The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-31
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Bert Shorey Of Merris is in the
city for a few days.
A o was born yesterday after
noon to the wife of Mr.. E. r. John
son.
Attorney Hathhorn left this morn
ing on a professional trip to Big Tim
Der, court for Sweetgrass county
being in session at that place this
week.
Rev. G. G. Stull returned yesterday
from a trip to Helena and Missoula,
and left again this morning for Boze-
man, where he delivers The Memorial
day address.
The banks and all pubic offices, as
we'll as the general delivery window
of the postofice, will be closed today,
owing to it's being Decoration day, a
legal holiday.
Geo. T. Bramble, superintendent of
the schools of Deer Lodge, was in the
city yesterday interviewing the school
board relative to the appointment of
a superintendent.
The acting secretary Of the inter-
ior has ordered patented to the
Northern Pacific Railway company
5,496 acres of land along the line of
the road in this state.
DR.. H. E. Armstrong, who has been
in the east for the past month or six
weeks, is expected to return this
week, he having written DR.. Geo. K.
Mcdowell to that effect.
The field exercises Of the two ath-
letic teams of the Billings high school
this afternoon and some splendid
sport is promised for those who at
tend.
G. R. Watkins of Park City was in
the city yesterday making arrange
ments to begin shearing his sheep.
He reports the stock and crop con-
ditions as being good in his part Of
the county.
Karl Simmons, the general sales
solicitor for Northern Pacific railroad
lands, was in the city yesterday from
Helena. During the day he left for
Columbus, where he has several sales
in progress.
The State Sunday School convention
of the Episcopal church will be held
at Great Falls, June 16, at the same
time the state meeting of the church
is held. The programme has not yet
been arranged.
Chas. Spear will leave tonight for
Denver, where he will superintend the
branding of several thousand head of
cattle which Spear Bros. are shipping
from Mexico to their range near
Sheridan, Wyo.
Mrs. Carper, who has been in the
city several weeks visiting her son
Leo, has started for Long Lake, Mich,
where she will spend the summer.
She will stop at Sheridan for a short
visit while en- route.
The street commissioners has is.
sued a general order to all property
owners to clean up the ear of their
places under penalty of a fine and
having the work done by the city and
charged up against the property.
w. c. Hill of San Antonio, Texas,
is in the city visiting his brother, R.
G. Hill, the cattleman. He has been
at Butte visiting another brother and
is now en- route home. 1t has been
II years since the two brothers have
seen each other, the former being only
about three years old when the latter
left home.
The school board met last evening,
and decided to advertise for bids for
the construction of the south side
school building, to be received up to
July 1; also for bids to be received at
the same date for heating systems
for the several school houses. The
board resolved to select the site for
the south side school house at the reg
ular meeting next Wednesday eve
ming.
So far this week Is cars of southern
cattle have been received in this city
for the Bloom Cattle company and the
Ryan Bros. Cattle company. Forty
five Of the cars were for the former
concern. This is a portion of the
large cattle shipments that are to be
made to this section of the state this