The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-02
LOCAL AND


pany with O. F. Goddard left on a
visit to the mines. After leaving the
mines he intended to spend a few
| days Turing trout from the streams
| of Carbon county.
George w. Handel Of Musselshell
was in the city yesterday to bid fare
well to Chris. and Miss X. Handel
and Joseph Hart, all relatives, OF
Hartford, Conn, who have been visit
ing him and his brother for a num-
Der of weeks. The party left yester-
day morning over the Burlington for
the east.
] Nevis Babcock and Doctor w. O.
I Allen took the early morning train
Wednesday and went as far as Lau-
rel. There they launched a boat, can
vas, and foated down the Yellowstone,
arriving here near shutdown the same
day. short as the trip was, they
succeeded in bagging SO ducks, OF
various kinds.
An order has been made by the
state board of land commissioners
for a sale of state lands in Rosebud
county, many applications having
been filed for lands in that county.
The sale will take place at Forsyth
October 20. A list of the lands to be
offered is now preparing and will
be published shortly.
License to wed was granted yes
!, terday morning to Charles P. Miller
of Butte and Ida Florence Attack
,, of Bozeman. AS 500 as they had
obtained the necessary permit Mr..
Miller and Miss Attack repaired to
the police court, where they were
made one by Judge Mann, with Sid
!, ney F. Morse and Gus Eastman as
: witnesses.
Wednesday afternoon a reception
was rendered to the members of the
: Ladies' Aid society of the Congrega-
tional church and their friends
= by Mrs. Will Smith at her home, at
the pumping station. In addition to
Y the usual amenities incident to ar
occasion of that kind the afternoons
pleasures were, greatly enhanced
Y through the courtesy of Colonel H. w
Rowley, who gave the ladies a ride
o on his steam launch.
Mrs. r. e. Hardness and children
and the formers mother, Mrs. c. w
Moore, took their departure Tuesda!
h. for California, where they expect tt
J. spend the winter. Although Mr.. Hark
ness has been at Minneapolis, thu
"a family's old home, for several weeks
,oI having gone there with the intention
Ia OF residing there again, he had a
last accounts not yet fully made "
his mind to remain permanently.
u In order that they might be bull
according to the specifications W.. 4
Hunkins has been employed by tn
county to superintend construction 9
\ the new court house and jail. The gel
tleman arrived from st. Paul las
Wednesday and will remain here III
til the buildings are completed an
will act as the representative OF tn
county. Architect Bell will have gel
eral SUPPLEMENTARY of the work.
Helena newspapers announce tn
arrival there of Frank Mayer an
his exhibit of poultry which he hs
Irentered for competition at the sta
fair. The collection consists OF
birds and embraces 20 varieties I
chickens, 1our varieties OF turkey
two varieties of ducks and n pc
fowl. In addition to this exhibit ii
arrival of a carload of fruit and a
r~icultural products from this coun
is i also reported.
Vim the opinion OF the residents
the northwestern part OF the CT
y they are entitled to the courtesy tn
! the postal department can extend
the appointment of another carri
A petition asking that this be do
!, has been circulated there during
past few days and has received ma