, who is attending the firemen's
convention at Missoula.
Because of the high price asked
for feed of all kinds in the east,
sheepmen report but little doing in
the way of trading, when earlier in
the season all indications pointed to
an exceptionally brisk market, Cou-
pied with the high price of feed is
the unwillingness of holders Of an
imals to accept the prices offered by
the feeders, and in consequence bus
mess is almost at a s%tandstill.
The Sunday school of ST.. Luke's
Episcopal church will hold it's annual
picnic today in Caldwells grove on
the banks of the Yellowstone. Con-
veyances will leave the church, cor
ner of First yenue and Twenty
ninth street, South, at 10 o'clock.
Prizes for the winners of several
events have been presented by bus
mess firms of the city and the boys
and girls are promised a good time.
George Metcalf, sheriff of Granite
county, was a visitor in the city, yes
terday. Mr.. Metcalf said he had
never been in this part of the state
and long having entertained a de-
sire to see what a prairie country
looked like had taken advantage OF a
little spare time to take a run down
from the mountains. He placed him
self under the chaperonage of Sheriff
Hubbard and guided by that gentle
man was shown the sights Of the
city and harm kept from Detailing
him.
A. D. Edmiston and Major Ford,
both residing on the Musselshell, ar
rived in the city yesterday with a
carload of horses, each, which they
sold to Richardson & Terrence of
Northfield, MINI. The animals will
be "entrained" this afternoon and for
warded to their destination tonight,
Although they appeared anxious to
obtain more, the buyer of the firm
said that so we'll had the ranges been
sold out that it was impossible to Sc.
cure a larger lot at this time and
he had to content himself with the
two carloads.
Just in the way of demonstrating
the capabilities Of this part of the
Yellowstone valley in regard to the
producing of a variety of products OF
the soil, w. B. Ten Eyck was exhib
iting a bunch Of hops yesterday which
he raised during the summer in his
garden in this city. Those claiming
to be competent to pass an opinion
said that they were the equal of any
hops produced in the famous hoI
growing districts of the Puget sound
regions. Mr.. Ten Eyck said that fol
a number of years he had raised on
an average about Is pounds of the
pungent vegetable for his own use
and has never found a season toe
short for it to mature perfectly.
Mrs. Chas. Burton entertained II
little girls yesterday evening between
the hours of 4 and Z, in honor of Miss
Aggie Burton's tenth birthday ami
versary. The afternoon was delight
full, and the spacious grounds afford
ed an ideal place for out door games
These we're much enjoyed, if the mer
nv shouts of the children were any
indication. At 6 o'clock a long table
with covers laid for the guests, was
spread under the . trees, and lade1