The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-22
LOCAL AND


a meeting Of the trustees will be held
to act on the resignation.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.V. Bailey will hereat-
ter be at home at Crow agency, where
Mr.. Bailey has charge of a hardware
store. They have been busy for sew
'eral days packing their household
goods preparatory to ~vacating their
residence in North Thirty-third street,
which they have rented to L.. T. Jones.
H. Donovan, who disposed OF
his business here a year or more ago
and removed to the Pacific coast, has
concluded to relocate in this city. Mr..
Donovan will engage in the grocery
and hardware business and for that
purpose has rented the Goss building
in Montana avenue. He will buy a
stock at once and expects to be open
for business within the next 30 days.
A marriage license was granted this
moring to Maurice M. Curtin and Lii
lian Walker. The groom-elect was a
former resident of the city, but for
| some time past has made his home in
, the Musselshell valley, while the pros
pective bride makes her home here.
Both are we'll known and popular
young people, who have numerous
! cs- ,,:a1 %loo-o tow o~l honrf-
ness.
Ben Mahr was arraigned before
Judge Fraser Saturday evening on
a warrant issued at the instance of
fStock Inspector Webb, who charges
him with grand larceny. In his com
plant the inspector alleges that the
i defendant stole a colt from the ~
outfit, the Montana Cattle company,
which he rebranded and then sOld.
Mahr gave bonds and will have his
hearing September %.
2fter having remained quiet for a
Tong time, the sheep market may be
said to have fairly opened for the
usual fall trading. The T. J.. Bouton
! agency reports the sale of 1000 year
ling wethers and 700 two-year-olds for
D. F. Slayton to A. H. Barth, for 81
and 1925, respectively. In addition
to these sales, A. C. logan has sold
$500 mixed sheep for the Custer
.Sheep company to ]. H. High of Val
ley City, N. D., and 1,20O ewes tc
on. Lefford of Rockford, Ill.
~ Frank Sanderson was in the city
yesterday and said that the Sanderson
family was having a reunion. In add
ton to the several brothers, who re
side a short distance up the valley
i two sisters, Mrs. c. 0. Marsh ant
Mrs. Fred Shaw, of Summer Hill, III.
have arrived and will spend a few
weeks visiting and seeing the country
Mr.. Sanderson said that for today {
family picnic and outing had beer
planned, which included a trip in the
direction of Park City and an attacl
bon the trout of the Yellowstone.
I[he Billings Hardware company
composed of Messrs. Davis, Fische
r and Selvidge, will formally take owe
the hardware business of the A. L
Babcock company tomorrow morning
1.-THE purchase was made a fortnigh
ago and during the past few days tn
, establishment has been closed in orde
to complete the invoice. The nev
firm is composed of live and energetic
gentlemen and they hope to retain tn
very excellent business which was es
tahlished by the retiring company. -
Hriday evening a reception was ter
: dered at the Methodist church il
? honor of the teachers OF the publ
> schools of the city. A musical an
literary programme was rendered, q
the conclusion of which ~refreshment
: were served. Those who took PAL
were, Miss Lora Goddard, in a 81
prano solo; Ralph Morris and ,Georg
e Baker, mandolin and guitar; the Re
erend and Mrs. C. B. Miller, voc;
s duet; Miss Florence earns, recitation
4 Mrs. W. N. Hassler, soprano solo; Mis-