The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-25
LOCAL N


at the Grand.
James Reid Of Bozeman is auto
graphedaat the Grand.
F. W. Merrill of Helena is among
today's visitors in the city.
w. B. Ten Eyck has removed into
his old stand in Montana
Karl Simmon, land agent for the
Northern Pacific, is in the city.
Burr Fisher, one Of the prominent
merchants of Bozeman, was in the
city last night.
Mrs. F. A. Soule left this morning
for Los Angeles, where she expects
20 spend the winter.
Mrs. Jean Decker expects to leave
tonight for Miles City to spend a cou-
pie of weeks with her parents.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. A. Williams is reported as quite
ill and that there is some doubt as
to it's recovery.
A new lighting rate is announced to
go into effect on the 18th OF ext
month. It will be a reduction from
thefrate now in force.
%The Billings Water Power & Light
is installing a new electric
DYNAMO with a 1000 16-candle-power
capacity. 1t will be in working order
in a few days.
/George Gordon, who recently COM
kBleted the erection of a new home
in North Thirty-second street, is ar
ranging to move with his family to
his ranch a few miles west of the
city.
Attorney Johnston left for Forsyth
last night to appear as one of coun'
sci for the defense in the case of the
men who are to have their preliminary
hearing there today on the charge of
illegal registration and voting.
DR.. Reid, president of the state agi-
cultural college, spent last night in
the city. This morning he departed
for Laurel, where he will lecture this
evening. From there he will go to
Park City and Columbus, at which
places he will speak tomorrow and
Sunday evenings.
Charles H. Edwards, secretary OF
the state board Of horticulture, is in
the city for the purpose of gathering
statistics to be used in the annua>
j. report of the board. Mr.. Edwards
does not confne himself to the worl
of obtaining purely horticultural data
+ but is alsot securing figures regarding
the production of the diaries ant
I kindred institutions.
T. w. %Schlaburg returned thit
{ morning from Omaha and Chicago
where he went about two weeks ag'
| with a shipment of sheep n cattle
t He disposed of the sheep and tn
c lighter cattle at the first named cit,
and took the balance to Chicago
t While he did not obtain such mig
prices as were paid earlier in the sea
son. he is well satisfied with the re
turns.
T State Senator John D. Waite c
Il Lewistown and j. B. Elliott OF Bill
= ings are in the city, says the Ye
lowstone Journal. These men ha
y about 1900 head of sheep trailin
down from Fergus county to MIG
City, but they became lost in tn
hills. Lou Curl was sent out !
search of them. Lou had a simils
mission last year to look up }.
- Howe's sheep, which were lost in tn
Flatwillow country, and which wei
located in several different localitie
or the north side.
Yesterday afternoon six pairs
ID trousers we're found concealed j
r. some boxes in the rear of the Col
RADIO restaurant in Minnesota avenu
The police were notified and II
trousers were taken to Judge Mann
office. This morning they were iden
e. fed as having been stolen from Il
stock of Yegen Bros. As they a
=. ali nearly of the same size, he u
position is that the thief entered
the rear door and picked up the fir
pile within easy reach n being HI
ried for time did not wait lo1
enough to make al assortment
sizes.
". A railroad rumor of interest to t
,rl people of Billings has it that sever
rs more changes are contemplated
ot- the MANAGEMENT of the Northern F
cific. The report is that General Ma
lat ager Kimberly has made up his mi