The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-27
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a camping outfit for a hunt and fish
in the Big Horn mountains. They
expected to be absent about 10 days.
Sale is reported by the Yellowstone
Investment company of 2,4OO lambs
for Ben Radcliffe to j. A. Morgan,
who will take them to his ranch up
the valley for feeding.
Miss Gusta Park, until recently in
the salesrooms of the Donovan-Mc-
Cormick company, is now a travelling
agent of the suit and millinery de-
partments of the store.
~. B. Clarke, who, in conjunction
With the Montana Horse Sales COM
pany, conducted the sales OF last
week, returned to his home at Miles
City last Sunday. In the neighborhood
of 1900 horses were sold.
Miss Florence earns, who vas call
ed to her home in Nebraska by the
serious sickness of her sister, returned
last Friday. When she left the in
valid was still far from being well,
but considered out Of danger.
C. H. Luderman, until recently en-
| gagged in business here, is in the city
| for a few days to visit his family.
He is now enrolled as an apostle OF
commerce, being ION the road" for
an eastern shoe manufacturing con-
| Germ.
10. G. Ovren, for several years past
with w. B. George as clerk, has
branched out for himself. He has
bought the fruit and confectionery
store hitherto conducted by Miss Lii
Ian Flatt and is now counted among
the merchants of the city.
Harry L. Wilson left this morning
for Miles City, having been called
there by a telegram informing him
that his father had been fatally in
jured. No particulars were given and
the nature of the accident with which
his parent met is not known.
Yesterdays shipment of sheep by
the Bouton Livestock company round.
ed out a total of $500 which the com
pany has contracted to feed in the
vicinity of Broken Bow. e. O. Rails.
back has gone there to remain until
the sheep are finished for the market
James Fischer, a member of the
Billings Hardware company, at present
residing at Helena, is in the city. He
expects to return to the capital this
evening and close up some business
matters, after which he will return
with his family to reside permanently
Nfwo lines are being run by the Bill
Hngs Land and Irrigation company
from which to make a selection fol
the proposed canal of the company
One of the lines was within a few
miles of the city this morning and il
was expected that the engineers would
reach here this evening.
A special stock train composed o
20 cars of horses bought by differen
parties at the horse sales last weel
was shipped east Sunday I've tn
Northern Pacific. Each a represent
ed a buyer and to accommodate al
the company very considerably al
taehed a coach to the train.
VIZ. A. Andrews of Billings passe
through Lewistown Saturday on hi
way out to the ranch of the Fergu
Land and Livestock company ate
$500 2%-year-old- wethers, which I. I
O'Donnell, the alfalfa king of yellow
stone, bought recently, says the Fee
gus County Argus. The price PAL
was. 1910 per head.
HyM B. George is nursing a very sor
finger, caused by a slight wound su
tanned while engaged in extracting
tooth of one of his horses At fir
the injury was considered al triflinj
as it consisted of a mere scratcl
but inflammation interviewed and tt
result is much suffering and ammo
! ance to the victim.