The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-10
LOCAL N PERSONAL.

LOCAL
From Friday Deiiy Gazette.
Ernest e. Smelling OF Musselshell
is registered at the Grand.
B. A. Campbell, .trainmaster OF the
Burlington, is up from Sheridan.
Dan Calvin, general travelling aud
itor of the Northern Pacific, Is among
today's isitors in the city.
Although his condition is still seri-
pus. it was reported that H. B. Segur
was considerably better today.
Harvey Lane OF the city has been
Installed as telegraph operator on the
Burlington road at Ulm, a station east
of Sheridan.
PLAINTIFFS preacipe for a dismissal
ri the action. has been filed in the
suit of T. w. Adkins VS.. Orilla Whit
new. an action begun at the last term
OF court.
1t is reported from Livingston thai
there has been a sol born to Mr.. and
Mrs. "Jack' Seaman. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Seaman resided in this city prior
to their marriage.
MI. and Mrs. J.. B. Emmerson and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Lee arrived in the
city last evening from Basin, Mont.
They are well known here as former
residents of Park City.
Word was received today that Mrs.
Seth Hastings is dangerously sick at
her home, about IL miles up the. val
ley. It was said that fears were en-
tertained concerning her recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Johns of Ponti-
ac, Ills, are spending the day in the
city, the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Babcock. They are on their way home
from an extended visit to the coast and
Puget sound country. ~
A petition is being circulated this
afternoon directed to the county COM
missioners praying that they call a
special election for the purpose Of sub
hitting to- the voters of the county the
proposition for a county high school,
E. s. Newman, who is still well re.
membered here as manager of the old
N-outfit, which formerly had it's
range along the Powder and Tongue
rivers, during the days of the "big"
concerns, is visiting the city. He
registers from Texas.
adopted by the city council at it's
last meeting Mayor George has secur-
ed a transfer from the county of the
lots belonging to the Minnesota &
Montana Land and Improvement COM
pany which were sold for taxes in
1896. The deed was filed for record
today.
l.. F. Field, one of the Oldest Set
lers of the city, left last night for his
former home, Yankton, S. D., where
he expects to remain permanently.
Mr.. Field was one of the Black Hills
contingent that came to Billings dur
ing the boom days of 1882 and contin-
ued to reside here ever since:
G. T. Slack, grand master of the
Masonic grand lodge, who spent a
couple of days in the city, left this
morning for Livingston, where he will
visit the different Masonic bodies UNI
der his Jurisdiction. He visited Ash
lar lodge last night and assisted in
comforting the second degree. When
the lodge adjourned lunch was served
and several speeches were made. "
Speaking of the action Of the city
council in it's purpose to adopt an or
dinance for the SUPPRESSION Of music
in saloons and others places of bus
mess, a south,sider said this morning
that he was of the opinion that the
council had undertaken something be-
yond it's Jurisdiction. This gentleman
said he proposedto keep right on run
ming his musical machine and If ar
rested he intended to make a test
s in the courts.
The announcement that the Magic
City Bowling club intended to send
a team to Livingston today to engage
in a triangular contest in which the
Livingston and Bozeman teams were
to take part proved a trife premature.
Inquiry On the part OF the Magic
Cities revealed the fact that Bozeman
had heard nothing of the proposed
meeting and would not be represented.
AS it was the desire of the local men
to meet both teams they decided not
to go.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
The Hon. T. G. Power and son, G. b.
Power of Helena. are visitors In the