The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-13
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DR.. Prickett and family returned
yesterday from their tour Of the Vel
lowstone park.
W. N. Cook of Livingston was
among those who tarried in the Magic
City, yesterday.
Trainmaster Houston Of the North
ern Pacific, who keeps things moving
between Mandan and Billings, was in
the city, yesterday.
Austin North ct ux., have sold to
Christian P. Slater lots % and "a,
block AZ, Fosters addition to Billings;
consideration, $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Tinkcum of
Red Lodge passed through the city
yesterday, en- route to Buffalo and
other eastern points.
Eleven cars were loaded with sheep
at Columbus yesterday for the east
ern market. The consignment was the
property of several fockmasters.
Wallace Rifle, who resides on the,
north side Of the Burlington tracks,
is rejoicing at the birth Of a son and
heir, the first born Of the house of
Rifle.
Chief of Police Warner has recov-
cred sc far from his recent illness al
to be able to leave the hospital and was
on the streets for a short time yes
terday.
w. b. Baker, driver of the fire team,
has been under the weather for a few
days and Chief Bond is handling the
ribbons and waiting for alarms to
come in.
Lewis Neate arrived yesterday
from his home at Waitsburg, Wash.
He will make a trip to the Mussel-
shell country to look after his ranch
interests.
George Dillman, representing the
Schlitz Brewing company, which
makes the beer that made Milwau-
kee famous" was a visitor in the
city, yesterday.
The engine and pile driversf for use
in constructing the new county bridge
across the Yellowstone east of the
city has arrived and active work of
construction has begun.
Mrs. F. 3. Thompson and daughter,
Hazel, Of North Yakima, Wash, are
visiting Mrs. w. G. Kahn. Mrs.
Thompson's husband is Of the firm Of
Thompson. Kahn & Vaughan.
Phil Grein, manager of the Billings
Brewing compaay;-hasg one east and
will etMrs~erefn at New York,
whence they will make a tour Of the
principal cities before their return.
Ground has been broken for the
building which the Billings Whole
sale Grocery company intends to
erect in Minnesota avenue, between
Twenty eighth and Twenty ninth
streets.
The i~rrepressible. and erresistable
Skew Johnson, who gets a princely
salary from the Nsfthern Pacific for
enticing stockmen into Shipping over
that road, was in the city yesterday
on his way home from a trip to the
west.
A deed from the North Town Land
company in favor of Christian p.
Slater conveying lots | and 2, block
lao Focfnr'c od1i4i0rA 10 n;lJtrre ouyy
site, for $3.50, was filed for record
with the county clerk and recorder,
yesterday:
! AS will be eel by an advertisement
! which appears elsewhere in this issue
of The Gazette, the first steps have
. been taken toward the construction of
the sidewalk on either side of North
Twenty-eighth street, between Fourth
avenue, north, and the city limits.
A deed executed by Yellowstone
county in favor of Fred W. Lee ct al,
was filed for record yesterday with
the county clerk and recorder. By it
the county transfers to the purchas-
4 eTS all ltS TlgnIS and Ute TO lOIS L,
. 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, Z and s, block 81, Park
CITY; consideration $22.17.
Oscar Stevens, the well known
5 Fergus county sheep and cattle man,
. was among yesterdays visitors in the
3 city. Mr.. Stevens is preparing for
his annual fall shipments and will
$ drive his cattle to Custer, on the
Northern Pacific, while he will prob
ably ship his sheep from this city.
e After weeks Of patient waiting, the
residents of North Thirty-second
$ street almost collapsed from joy yes
. terday on beholdhg the>Material be
ing delivered fef tber1ong prayed fol