The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
day and the stae convention Of that
party will be held a few dayAJps2r to

G. T. Herring OF Vernon, Texas,
who shipped about 5000 he'd QtIeat-
tie to Billings this spring and drove
them to ranges across The Rrder
north arrived in the city Yesterday.
Mr.. Herring experienced considerable
bad luck in getting his. cattle out last
spring. The first consignment was
smashed up in a wreck near Seneca,
Neb., and he lost several hundred
head through a cold rain storm that
struck them the day after they were
unloaded here. To cap the climax
Mr.. Herring was stricken down with
smallpox just at that time and was
compelled to spend three weeks in the
Yellowstone county pest house.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
James A. Johnson Of Gebo is in the
city today on business.
Sam d. Church and wife have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
northern Wyoming.
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George H. Andrews Of Missoula is
spending a few days in the city look.
ing after business interests.
Arthur Hart has quit the printing
business and accepted a position in
the Office of the Yegen store.
J. w. Martin, merchant and stock
man of Thermopolis, Wyo., is here,
accompanied by Mrs. Martin.
G. L. Merrill, the Bridger attorney,
was among last nights visitors in the
city. He returned home this morning.
Mrs. Charles Chapple has return
ed to the city after a short visit at
the Alfred Myers ranch on Shields
river.
Rufus Thompson came in from his
,Highfield ranch yesterday and took
the night train to White Sulphur
Springs.
Mrs. e. H. Becker and Master Ed
gar returned today from a three
weeks visit at the Barstow ranch in
Carbon county.
A coach load of Yeomen of Amer
lea and wives was attached to the east
bound Burlington train today, return
ing from a trip to the west from Oma-
ha.
Miss Krom, who is the successor to
the Baskfn millinery, will display a
nice line OF the latest creations in
women's goods Friday and Saturday
in the Belknap block annex
Miss Olive Linean of Iowa, a newly
elected teacher Of the Billings
schools, who has been assigned work
in the primary department, arrived
from her home this morning.
A number of students of the AN
cultural college at Bozeman CAFE
down this morning and securing
teams drove out to the Lake Basin
country to make some soil expert
ments.
Superintendent Brother desires The
Gazette to announce the fact that the
kindergarten department &of the
schools will be able to take care of
but go pupils and that already SO have
registered.
Mark Hubbard of Carrollton, ILL.,,
deputy clerk of Greene county, that
state, arrived in the city this morn
ing on a visit to ahis brother, Sheriff
George Hubbard, and family. He will
likely remain here several weeks.
In accordance with orders received
from the government, survey is max
ing of the Cheyenne Indian ser
ton for the purpose of establishing
the actual boundaries, as the, entire
reserve is to be enclosed by a fence.
The Knights of the Maccabees en-
tertained themselves and large mum
Der of friends last evening with a
social dance and supper at Goss hall
in Montana avenue. The Maccabees
have a very substantial membership
in Billings.
Miss OFT Of Townsend has been
elected by the school board to fill the
vacancy in the primary department
caused by the resignation of Miss
Cora Edwards. Miss Edwards resig-
nation was brought about by the
death of the wife of her brother at
Jewell, Kans.
O. S. Chilcott, proprietor Of the Vel
lowstone nursery at Rockville, re-
a few days ago from a visit to
Hunters Springs, where he made a
contract with the proprietor of the
establishment for the delivery of a
large consignment of fruit and
shade trees and shrubbery.
A telegram was received this morn
ing by the board of education from
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