The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-09
LOCAL NOTES.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette:
R. E. Gruwell and wife have re-
tuned from several weeks visit to Hell
and Butte. 49,.
The annual convention of the
Montana Christian Endeavor union
will be held at Butte June 12-14.
Il. E. Montgomery, a former we'll
known stockinan of Custer county,
came in from the west yesterday.
w. G. Jenizen, a we'll known
sheepman of this county, who has
been in the east for several weeks, re-
turned Yesterday.
j. w. Johnston, a former resident
of Billings, has been appointed post
master of Gebo, succeeding Mrs. @. H.
Gregory, resigned.
John Mulherin of Absorakee, one
of the county commissioners of Carbon
county, was in the. city looking after
business affairs, yesterday.
A. @. Logan is in Missouri, where
he is buying bulls for Ryan Bros. and
Chas. Spear. The animals are to be
brought to this city and sold. q
Col. Oh. Gould, who makes. his
home both at Lincoln, the stopping
place OF Billy Bryan, and Miles City,
whiled away a few hours in this city
yesterday.
j. Fl. Bigger, a former resident Of
Billings, but now located at, Helena,
where he is managing a brokerage
office, was rene wing acquaintance in
the city yesterday.
Ethan B. Ryan of Leavenworth,
Kan, stopped over for a few hours
yesterday, while on his way to the
Musselshell to look after the stock in
terests of Ryan Bros.
-Chas. B. Schneider is in receipt
of a challenge for a foot race from w.
H. Couple, the Nebraska horse buyer,
for a purse of 5000 a side. The race,
which will be 100 yards, will be run
at the fair grounds during the month
of May. ~
The body of Ernest Ottery, who
died Wednesday morning, was taken
to Livingston yesterday, accompanied
by the parents and sister of the de-
ceased. The labor union of which
the deceased was a member, escorted
the remains from the undertaking es-
Establishment to the depot.
The civil service examination held
yesterday was conducted by Special
Examiner Leitzell of Washington.
The examination WAS taken by five
persons, four men and one woman.
The former took the examination fol
the railway mail service, while the
latter took that of stenographer and
typewriter.
Montana Shriners are anticipating
a great time at Helena, April Is,
when greetings will DO extended tc
Imperial Potentate Lou b. Windsor,
and his aravan of eastern Shriners
who will pass through that city or
that day on their way home from
Honolulu. A class Of n~ovices will be
conducted across the desert by Algeris
temple and the official announcement
just made by George Booker, recorder,
gives the usual warnings intended tt
reassure the pilgrims.
From Sunda VS. Daily Gazette.
"A 1O-pound boy baby was borl
yesterday to the wife of o. Nilsson.
w. E. Hymer of Red Lodge was
business visitor in the city yesterday
IS. D. Metier, the furniture deale
of Red Lodge, visited in Billings yes
terday.
Mrs. John J. Walk has returne.
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. A
j. Sayer in Helena.
ID. P. Van Horne was called t
Livingston yesterday by the seriou
illness of his father.
John D. Losekamp headed a part.
yesterday bound for a few days fish
ing on the Saltwater.
Mrs. A. G. Redding entertaine
about % little folks at a party las
might in honor of Miss Bernice.
In addition to the Japs, the Bur
alngton has a large. number of Italian
at work on the Toluca- Cody branch.
The work of finishing the ne,
Gruwell brick block has been starte
and will be rushed as fast as possible
Karl Simmons, the Norther
Pacific land agent, was selling chunk
of railroad land in the city yesterday
&C. B. Power of Helena, 10 {
ex-senator T. 6. Power, was in tn
city yesterday looking after bushes
interests.
Frank Buckley left yesterday fC
Jamestown, being called there by tn
death of his father, which occurre
Friday night.
II. S. Becker, a we'll known me-
chant of Forsyth, and rep%resentativ
in the late legislature from Custt
county, was a visitor in the city tye
terday, accompanied by his son.