The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-12-11
LOCAL AND


, here next Thursday for the purpose
of completing organization OF the
Presbyterian society, steps in the oil
rection of which were taken during
the gentleman's recent visit.
T. G. Pound, Park City's son OF
Vulcan, is in town interviewing Santa
Claus for the benefit Of the little
Pounds, who are anticipating the Old
gentleman's arrival with the usual de-
gree of childish eagerness.
Miss Linean, one of the teachers
of the city schools, received informa-
tion last evening that her mother,
residing in the east, had sustained a
double fracture of her left leg. The
accident was caused by a fall.
AS will be seen by an advertise
ment in The Gazette the charter OF
the First National bank of this city
has been renewed for another period
Of 20 years. The renewal went into
effect December 3, the date on which
the banks original charter expired
ty limitation.
: 1t is reported that buyers for Seat
, tile concerns were in the vicinity OF
Martinsdale and Two Dot last week
and picked up quite a bunch of stock
for shipment tt the sound. One firm
is feeding a considerable herd in the
Shields river valley, preparatory to
sending them west for slaughter.
Instead of the very extensive i'm
provements and engagements that
some of the state papers declared had
been decided upon for the Northern
Pacific shops at Livingston, it turns
out that nothing more than the erec-
ton of a new boiler shop is contem'
plated during the coming summer.
, In a letter to The Gazette Doctor
]. T. Bradbury of Cody, Wyo, writes
that a chess club has been organized
there and is DESTROYS of playing a
game by mail with any like club in
the northwest. The challenge is open
to all and acceptance of it may be
:. signified by addressing the Cody Chess
!, club./
XVI C. Morrell, who has leased the
Northern, the new hotel in course OF
Z completion in North Twenty-eighth
! street, has arrived in the city. He
! thinks that he will be able to open
: the house about February l. Already
. a contract has been entered into with
the New England Furniture company
for furnishing the house.
: Charles Deskins, a recent arriva
from Denver, was operated upon a
L St. Vincent's hospital a few days age
: by Doctor Lindsey, assisted by Doc
u tor Rinehart, for the removal OF 6
large tumor that had formed in the
plural cavity. 1t was found neces
e sary to take out several ribs in ordel
!. to get at the seat of the trouble.
Word was received this mornin,
that DeForest Miller, who last summe
bought the Sam Mitchell ranch, nea
Park City, met with a serious acciden
last evening. With some other mel
he wa engaged in building a To-
structure and in placing the logs on
Of them slipped and fell, striking MI
Miller on the arm and badly fracturinl
it.
r. l.. Nix, who recently dispose
of his interests in Billings, is out 9
business once more. AS a result Q
a visit to that place last summer MI
Nix became SO stricken with tn
charms of Seattle that he conclude
to make his future home there. No'
he haT sold out in the sound tow
and May return to Billings, althoug
pfZhis there is no certainty.
~ T. Clarke, president of the Bill
Aings Land and Irrigation company, ha
returned from a business trip to Sea
tie, which place until he became i
terested in the local enterprise We
his home. He is now DESTROYS of esta
fishing himself and family in Billing
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