The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-31
LocA- NOTES.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

day to Charles Ashbaugh and Florence
Pickerell, both Of this city.
Mrs, G. Bell Of Glendive is in the
city spending the holidays with her
son, G. S. Bell, and family.
Olney Taylor of Park City, who is
to take an active part in the Farmers
institute today, is in the city.
The North Town Land company has
sold to X. T. Parish lot %, block "a,
Fosters addition to Billings townsite;
consideration SIS.
George w. Lewis and Ella Howard
were married yesterday by Judge
Mann. Both of the contracting parties
are among the we'll known colored peo-
pie of the city.
Judge Kelly, who has been seriously
i%ndisposed on account of rheumatism,
had so far recovered yesterday as to
be able to attend to the duties OF his
office of city treasurer.
Mrs. ]. E. Free entertained a nun
Der of girls yesterday evening at her
home at Mrs. Coombs', at a dinner
party in honor of her daughter
Alene's fourth birthday anniversary.
Sheriff Potter Of Carbon county
spent yesterday in the city. He was
on his way back to Red Lodge from
Miles City, to which place he took a
boy sentenced to the. reform school.
Although the season for trading rs
supposed to be closed, Mr.. Railsback
reports the sale Of 1900 young ewes
for Joseph Ganquet Of Frannie, Wyo.,
to John Ross of this city at $3.50 a
head.
BY a warranty deed filed for record
yesterday the Minnesota & Montana
Land and Improvement company
transferred to Austin North lots 3, 4,
5, 6, Z and 8, block 2, Billings town
site. The consideration named is $3.50.
Mrs. Hugh S. Babcock, who has been
i'll at st. Vincent's hospital for the
past three weeks has sufficiently re
covered to be able to leave that insti-
tuition and will be removed to the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Whaley, to-
day.
Judge Milburn, associate justice OF
the supreme court, arrived in the city
yesterday from Helena and spent the
day visiting with friends. He had
intended to go as far as Miles City ano
Forsyth, but found 4.e did not have
the time, so compromised by com
ing part way.
Governor Toole has increased the
membership of the Montana auxiliary
committee of the National Mckinley
Memorial association to the extent O
giving a member to each county il
the state. Judge J. r. Goss Of thi'
city has been appointed from Yellow
stone.
The members of the Ladies Aid sc
ciety of the Congregational churcl
met yesterday morning at II o'clocl
at Mrs. H. B. Segur's, where Their
were carriages in waiting to conve,
them to the home of Mrs. D. Jones
one mile west Of the city, where the
spent the day. At 1880 o'clock a
elaborate turkey dinner was served
At 5 o'clock the guests returned t
the city, very much pleased with thei
days outing and the royal manner
which they had been entertained /,
According to reports received yesta
day the snow squall which struc
these parts last Thursday afternoo
was general throughout the state. A
Helena the wind attained a velocity {
As miles an hour. With the exceptio
u of badly demoralizing the Telegram
Nand telephone service in some Sc
lions, the storm did no damage, as
was not of sufficient duration to caus
loss of. stock, beside it was not a
companied by any material falling
temperature.
Northern Pacific ticket agents ar
conductors have been notified to be {
the lookout for a number of Burlin
ton exchange orders that were stole
recently from the King City, Mo-, {
flee. The blanks can be used as e
change orders on the agent of almo
any railroad in the country and a
good for tickets at almost any point
the country, consequently they pc
sess considerable value to those in
whose hands they have fallen.
James w. Mendenhall of Lavil
made a homestead entry before tt
clerk of the district court, yesterda
on the south half of the southwe
quarter and the south half of t.
southeast quarter of section rs, tow
ship 5, north, range 21, east. n
a. M 1-Jo,Io1J Lo~ ~oo1n hic r0ciHnn