The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-20
LOCAL N

ETOW WOuuCoudy . lIuAAy
J.. F. Simmons and wife of Big Tim
Der we're visitors in the city, yester-
day.
Mrs. R. E. Hardness and mother
have returned from their Pacific coast
visit.
S. Dinsmore and A.. l.. Stone of
Missoula are over from the west side
to visit the fair.
Mrs. j. H. Maring of Anaconda is
in the city to attend the fair. She is
the guest of her sister, DR.. Harriet
Clark.
County Commissioner Lavelle of
Columbus is among the visitors in
the city from the western part Of the
county.
Tom McTague, warden Of the state
~penitentiary, was among those who
tarried in the city yesterday while
en- route to the east.
Colonel Malone, representing the
Chicago, Mil<d6kee & st. Paul road,
is in the Gty~in the interest Of the
traffic department of his company.
Albert Sharp and wife have sold to
Mary A. Geddes lots 20, Fl and %,
block 80, Foster s'addition to Billings,
for the sum OF SITS. Record Of the
Iced was made yesterday.
Lowther & Herford are expecting
the arrival of another ls<ge Shipment
of horses, bought by Mep% Wash
ington and intendelf6 the British
government for use in South Africa.
Mrs. J. G. Sherman of Flatwillow
arrived in the city yesterday to at
tend the fair and visit her friend, Mrs.
Paul Mccormick. She expects to re-
turn t. Billings later and remain for
the winter.
According to some of the early
risers the first frost of the season oc.
Cured Monday Yght xhd was con.
fined to the botfow>fands adjacent to
the river. The frost was slight and
did no damage to vegetation.
The Elks of Miles City attended in
a body the memorial services held in
the Episcopal church there last Sun
day in honor of President Mckinley
as he was a member Of the order
having held membership in the Can
ton, O., lodge. g
Among the officers Of the grand
commandery, Knights Templar, elect
ed at Helena last Monday was Judge
Alexander Fraser of this city, upo1
whom was conferred the honor of be
ing the eminent grand standard bear
er for the ensuing year..
A Iced executed by Archer L
stratton in favor of Maya. Gedde'
was filed for recofd><testerday. Il
consideration of the sum of $27
l. Stratton. conveys to the purchase
lots 20 and "a, block 80, Fosters ad
dition to Billings townsite.
In order to give their employees al
opportunity to visit the fair, bot
Ddl1hS ClOocu yCoCCI udy AooA
Several of the county Offices did like
wise, almost everybody who coul
possibly do so went out to see tn
opening day. The stores RENAME
open, but were patronized to a sma.
extent and the city generally wore tn
appearance of a holiday.
.N1D+;ao hoe hnop f1o1 with fh
clerk of the district court by the Firs
National bank of an appeal from tn
order of the county commissioner
in rejecting an assigned claim of tn
bank for attorney fees in connectio
with the trial of Seth Dix, convicte
at the last term of the court. Th
amount of the claim is 500 and wa
assigned to the bank by O. f. Coz
dard, who assisted in the prosecute
of the case.
A Northern Pacific special passe
through yesterday for the west co
tanning several hundred soldiers fro
Columbus, O., barracks destined ft
. Vancouver bayfacks./ The troo1
were all recruits a1Xwill be assigne
to different (regiments upon arrive
The train stopped some time at tt
station during which the "rookies
We're given a little exercise by beir
put through the double quick up ar
down the platform a number of time
Miles City explains it's defeat la
Sunday by Forsyth by alleging an a
cident which befell one of it's player
One of the Miletians collided wi
a Forsythian VITO was holding dow
first base and Mfore he could recov
himself thu play had been made al
the Jig was Ill Had it not been f