The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-06
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E. B. Gore of Missoula. is registered
at the Grand.
E. E. Crawford of Shawmut is Wis
iting the city.
Miss Sims of Sheridan, Wyo., is a
guest at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stocker of
Miles City are among the visitors in
town today. They are registered at
the Grand.
Last night the trustees of the Parm-
ly Billings Memorial library held a
regular meeting. Only routine bust
ness vas transacted.
Miss Matheson of Helena, who has
been spending a few days in the city
visiting Judge Matheson and family,
left this morning for Chicago.
j. F. Thompson, a representative Of
Wyoming's future great" the
ambitious little city of Cody, is among
the strangers who are in Billings to-
day.
Robert Nix has returned from his
visit to Texas, where he reports to
have had the time of his life. Jim"
Haynie, who accompanied him, is also
back.
J.. M. McGregor, well known to the
dry goods trade of the city, has ar
rived here and taken charge of that
department of the Mccormick store.
Mrs. McGregor will remain at San
Francisco for a month or six weeks
longer.
The fact that yesterday was
ground hog day was not overlooked
by some Of the men who are believ-
ers in old adages and signs" Sew
eral bets were recorded, based on the
conditions that prevailed, which were
decidedly favorable to the casting OF
a shadow by the "hog" as he emerged
from his lair. &
Next Friday evening the second OF
the course of lectures to be given un'
der the directions of the trustees OF
the Parmly Billings Memorial library
will be delivered. 1t will be by Doc
tor Reid, president of the agricul
tural college, and is entieled Sun
| shine and Shadow" AS on the pre-
/eding occasion, no admission fee will
be charged.
w. H. Schneider, for several years
past connected with the business enc
of the Billings Brewing company, will
| leave next Friday for Sheridan, Wyo.
| where he will engage in business fo1
himself. Mr.. Schneider has Dough
an ice business there and in addition
to that line will represent in a whole
sale capacity the product of severa
brewing establishments.
A leading Montana avenue bushes:
man is considering seriously a propo
| sition to have a lot of photographs O
the new addition to the Northern Pa
cific passenger depot printed and dis
tributed as souvenirs of recently con
structed buildings in the city. Thu
same gentleman is of the opinion tina
if a. citizen of the city had asked ths
authorities permission to erect such ;
building in the main part of the cit,
the council would have been inclined
to have him committed to the cit.
bastile for at least six months, Thu
| building is there and will remain al
eye-sore to the citizens for at leas
LIS months under the terms of thu
permit, when permission will %probabl.
be given by the authorities to hav'
it remain as a permanent structure
The city council, it has been well said
should have a medal awarded for tina
fine piece of architectural work which
it has caused to be erected in thu
heart of the city.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Miss Lulu Snydam of Gebo is
guest at the Grand.
Lee Simonson of Absarokee is reg
istered at the Grand.
Miss Allen of Livingston is visit
ing Billings friends.
R. Watkins is among the visitors
from Cody who are in the city.
Doctor and Mrs. E. E. Doty of Res
Lodge are registered at the Grand.
A marriage license was issued thi'
morning to John F. Thompson AM
Rebecca Watkins, both of Cody, Wye
Harry Drum is here from his rancl
in the Upper Musselshell country. HI