The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01

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ing to North Yakima, Wash, their
home.
Today the third of the sales of the
Montana Horse Sales company be-
gan at the Northern Pacific stock
yards. Many buyers are present and
the listings OF animals are large.
Miss Louise Miles of Livingston,
who has been visiting Miss Irene Ell
lott for several weeks, returned home
Saturday morning. Friday a compli-
mentary party was given in her honor
by Miss Elliott.
Mrs. w. 1. Slower, n of the prom1-
nent members of the local branch of
the society, took her departure yester-
day morning for Chicago. where she
will attend the class association OF
Christian Scientists.
= Professor j. r. Bevis and wife have
arrived in the city and will reside here
| in future. Professor Bevis is the new
principal of the high school and comes
from Chicago, where he has been one
of the prominent educators.
In the monthly drawing held for a
lot in the West Side addition last
night, L. Drake, a Northern Pacific
conductor, was the fortunate holder
of the ticket emitting him to the
prize. It's number was 1,O73.
The Misses johnson returned last
Sunday from Helena and other towns
to the west, where they spent their
vacation with relatives and friends/
They were accompanied by their sig
ter, Miss Lucia, who will attend school
here during the winter.
Inasmuch as he is receiving excel
lent care and attention there, 1t mas
been decided not to bring Ira Haynie
to this city from the hospital at the
Grow agency for treatment. The leg
he broke last week is reported as CIV
ing every promise of speedy cure.
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AS the result of the work OF his
agent, I. D. O'Donnell has secured
several thousand wethers, bought IN
Fergus county at prices in the neigh
borhood of 81. The sheep are to be
delivered about the middle OF October
and will be fed on alfalfa at the Hes
~ hrm
7QMr. and Mrs. I. D. O.Donnell re-
turned Sunday morning from Seattle,
where MI. O'Donnell went as a dele
: gate to the Transmississippi congress.
: He met quite a number of the mem
bers of the Billings colony on the
sound and as a rule found all pros
peFars and happy.
: w petition is circulating asking the
:. County commissioners to appoint Dr
Hedges meat and milk inspector IN &C
cordance with the law passed by the
l legislature last winter. 1t is recelv'
: ing many signatures, as the need FOL
an official of that sort seems to DC
accepted as urgent.
On the 18th of the present month
! w. e. Hassler, for a number OF years
connected with the local papers. hrs
9 with The Gazette, but at present witt
: the Times, will remove from he city
and make his future home at Living
etn. where he has accepted the bust
) nESmanagement Of the Post.
alAccording to law this is the frs
My on which the school census fol
the year must be taken. Clerk Whit
. ney has appointed an assistant TO
I the occasion and the enumeration Q
children of school age in district Nc
L 2 is O in progress. The coun
must be completed by September 20.
e Ed Fraser has concluded to maxi
the buying and handling Of wool hi
permanent business. To learn all tn
y intricacies of the trade he has gon'
to Boston, where he will enter the sci
y vice of Brown & Adams and take
q course in the art of diferentiating be
. tween aeeces and establishing thei
4 value.