The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
LOCAL NOTES..

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. James S. Green is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Nat G.. Carwile.
o. E. Flager, a prominent business
man of Red Lodge was a visitor in the
city yesterday.
Billings is to have at least one Cir
this year, Campbell Bros. being
advertised to appear here May %.
June McCracken Of Livingston was
in the city yesterday for a few hours,
visiting his brother, G. N. McCracken.
Lyle G. Osmun, an acquaintance of
the Miles City contingent in this city,
was here yesterday renewing acquain-
tances.
Paul Lowell, an old friend of W. H.
Mcdonald, arrived here yesterday from
jamestown, N. D., and expects to To-
cate in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Holland of Gebo
were visitors in the city yesterday,
the former looking after business af-
fairs for the firm of Holland & Co.,
of which he is a member.
John Leonard had his hearing be-
fore Justice Mann yesterday afternoon
on a charge of forgery. and on plead
ing not guilty his hearing was set for
Saturday, May II, at 10 p. M.
Walter Lamport, son of Geo. T. Lam
port OF Red Lodge, was hurt in that
place a few days ago by having a
horse fall with him, receiving a brok-
en- leg as a result of the accident.
The board of trustees of the Bill
ings school district will meet tonight
for the purpose of selecting the corps
of teachers that is w. have charge
of the public schools the ensuing year.
Hayden M. White, we'll known in
Billings, has purchased an Interest in
the Sheridan Enterprise. Fe has dis
and Mrs. White have removed to
Sheridan.
Mrs. j. M. Schwoob of Cody arrived
in the city yesterday while on her
way home from In eastern trip. She
was accompanied by Mrs. J. Howarth,
of Washington, D. c., who will be her
guest for a time.
Miles Bros, of Livingston, brought
several cars of horses to Billings yes
terday and after having fed here took
them on to Sheridan, Wyo., where
they were turned over to Moncreiffe
Bros, who are buying for the English
government.
Geo. T. Lamport came down from
Red Lodge last night. He says the
miners of the Rocky Fork Coal com
pany did not resume work yesterday,
as the company was not ready for
them, but they expected to start in
again today.
Jepp Ryan, the we'll known cattle.
man of this section of Montana, who
makes his home in Leavenworth, Kan,
where he is mayor, passed through
Billings last night en- route to Miles
City, accompanied by his wife. They
have been visiting in Helena.
The many friends of James Fergus
will regret to learn that he is in poor
health, having recently passed through
a siege of la grippe and pneumonia
A report from his home is to the eft
feet that the aged pioneer now has
to sleep in a chair and can get blu
very little rest at that.
w. H. Piper has brought suit in
Justice Mann's court against Lewis
Sommerville for the sum of $50, al
leging that the defendant is unlawful
ly withholding from the plaintiff two
horses. and a colt valued at the above
amount. The case will be tried to
day at 10 clock a. M.
Joseph Sleeper, who went to Hunt
ers Hot Springs a few days ago to re
ceive relief from rheumatism, is sale
to have suffered a relapse after reach
ing the springs, but is now recovering
and able to be about through the USE
of crutches. J. w. Johnston OF Gebo
- ouroo v1o;I1nt of pif1;nnc ic o1S<
at the springs in a very serious condi
tion from rheumatism. His wife il
with him.
The body of Wilbur Story, son O.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Story, who dice
in this city Monday night, was take1
to Park City yesterday afternoon b.
private conveyance, and the funera
will be held from the church in tina
place today at 2 o'clock p. m. Sever
al people from Billings will attend tn
lies of e. M. Hungerford, w. L. Lin
ton, Ed. Cardwell and others.
Billings is to have a hand in thu
building of the new post, Fort Nc
Kenzie, near Sheridan, Wyo., a loca
brick company having received a con
tract to supply the contractor witt
100, 900 brick, and a portion of thu
same are now being shipped ito Sherl
dan. Their outside towns aS4 sending
orders to this city and Billings bricl
bids fair to supplant that manufae
tured in Helena and Butte.
r. P. Kempson and wife of Darby
England, reached Billings yesterda,
while on their way to Wyoming, wher
they will spend several weeks in Al
outing. They have been in this coun
try since last August on a pleasur
trip. Part of the time was spent il
Winnipeg, where Mr.. KempsOn hunt
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