The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-16

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his meals while driving a herd of
sheep belonging to Jenizen from the
Musselshell to Merrill.
e. M. Hungerford resigned yes
terday as superintendent of the Bill
ings Telephone company and has
been succeeded by L. I'll. S%tooddard.
MI. Hungeyford intends to remain in
the telephone business in Billings and
will ask the city council for a fran
chsle to operate a local exchange, hav-
ing received the necessary support of
local capital for carrying on another
system. He expects to install a com-
plete up-to-date system and promises
that rates are to be made lower than
those in vogue at the present time.
From Tuesday : Daily Gazette.
Frank Scott, the Junction mer-
chant. is in Tie city on business.
A.. G. Logan has just returned from
a business trip to Kansas and Mis-
rouri.
Editor B. A. Harlan of the Carbon
County Sentinel was in the city last
night from Gebo.
M. S. Gum, the well known Hell
ena attorney, is in the city in at
tendance upon district court.
"A marriage license was granted
Yesterday to James O'Mara of Sheri-
dan, Wyo., and Susie Chapman of
Billings.
James Vestal, manager for the
Brlggs-Ellis company of Big Timber,
1Xyo G offnrolirorr 10 o,~ x>~+A1 49, -
this city yesterday.
j. F. Sleeper is quite t. at his
home with al attack of inflammatory
rheumatism, with which he has not
been troubled for IL years.
Sherwood Wheaton, the Helena
insurance man, was in the city yes
terday just to let people know that
he was still in the land of the living.
The balloon ascension and other
sports advertised to take place at
the fair grounds Sunday afternoon did
occur, owing to the inclement weather.
Harry Middleton, a former resi-
dent of Billings, vas shaking hands
with acquaintances yesterday. Mr..
Middleton is now connected with the
New York store in Helena.
Mrs. Bert Shorey of Merrill is
visiting in the city. She expects to
soon become a resident Of Billings on
the completion of her new home on
Nroth Th~irty-second street.
Geo. w. Anderson, the veteran ed
itor. of the Livingston Post, spent a
few hours in the metropolis of east
ern Montana last night while on his
way home from a trip to Red Lodge.
"A. e.. Johnson, vice president of
the American National bank at Hell
ena, and who is also a member of
the Donovan-Mc Cormick company in
this city, is attending district court.
F. w. Rogers, a hardware mer-
chant OF Red Lodge, is spending a
few days in the city. He expects to
Hot Springs to try the baLns for the
benefit of his health. Re
A. B. Smith, assistant general
freight agent, and J.. A. Eyler, general
live stock agent of the Burlington,
came in yesterday morning from Oma-
ma in a special car on their way to
Miles City to attend the stockgrowers'
meeting.
-Sorens Peterson, a county patient,
died at st. Vincent's hospital yester-
day from consumption. 1t is thought
that the deceased had a sister resid-
ing at Forsyth and the body will be
held a few days awaiting word from
that point.
Billings mas a good representa-
ton at the Eastern Montana Stock
growers association meeting which
is in session a. Miles City, some 20
people leaving for that place yester-
day. The meeting promises to be the
largest as we'll as the most interest
ing in the history of the organization.
Father Hoffman of Red Lodge.
who has been quite i'll at st. Vincent's
hospital ine this city, expects to be
able to resume his church duties the
latter part of this week. The report
that Father Currans had gone to Red
Lodge to relieve Father hoffman was
a mistake, although the former is now
at Red Lodge for a short time.
The city council meets in regular
session tonight. This will likely be
the last regular meeting of thepres-
ent council, although other meetings
will be held to approve ordinances
which are being gotten for publica-
ton in book form. With the close of
the old council the terms of Mayor
Yegen and Aldermen B%ennighoff,
Clement, Frizelle and Szitnick expire.
News has been received of the
serious illness of James Fergus, at
his home near Lewistown. Mr.. Fer
gus, who is nearly 80 years Of age, is
one OF the pioneers Of Minnesota and