The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19

ton. AT his election there are TO be
chosen three school trustees and the
proposition of voting $3.50, 900 bonds
for a newlschool building on the south
side is to be submitted.
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
w. L. Linton left last night for a
trip through Nebraska and Kansas.
Registration opens today. Every
elector who wishes to vote must reg
lister
Mrs. A. L. Moore Of Miles City
is the guest of the family of 4. H.
Deckert.
Architect Haire of Helena was in
the city yesterday looking over his
contracts.
R. E. Orwell and wife have re.
turned from a months visit to Helena
and Butte.
Mrs. j. Waltz returned to Ana
conda yesterday, after a few weeks
visit in Billings.
AL. Ellison, editor of The News,
has gone to his old home at Hamilton,
Mo-, on a business trip.
Mrs. George M. Hays and little
daughter Of Helena are in the city, the
guests of the family of H. S. Willis
ton.
Rev. w. E. Snider of Park City
was a visitor in the city yesterday at
the home of his sister, Mrs. A. M.
Lane.
The body of VIM. Robinson, who
died Oh the Musselshell last Friday,
was brought to Billings Sunday and
buried in the city cemetery yesterday.
1T is rather an occur.
renee to see a street sprinkler at work
and snow falling, but this is just what
happened in Billings yesterday after.
noon.
THE oyster season is over in Bill.
ings. The merchants stated that nc
moro orders will be received, as the
weather is getting too warm to handle
them.
State Senator g. 0. Gruwell de.
parted yesterday for Diaz, Mexico,
where he will visit for several weeks
with a brother, whom he has not see
for nearly 20 years.
Rev. Father Hoffman came tt
Billings from Red Lodge a few day.
ago and is now a patient at st. Vim
cents hospital. Nervous prostratior
is the cause Of his illness.
j. E. Kurtz received a telegram
Sunday announcing the death of hi
father at the latter's home in Canton
Ohio, on that day. The deceased hac
been in ill health for ONE time past
james W. Vestal, manager for the
Briggs-Ellis company at Big Timber
was in the city yesterday, coming W
form Junction, where he had beer
looking after his company's interests
-Olin Henry Wallop of Sheridan
who is interested with Moncriefe Bros
in the purchase of horses for the Brit
ish government for use in the South
African war, was in the city yester
day.
-Trainmaster Dan Boyle of Living
ston was in the city yesterday for {
few hours, but plenty long enough tt
find that everything was running
along in firstclass shape around th'
Northern Pacific road.
The examination of pupils in tn,
eighth grade of the schools of tn
county for admission to the higE
school will be held in this city at thu
county superintendent Office Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
The family of DR.. W. A. Allel
are removing to their new home il
the West Side addition. The house
vacated by them has been rented to G
P. Payne, chief clerk of Agent Ken
needy of the Northern Pacific.
Richard & Pringle's mlnstrels
which gave a performance in this city
last night, gave II of their usua
good street parades yesterday after
noon. The two bands combined rem
dered a concert on the street in from
of the First National bank.
After soliciting subscriptions ant
patronage for the Gallatin Count,
Democrat, a paper which T. J. john
Of Lewistown claimed that he was go
ing to publish in Bozeman, Johns hal
pulled out for greener pastures, say
the Avent Courier.
Julia J. Hatch, who was married
to VIM. H. Hatch in this city Novem
Der 6, 1896, has secured a divorce from
her husband in the district court O
Silver Bow county. Hatch disap
peared May 10 1898, and his wifi
hasn't heard from him since.
"A. E. Flager and wife of Ret
Lodge were visitors in Billings owe
Sunday. They were en- route hom'
} from an eastern tip where Mr.. Flage:
has been for the purpose of purchas
ing new goods for his general mer