The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-03


brary. Professor Currier and the 9TH
er gentlemen who are coming from
Bozeman have volunteered their SER
vices and no expense will be attached
to bringing them. Money is sadly
needed to buy books with and the
trustees hope that the well known
generosity Of the people Of Billings
will not want exemplihcation in this
instance.
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Ben Mcdonald Of Bridger is q
Grand guest.
John Thurston Of Gebo is register
ed at the Grand.
Doctor w. x. sudduth is in from
his Lavina ranch
Mrs. F. Mann of Fort Keogh is reg
istered at the Grand.
w. G. Smith and family Of Casper,
Wyo., are guests at the Grand
Pat Lavelle, former county COM
missioner, is down from Columbus.
Mrs. H. v. Bailey returned this
morning from an extended visit to the
east.
The Honorable w. B. Sleeper Of
Cody, Wyo., is a visitor in the city
today.
H. j.. Haskell Of Glendive was in
the city this morning on his way
home.
Mrs. Robe, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Holmes, took her
departure this morning for her home,
Sparta, Wis.
Jacob Skinner and Others have sold
to Charles E. Smith lots z and 8,
block 3, Yegen's addition to Billings
tcwnsite; consideration $1,000.
S. F. Gale, the Miles City sheepman,
who passed through Billings several
weeks ago on a visit to Colorado, re-
turned this morning and left for his
home. ISL
c. P. Slater, Of the Slater Brick
company, returned today from Chi
cago where he went some weeks ago
to pay a visit to relatives and pur-
chase some improved machinery for
his company.
The Japanese restaurant, which has
been running for some time past in
Minnesota avenue, has gone out Of
business. 1t is reported that the con-
cern owes liabilities amounting to ST.
506 which 1t is unable to %liquidate.
IAlthough not exactly what was de-
sired, the rain of yesterday and slight
snowfall of last night produced CON-
siderable moisture and if it did no
more, at least wetted the surface Of
fhe ground and gave the grass a
slight start. ~
NI. D. O'Donnell was acting in the
capacity of a theatrical promoter and
capacityof a theatrical promoter today
and added considerable to the color of
of p~lacards advertising tomorrow
nights concert for the benefit of the
public library.
By a deed filed for record today
Arthur G. Rich and wife have convey
ed to Joseph Kinnck the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter and
the southeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section "a, township
2 south, range % east. One dollar
is the consideration given.
Mary Tobin, Dutch Mary" who
was tried in Judge Fraser's court yes
terday on the charge of petty larceny,
was acquitted. Louis Leon accused
the defendant of having stolen a $40
bill from him. The testimony was SO
conflicting that his honor gave the
woman the benefit of the doubt.
M. M. Brown of Park City received
a telegram last Tuesday conveying
The sad information of the death of
his brother-in-law, R. H. Finch, which
occurred the same day at Lawson,
Mo. Mr.. Finch was II years of age,
and was we'll known at Park City and
vicinity, where he had the respect
and esteem of many friends.
VIC. G. Hutton of the Bell Telephone
came in last night from Red
Lodge. where he has been stopping
for a month past. The city council of
that town refused to grant the COM
pany a franchise to do business there
and it is said that the company will
now make it's connection with Wyo-
ming points and Denver from Bridger.