The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-04

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visitors in the city. He is still en-
gagged in making converts to his IA
vorite stockyards.
G. S. Hare, the Helena architect,
is in the city looking after the M.
provements making in the Donovan
Mccormick compahy's block.
Miss Minnie Panton, who !. a teach
er in the Episcopal Sunday school, is
entertaining her class this afternoon
at her home in Montana avenue.
Deputy Game Warden Smith de-
sires to call attention to the fact that
the open season for elk closed at IL
o'clock last night, and there will be
no more sport in hunting the long
horned animal until next fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Buchheit and
daughter Of Grand Island, Neb., who
have been spending the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Roesor and 1. D.
O'Donnell and family of this city,
started on their return today.
With his face wreathed in smiles
and his pockets filled with cigars
Frank Rademaker was greeting his
friends today. To each he confided
the pleasing news that a girl had ar
rived/to gladden. his household
Ihe trustees of the Parmly Billings
memorial library that the
program for the anniversary celebra.
ton Of the library's dedication will
be out next Monday. In addition to
the literary and musical exercises
there will be refreshments.
Everything is in readiness for the
special train to start to Columbus at
4 o'clock this afternoon. Cars are
on the track and the candidates are
getting the details all in hand, as a
big crowd is expected. The republi-
cans Of Columbus have notified the
committee that they would have all
arrangements perfected for a grand
ball after the close of the political
meeting.
The republican meeting at Canyon
Greek school house was largely at
tended last night, the school house
being packed. The speakers were G.
L.. Harris and H. G. Crippen and they
were given the closest attention and
liberal applause. Canyon Creek pre-
cinct came to the front this year with
a registration of 1872 voters, which is
az large as any precinct in the coun-
ty outside of Billings.
The registry agents are sitting
again today to record challenges
against anne that have been enter
ed on their books. The time for fill
ing chicks" will be up at 6 o'clock
this evening, as the offices will close
promptly at that hour At 2:30 this
afternoon nine challenges had been
made at the northside offices, accom-
panied by the necessary affidavits. 1t
is the duty of the registry agents to
enter the challenges of record and re-
port them to the judges of election
foLinal adjudication.
no depredations OF any sort are re-
as the result of the observance
of Halloween, last night. Whether
this is due to the innate goodness
of the boys of Billings or the vigil
ance of the police is a question. Sew
and the boys We're notified early IN
the evening that any act of wilful de-
struction to property would result in
immediate arrest. There were sew
eral merry crowds out bent on inno-
cent fun and they had a good time.
The Halloween ball at Gruwell hall
was largely attended.
j. H. C~alderhead, state auditor, and
w. w. WEIGH, state superintendent Of
schools, arrived in the city last night
from Red Lodge, where they had been
official business. 1t was rumor-
ed early in the evening that the gen
tlemen would address a populist
meeting at the court house. A meet
ing was held at the court house and
several of the populist brethren con
gregated there, but there were no
speeches., and the assembly resolved
itself into sort of a reception. The
returned to Helena on this
train.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
c. l.. Bickell of Missoula is auto
.raphed at the Grand.