The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-19

senger for the Western UnioI, but the
intention is to place boxes in all bust
Hess houses and elsewhere and in
crease the number of its Toys.
The track between this city and
Billings, says the Livingston Enter
prise, has been further improved dur
ing the summer by the addition Of
1S new steel bridges and the filling
with gravel and culverts the places
formerly occupied by 26 small bridges.
Sidetracks amounting to a mile and
a quarter in all have been added at
Laurel, where the coal trains from
Carbon county are handled. The COM
pany has two work trains in the vicin-
ity of Columbus.
Perfect in every detail was the
charming dinner party given yester-
day evening by Mr.. and Mrs. P. B.
Moss. A large cut crystal bowl filled
with yellow chrysanthemums formed
the table decorations, together with
ferns and smilax. The table was very
pretty with it's exquisite linen and
china, cut glass and silver, and the
main characteristics of the delicious
menu was the simple elegance and ex-
quisite taste with which it was served.
Covers were laid for IL and those at
the table beside the host and hostess
we're Messrs. and Mesdames Paul
Mccormick. Percy Hord, C. S. Brother,
Frank Gilmore and M. A.. Arnold.
Objection having been entered
against allowing some of the claims
filed against the estate of G. w. Taft.
lately adjudged a bankrupt, Referee
Firth has issued notice to the holders
Of the claims to appear at his office
| November ~ and show cause why
such objection should not be allowed.
The protested claims are eight in num-
Der. Five of them are alleged to be
preferences and in the ase of the
other three reductions are demanded.
Meanwhile ac~ceptances of the offer of
composition are beginning to be re-
ceived by the referee and he thinks
that a majority Of the creditors will
accept the proposition. Taft, it will
be remembered, has offered to settle
with all creditors on the basis Of SO 1-3
cents on the dollar.
An officer connected with The reve-
nue. department was in the city yester-
day looking up the witnesses who sign
ed the Identification certificates issu-
ed some years ago to a couple of
Cinnamon of this city and who are
now DESTROYS Of returning to the Unit
ed States. One of the lei has been
gone about four years, while the other
has been away about two years. AS
SO much fraud is perpetrated by Chi
nese seeking admission into the coun-
try, the revenue department has in
augurated a system of inquiry by
which personal investigation is made
! by the agent in order to secure proof
/ of the genuineness of the signatures
attached to the certificates of those
who present them as proof of former
residence in the country.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Lulu Smith has sold to Jessie Peters
lots Is and 16, block 143, Billings town
site, for 81. n. .M.
The city council will meet in reg:
ular session this evening, when bids
for constructing the new city hall will
be opened.
Street Commissioner Keene has re
turned from his visit to his old home
Gallatin, Mo. = He also~-went to St
Joseph and aHhcugh he had a good
time when absent is glad to get back
once more.
With the exception of a few tiers
on the southern most part, the brick
work of the addition to the BelknaI
block is completed and the structure
is about ready to be handed eel to
the plasterers and carpenters for in
terror finishing.
Having been found to encroach on
the ground which the new city hall
will cover, it has been decided@to part,
ly tear down the city>safl and tempo.
rarily enclose I'M order that it may
continue to serve it's purpose until
the Jail in the new building shall be
ft for occupancy.
Among other business which will
come up before the city council to-
night an effort will probably be made
to take some action relative to the
improvement of the railroad parks,
The Northern Pacific will, it is
thought, be asked to construct a side.