The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-31
tt ansacting business here yesterday.

Tomorrow the Parmly BILLINGS ME-
mortal library will remain closed all
day.
w. E. Hassler, city editor of the
Times, has returned from a visit to
his parents in Nebraska.
John D. Helvey, a leading young
business man of Sheridan, Wyo., was
here Sunday visiting friends.
Judge Milburn, after spending sew
eral days in the city as the guest of
Judge Goss, returned to Helena, yes
terday.
Robert Hannah, Jr., and wife, are
visitors from Helena with the family
of the formers father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hannah, Sr.
Among yesterday mornings west
bound passengers were the Hon. n
| Mrs. T. ]. Porter Of Miles City, who
were en- route to Butte.
Miss Mabel Salisbury has returned
from a visit to Chicago where she
went some time ago to undergo treat
ment for her eyes.
Homer Bradt, stenographer for Cen
eral Agent Segur Of the Burlington
Route, has returned from Omaha,
where he has been in a hospital un-
dergoing an operation.
Joseph Gotto, manager of the West
ern Union Office, is receiving the con-
gratulations of his friends on the ad-
vent Of a daughter, who made her ap-
pearance at his home last Saturday.
James Lannahan, better known as
payday Jack" vas before the police
magistrate yesterday to answer to a
complaint charging him with having
disturbed the peace by fighting. He
was %adjudged guilty and sentenced
to pay a fine Of $40. II
Tomorrow evening the Maverick
Hose company will give it's thirteenth
annual ball. The dance will take
place in Gruwell hall and judging by
the immense popularity those affairs
have enjoyed in the past, the attend
ance promises to try the capacity OF
the hall. @.l ~
Thomas McGirl of Huntley was in
the city yesterday for the first time
since his visit to the Chicago livestock
exhibition. AS an evidence that he o
note of things in the effete east he
, - --..- It. 1>ooyl friro m cd in
Vandyke style, having given up the
; old familiar square cut of years.
A stipulation was filed with the
clerk of the district court yesterday
! in the case of Oliver D.. French VS.
J. R. Conway, an action for debt
which has been on the docket for con
siderably over a year. BY the agree
ment filed the plaintiff is given unit
January 4 to submit his demurrer o.
9 reply, or both, to defendants answe
to the complaint. s
4 John Thill became engaged in al
j. alteration Sunday which resulted II
y his arrest for disturbing the peac
2 by fighting. AS there were some es
tenuating circumstances in connec
II ton with the affair and it appearing
that he was playing the part OF tn
J. good Samaritan to a family great
in need, Judge Mann discharged hir
with a reprimand.
d Charles Mikesell, who fires on tn
a division between this city and Living
,r ston, sustained a broken leg and othe
injuries last Saturday afternoon a
Greycliff. The train on which he>worl
r. ed stopped at that point to take o
coal and in emptying the dump boxe
Mikesell was thrown off the tendel
le He was placed on board the train an
r. taken to his home at Livingston. /
oe The ice gorge still continuing belo'
u, the new county bridge across the Ye
Or lowstone, east of the city, work r
mains at a s%tandstill OF the easter
le span. The water from the gorge hs
ed backed up until it covers the stagin
ed to a depth of several feet, while
a gorge above threatens serious damae
ne in case the huge blocks of ice no
* anchored there should suddenly mo1
1g down stream. At present the wor
men are engaged in painting the spa
he already up and doing other odd jol
rt on it.
ry The last of the patients to be conf
ed in the isolation hospital was r
leased Saturday evening and the pla'
"a. is being cleaned and fumigated II
closing up. Unless other cases d
We velop between now and that time, tt
sp- hospital will be closed this evenil
'g- and the cook and nurse discharge
Roy Sage, who was the last patie:
all to secure his release, was about tt
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