The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
c n PERSONAL.

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the Grand.
w. H. Littlepage has gone to the
upper Powder river country in Wyo-
Miss Bertha Peet has gone to Hell
ena to spend a couple of weeks Wis
iting relatives.
ming to receive and take care of sew
eral thousand head of Texas cattle
during the summer.
Henry Mueller, president of the
Billings Brewing company, arrived
from Butte this afternoon.
James Leyden, former chief of the
Butte police department, is among
the visitors in the city today.
AFRO Battles left yesterday after
noon for Hunters Hot Springs, where
he expects to remain for a week or so.
DR.. Doty of Red Lodge is in town
today. He is returning to his home
from a trip to the western part Of
the state.
E. M. Hungerford, superintendent of
the Moffett telephone lines, return
ed yesterday from a trip along the
lines to the south.
Jim Haynie went to Big Horn on
the Northern Pacific today to start
the Hysham roundup on the range
east of the Big Horn, river. ~
Dr.. and Mrs. B. B. Kelly came lin
from the west this morning, the lat
ter suffering from the result of being
mixed up with a runaway team a few
days ago. Mrs. Kelly's injuries are
not serious.
II. Ross, chief miller at the Grow
agency, came in from the west this
morning and proceeded to his home
over the Burlington. Mr.. Ross had
been to Columbus, where he has
ranching interests.
Word has been received from NJ.
H. Murphy in New York stating that
he is much improved in health, and
that he has every reason to believe
that nothing serious will come from
his present illness.
1t is estimated that the Burlington
road will haul into northern Wyoming
and Montana this season 100000 head
of southern cattle for the ranges
This means 5000 carloads. The road
receives the stock at Denver.
John w. Chapman and wife have
sold to the First National bank OF
Pililngs the nor.h half of the north
east quarter and the north half Of
the northwest quarter of section 10
t3wnship 2, south, range "a, east; con
sideration 81.
All the papers in the case of Dun
nigan VS.. Hood, an action for breach
of contract, have ben forwarded to
Judge Loud at Miles City in order
that he may pass on them in cham
hers, so that no timSmay be lost when
the matter comes up for final hearing
next week. 81
6etWeen 5 and 6 o'clock last even
Ang/fhe first shower of the season
n4ssed over this part of the valley.
While it was of short duration, a con-
siderable amount of rain fell and
proved decidedly welcome to parched
nature and the man whose crops are
in the ground. ~
George R. Davenport of the Benton
Hardware company, who resigned last
week, says the River Press, has gone
to Billings, where he has accepted an
excellent position in the hardware de-
partment of the Donovan-McC Ormick
company, the leading merchants of
southern Montana.
NJ. B. Rademaker, who has been in
failing health fora year or more past,
is reported in a serious condition at
the Rademaker apartment house. His
recovery is not expected. Mr.. Rade-
maker is one of the earliest settlers
in the community and for years was
one Of the city's most active citizens.
II, is reported in railway circles.
that the schedule now in effect on
the Burlington's Cody-Toluca line will
be changed at an early date so that
it will be more convenient for pas
sengers going south from Billings.
At this time passengers out of the
city in the morning are obliged to
wait 18 hours at Toluca for a train
or take the hack line at Billings at
1 o'clock in the morning which
makes a connection at Coburn, II
miles south of the city.
The dispositions of Ed. Mcdonnell,
Frank Rooney, Anthony King, E. S..
Smith and F. w. Warren, all witnesses
in the case of Etien VS. Drum, have