The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
Pleased to meet a Billings team

new CITY nall and nre station and con
tents, including the apparatus and
horses. To each Of the eight insur-
ance agents doing business in Bill
ngs was given $4,000, thus giving all
an equal amount.
Mayor George went to Helena this
morning to assist the lobby already on
the ground working for the bill hav-
ing as it's object the redistricting of
the eastern part of the state for ju.
dicial purposes. The report from the
capital is that the bill has a very fair
chance to become a law. Its principal
opponent in the senate is Meyer Of
Carbon and that gentleman so far
as heard from has been beaten at ev-
cry turn.
VAT last nights meeting of bowlers
and those interested in the sport it
was definitely decided to send a team
to Butte to compete in the state
tournament, which will be held there
this month. To give all an equal
chance it raj agreed that a series of
20 games be played and the four men
making the highest score will be
selected as the team and substitute.
All who may wish to enter into the
competition are requested to be on
hand tomorrow evening, as the first
OF the series of competitive games
will be played then.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
c. T. Lakin, a Miles City merchant,
is among the visitors in town today.
II. F. Pollard, the Red Lodge boni-
face, is among the visitors in the city.
Mrs. b. Murphy returned this morn
ing from a visit to her mother at st.
Paul.
A marriage license was issued this.
afternoon to Mark T. Newman and
Lizzie J.. Sheehy.
Mrs. F. w. Averill of Storrs, the new
coal camp in Gallatin county, is a
guest at the Grand.
More snow or rain, accompanied by
rising temperature, is predicted by
the weather bureau.
E. B. Camp left this morning for
Bridger with the expectation of be-
ing absent for a couple of days.
Walter Anderson, editor of the Red
Lodge Picket, arrived from Helena
last night and left for home this morn
ing.
The Reverend Father Lambert, who
has been visiting Father var Claren-
back for a number of days, returned to
Miles City this morning.
Mrs. j. D. Matheson is reported us
being quite sick, suffering from a
complication of ailments resulting
IoM a severe attack of la grippe.
y Building operations about the city
have been resumed. as the weather
once is warm enough to per-
nit outdoor work to be done with
comfort.
NTcnight the entries will be made
of those who may wish to take part
in the series of competitive games to
be played for the purpose of picking
a team to represent the city in the
state bowling tournament which takes
place at Butte sometime during the
WSeht month.
~. G. Logan has come to the conclu-
Sion that "the curb" no longer an
swers the purposes of his growing
business and has arranged to open
an Office in the Belknap block. Next
week he will have an Allen shearing
machine in operation there to show to
the fockmasters.
Northern Pacific passenger train
No. 8, due here this morning at 2:3O
failed to arrive until almost IL o'clock,
having been detained on one of the
eastern divisions by an accident, the
exact nature of which could not be
ascertained. 1t was stated, however,
that part of the train had become de-
rallied.
Return was made today by the
sheriff in an attachment suit insti-
tuted by the Donovan-McCormick
company against A. H. Price. The
amount involved is $7O.56, alleged to
be due as a balance for goods bought
by defendant from plaintiff between
May II and June so, 1902. To secure
this the sheriff levied on lots 81 and
%. block "a, Fosters addition to Bill
ings townsite.
Only about half a house witnessed