The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-07
LOCAL NOTES.

r. B. West OF Cody was a guest at
the Grand yesterday. f%5
George M. Hatch of Big Timber was
among yesterdays visitors in the city.
Ernest E. Smelling of Musselshell
was registered at the Grand yester-
day.
Mrs. E. A. Richards of Park City is
in town for a few days visit with Mrs.
R. A. Martin.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to George r. Cannon of Red
Lodge and Veola Wilkinson of this
city.
The Ri. Rev. L. R. Brewer, bishop
of the Episcopal diocese of Montana,
was in the city yesterday on his way
to Carbon county.
BY a deed filed for record yesterday
G. F. Hutchinson and wife have sold
to Peter Yegen lots 10, 20, q and %,
block 2S4, original townsite of Bill
1ngs, for 81.
j.. Fl. McElroy has bought of the
Minnesota & Montana Land and I'm
provement company lots Is and 16,
block 81, original townsite of Billings,
for which he paid 1925.
The Babcock Hardware company
has sold to the First National bank
Of this city all it's interest in lots 13,
1H Is, Is. IL, Is, 10, 20, 81 and %,
block 1853 of the original townsite of
Billings; consideration $397.74. Y
AS soon as the senate had passed
Senator Clark's bill for opening the
northern part of the Grow reserva-
ton, yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Clark
at once sent a telegram to- the Hon.
j.. D. Losekamp Informing him of the
success of the measure in the upper
house Of congress-. -
The Tuesday Sewing club" of
North Thirtieth street met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. T. J.
Bouton. AS the name suggests all
busted themselves with their needles,
until 5 o'clock, when they were re-
warded for their diligence with a
luncheon by the hostess.
County Commissioner Jacobs fis
finding it necessary to use a cane to
facilitate locomotion. He was Ell
gagged in chopping wood a short time
ago and made a mislick, permitting
the X to come in contact with his
foot intsead of the piece of wood at
which the blow was aimed.
The petition of Harriet c. Whitney
to be appointed administrix of the es.
tate of Roland Stebbins, deceased,
and also for letters of guardianship
of Mable Stebbins, a minor, was
heard in recess yesterday by the clerk
appointment was issued on each pc,
tition..
A few days before it's suspension the
Billings News offered a prize of a tick.
ct to the Hanford presentation of 'The
Tanning of the Shrew'' to the first
eight persons who gave the names
of the Shakesperean plays from which
that number of quotations it published
were taken. The successful ones
who will see the play at the expense
of the News are, Mrs. Gainsforth. Miss
Johnson, Miss Hood, Miss Lawrence
Mr.. Crippen, Mrs. Williston. Mrs
Reddinga and Miss Jackson. ".
One Of the quartette confined in
the county Jail on the charge Of hav
ing broken into a Northern Pacific
freight car is believed to be suffering
from smallpox. He was taken sick
yesterday with some ailment the pre-
monitory symptoms Of which lead the
authorities to believe he has the much
dreaded disease. DR.. Rinehart, who
made an examination of the man yes
terday. while not wholly satisfied
last evening gave it as his opinion
that the mar was SO affected and
would probably have to be removed tc
the pest house.
Harry Eaton. an Indian, whose prog
ress in adopting the ways of the
whiteman has gone so far that he has
eschewed all the customs and man
ners of his aboriginal ancestors andNtc
all intents and purposes has become
a paleface, taking up the latter's vices
as well as some of his virtues, was ar
raigned in police court yesterday
The charge against him was getting
drunk and disturbing the peace. He
entered a plea of guilty and in con
sequence is doing five days work or
the streets of the city for which he
will receive nothing.
1t is reported that the two gangs Of
surveyors who have been in the fielt
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