The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17
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tor of the Episcopal church OF Living
ston, who has been visiting the Rev
erend Mr.. Bowker of st. Luke's, re-
turned to his home yesterday.
Reverend G. E. Barnes will supply
the pulpit at the Congregational
church next Sunday, both morning
and evening. All other services OF
the day will be held as usual.
Miss Louise Ogden of the Donovan
Mccormick store has gone to New
| York to study the latest styles ! n
millinery. She will be gone a month
and will purchase fall goods for that
establishment
: John Staffek returned yesterday
morning from his European tour He
was detained by business matters at
New York and consequently was un-
able to accompany Mrs. Staffek, who
returned several days ago..
Frank Hyronemous, who was Civ IN
a preliminary hearing before Judge
Fraser last Tuesday on the charge OF
wrongfully branding a COW, was a C
quilted. The testimony for the prose
cution was decidedly fimsy.
Another soaking rain fell hereabouts
last night. While it was not welcomed
by the ranchers, the stockmen who are
dependent upon the range for feed
are wearing smiles that fairly conceal
their respective countenances. "A
SUPERINTENDENT Gillette of the Bur-
lington, accompanied by a number OF
ladies, was in the city yesterday, en-
route to Sheridan, his headquarters
The party vas homeward bound from
a "trip to the Yellowstone National
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. P. b
Moss will give a reception in homo
of the completion of their new man
sion in the w StideseSHRDLUETA
sion in the West Side addition. Sew
eral hundred invitations have beer
issued.
, Invitations have been issued for thu
marriage of James Herbert Miller ant
. Miss Celestine Benjamin, which hap
by event is to take place next We
, nesday, July %, in this city. TIL
bride-elect is the daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. 2. H. Benjamin.
> 81 Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Goddard, accom-
panied by Miss Helen and Maste
Wilbur, left Wednesday morning to
a s%ojourn at Colorado Springs, wher
II they expect to spend the heated tern
u Miss Lora Goddard, who has bee
= visiting friends at Des Moines, la
will join them.
. ! Bids for the issue of bonds vote
: for the construction of a court hous
will be opened by the county con
missioners next Monday. 1t is NJ
11h0ly tAAdC ally ICAO6A0pAiS PAOpOS
: will be submitted, as the board r
= quires that a certified check shall a.
company all proposals.
q Mason Frye, formerly of this ct
) returned yesterday from a protracte
IS stay in Missouri, where he had gor
with the intention of remaining pc
&c manently. After trying it for a viii
Is he arrived at the conclusion that
ID preferred Billings to about any pla'
he found in the south.
s. Persons from Canyon creek and tt
le section about the head OF Valley cree
sr report a marked improvement in I'll
7r condition of the range in that pa
of the county. The recent rains tn
IS have occurred there have given tt
H. grass a gaad start and stock of {
Sc kinds is fattening rapidly.
r. 1t may interest people hereabou
to know that a new service has be-
1g instituted on the Cody-Meeteetse ms
in route. Beginning with last Wednt
,r- day daily deliveries began and hent
nd forth mail will be carried betwe
those places six times, instead OF thr
times a week, as heretofore.