The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-20

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Mrs. j. H. Johnston of Miles City
arrived yesterday to spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Matheson.
Mrs. H. F. Clement and little son,
Donald, will leave tonight Tor a
months visit with the formers Imoth-
er, at Scranton, Pa.
The public schools of the city will
close tomorrow for the usual holiday
vacation and will remain closed until
the first Monday following New Years
day.
A. G. Logan, secretary of the Gen.
trail Montana Wool Growers ~associa-
ton, has returned from a business
trip to Chicago and other Neastern
points. ~a.
DR.. E. e. Doty, physician for the
miners of the Rocky Fork Coal com
pany at Red Lodge, who has been here
on business for several days, returned
home yesterday morning.
Robert l. Lyon has sold to the
Briggs-Ellis company the southeast
quarter and lots 3 and 4 of section 30,
township 5, north, range "a, east. The
consideration named in the deed filed
for record is $500.
BY a deed filed for record with the
county clerk and recorder j. b..
Keough ct ux., have sold to Mary A..
Geddes lots Z and 8, block 80, Eos
ter's addition to Billings townsite, in
consideration of $500.
T. J.. Burke, the affable gentl9maN
who sells tickets for the Northern
Pacific and is an animated compend-
ium OF information concerning the
movement of trains, is nursing a very
sore hand, the result of the manner in
which a felon struck up more h a
speaking acquaintance with one OF
his digits.
The chinook which began Tuesday
afternoon continued during the night
and greater part Of yesterday n
last evening the ground presented a
| decidedly bare appearance in contrast
kto that of the preceding few days.
| With the setting of the sun the air be-
came considerably colder and the thaw
gave way to a heavy frost.
w. Hansard will leave today for
Tacoma, where he will be Joined by
his daughter, Miss Ethel, and togeth-
err they will proceed to San Francisco,
4 where they will spend the holidays.
! Miss Ethel will then resume her
cstudies at the Annie Wright seminary
and Mr.. Hansard will visit old time
friends in the Gallatine valley before
he returns to this city.
S. H.. Erwin of Roundup came in
yesterday afternoon and reports thai
there is about the same amount OF
snow at his place as here. He also
says that Phillips and his herders
left his place Sunday morning after
the weather had commenced to moder
ate and is certain there is no truth il
the report of their freezing. He also
says that stock in his vicinity is look
ing exceedingly well.
According to the proclamation is
sued by Governor Toole tomorrow
December 20, is to be observed a:
"F1ag" day, being the anniversary O.
the date of the actual transfer of title
of the Louisiana Purchase to the Unit
ed States. AS suggested by its desig
nation, the day should be observed b!
the display of the national emblem
from all public and private building
and in every other appropriate mar
ner.
: Judge Frank Henry, Judge of tn
district court comprising the countle
!, of Carbon, Sweet Grass and Park, wa
in the city last night on his way t
! his home at Livingston from Re-
! odge. Judge Henry stated that tn
o, aspects for extensive water RICH
litigation in Carbon county are exceed
ingly bright. Nearly 200 ranchme'
along Rock and Red Lodge creeks ar
the parties in litigation over the right
; to the water in those streams. Tn
court will be occupied fully six week
in trying. the cases.
The Elks are preparing for a round
up of the herd next Monday nigh
The gathering will be in the nature
a Christmas party and it was decide
to hold it in advance so as to give tn
0 members time to recuperate and b
e ready for any other festivities /
q which they may be invited to partic
n pate when the great holiday arrive
The preparations making by the con
mittee having the affair in charge al
of a nature calculated to satisfy a
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