The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-17
From Fridays Daily Gazette.

Mrs. W.. A. Akeley and son, Ray
mond, of Lewistown, are visiting in
the city.
Mrs. w. e. Hassler left last night
for a visit to Pawnee City, Neb.. M
Denver. g ~. &
w. B. Calhoun has returned from
a visit to Iowa and his old home in
Wisconsin.
L. Richstein has arrived from Craw-
ford, 4.eb., expecting to engage in
business here.
Born-Yesterday, to the wife OF
VIM. Burger, division engineer OF the
B. & NJ, a on.
Mrs. M. C. Russell, Doc. Russell and
Lulu c.. Barton of Sheridan were Wis
itors in the city yesterday.
Walter Cooper of Bozeman was a
visitor in the city last evening, COM
ing down from a trip to Bridger.
Deputy Sheriff Chas. w. Harding
has withdrawn his application for ap-
pointment az deputy game warden.
Mrs. D.. D. Babcock left yesterday
for her home in Butte, after a Wis
it to her sister, Mrs. l.. H. Parker in
this city.
"A marriage llCClloS was AoouSu US
terday afternoon to Robert II. Car
penter and Elizabeth Robertson, both
of Baldwin, Mont.
l.. w. Stacy of Miles City, who is
receiving a big shipment of Texas
cattle in this city, will return to the
south this week to superintend fur
Their shipments.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Ostrander OF
the Musselsnell, who were in the city
to attend the wedding Of w. c. Grant
and Miss Ella M. McVay, returned
to their home yesterday.
Eight new sleeping cars have been
ordered from the Pullman company
by the Northern Pacific, for use on
the North Coast Limited, to be de-
livered July IL. The cars will be ex-
ceptionally handsome and well fin
ished.
j.. Curtis and Chas. Peele were ar
rested Wednesday night for disturb
ing the peace. They were fined So
each in the police court yesterday
morning and in default of payment
: will do two and one-half days work
on the streets.
Letters of administration were is
, sued yesterday by the clerk OF the
!, district court to Henry Terrell for the
t estate of Walter Rankin, deceased.
| The clerk also appointed the following
appraisers for the property: George
Handel. C. F. TREBLE and Geo. Math-
: er.
t Miss Lillian Deegan of Columbus,
! Neb., arrived in the city yesterday
en- route to ted Lodge for a visit to
relatives: She was me. here by her
4 brother, w. J.. Deegan, a prominent
citizen of Red Lodge, accompanied by
t and Mrs. A. Budas.
J. ]. Krastner, the gentleman who
e fell from a Burlington w%estbounc
passenger train near Peritsa, a few
weeks ago, and was quite badly in
jured, has about recovered and vii
e continue his journey west Saturday
He has been confined at st. Vincent:
hospital in this city since the acct
dent.
Red Lodge is now talking of organ
! izing a baseball cam. Early in tn!
spring the enthusiasts of the nationa
game in Billings and Livingston mad
an effort to get Red Lodge intereste'
in the organization, of an amateu
league, but it was no go, and each Q
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a, Geo. Smithey, a well known res:
dent Of the Musselshell country, cam
into Billings yesterday, sick. A DO
rs tor pronounced him i'll with smallpo
and the man was taken to the pes
er house. 1t begins to look as thong
S the hospital would not be closed b
the first of June, two new cases hay
ing made their appearance this Weel
s. The Arst rehearsal OF queen Estl
err" which is to be given soon D
local talent, was held in the M. T
church wednesday night and splel
~ did progress made. All but a yer
Mt few of those who had been invited t
w take part were present, and they e1
tered into the work with a spirit ths
,s- betokens success. Another rehears;
" will take place tonight at the churc]
v. commencing at s O'Clock sharp.
: Billings has been getting a genuir
taste of summer weather the past re
~ days, and the oldest inhabitant can n
recall any instance that it has bee
e. so hot in May. Yesterday is believe
~ to have been a little the hottest de
III so far recorded this year, the the
mometer registering about 95 degree
:er in the shade at about noon, and arou1
as this point it lowered for a couple
ch hours. The hottest day previous
ny Yesterday was May 1, when it reach'
c,ose to IS degrees.
IN N. S. Gillette, manager Of the Bi
W. ings Amateur Baseball club, viii.
goes to Livingston Sunday to play Il
as, club of that place, annpunces tn
w. the Northern Pacific has granted
ed rate of one and one-third fare for t
be round trip. Any fans wishing
ter accompany the club can have the be
led eft of this rate, which amounts
M. about $3.50. It is learned that L
ingston has five professional playe
but this makes no difference to t
the Billings boys. They will do tn
it'll best as amateurs. .
lgs
au. Quick shoe renairing. POStOff