The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

b.. Harris OF P~hllllpsburg is at the
Grand.
William Larkin of Red Lodge is a
visitor in the city.
Mrs. J. A. Metcalf of Helena is a
guest at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott of juno
ton are registered at the Grand.
c. S. Hare, the Helena architect,
is in the city looking after the build
ing operations of which he has
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collin West nave gone
to Butte to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Vests parents. Before their
return they may possibly pay a visit
to the Pacific coast.
1.-The Eagles. are preparing to give a
social session next Thursday after
noon to the members of the CAL
phonse and CASTOR company, which
appears here Christmas evening.
S. K. Deverill and wife have sold
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ter of section IA, township 2, south,
range %, east; consideration ST..
In consideration of 5000 H. A.
Noyes and B.. Succttti have conveyed
to M. w. Cramer lot II, block 2, and
lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 6, East Laurel.
Mrs. Charles H. Barstow and
daughter are here to spend the holi-
days from Absarokee, Carbon coun-
ty. During their stay in the city they
will be guests of the Becker family
in North Thirty-first street.
The county commissioners are still
considering the various plans submit
ted for the proposed court house and
Jail. Two architects were given hear
ing yesterday afternoon and the same
number will probably be heard this
afternoon.
News of the death of Fannie Staple
ton at Buffalo, Wyo., was received
here at a late hour yesterday after
noon. The deceased was a resident
of the city for a number of years past
and was well known in the circle in
East Minnesota avenue.
~ Report was made to the police this
morning that last night a thief strip
ped a c%lothesline belonging to a fam
lily named Atkins, residing in South
Twenty-ninth street. About every
thing hung out to dry was taken, en-
failing a loss of over $25 to the own
er.
George N. Barclay, a former resi-
dent of Billings. is in the city with
Mrs. Barclay to spend Christmas
with the parents of his wife, Mr.. and
: Mrs. Patrick Lotus. Mr.. Barclay is
at present residing at Great Falls,
where he is in the employ of the Bos-
tor & Montana company.
Morris Curtin, who has been at
the Ryan Bros cattle ranch on the
Musselshell for several months past,
is in the city. He is looking for the
man who originated the report that
he was in training for the P. R. and
says he will remain long enough to
ipd him and reason with him.
NYesterday was the banner day in
\ this history Of the Billings %postoffice.
Captain Babcock, the postmaster. in
forms The Gazette that the volume of
business exceeded any other day of
the office by several hundred dollars
in money orders issued and the reg
istry of valuable packages.
Return has been made by the SUI
preme court in the matter Of the ap-
peal taken from the decision of the
district court rendered in the case of
E. B. Kennedy VS.. William Dickey
which was decided in favor of the
plaintiff. The decision is reversed
and the case remanded for another
trial.
Today the remititur in the case of
George A. Miller VS.. the Northern Pa
ciic Railway company, recently up
in the supreme court, was received
by the clerk of the district court. AS
previously published, the action was
dismissed because the appellant, Mil
Ter, had failed to comply with the
rule of the court requiring all tran
scripts to- be printed.
In view of the poor success that
has attended his former appointments
to the position, Mayor George is go
ing slow in the matter of filling the
vacancy existing in the office of chief
of police. He has plenty of appli-
consider all very carefully before he