The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-15
LOCAL NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.

Rev. Father A. Hoffman goes to
Red Lodge today to conduct services
tomorrow.
-Carwile & Bouton write liberal
fire insurance policies at the best
obtainable rates.
Fl. Ii. Foster has gone to Helena
to watch the fun in the state legis-
lature beginning next Tuesday.
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property. Carwile & Bouton.
j. N. McCracken, Jr., of Living
ston was a guest Of his brother, @. N.
McCracken, in this city yesterday.
Rev. G. G. Stull returned last
night from Helena and will occupy
his pulpit in the M. E. church tomor-
row. m
"A chinook struck this section yes
terday and if it continues a day or
two longer the snow will have disar-
peared. .m...
Attorney T. J. Porter Of Miles
City will represent the Seventh Judi
cial district in the Montana State Bar
association as vice-president.
Mr.. Robert Milne and Miss Mar
garet Ross, both of this city, were
united in marriage by Justice Sump-
ton at Sheridan, Wyo., this week.
"A. G. Logan left yesterday after
noon for Helena where he will watch
the senatorial fight next week from
the ''gallery" Of the state senate
room.
MIR. and Mrs. Fl. N. Kennedy
gave a delightful whist party to a
number of friends at their home on
North Twenty-ninth street Thursday
night.
The Billings pasture of Elks has
sent out handsome invitations to a
grand ball to be given at the lodge
room on next Friday night. Ad-
mittance will be had by ticket.
The police court had a light grist
yesterday, three vags facing his honor.
They were given a chance to leave the
city between $3.50 p. m. yesterday and
9 a. m. today,a all promising to go.
H. A. vanHorne of this city was
a candidate for the appointment Of
reading clerk of the house in the state
legislature, but was defeated by P. J..
Gilligan of Silver Bow by a vote Of 45
to Is.
20. F. Goddard spent a couple of
days in Helena this week, attending
the Montana State Bar association.
Mr.. Goddard acted as one of the pail
bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Geo. r.
Milburn.
Yellowstone county's representa-.
tion to the National Livestock asso-
citation, which will number six OF
eight, will begin to leave today for
Salt Lake City to attend the meeting
which opens next Tuesday.
The usual winter weather delay
of trains has set in. The eastbound
Northern Pacific passenger was seven
hours late yesterday, while the west
bound was three and one-half hours of
time. The trains passed here.
j. W. Gardiner of Laurel, who
recently sold out his general store al
that point to the Camp Mercantile
company, has gone to Sage creek,
Wyo., to enter upon the business op
portunity offered III that favored
region. y
The union meetings being helt
at the Congregational church thi'
week by the Methodist, Baptist ant
Congregational churches in observance
; of the week of prayer have been vel
attended each night and a deep in
terest taken.
Rev. Father A. Hoffman is il
receipt of a letter from Rev. Fathe
Francis Van Clarenbeck, who arrived
in the United States at New Yorl
City on January 5, stating that he ex
poets to reach Billings next Tuesday
when he will assume his work a
Eriest of the Catholic church, after a!
absence of about seven months.
The funeral of Henry 9. Lynch
who died at Forsyth Wednesda,
night, was held from the residence 9
A. Fraser yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock, conducted by Rev. W.. L
CLARK, pastor of the Congregatio
church. The male q%uartette of tn
church san three;beautiful selections
Interment took place in the Billing
cemetery.
VIM. Craft, the Northern Pacif
fireman, who was taken i'll some thre
weeks ago with smallpox, is rapid
recovering. he has passed throug
the critical stage of the disease and
rapidly 4onvalescing. He will be alb
to re-. me his work in a short time
Livingston Post. MI. Craft is
brother of Mrs. F. L. Purcell of tn
city, who also has the disease, {
we'll as Mr.. Crafts little daughte
who returned to Billings with h
uni.