The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-08
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s.. L.. Jameson OF Bozeman was a
guest at the Grand yesterday.
DR.. L.. M. Line, physician at Colum-
bus, was a visitor in town yesterday.
s. T. Connolly left last night for
Chicago to take a technical course in
milling.
Mrs. H. B. Segur will leave tonight
on a visit of several weeks to friends
in the east,
Miss Martha Dilworth, superintend-
ent of public instruction of Carbon
county, is in the city visiting friends.
T. B. Miller, a Helena insurance adj
juster was here yesterday settling up
the loss recently sustained on the
Methodist parsonage.
A drinking fountain has been plAc-
ed at the southside school house, the
old one, an accommodation greatly
appreciated by the children.
w. A. Odds, travelling representative
of the Coe Commission company,
which has offices in all the principal
cities in the state, was in the city yes
terday.
William McChell has beer added to
Street Commissioner Kecne's gang
because of his inability to produce the
necessary SO, which Judge Mann
charged him for haviae been drunk
and disorderly.
Mrs. E. o. Railsback, at present in
the east visiting her parents, has tel
egraphed her acceptance Of the posi-
ton of teacher, offered to her by the
beard of education,to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Henrietta johnson, who will leave for
Spokane.
The North Montana Roundup as
ISOLATION has decided to hold it's forth
coming annual meeting at Helena, in
stead Of Fort Benton, as HERETOFORE.
The meeting will begin April 10 and
will follow Immediately that Of the
Mshtana Stockgrowers association,
Which takes place at Miles City. X
At the annual election Of the Nav
erick Hose company, held Thursday
: night, officers were elected as follows
President, F.. X. N. Rademaker; vice
president, F. l.. Purcell; secretary
treasurer, o. ". Mickey; chief, J. O.
Bond; assistant chief, Charles L. Saw,
yer. Tonight the annual roundup Q
the company takes place.
In accordance with law Registrar
Matheson had his Office open yester-
day for the purpose OF making such
!. corrections as might be found neces-
sary in the published list of voters,
compiled from the registrations. ThH
election will take place next Mond4y
and promises to be a tame affair, as ip
only one ward, the. Third, is there
any contest.
The election of a school trustee to
fill the vacancy caused by the expira-
ton of the term of p b. Moss Will
take place today. The polling place
is at the southside school house and
the polls will be open from 2 until s.
Only one candidate has been placed in
nomination, the gentleman whose
term has expired. He will have the
satisfaction Of knowing that his re-
election was unanimous.
H. F. Clement has returned from his
ranch on Flatwillo v. where he went
to make a couple of deliveries of
sheep. one a band of $500 mixed year
lings that he sold last fall to Harmon
Bros. of Sheridan, Wyo., n the
other a flock of 1900 two-year-old
wethers, sold recently to Sam Church,
The Harmons expect to drive their
sheep onto a range in the northwest
corner of South Dakota, on Grand
river.
DR.. Free, physician in charge OF the
county pest house, which was closed
a few days ago for lack of patients
reports that since last fall he treated
20 cases. All of these, with a few
exceptions, had the disease in a very
mild form. It is the opinion OF the
doctor that the outbreak Of he dis
ease in the community is directly
traceable to the grading camp at Bull
Mountain station, where a lot ct labor
ers were located.
The Woman's Literary | u held q
very interesting meeting yesterday at
ternoon. Mrs. H. S. Williston was
the leader. Miss Panton gave a very
instructive and entertaining talk or
1.-THE Works Of Landseer." MRS
Sherman gave the current events o.
the week in a very interesting man
ner, a discussion following IN which
all the members participated. Aftel
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