The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-11
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j. w. Howard of Dillon is registered
at the Grand.
John P. Allison of Cody is a guest
at the Grand.
Harry Scott, the Lavina merchant,
is among today's visitors in the city.
Mrs. Arthur Blair, daughter of Sen
.ator and Mrs. Gruwell, is here visit
ing her parents. :.
Miss Winnie Burton left this morn
ing for Red Lodge, where she will
visit her uncle, Henry Burton.
Judge Loud Of the district court
will go to Boston during the week to
spend a well earned vacation.
Manager Spar of the Mccormick
company is ~transacting business at
Fort Yellowstone, in the National
park.
J.. B. Habersham, general state
agent for the New York Life Insur-
ance company, is in the city for a
few days. L
Ralph Berry, the Meagher county
f1ockmaster, is among the wool
growers in the city to market the
seasons clip. .
Mrs. Cook and daughter, who have
been the guests of Mrs. Joe North for
the past month, left today for their
home at Adell, Ia.
Mrs. Phil M. Gallaher will go to
Chestnut, Gallatin county, to spend
sometime with Mr.. Gallaher, who has
charge of the construction work there
for the Anaconda company.
A washout near Hope, Idaho, which
destroyed about 500 feet of track,
has been the cause of considerable
delay in the arrival of trains from
the west for the past two days.
Superintendent Phelan and Assist
ant Gillette of the Burlington were in
the city this morning, having come
up on a special. After a short stay
they left again for down the road.
Major Reynolds returned to the
Grow agency this morning. He was
honored by being asked to partake
of the hospitality of Superintendent
Phelan and left ON that gentleman's
special train.
Mrs. Harry Drum, who has been
visiting friends in the city for the
past two weeks, returned to her home
at Lavina today, accompanied by Mrs,
c. M. Bair and children who will be
her guests for a week or ten days.
A train load of yearlings arrived
over the Burlington last night. They
were consigned to Reynolds, a stock.
man near Malta, and left this morning
over the Northern Pacific for Helena,
where they will be transferred onto
the Great Northern.
Inspector Ringwald of the customs
department, who arrived yesterday
from Great Falls, Ell route to Dead.
wood, was still in the city this morn
ing, having been unable to leave, ow'
ing to the non-arrival Of the Bur
1ington train from the west. "
The recent editorial in The Gazette
concerning the Indifference toward
Billings manifested by the Northern
Pacific seemingly has borne fruit al
ready. This morning two men were
engaged in putting down some new
planks, to replace worn out ones, in
the platform about the passenger sta
ton.
George H. French, manager OF the
Bozeman ball team, has written tic
the manager of the Billings team ask
ing about a game here. He says next
Sunday, July 10, would suit him very
we'll. Bozeman is said to have a very
strong nine and If a game a be ar
ranged it will no doubt be an inter
esting one. ~
Although. it has been given out from
Washington that nothing is to be done
by the government Immediately or
the st. Mary's irrigating canal, it is
very evident that there is nc intention
of ceasing in the matter of secur
ing information calculated for use lat
er on. Two members of the geologi
cal survey are 10Y on the ground
gathering data and making investiga
lions as to the feasibility OF the pro
posed canal and its possibilities.
If, as his accusers allege, Pat
Groark has been responsible for al
the turmoil that has prevailed in his
family of late then the white winged
dove of peace will fold her snowy
pinions and roost IN the ridge pole o.
the Groark home for sometime tc
come. Pat was tried before Judge