The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-05
Lehfeldt ranch on the Musselshell for

a visit.
Miss Gertrude Miner Of Miles
City arrived in the city yesterday noon
for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Jean
Decker.
j. W.. Hathaway of Helena, inter
nal revenue collector, is making one
Of his regular visits to Billings in the
interests of Uncle Sam.
H. SOmmers, superintendent of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, is in the city from Helena
and will remain over tonight.
IS. L. Moore, general freight
agent Of the Northern Pacific, with
headquarters in St. Paul, passed
through Billings yesterday en- route
west. q
Cards have been received in this
city announcing that Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Chaplin Babcock will be at
home in Billings, Montana. after
April 10. ~.
Miss G. A. Pierce, one Of the new
teachers in the Billings public schools,
has been granted a state diploma by
the diploma committee of the state
board of education
John Oak, the stone contractor on
the new G1uwell building, has pur-
chased four fine lots on North Thirty
first street and will at once build a
nice brick residence.
james Giles of Sheridan has sue
ceeded F. j. Shively as yardmaster in
the Burlington yards in this city, the
latter having resigned from the SER
vice of the company.
Ben Balkwell has confessed iudg-
ment for $75 in favor of DR.. Andrew
Clark on a debt for medical services,
and the same has been accepted by
the doctor. DR.. CLARK sued for 500.
An effort is being made by the
Sheridan Coal company to have the
name of the town, Highly, adjoining
Sheridan, Wyo., changed to Dietz, and
thereby perpetuate those who are in
terested in the company.
The divorce suit of Roy G.. Butler
VS.. Florence G.. Butler, begun in the
district court in Salt Lake City, has
been withdraw by the plaintiff.
Mrs. Butler is at present visiting with
relatives in Gebo, Carbon county.
Geo. Washburn and Pat Welsh
were up before Police Judge Mann
yesterday Oh a charge Of drunkenness.
They were fined $40 and S., respect
lively. The former paid, while the
latter went to jail for two and one
half days.
Secretary Of State G. M. Hays,
accompanied by Mrs. Hays, came
down from the state capital Sunday.
The former returned to his official
duties yesterday, while the latter will
remain in the city for a time as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.. WilIiston.
"A large congregation was present
at st. Joachim's Catholic church Sun
day night to hear the first of a series
OF talks on his recent European trip
by Rev. Father Van Clarenbeck, the
church being crowded. The reverend
gentleman gave a very interesting de-
scription Of the beautiful cathedral at
Milan for his first talk.
Judge Loud has issued an order
removing the case of James o. Buffing-
ton VS.. the Northern Pacific Railroad
company from the district court in
this county to the United States cir
cult court in Helena. Burlington is
suing tho railroad company for So, O6O
for damages sustained by being run
into by some of the l%atter's freight
cars while crossing the railroad cross
ing OH Twenty-ninth street with a
freighting outfit.
BY an agreement entered into be-
tween the Clerks union and the mer-
chants of Cheat Falls the stores of
that city close at 6 O'Clock each night,
with the exception of Saturdays. The
lady clerks are not required to COM
mence work until 8 a. m. Another
part of the agreement is that the
stores will not be opened at any time
on the Fourth Of July or upon Thanks
giving day.
H. S. Williston, manager of the
hardware and implement department.
of the Donovan-M Me- ormick company's
store, who attended the first annual
meeting of the Montana Implement
Dealers at Helena last Saturday, was
elected third vice-president of the
association. A. W. Miles of Living
ston, we'll known here, was elected
president. The association will meet
in Helena again December Z and 8,
next.
The Burlington has issued a circu-
lar showing the location of the new
towns to be established on the Toluca-
Cody branch. There are six new
towns in Montana, after which Wyom-
ing is entered, and the stations are
Chickopee, Crockett and Bowler, the
latter being a postoffice. Then comes
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