The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-04
LOCAL NOTES.

From Wednesday, Daily Gazette.
= The merchants and clerks enjoyed
a holiday yesterday.
ID. f. Slayton, the sheepman of
Folsom, is in the city.
-Chas. F. Burton was in Helena a
conple Of days this week on business.
H. E. Wolfe, a merchant of Gebo,
was a visitor in Billings New Years
day.
e. M. Hunt gave a stag party to
a number of gentleman friends New
Years eve
The first day Of the new year and
the twentieth century was very quiet
~ observed in Billings.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton n.
Harry Segur returned yesterday
from Sheridan, where he was called
to hold down a "trick'' for a couple
of days.
The wife of Bert Martin, the
Wyoming sheepman presented him
with a bouncing boy baby as a New
Years gift.
The open season for deer killing
in Montana expired with the old year,
a fact that should be borne in mind
by every hunter.
The plumbers smile at themselves
as they think of the harvest they are
to reap this winter as a result of
bursted water pipes.
The various county official-elect
received as New Years gifts their
commissions signed by the governor
and secretary of state.
Miss Bird Calhoun entertained
informally New Years eve a number
of lady and gentlemen frie nds at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. 3. S. Holmes.
!. There were a number of New
Year dinner parties in Billings and
from all reports they were enjoyable
occasions for all who had the pleasure
of being invited out.
DIR. j. H. Rinehart reports the
following births: To the wife of
Sanford j. Baker, a son to the wife
of Pat Clarity, a son, and to the wife
of Bert Martin, a son
The Billings Telephone company
has just distributed new official di-
rectories to it's patrons, 81 showing near
ly $50 'phones in use i'll the city. The
directory gives a list Of connections
on the Billings & Musselshell and the
Yellowstone Valley telephone lines.
The Masons of Butte propose tc
build a new temple. The building
will cost $50, 900, and will be con.
v~eniently located in the business dis
trict Of the city. A loan Of $40, 00(
has just been made to the Masonic
Temple association of Butte through
parties in Helena.
Contrary to the conditions exist
ing in many sections of the UniteI
States, insurance rates in Montana
will not be advanced during the next
six months at least. John W. Luke
of Helena is authority for the state
ment that Montana rates will remain
where they have been.
A good joke is told On one of the
Mavericks. He was awakened nigh
before last by the loud and prolonged
whistling of engines and thinking j
was a fire alarm, hurr iedly dressed
and ran down town. Meeting an &C
auaintance he asked the location o
the fire and did not know Different,
until the acquaintance had wished hin
a Happy New Year.
Mrs. Thomas Of Great Falls
mother of one Of the men in Jail il
this city awaiting trial in the distric
court on a charge of robbery, witt
having held up a man at Laurel sew
+, eral weeks ago, was in the city yester
day to see her son and arrange matte
pertaining to counsel. The father o
Thomas, who is a young man, is en-
gagged in the smelter in Great Falls.
During the year ending Tuesda
the stock inspectors Of Montana EN-
ployed by the state board Of stoc
commissioners procured the arrest 9
60 cattle thieves, of whom 80 wer
convicted and IA cases are still pend
ing, according to the annual report c
the board. The report gives the usus
: : amount of = statistical information
The work of the inspe ctors comes j
for praise. The cattle shipments {
the year fell short Of the previous yes
by about ~ pei cent, which is al
counted for in the further shrinkin
: of the range cattle business.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Frank Scott, the junction me.
chant, was here yesterd day.
&C, S. Haire, the Helena architec