The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-15


PERSONAL
his hands, the muscles of which had
Ibecome contracted because OF injuries
FTeSeiyed.
LNHNesident John Schram of the Bill
LMAs hand and Irrigation company ar
rived this morning from Seattle. Mr..
Schram will spend several days here
looking over the proposed work OF the
company.
|Lvfhe Reverend E. M. Calvin of Miles
TCity will hold special services in the
Union Labor hall next Thursday even
ing, at which time the First Presby-
terrain church Of Billings will be or
ganized.
John Rea, of Rea Bros, the sheep
men, was stricken with paralysis
while at the firms ranch, near Forsyth,
a few days ago. It is said that the
attack was a mild one and his recov-
cry is looked for.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s.. Williston and
son, who have been living in northern
Idaho during the last two years, have
returned to the city for the winter.
They are occupying their dwelling in
North Twenty-ninth street.
no. S. Chilcott, proprietor of the Vel
nurseries at Rockvale, Car
bon county, vas here today exhibiting
a variety of winter apples grown on
trees supplied from his establishment.
Mr.. Chilcott- recently filled IN order
for 1000 fruit trees to n customer
in his part of the country.
w. o. Parker is now the legal guar
dian>of the Elmgren minors, children
who were left destitute and homeless
by the death of their mother, sohe
weeks ago. His petition for aplbint1
ment as such came up befoE t1e
clerk of the court last Saturday and
was granted. A bond in. the sum OF
5000 was fixed.
( The little daughter of Mrs. Hager-
man, residing in the western part of
the city, who has been seriously sick
weeks, is now suffering from an at
tack of paralysis, which manifested
itself several days ago. One side OF
the child's body is affected, but as a
slight Improvement is discernable it is
believed that she will eventually re-
cover.
VA directors meeting of the Big Ditch
was held last Saturday at the
Office of the secretary, Henry White.
To meet current expenses and defray
the cost of repairs an assessment OF
2 per cent was levied on the COM
pany's capital stock. It was also or
dered that the Canyon creek Hume
be repaired during the winter. APP
pointment of a superintendent was de-
ferred until next March.
Saturday morning saw the return OF
the Billings delegation OF Shriners
who had been to Helena to witness
the annual infliction OF torture upon
a class of confiding novitiates. The
party was composed of L. H. Fenske,
H. M. Allen, C. M. Bair, S. R. Miller
and Thomas McGirl. AS they are still
to be seen exchanging mods and smiles
it is apparent that the event came up
fully 10 those that preceded it.
A/S. Whiteway, of Shackelton &
kW6iteway, who have the contract
for building the new jail and court
house, arrived from Butte yesterday.
Because of the cold weather nothing
has yet been done in the direction
OF beginning the court house founda-
ton, as it is impossible to handle
concrete when danger of it's freezing
exists. Work on the Jail is tempo
rarily at a standstill, pending arrival
OF tk@ steel work from the east.
C. Ashum, editor Of the Enum-
Lefaw Courier, arrived from the state
of Washington yesterday morning
! and expects to remain here several
days, after which he will leave for
Michigan and Missouri in the inter
| est IF a colonization scheme of the