The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

PEkoONAL s
1.-THE Honorable John D. Losekamp,
Mrs. J.. r. Yates, his sister, and Mrs.
r. O. Rounsayail, who were among
the Billings visitors to the state fair
re4Yned Sunday night.
Iergeant Robert T. Hannah OF the
police force, accompanied. by Mrs.
Hannah, visited their son at Helena
the latter part of last week and also
took occasion to attend the state fair.
lou w. Chapple returned Saturday
Cmorning from Helena, where he ap-
peared before the supreme court for
examination on his application to be
admitted to practice in the courts OF
tber
HRichard Trott, at n time one OF
the messengers employed by the Wes-
tern Union, but more recently with
the Coe company, has been promoted
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concern at Red Lodge.
- Alias Price, one of the old settlers
| Of eastern Montana, died Sunday
| evening at the home of his daughter,
! Mrs. w. B. Scott, who resides at
, Silesia. Deceased was 80 years OF
age. Death was caused by a stroke
Of paralysis.
T. 3. Calvert, general superinten-
dent Of the Burlington, west of the
Missouri, spent several our in the
city last Saturday making an inspec-
ton Of the company's local tracKage
and the proposed extension of the
z' (. . ,...,. ;, . ,,s.,. hunting u,
on which Paul Mccormick, Jr., who
has a ranch on the Powder river, went
last week, his father and some of
the latter's more fortunate friends
Toasted on about the latest venison
ever sci in the city.
Richard L.. Champion, assistant
cashier of the National Bank of the
Republic of Chicago, was a visitor
in the city last Saturday. He was
calling on the banks correspondents
in this part of the state and left Sun
day morning for the west, intending
TO go as far as San Francisco.
Dan Kaufman, according to the
Tri-County News, has some oats that
may be a part of the Montana agri-
cultural exhibit at the st. Louis ex.
position. The contemporary quoted
AYERS that the grain stood seven feet
in height and was raised on an IN.
irrigated field on the east Rosebud.
j.. III. Johnston, the ley trainmasteT
Of the Montana division of the North
ern Pacific, was in the city yesterday.
Since the recent changes made in the
official roster of the company at Liv-
ingston the entire division, extend
ing from Billings to Missoula, has
been placed under n trainmaster,
with an assistant.
A. B. Clarke, the horse sales man,
was up from Miles City yesterday
Mr.. Clarke is confident that the com
ing sale in this city will be n OF
the most successful of the season
It has been advertised extensively
throughout the east and south and
every indication promises an excep
tionally large attendance.
Aounty Treasurer Burla has ap
pointed Miss Elizabeth Cedergren al
his deputy. Miss Cedergren, notwith
standing her youthfulness, is wei
qualified for the position, having re
ceived a good business education, be
side having had much actual exper
fence in clerical work, acquired while
connected with Yegen Bros bank.
Doctor Lindsey of this city ant
Doctor Raber of Forsyth performer
an operation upon Mrs. Hackney,
Forsyth lady who is an inmate o
st. vincent's hospital, yesterday
The operation. while severe, for ap