The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-09
From Sundays Daily Gazette.

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Miss Hattie Sherwood has gone to
Homestake for a visit.
F. H. Hathhorn has gone to the
upper Yellowstone country for a visit
to- his parents.
Mrs. w. e. Hassler returned this
morning from a visit to Pawnee City,
Neb, and Denver.
j. N. McCracken, Jr., Of Livingston
the guest of his brother, G. N.
McCracken in this city, yesterday.
Prof. Edward Keller and family of
Glendive are in the city, guests Of
the formers nephew, s. g. Reynolds.
Mrs. j. e. Van Horne is at Helena
visiting her son, H. A. Van Horne,
who is engaged in the Office Of the
secretary Of state.
F. 8. Young, who started east Fri
day, was compelled to return yester-
day, owing to the tie-up Of trains on
the Northern Pacific, east Of Glen.
dive.
Henry Terrell and family accom-
panied by Chicago friends, who have
been here visiting them, will leave
today for Yellowstone park, where
they will spend a few weeks.
In the police court yesterday Gus
TKTi1ran mold n Hpn .Nf or fnr, 1,oSr~
drunk on the streets. Mike Chester,
who went to jail the day before on a
fine of $50, was taken out by his
friends, who paid the coin.
The school board last night award
en- the contract to John Partington for
constructing the BASEMENT ST the new
South side building top<hfs bid of So,
100. Four other bids, ranging from
$500 to $4,000, were submitted.
Eureka lodge, l. O.. o. F., held a
social session Friday night to which
were invited the members and friends
of the order as well as the press of
the city. The evening was very
pleasantly spent in social conyersa-
ton followed by refreshments.
State Game Warden Scott has in
sthucted his deputies to enforce the
law against Indians who are said to
be hunting big game off Of their res
ervations. Hhs matter ofssenforcing
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ton that has not been settled, but
Mr.. Scott will endeavor to secure the
cooperation of the interior depart.
ment and try to stop the slaughter of
game by Indians there.
The heaviest rainfall of the year
visited Rosebud county Monday night
and for half an hour the downpour
was continuous. Reports from diff.
ferent parts of the county show that
the storm covered a wide stretch OF
territory and the benefits to the range
are inestimable. Roads, small cul
verts and bridges are reported as
washed out in a great many places
especially between Forsyth ard the
upper Rosebud.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to extinguish a
fire, which had started mar empty
piano box in theA rear y3fd Of the R,
E. Leayens place on Fifth avenue,
south. The blake Mas caused hv
children playing With fire crackers
and matches. The usual prompt re.
spouse of the department saved the
outbuildings from being destroyed
The property is occupied by the fam.
lilies Of S. G. Kimball and W. E
Slower.
Harry v. Warnock, night chief al
the Western Union Office, received a
telegram yesterday from Culbertson,
Neb, announcing the death of his
father, which occurred at that place
from heart failure. The elder Mr..
Warnock, who was a man about sc
years Of age, lived at Kankakee, Ill.
but he was at Cu1bertson for the pur.
pose of settling IN estate. Mrs. War.
mock, wife of the deceased, is visit.
ing in Iowa. Mr.. Warnock left last
night for the east to attend the fun.
era1.
Among the visitors in the city yes
terday, caused by the tie-up of the
Northern Pacific east bound passen-
ger, were J. NJ. Evans and wife of
Missoula, Jas. B. Gallagher of Cop
peropolis, John B. Welcome and Mrs.
Chas. W. Clark of Butte. Mr.. Evans
and Mr.. Gallagher were on their way
to Chicago to attend the supreme
lodge session Of the knights of
Pythias, the former being one of the
grand lodge officers of Montana. Mr..
Gallagher is Superintendent of the