The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-07
LOCAL AND.

Mayor SANFORD OF Laurel Is register
ed at the Grand.
James Fullerton Of Bear Creek Is
a guest at the Grand.
George Haviland Of Red Lodge wS6
in the city today on business. =
A. l.. Graham and l.. j. Wescott,
two we'll known citizens of Columbus,
are in the city today.
H. T. Miller and Robert Abraham
of Bridger are spending the day in
the city on business.
A. G. Logan went to Sweet Grass
county today where he will endeavor
to purchase a large lot Of sheep.
The family of Conductor w. w.
Berry, who has been residing in this
city for the past six months, remov-
to Missoula yesterday.
E. Gillette of Sheridan, Wyo., as
sistant superintendent of the Burling-
ton railway, spent last night in the
city on business. A party Of friends
accompanied Mr.. Gillette in his pri-
vate car. He returned to Sheridan
this afternoon.
Jack Sawyer and Ed Diamond, NJ
advance for the Hunting for Hawk
ms" company, and ia. EdminstoR
advance courier for "A Broken
Heart" company, are all doing bust
ness with the manager Of the local
opera house today.
Il John r. Conway, the horseman, reH
: turned this morning from a trip IT,
Minnesota, where he shipped Ito
head of horses last week and sold
them at a handsome profit. He was
well pleased with the results and will
invade Minnesota with more horses.
Sim Roberts, who was arraigned
yesterday and bond fixed at $500, has
not yet been able to furnish the re
quired surety and is in the county
jail. He is still ~endeavoring to get
some Of his old friends to sign the
bond, however, and hopes to be sue
cessful in a few days.
Frank Mccormick, owner of the
Cottage Inn, informs The Gazette that
the announcement made yesterday to
the effect that the Inn had been leas-
ed to Matt Driscoll was incorrect.
Mr.. Mccormick states that he will
open the hotel in a few days and con
duct it under his own management.
Notice has been received of the
election of the following delegates
from the Livingston department to
the state firemen's convention: G..
w. Chamberlain, p. w. Nelson, A. N.
Welt, Frank Bender, Joseph Tennis,
w. A. Nye, 7. V. Madden, w. H.
Fernald, J. A. Mclaughlin. z. c. Ross,
Harry McCue and M. J. Walsh.
Mrs. Louis P. Best and son, Arthur,
Of Butte arrived in the city yester-
day and are registered at the Grand.
Mrs. Best is the widow of Mr.. Best,
who died at Butte several months ago
and who was one Of the stockholders
of the Billings Brewing company and
also Of the parent institution, the
Centennial Brewing company of Butte
/(he republican county committee
Z Nld it's first meeting at the Office Of
chairman Prickett last evening. e.
H. Eiollister was reelected secretary
of the committee as a fitting recogni-
ton Of his services in the past two
rs ~ q NC pIorcl For. Tho n nyoi = q n a ~ no ic,,
outlined and other business of inn
%portance transacted. Another meet
ing will be held in the near future.
The drug store of Henry G. Will
liams, known as the Billings Phar-
macy, was sold today to G. j.. Hoff-
bauer and j. w. Seiden CT Anaconda.
Negotiations have been pending sew
P eral days but the trade was not closed
until this afternoon. The members
of the new firm have been engaged in
similar business at Anaconda for
some time. They take possession
next Monday.
/Yhe good offices and knowledge u
NE French language CT Count Fq6a
Staine were invoked today by an Ax-
ceedingly handsome young lady wh6
arrived on the limited from the east
and was unable to make her inquir-
les understood. The count very
quickly ascertained that the young
lady desired to go to Gebo. and gave
her the desired information regarding
the change of cars.
Information was received today of
the accidental death at Red Lodge
yesterday of John W.. Burns, the labor
party candidate for sheriff of Carbon
county. Mr.. Burns was employed as
a miner in the Rocky Fork coal