The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-28
LocA- NOTES.

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DR.. G. A. Perrin of Helena was in
the city, yesterday.
S. l.. Jameson of Bozeman is among
those who were registered at the
Grand, yesterday.
George e. Doll of Pleasant Valley
braved the arctic temperature of yes
terday to visit the city.
c. Sparrow winged his flight from
Livingston yesterday and was among
the visitors in the city.
H. j. Haskell, former attorney gen
eral of the state, was among yester-
days visitors in the city.
Former Mayor Yegen was receiving
the congratulations of friends yester-
day on the advent of a new daughter.
Z l. D. O'Donnell, who has made a
large sale of lambs to Rea Bros. of
st. Paul expects to make a shipment
today. .
A wreck on one OF the eastern di-
visions together with the cold wealth
er caused yesterdays Portland Limit
ed to arrive about -four hours late.
All cases set Tor trial at the present
term of court having been disposed of,
Judge Loud discharged the jury yes
terday. Today he will call the pro-
bate calendar.
In the matter of the estate of w. R.
Finch, deceased, the final report and
accounting of the administrator, will
attached, was heard and allowed in
the district court, yesterday. x
The arc light at the corner Of North
Thirty-first street and First avenue,
north, has again fallen into the un-
pleasant habits of a rounder. 1t in
sists on staying out all night.
]. zywert, v. Zywert and Romao
Lavigne have incorporated as the Bill
ings Meat company with a capital
stock of $4,000, succeeding ]. Zywert,
the North Twenty-seventh street meat
dealer. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sims nave gone
to San Francisco, from where they
will take passage for the Hawaiian
islands and expect to spend several
months in that region of perpetual
summer. -
Secretary of State George NJ. Hays,
accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter, Ethel, came down from Helena
yesterday to spend a few days with
friends and are at present the guests
of Mr.. and l1rs. M. A. Arnold.
Addie K. Summers was granted a
decree of divorce yesterday from
Charles Summers. The defendant de-
faulted and judgment was rendered on
plaintiff's proof. Permission to resume
her maiden name Of Addie Willis
King was given plaintiff.
The Masons have decided to con-
tribute the sum OF $50 as their offer
ing to the Mckinley memorial fund.
This action was agreed Upon at an in
formal meeting of the lodge held
Thursday evening. It is expected
that the other fraternal orders, So
%cieties, ETC.. will do likewise.
The case of the Kelly-Tennyhill
company VS.. George w. Hubbard, sher-
if, was tried in the district court, yes
terday. After testimony of several
witnesses had been heard defendants
attorney entered a motion to instruct
the jury to return a verdict in favor Of
his client. The motion was granted.
The action was for the purpose of re-
covering certain machinery levied
upon by the defendant in another ac-
ton.
The mid winter examinations in Ne
public schools were completed yestere@
day, and the promotions to higher
grades were made. Mid-winter pro-
motions are a new feature in the Bill
ings schools, and have proved a great
Incentive to earnest work on the part
of the pupils. Heretofore the bright,
active pupils were compelled to wait
until the close of the school year in
4 order that the dull classmate might
.ave time to complete the grade. -
Alderman Berky is congratulatfAg
himself on the completion of his new
ice houses, now that weather of a
kind prevails which assures an abund-
ant crop of the article usually stored
in buildings of that kind. He says
that while others may have beer scar
ed, he eve lost faith in Montana
weather and felt confident that the
elements would be as kind this winter
in the matter of furnishing CONCEALED
wetness a S they have always been in
the past.
The verdict retnnrad the night he