The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-24
LOCAL 7

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Clark, {
a son.
r p. Hammond of Forsyth was
among yesterdays visitors in the CITY,.
G. J. Cottingham of Great Fails
autographed at the Grand, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Brother left last
night for Missouri to be absenN a
couple of weeks. j
R. ". Hutchinson, the musician AMI
piano dealer, left Thursday night forA
England to visit his parents.
Mrs. Henry Keiser and her sistSr,
Miss Dryer, have returned to tnS
city from a visit to Helena. y
Miss Mabel McGregor expects to
leave for Helena this morning 10
spend the holidays with her parents,
until lately of this city. Y
]. L. Harrington and family, accomaA
panied by Miss Rhea Harrington, IN
tend to leave tonight for Superior,
Neb., to spend the holidays.
The North Town Land company has
sold to T. ]. Jellison lots Is and 10,
block Al, Fosters addition to Billings
townsite; consideration 5000.
W. Lee Mains has returned from his
trim tn Helena and is in active train
ing for Monday nights Elks' symposl-
nm. as he is down for a leading part
in the affair.
Articles of the recently organized
Billings State bank were filed 1or
record with the county clerk and re-
corder, yesterday. The capital STOCK
of the concern is $4,000.
Among the recent additions to the
bachelors colony in the city is II. =.
Clement, Mrs. Clement and their IT.
tie son Donald having gone to Scran-
ton. Pa, to visit relatives.
M. M. Potter, whose field OF en-
deavor is confined to earnest enorts
in behalf of the traffic department or
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. al
railroad, is in the city on one OF MS
periodical missionary tours.
The various churches OF the Guy
are engaged in making their usual
preparations for adding to the pleas
ures Of the little folks by having
Christmas trees and real Santas te
make the distribution Of gifts.
In order that they might have aU
le spending money for Christmas, tn
hoard of education yesterday issuet
checks to the teachers of the publ
schools for the three weeks or tn
present month ending yesterday. ).
T. w. Schleberg, who has bee
spending several weeks in the city u1
dergoing treatment for an injury sus
tanned by a horse falling on him, e'
poets to return to his home at Musse
shell this morning, having almos
wholly recovered.
The fake dispatch concerning tt
intense cold and deep snow Whic
were alleged to have had an existene
here during the last days of last wee
has found it's way into the "patel
innards" and is still travelling over tt
country as news from Billings.
The Hon. T. E. and Mrs. Collin
accompanied by their son, were pa
sengers on yesterday mornings ear
%eastbound train, from Helena. M
Collins, who is in poor health, co
tinued on to Chicago and thence
tends to visit the Battle Creek, Mic
santiarium, while Mrs. Collins and t
boy stopped over at this point to spec
a few days with Miss Collins, the
brarian.
Little need was paid in the city
the governors proclamation for y
terday designating the day as speci
" dedicated to the commemorate
of the completion of the louisa
purchase. Instead of the general d
play of the national colors which "
requested only a few persons thoue
enough of the matter to comply a
the only public building from viii
the stars and stripes were foati
was the city hall.
After having been postponed fr
the day before, the funeral OF the !
Mrs. l.. F. Field took place vest
day afternoon. Services were condr
ed at the Congregational church
the Rev. Mr.. Clark and also at
grave. The pail bearers were J.
Ramsey, H. G. Williams, H. w. r.
ley, William Birely, w. o. Parker
J, R. Goss. A quartette composed
Messrs. Allen, Settler, Ladbury
Currie furnished the music.
City Clerk Matheson has been
titled by the purchasers, Harris &