The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCAL ANp. PERSONAL
FROM Fridays Daily Gazette. ~
Lee Simcnson Of Absarokee is reg-y
istered at the Grand. Y
Bruce Davis Of Chester is spend
ing the day in the city on business.
F. s. Chandler, the coal magnate Of
Red Lodge, is spending the day in
the city.
The Moffett telephone line head
quarters have been removed into the
Belknap block.
~. T. Holmes Of the steam laundry
today from a weeks visit
with friends at Helena.
D. Balconski and M. Wedlenger,
horse buyers from Winnipeg, are in
the city today on business. Nj
sL<Arthur Barth left this morning foN
Angeles, where he will attend
school during the fall and winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Spear, ST., have
returned to the city from Big Horn,
Wyo., where they spent the summer
among friends and relatives. IA
A special meeting Of Billings lodgeN
B. r. o. E., has been called for to-
night. Several matters Of importance
will be submitted for consideration. NJ
The Hon. George NJ. Hays, secrdN
tary of state and the author of a re-
cent legal publication OF unusual pop
ularity, is among today's visitors in
the city. 4
w. A. Muir of Minneapolis arrived
in the city yesterday and will take tbeN
position OF manager Of the local Of
fee of the Coe Commission company,
vice Robert Gruwell, who recently re-
signed. <
The statement made last evening i'm
the local columns that Sousa's band
will be here Saturday was erroneous.
The date for the great bandfnasteN
and his organization Of musicians will
be Saturday, October 4.
Matt Driscoll went to Lewistown
yesterday for the purpose of looking
over some hotel property there with
a view to leasing or buying. In case
he is not suited it is rumored that
he will take charge of the Cottage Inn.
HFoliceman Miller, who has been on
[/duty for the past month, handed in
his resignation today and Mayor
y George appointed L.. M. Hayden to
fill the vacancy. Officer Hayden serv-
ed a year on the force prior to last
June. 49, &GS r.
Frank Roberts, the %well-known baG1
gageman on the Red Lodge.Billinge
rum, is a candidate on the republican
ticket for clerk and recorder of Car.
bon county. Franks numerous
friends in Billings are very certain
that he will win, the race.
4 ben Hager put a large force of meQ
VITO work this morning On the contract
OF, putting a cement walk o the
\ Streets sides Of the Grand hotel. A
new walk will also be put down by P
H. Smith, who owns the property i'm
mediately north of the Grand.
A. B. LaMott, the Lavina stockman
returned this morning from Chicago
where he went with a shipment OF
cattle ten days g 0 Mr.. LaMott vii
measure swords with G. r. Burla II
the democratic convention tomorrow
for the nomination for county treas
urer. \
Eight or ten ball players, members
- 49, a1.l, ,x,o,,% 10 Mild
City this morning to play a series Q
three games. Both the manager ant
assistant manager say that the games
are not to be played under the clubs
management, and that neither know
MSthing about them.
.|Chief Bond received a letter toda,
fZinforming him that the hook and lac
der truck recently bought by the cit
had been shipped from the factory
( at Columbus, o., last Tuesday. Wher
to store it until the, new fire static
is fit for occupancy is the question
n0w interesting the captain. =
.HDr. j. H. Rinehart returned thi
Ymorning from Butte, where he a
Intended the Masonic grand lodge an
also participated in the dedication
the new temple which the Masons {
that city have built. The doctor wa
. honored by the election OF grand jul
;or deacon If the grand lodge.