The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
LOCAL

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
d. p. Mumbrue of White Sulphur
Springs was a visitor in the city. yes
!erday.
Mrs. Sam Panton and son, Edward,
left yesterday for Butte, where they
will reside in the future.
Everett E. Smelling and Wright Har-
vey Of Musselshell were among yes
terday's visitors in the city.
Miss Marble has arrived in the city
from TT. Scott. Kans, to spend the
winter with her brother, Frank Mar
BILE, and wife.
G. w. Forester has returned from
an eastern purchasing tour in the in
terest of his jewelry store adjoining
the postofice.
P. F.. Linton, a former wellknown
Billings business man, is here visiting
friends and relatives for a few days.
MI. Linton has been living on the low
er California coast during the past
@ n
few years.
The Austin North Co. has sold the
Chapman property, formerly occupied
by p. B. Moss, in South Twenty
seventh street, to Herman Schwanz
for a consideration of $4,000, as evil
denced by a warranty deed filed for
roc0rd vactardav
B. G.. Neiland, who last Friday
morning shot Harry Mogan, at Dry
Head, Carbon county, surrendered
himself yesterday to the authorities
at Bridger. 1t is believed he learned
that the injuries of Mogan were less
serious than at first supposed.
Mrs. j. T.. Todd very c1everly plan
ned and carried out a surprise party
Monday evening in honor of her
daughter Neva's 18th birthday. The
guests consisted of girls only, and the
evening was pleasantly spent playing
caroms and crokinole and enjoying
the dainty refreshments which were
served.
r.. B. Bartell, a Carbon county
ranchman, was transacting business
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Barten has
been in Montana a great SRfany years
and said thaY whilsNrtdfng the range
only a few daxs~zgo he ran across sew
eral rattle snakes, something he meyer
had seer on the range in the country
before at this season of the year.
George Allen, the telephone 1ineman,
who was injured last Monday by fall
ing with a pole which had been cut
and was being lowered, vas less SER
iously hurt than as at first supposed.
AS he fell fully 40 feet he may con
graduate himself4hat he was not kill
ed outright. AS the pole fell Allen
was hurled a considerable distance
into the street and landed on his feet,
to which fact he probably owes his
escape from more serious injuries.
An assistant pieceworK computer is
wanted by the government for work
in the nautical almanac office. The sal.
airy carried by the position is not
given out in the notice issued by the
civil service commission, but exami'
nations for the place will be held in
various cities December 10 and 20.
To pass candidates must be proficient
in pure mathematics, including alge'
bra, synthetic and analytical geome.
try, plane and spherical astronomy
and practical astronomical compute.
tions.
According to a census bulletin is.
sued from Washington there were go
Chinese residents in this county when
the census was taken in 1900. Al
that time there II Japanese residents,
The census OF, 1880 credited but Is
Chinese to THO county, Silver Bow
county contains he>largest number
of Chinese of bny>county in the state,
391 being credited to it. Yellow
stone county stands fourth on the
list among the counties of the state
Carbon county has but two and Val
ley none.
After needing the biblical injunc
ton in regard to feeding the hungry
to the extent of satisfying the cravings
yof several hundred stomachs; the la
dies of the Catholic church last night
still further added tethe pleasures OF
their friends BY providing them with
an opportunity to while away several
hours in the mazes of the dance. The
supper was served in Salvation Army
hall and the ball took place in the
Gruwell building. Both proved high
ly enjoyable affairs and also resulted
in adding materially to the fund for
the benefit OF which they were given