The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22

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friends at Livingston.
H. McGregor, formerly a member of
the Thompson-Mc Gregor Lumber Co.
OF this city, is spending the day in
town on business. Mr.. McGregor's
family now resides at Helena.
Miss Alice Mccormick will spend
her vacation at her fathers ranch,
60 miles west of Billings. Miss Nc
Cormick is a ~saleslady in the dry
goods department at Donovan x Nc
Cormick's.
Dan Dewey, captain OF the Wool
Buyers baseball nine, and champion
first baseman Of eastern Montana
when Kelly is not playing, has con-
scented to umpire beth OF the games
with Red Lodge.
Frank Buchanan Of this city, who
has been spending several weeks in
the neighborhood Of Glendivc, assist
ing his son Claude in handling his
band of sheep, returned to his nome
in this city yesterday. sd
The board Of county commissioners
is in session today acting on road pc
titions and other matters pertaining
to the highways of the county. The
board will onven Monday morning
as a board of equalization.
William A. Douglass, a gentleman
who works in stone, principally, con
tributed SIS to the city's exchequer, at
the request of Police Magistrate
Mann, this forenoon, for INDUCING In
a plain drunk last evening.
Mrs. v. w. Eames of South Thrift
eth street entertained a party of lady
friends yesterday afternoon in honor
of her young friend, Miss Bertha Nee
han Of st. Louis. who is spending the
, summer with Mrs. Eames.
Joel w. Hallowell of Laurel made
, final proof on his land entry that Gov
ers the north half of the northeast
), quarter, and the southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter of section u,
!. township 2 south, range % east
= in the Office of District Clerk Williams
today. "
Henry w. Ostrander, the Mussel
shell justice of the peace and sheer
man, who sold his wool at a nice hg
ure to Jimmy Kershaw, Monday
" bought a section of railroad land o.
! Carl Simmon, agent for the Northern
Pacific lands, when Mr.. Simmon wa'
q i1Itown Thursday.
Mo. N. Stockwell, a young gentleman
e, of the city, is arranging to organic
a dancing club with the purpose Q
giving a series of dances. The frs
dance of the series will be given /
s. Gruwell hall next Thursday evenint
IS to which invitations will be mailed t
those who have subscribed the
OF names to the club roll. 81
An effort is being made 20 arrahg
fer a ball game between the Elks VIII
reside on the Crow reservation an
d. the members Of the order in Billings
The reservation Elks have sign'Ie
no their intention to wipe up the cart
with the Billings crowd if the gam
can be arranged for. Louis BabcOc
is sizing up the players in town an
=. will give the gentlemen from the r'u'
district a date if he can get up a min
A request was sent to Superinten'
emit Horn, this morning, asking hi
- L. ~,.o +1o Dad 7 o1ro froin into XII
ings this afternoon an hour earle
NJ than the regular schedule, which
;ts 4:3O. It is thought that the reQue
I'm will be granted by Mr.. Horn and tn
afternoons game is billed to begin
Wn 4 O'Clock. Tomorrow's game will
nd. called at 3 o'clock. Billings is in got
Ia shape to put up a clean game and DO
contests will be warm ones.
I'M MI. J. o. L. Burke, the cement sid
nd walk contractor, states that The G
ore zette was slightly in error. in it's stat
ment yesterday TO the effect that t
ing specifications he filed with his bid
line the walks at the south side sche
of building with the school board. Thu,
day evening, were not understot
nod Mr.. Burke states that. the trouble
,ch in the fact that the architect did \
understand the system of laying
ment block and therefore could 7
!, - enlighten the board on his specifh
~ lions.
ere w. G. Palmer Of Washington, D.
attorney for the court of claims, is
an6 the city today taking dispositions
,ors the case CT Alvah j. Morrison agail
at the onltea olates' W.T.
Gently filed a claim against the u
ed States for damages for Indian d
.e relations, alleging that a number