The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
LOCAL

From wednesdays I,a1ly Gazette.
J. T, Murphy, Jr., of Lavinna is a Wis.
itor in the city. ~.
G. H. Luderman has returned from
a flying business trip to Butte.
Mrs. George G.. stull will leave this
morning for her home at Fort Keogh.
The family of Willis Spear, Jr., ar
rived in the city yesterday from Big
Horn, Wyo., to visit relatives.
Henry Osmers is in from the Mus
selshell purchasing supplies and pre-
pairing for the spring campaign on the
Simms ranch.
Judge Loud and Stenographer
Kreidler were passengers on yester-
day mornings belated Northern Pa
cific train from the east.
Edward F. Welch, state inspector of
mines, passed through the city yester-
day on his way to Carbon county,
where he will make inspection of coal
mines.
Two special trains composed of
empty passenger coaches which had
been used in transporting homeseek-
ers to the west, passed through the
city yesterday en- route east.
Miss Georgia Mcconnell, daughter
of Mrs. G. W.. Forester, who has been
east attending school, has returned,
having zen compelled to abandon her
studies on account of failing health.
Nate Kellum, travelling agent of the
Continental Casualty Insurance COM
pany, was in the city from Missoula,
yesterday. The company makes a
speciality Of insuring railroad men.
A number of cases of scarlet fever
are reported to have their existence
on the south side. So far the disease
has not assumed proportions sufficient
to cause serious apprehension and no
fears of an epidemic are entertained.
The rush of homeseekers shows no
appreciable signs Of declining, as all
w%estbound trains still continue to be
crowded with those who believe that
wealth and happiness are awaiting
them in the direction of the setting
sun.
h lenton sewing society of North
Thirtieth street met yesterday after
noon with Mrs. Chas. Burton. There
are a number of proficient seam
stresses in the society and much work
Uy0c 1oDvop1icIo - 80 1--1- .
con was served by the hostess. Y
If the secretaries of the different
fair associations of the state can come
to an agreement at the meeting called
for next Friday at Helena a racing
circuit may be one of the features of
the fall meetings. At present Butte
and Anaconda comprise the only Cir
cult in the state and have a monopoly
of all the high class track attractions.
Tuesday evening a marriage license
was granted to Charles J. Graham OF
this city and Barbara Coulston of
Omaha. Later they were united in
marriage by the Rev. Mr.. Remington,
pastor of the Baptist church. The
groom is a recent arrival in these
parts and the young lady who is now
his wife arrived from her former home
Tuesday morning.
w. B. Campbell, conductor. Thomas
Kennedy, yardmaster. and Dan Boyle,
trainmaster all of the Northern Pa
cifc, have returned from a western
prospecting trip. having been taken
with the prevailing fever for title to
land on the other side of the CONT
mental watershed. They succeeded in
securing two sections in the Walla
W2Aa land district.
@dperintendent Haviland was in
1.-THE city yesterday and reported good
progress on the new county bridge
across the Yellowstone, east of the
city. He has completed the false work
and expects to have a second span fin
ished by next Sunday. Unless unforeI
seen occurrences cause further delGH1
he thinks the bridge will be ready to
turn over to the county by the last of
the month.
Mrs. Zweifel and her little daughter,
mention of whose unfortunate condi-
ton appeared in yesterdays Gazette,
were released from their predicament
late Tuesday evening and during the
night left for st. Louis. A telegram
received by Agent Harrington of the
Burlington Strengthened out matters
and the long expected ticket was forth
coming which enabled them to contin-
ue their journey. "
j. w. Beatty, until recently editor
of the Garland, Wyo., Guard, was