The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-11

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From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
R. A. Luke of Helena is a guest at
the Grand.
w. j. Kaiser Of Livingston is visit
ing the city today.
E. H. Maynard of Bozeman is
among today's visitors in the city.
DIR. w. x. Sudduth has returned
from his eastern visit and is register
ed at the Grand. x
j. N. Purcell, a recent arrival, has
purchased the Robert Leavens home
stead on the south side.
Mrs. Teenie Lynch and children
have gone to Livingston to spend a
few weeks with friends.
The North Town Land company has
sold to Harry M. Ramsey lot 5, block
4, Fosters addition to Billings town
site; consideration 1925.
In consideration of the sum of
$62.5O Austin North and wife have
sold to Harry M. Ramsey the north
half of lot 4, block AZ, Fosters addi-
ton to Billings.
J. j. Southwick, formerly a. limo
type operator in The Gazette Office.
was here this morning. He took the
Burlington train for Kansas City to
visit friends. Mr.. Southwick now re-
| sides at Great Falls.
According to accounts the wool
market is unusually lively at Miles
City and the prices prevailing are
highly satisfactory to the growers.
Quite a number of sales were report
eIyesterday at from 1871 to IA cents.
NIJean Decker of The Gazette has
to take a short loafing spell.
Accompanied by Mrs. Decker he will
leave tonight for Fort Yellowstone,
where they will be the guests of Cap
tain and Mrs. Lindsey for the next
ten days. Under the guidance of the
captain they will make a tour of the
park.
Two deeds to lots 16 and IL, block
At, Fosters addition to Billings town
site, were filed for record today. The
first was by the North Town Land
company and conveyed the lots to
| Charles G. Davenport, the c%onsidera-
ticn involved being 5000. In turn
Davenport deed the lots to A. B. La
Mott for $3.50.
Petite Miss Ethel Rademaker EN-
%tertained a number of her tiny friends
yesterday afternoon. Mamma had pro-
vided a bountiful supply of ice cream,
cake, candy and other goodies SO dear
to the palates of the little folks and if
the foundations for numerous cases
of "tumickache" were not laid it was
not through any lack Of hospitality
on the part of the diminutive hostess.
lxMMiles City has become decidedly
1t has been taken with
1 ping pong and so strong has the craze
developed that the game is n of the
regular adjuncts of the thirst empori-
ums and instead of the dice and
slough being used to decide who
shall "do something" the little snow
shoes and balls are utilized in the
settlement of the momentous question.
An adjourned meeting of the board
of education was held last night fer
the purpose of considering proposals
for furnishing the new s%outhside
school with seats, desks and teach
ers seats and desks. Eight bids were
submitted, among them several by
LEGAL concerns. Yegen Bros. were
av",rded the contract. The matter
of sidewalks was discussed in an in
| formal way and it is very likely that
bids will be invited for cement walks
"Urtle Ed" Forest is here foF0
few day from Hunter Springs where
inc Is located on a ranch. Mr.. Forest
is one OF the Oldest settlers in this
part ct Montana, having arrived here
from the west .25 years ago. His early
day "reminiscences form an interesting
story of life in the Yellowstone coun-
try in those days and especially that
part relating to the Nez Perces war
in August, 1877, when Chief Joseph
and his band Of warriors raided this
part of the state. u
The appearance or the streets this
morning of an old-time stage coach
in connection with a wild West
tented show recalled to many the
days when that kind Of a vehicle was