The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-22
LOCAL AND

w. w. Beasley Of Big Timber is a
guest at the Grand.
H. B. Drumm, the Lavina stockman,
is visiting the city.
Ben Marlborough Of Bridger is reg
istered at the Grand.
Oscar Stevens OF Fort Maginnis is
a guest at the Grand.
Z. M. Snyder of M~usselshell is
among today's visitors in the city.
w. ID. Tallman of Bozeman is
among today's arrivals from the west.
The city council will meet this ev-
eniag in regular semi-monthly session.
A teachers examination will M,
conducted by the county s%uperintend-
ent in this city August 20 and 80.
MI. land Mrs. A. l.. Babcock and
Mrs. Lewis Babcock left this morning
for a few days visit to Hunters
springs.
Miss Arnold, who has been visiting
relatives in this .city, took her de-
parture this morning for her home at.
Mexico, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Allen returned
this morning form a visit to some of
the towns and cities of the western
part of the state.
Mrs. Clark OF Parry, Mo-, who has
been in the city for the past few
weeks, visiting her son, Gil Clark,
returned to her home this morning.
Mrs. Marguerite Strang, county SUI
perintendent Of schools, has returned
from her vacation, which she spent
with her sister on the latter's ranch
at Eaurel.
Next Saturday and Sunday the
Miles City team will attempt to do
to the Red Lodge team the same thing
it did to the players from this city in
the two games they played there last
Saturday ana Sunday. 4
E. H. Johnson, better known to his
friends as Skew" livestock agent
of the Northern Pacific, is up from
Miles City. This is his first visit in
a number of months, as since his last
appearance here he has been engag-
ed in a severe struggle with sickness,
but is now fully restored to his &C
.customed vigor and health. /,
What promises to be the most in
teresting two-game series ever con
tested on the local diamond will take
place next Saturday and Sunday. On
those days the famous Whitehall team
will be here and will undertake to
take the local men down the line.
The Whitehall players claim the anna
teur championship of the state and
have a standing challenge to meet any
other Montana team for any sum from
800 to $500.
The Red Lodge team will stop here
Monday morning on it's way home
from Miles City and will engage the
Billings team Monday afternoon
With Whitehall here Saturday ane
Sunday and Red Lodge the next day
the fans should be able to get a rur
for their money, as both of the Wis
itiHg teams are acknowledged among
the best in the state, and the home
men will have to put up a superior
article of ball if they expect to wiz
the odd.
Though this is the season where
more or less trading in sheep is look
ed for, so far but little has been done
in that direction. One deal, involr
ing 1900 head, t~wo-year-old wethers
was ccnsummated yesterday after
noon at prices ranging from $2.25 t.
$3.50. The seller was John Seelande
and the buyer d. c. Harvey. Thi
morning A. G. Logan sold 1900 year
'lings. mixed ewes and wethers, to F
B. Merrill for which he received $1.8'
q head.
Miss Rose Coghlan, the famous al
tress. passed through the city thi
morning on her way east after havin|
spent several weeks in the northern
part of the state. Miss Coghlan ha
decided to- become identified with tn
cattle industry and has been lookini
over the northern ranges with a vieN
to making an investment. She er
tered into an agreement with partie
at Craig, about midway between He
ena. and Great Falls, by which the
will run a band of stock she expect
to put in there. ,
Notice has been received by tn
county superintendent of schools tina
eighth grade examinations are to b
held throughout the county Angus
% and 30. A list of questions to b
submitted to those taking the exam
qination accompanies the letter. A
~ ~ tho schools &c in cocCiOn an