The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-08
Money to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property Carwile & Bouton.

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farm lands and improved Billings
property Carwile & Bouton. \
The North Pacific coast lines have
decided to grant a half rate Of 1915 to
clergymen, naval and military officers
generally. This action as taken to
save confusion, following the recent
reduction in coast rates.
Charles P. Reyes and Miss Mar
garet Paisley, both Of Bridger, were
married in this city yesterday, Rev.
VIM. Remington officiating. The
happy couple will leave this morning
for their future home in Bridger.z
F. Fl. Gilmore and wife Of Mis-
soula arrived in the city yesterday and
will reside here. Mr.. Gilmore has
just resigned a position in the West
ern Montana National bank to accept
a position with the First National
bank of Billings. ..@
An official circular issued from
the operating department of the
Northern Pacific announced the ap-
pointment Of E. E. Dildine as assistant
superintendent Of telegraph Of the
road at Tacoma. He will have charge
of the wires west Of Billings.
Jos. Zimmerman disposed of the
balance of his stock of general mer-
chandise to Yegen Bros. yesterday.
Mr.. Zimmerman is one of the Oldest
merchants Of Billings, and for a year
past has been closing out his stock, as
he intends devoting his time and at
tention to his ranch interests near this
city.
H. R. Eckhardt, brother-in-law of
G. A. Lane of this city, was a passen-
ger on yesterdays westbound train,
being Ell route to Spokane, where his
son, T. r. Eckhardt, a former resident
of this city, is at present seriously
sick at one Of the hospitals. He was
met at the depot by Mr.. Lane and the
two had the pleasure of a few minutes
visit and the first opportunity Of see
ing each other in about. eight years.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
IS. F. Morse went to Butte yester-
day afternoon on business.
The Northern Pacific railroad is
advertising for more laborers to work
on the grade near Dewey, east Of Bill
ings.
"A. l.. Mitchell, circulation man
ager Of the Butte Inter Mountain, has
been spending a couple Of days in the
city.
United States Senator w. A.
Clark Of Butte came down to Laurel
yesterday afternoon and was taken tc
Bridger on a special to look over his
coal mining property.
M. A. Arnold of st. Louis, Mo-.
at present state bank examiner of Mis-,
souri,, will become cashier Of the Firs,
National bank of this city on March l.
Mr.. Arnold was in Billings a few
weeks ago and was elected one of the
directors of the bank.
Residents of Billings are warned
to be on the lookout for one J. J.
O'Malley, claiming to be a represent
alive of the Curtis Publishing com
pany, Philadelphia, taking orders fol
the Saturday Evening Post. He is q
fraud and has been ''doing'' cities Of
western Montana.
Billings evidently affords a great
graft for outside newspapers if one
was to judge by the number of circula'
ton boomers which have been in the
city the past week Or ten days. Bill
ings people who wish to keep abreast
with the times and be up-to-date
should subscribe for The Daily Ga
zette, which gives them all the latest
telegraphic news from IL to "a hours
ahead of every other paper coming tt
this city.
Six men faced Police Judge Mann
yesterday for different crimes against
the city ordinances. Ed Wilson and
James Kelley got mixed up in a fight
on the south side Wednesday night.
breaking a window in a store build.
ing. They were fined $40 each,
Albert Baker and John Ryan will each
do the city 10 days work on the streets
for being vags. John Doe, true name
unknown, and E. D. Smith showed
the residents of the bad lands district
a rough house Wednesday night with
the result that the former paid a fine
of $40, and the latter $40. ..-
Mr.. Ed jackson, n of the sub
stantial settlers of Sheridan county,
Wyoming, and a leading republican OF
that section of his state, was in Bill
ings yesterday where he heard the
news of the defeat Of the Grow Indian
treaty bill in the lower house Of son
gress. Mr.. Jackson was entirely non
committal on the subject as to whether
or not Sheridan county people were
instrumental in bringing about the de-
feat Of the bill, but expressed it as his
opinion that the people of his section