The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-01

Ihey chartered q drav and driving to
the residence of the groom's father
yesterday forenoon they called him
out and getting him in the wagon
drove him about the city.
The eleventh annual reunion of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry is holding a four
days. session at Livingston. James L.
Harrington of this city is one of the
candidates, who took the degrees.
Today will be the last Of the session in
which the consistory of eastern Mon
tana will have charge, presided over
by William E. Thompson, illustrious
commander, when the work will be in
the thirty-i-st and thirty-second de-
grees. This evening a banquet will
be rendered the members.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
e. J. Mclean and family will re-
turn to their home at Red Lodge to-
day.
E. 0. Clark and J. W. Bailey of
Big Timber we're business visitors in
Billings yesterday.
Hugh O'Donnell of Red Lodge is
in the city and will go Hunters Hot
Springs this morning.
g. L. Ravens is now located at
Homestake, Mont, as telegraph op-
orator for the Northern Pacific.
Hon. w. f. Tinkcom, chairman
Of the board of county commissioners
Of Carbon county, is in the city.
The street sprinkler had to be put
at work again yesterday, SO f~uriously
did the wind blow and the dust fly.
j. A. Gilully, a Trent, Mo, news
paper man, arrived in the city yester-
day to assume the editorship of the
News.
The funeral of Peter Roberts, who
died Wednesday of pneuomnia, was
held from Smiths undertaking rooms
yesterday afternoon. &
John Murray, who is erecting a
building at Silesia for a general mer-
chandise store, came in on last even
ing's Red Lodge train.
Prof. j. M. Kay, principal of the
Red Lodge schools, accompanied his
family to Billings last night on their
way to the east for a visit.
Paul Mccormick left last night
for Denver to attend the meeting of
the Catlegrowers' association, recently
organized at Salt Lake City.
-Olin Henry Wallop of Bridger,
~ hn ic iptorocto1 with Co,%o;, Mod
in the stock business in Carbon
county, was in Billings yesterday.
Several citizens of Billings dur
ing the present week have invested in
Sunlight Basin mining stock, which
they expect to briong splendid results
during the next year or two.
Yesterdays west bound passenger
train on the Northern Pacific had to
be u in two sections in order to &C
commodate the heavy travel by reason
of the low homeseekers rates.
j. M. Schwoob and wife and Mrs.
j. H. Peake of Cody, Wyo., were in
the city yesterday. The ladies left
for a visit IN the east, while Mr..
Schwoob will return to Cody today.
The Burlington Northern Pacific
eastbound passenger train due here
Wednesday night did not arrive until
yesterday morning at $3.50. The delay
was caused by washouts in Washing
ton.
The case of W. w. Cox VS.. Geo.
Miller, wherein the plaintiff was en-
deavoring to collect damages through
the district court for personal in
jnries, was dismissed yesterday as set
tied. WI"
Alderman Geo A. Berky has sold
is ice business to 9. Yegen and possess
sion Of the same has already been
given. The sale includes ice houses,
ice and wagons and one team of
horses.
The ranchmen in the valley west
Of, Billings are evidently of the opinion
that spring has come, as they have al
ready begun blowing, no less than a
half dozen plows having been seen at
work this week.
M. A. Arnold and wife arrived in
the city this morning from st. Louis,
to make Billings their future home.
Mr.. Arnold was state bank examiner
of Missouri for four years, but re-
signed that position to accept the
cashiership of the First National bank
of Billings. Mr.. Arnold is a brother
in-law Of p. B. Moss. 4
Albert Hanson, the south side
mail carrier, is taking a weeks fvaca-
ton, which may ultimately result in
his resigning his position with Uncle
Sam, as he contemplates engaging in
business at Red Lodge. M. s.
Gillette, substitute carrier, having re-
signed, Postmaster Babcock appointed