The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
From Fridays laiiy Gazette.

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From Fridays baiiy Gazette. s
j. j. Holland Of Gebo is a visitor
in the city.
James Swisher is in town today
from Fort Custer.
Harry Drumm is in the city from
the northern part of the county.
Jacob Hartley of Hunters Hot
Springs is registered at the Grand.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Mowre have returned from a visit
to relatives at Grow agency.
In consideration of the sum Of 5000
Selma Vestal has sold to John G. Illg
lots 8 and 4, block II, Billings.
Editor Snyder, who conducts the
-Tri-County News at Columbus, this
county, is a visitor in the city today.
P. B. Moss, assignee, has sold to
Selma Vests" lot 3, block II, original
townsite of Billings; consideration
s$75.
A deed vas filed for record today by
which Austin North and wife have
conveyed to Selma Vestal lot 4, block
II, Billings, in consideration Of the
sum Of SIS.
F. X. N. Rademaker, who recently
purchased lots Is and 16, in block So,
has disposed of them, the purchaser
being A. j. Lundberg. The price
realized was $3.50.
A. Coll, who has been conducting
a ladies' tailoring business in The
Gazette building, has arranged to en-
gage in a similar line with the Dono-
van-McCormick company. ~
The Northern Pacific has installed
a steam shovel in the gravel pit at
Big Horn. The gravel obtained there
will be used in ballasting the track
between Big Horn and Custer.
Two carloads of wool were brought
up last evening from junction. They
were examined by some Of the buy
1ers this morning, but the best bid
made was 10 cents, which the owners
declined and will hold until the mark
ct is regularly opened. x
The Bloomer girls, who are schedul-
ed to play a local nine, have been
playing in the eastern part Of the
state and defeating the teams oppos-
ed to them. The Boomers are not
all girls, as they have a male catcher
and second base man.
According to reports received this
morning the wool market at Cody
was a little more active yesterday
than on the preceding day. 1t is es-
timated that about 100000 pounds
were sold at prices averaging about
12A cents per pound.
The horse sale at Miles City con
tinued yesterday and was well attend
ed and many animals were sold, not
withstanding the rain which fell dur
ing the greater part of the day.
Prices kept up we'll and the total of
the sales reported amounted to con-
siderably over $4,000.
Judging from the number of those
who are wearing buttons advertising
Sheridan's Midsummer carnival,
which takes place July 3-5, quite a
few from this city will be in attend
ance, unless they ar simply helping
the Sheridanites along by acting as
animated advertisements for them.
= Parties who arrived from the east
last night reported that in some
places between Glendive and Miles
City hail was piled up along the rail-
road track to q. depth of four and five
feet. The hail fell the night before
and covered a large area Consider
able damage was done to some of the
isolated farmers in that locality.
Another heavy rain and thunder
storm was noticeable to the west and
southwest last evening, being appar-
emily in the same localities of the
storms of the evening before. On ac-
count of opposing winds the storms
did not concentrate and extend in
this direction, although for a while it
looked as though this might occur
Later a considerable rain fell hera/J
A. J. Davies of the general freight
nfice If the Northern Pacific arrived
from St. Paul last night on a vaca-
ton trip and expects to spend his
time in different parts Of the state.
Today he was being shown the sights
of the city under the chaperonage
of the ubiquitous Sharkey, whose mis-
sion is to look after c~onsignments