The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
LOCAL ANO PERSONAL

G. T. Thomas of Lake Basin is at
the Grand.
Joseph Sims is in from Lavina. He
is a Grand guest.
Mrs. Walter Clifton returned Sun
day night from a visit to Helena.
J.. w. Ferguson of Bozeman is
among today's visitors in the city.
w. C. Burnett and Thad. s. Cole of
dSher. dan are registered ait the Grand.
j. P. Van Hoose of the Pryor sub
agency is autographed at the Grand.
o. F. Goddard returned last night
from a business "trip to Butte and
Helena.
I'D. O'Donnell returned last Sunday
from a three weeks business trip to
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Wilson OF the
famous Wyoming mining camp, Sun
shine, are guests at the Grand.
MI. and Mrs. w. M. Johnston have
returned from Helena, where they at
tended the closing days of the fair.
A marriage license was issued last
might to John A. Wilson OF Kansas
City, Mo-, and Frances S. Davis of
Denver.
j. l.. Harrington, local agent of the
Burlington, has returned from a visit
ito Omaha and other points in Ne
braska.
Mrs. E. H. Hollister has issued in
vitations for a card party;,ato be given
next Saturday afternoon. Whist will
be played.
Professor c. T.. Taylor returned last
night from Red Lodge. He will open
his business college here for the
winter term on November /.
Charley Ovren is carrying around
a little extra coin as the result of the
cleanup he made on the score card
privilege at the state fair, a conces-
sion he had.
Edwin D. Neill, grand lecturer OF
the jurisdiction of Montana, arrived
from Butte last night and lectured
to the members of the Masonic fra
ternity. He will address them again
tonight.
Charles Spear, cashier OF the Bill
ings State bank, Colonel A.. ~. Bah.
cock, Lewis Babcock and c. r. Gard
ner constituted a party OF Billings
visitors to the state fair, who return
ed Sunday evening.
The Reverend C. B. Miller, pastor OF
the Baptist church, returned Saturday
night from a visit to different cities
on the west side, where he went in
the interest of the Good Templars,
he being the head of the state organi.
zation.
Last Saturday the Misses Panton
were the hostesses at a delightful.
card party at which whist was the
game played. Mrs. H. B. Segur was
SAO w. 1ol COldlC WIIlICI Ol IlG IdVOr.
a beautiful bouquet of carnations. At
ter the game refreshments were
: served.
A broken brakebeam o. an east
bound freight train badly tore up
the track near Terry Saturday night,
beside causing eight cars to go into
the ditch. AS one of the results of
the wreck westbound trans were con-
siderably delayed, those due acre
early Sunday morning falling to ar
rive until toward noon.
Notice is given by County Treasurer
Burla that the taxes for 1898 are now
due and request is made for prompt
payment, in order to avoid the rush
bound to occur later, when the day of
delinquency arrives. According to
law all taxes remaining unpaid by
November 80 viii become delinquent
n subject to the usual penalty OF
10 per cent.
Not all who had the time and de-
sired a little recreation went to the
state. fair. Several persons of the
city took advantage to go to Bridger,
where the Carbon county fair came
to a close Saturday evening. The
exhibits in all classes were exception
ally good, especially in the line of
fruit and livestock. Baseball. horse
races and bucking contests furnished
abundant sport for all. A novelty
was the riding of a wild steer by a
cowboy named "Jerky" Johnson.
Hearing. in vacation, was had yes
terdaY hv Clerk of the Court Wiuianas