The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24

will be played for March 16. 1t is a
beauty and the team fortunate
enough to win it will be the envy of
all the others. In design it repre-
sents a ball, exact size, resting on
three crossed pins, which in turn rest
upon a gun metal base. The ball and
pins are heavily silver plated and the
effect produced by the combination is
both artistic and pleasing.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
M. w. Dore Of Missoula is a guest
at the Grand.
J. l.. Fraser Of Columbus is regis
tered at the Grand. .ess
A. w. Miles of Livingston is auto
graphed at the Grand.
Fred Rixon is among the latest to
succumb to the grip and is confined
to his bed.
Trainmaster OFT of the Montana
division of the Northern Pacific, left
for the west this morning.
Cevera Belanger has returned from
| Lewistown and is installed as clerk
at Holmes & Rixon's drug store.
A daughter was born this morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fulcher of Fair
view. The birth occurred in his city,
Mrs. Fulcher being on a visit to Mrs.
Miller of Thirtieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gilsdorf enter
tanned a number of friends at Dutch"
lunch last evening in honor OF Miss
Mamie Hogan of Red Lodge, who has
been their guest for several days.
Mrs. N. B. Smith, grand worthy ma
tron of the o. E. S., who has been
spending a few days in the city, left
this morning for Big Timber, where
she will visit the chapter at that
place.
News has been received here OF the
serious sickness of Judge Strevell, the
well known lawyer of Miles City. Be
cause Of his age the attending physl-
clans we're said to be extremely doubt
full as to the recovery of their patient.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stabler will al
ways have cause to remember the
anniversary of the birth of "the faith,
err of his country, as it brought them
a beautiful little daughter. The hap
py parents reside in South Twenty
third street.
Gus Meniers and John Jess, who
we're arrested on complaint of Her
man Meeves, we're arraigned before
Judge Fraser last Saturday afternoon.
They pleaded guilty to the charge OF
assault in the third degree and were
assessed $40, each.
An report was in circu'
lation this morning that F. c. Smith
an employee of the Northern Pacific,
was down with smallpox and had been
removed to the pesthouse. Doctor
Rineha1t, health officer, who was call
ed to make an examination, declared
Mr.. Smith to have nothing more seri
Gus than a bad attack of chickenpox.
4 After a prosperous and busy exist
eAce extending over a number o.
Nears, the doors of the Billings Mer
camille company closed last Saturday
for the last time. The company has
decided to retire and today an inven
tory is making, preparatory to the
transfer to the Donovan-McC ormicl
company, which has bought the stock
Although yesterday was really the
anniversary of the birth of Washing
ton, the law DEGREES that today shall
he observed as a legal holiday, tht
} actual holiday having fallen on Sun
day. In consequence the banks, pub
lie offices and courts are closed ant
no business is doing by any of them
t Observance of the day extends NJ
further, as all the stores and bushes
houses are open as usual.
3 James Sherin. a miner employed II
, the Dietz, Wyo., coal mines, is Al
inmate of st. Vincent's hospital, hav
I ing been brought to the city yesterda,
e for treatment. He is suffering fror
a broken leg, sustained several day
ago, when he was caught in a fall Q
p rock. It was not until after his a.
n rival at the hospital that the full e.
s tent of the mans injuries was ascel