The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-15
LOCAL NOTES.

lila A1StOu VI oOuy. VyO., Is a
business visitor in Billings.
w. NJ. Johnston went to Red
Lodge yesterday on professional bust
ness.
The Modern Woodmen of America
held a social session at their hall Mon
day night.
III. v. Bailey has returned to
Billings from a soliciting our through
northern Wyoming.
The president, in his recent list
of army promotions, raised Lieutenant
Lindsey, of f troop, First cavalry, of
Fort Keogh, to be captain.
w. j. Edwards of Wyoming, who
has been spending the winter in Bill
ings, has invented a wool press, which
he hopes to have patented.
Miss Lois Fagaly entertained a
few friends at the home of W. H. Ross
Monday night in honor of her friend,
Miss Ida Lamport of Red Lodge.
VIM. Gordon, a grader from Nc
Shane's camp, died at st. Vlncent's
hospital yesterday. The man was a
county charge and was buried yester-
day.
f. 3. Kennedy shipped 20 cars of
sheep from Ballantine yesterday to the
Burnham feed yards at Lincoln, Neb.,
where they will be fed for the eastern
market.
Associate Justice Geo. r. Milburn
passed through Billings yesterday
noon, or route to Helena. He had
been to Miles City on business for a
couple Of days.
The hearing of Robt Lee, charged
with altering the brands OH Grow In
dian cattle, has been postponed by
United States Commissioner Fraser
until March 10.
The county commissioners and
County Clerk Carwile went to Pryor
yesterday to select a site on which to
establish a pest house for the care of
the smallpox patients from the grading
camps.
The /. O. .. F. lodges of the city
have appointed committees to arrange
for the proper observance OF the
,eighty-seventh anniversary of the
founding Of the order in America,
which occurs April 26.
The members of the Eastern Star
and friends were pleasantly enter
tanned at a musicale in the lodge hall
last night. The numbers were credit
ably rendered and greatly enjoyed by
all. Refreshments were served.
Lieutenant R. 9 Foy of Fort
Keogh will arrive in the city this
evening from Red Lodge, and will be
at DR.. Armstrong; Office tonight to
recruit soldiers for the infantry and
cavalry service in the Philippines.
A petition for probate Of the es-
tate of Sarah Corcoran has been filed
in the district court asking that Aus
tin North be appointed administrator.
Mrs. Corcoran died about q year ago
in this city leaving, a small amount of
personal property, consisting mainly Of
horses. The petition is signed by her
husband, Daniel Corcoran.
The Bozeman district conference
of the M. E. church will be held at
Bozeman today, Thursday and Friday.
Rev. 6. G. Stull will represent the
Billings church, leaving for Bozeman
tomorrow. DIR. j. E. Free was on the
programme for a talk on Epworth
League matters, but will be unable to
attend, owing to sickness in his family.
The Guild of St. Luke's Episcopal
church gave a chioken-pie supper last
night in the Salvation Army hall.
Several hundred people partook Of the
supper, which was a splendid one.
The wants of the people were we'll
looked after by the accommodating
ladies, despite the fact that the room
was rather small for SO large a gather
ing.
The finishing touches of the stone
and brick work are being made on the
new Gruwell block this week. The
rough roof work is also nearing COM
pletion. Bids are to be opened Satur-
day night for the completion of the
building, the present contractors hav-
ing only contracted to lay the wallis,
put in the joists for flooring and put
on the rough roof.
The new wool warehouse at Miles
City will be completed and ready for
business about May Is. The building
will differ greatly from the M de-
stroyed by fire last June. It will not
be so large as the former one, but it
will be a brick instead of frame.
The funeral of the infant child of
MI. and Mrs. Peter Yegen was held
from the residence yesterday forenoon
at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. W.
d. Clark of the Congregational
church. The child was an only daughs
ter, instead of son, as reported in yes
terday mornings paper, The Gazette
having been misinformed.
B. F. Neeland is being tried in
the United States court at Butte on the
charge of being illegally on the Grow