The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-20
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily. +.
Joseph Sims is in from his Lavina
ranch. .
]. w. Martin of Toston is among to-
days visitors in the city.
Fred H. Hathnorn departed this
morning for Forsyth on legal bust
ness.
John Hammerstrom of Rosebud, &C
companied by his son, is visiting the
CITY today.
c. A. Shuler OF Chinook is among
the northern Montanans who are in
the city today.
A marriage license was issued this
morning to William Gallespie and
Lyle A. Trewin, both of Park City.
Colonel H. w. Rowley and P. B..
Moss left this morning for Chicago.
They expect to return the latter part
OF ext week.
Miss Louise Dettmer, a sister to
Mrs. George Soule, is visiting at the
Soule ranch south of town. Miss Det-
ter.sis from Chicago.
yLast Thursdays wind. storm did
I considerable damage further up the
valley, where haystacks were blown
over and sheds and out houses lev
eled.
Hearing of the men arrested some
time last month On the charge of
breaking into a number of hen houses
is in progress before Judge Fraser
this afternoon.
Will Beaudette, formerly of this
city, but now a resident of Bozeman,
accompanied the basket ball team OF
that place this morning and will
spend the day visiting among rela-
tives.
The Eagle lodges throughout the
state have concluded to make an as.
sessment for the purpose of contrib
uting IS in gold to each child at the
state orphans nome as a Christmas
remembrance.
Last evening the annual meeting
and election OF officers of the Billings
club was neld. w. F. Sylvester was
elected president; A. II. Barth, vice
president; Henry White, secretary;
w. Lee Mains, treasurer, and A. e.
Logan, trustee.
Among the visitors in the city today
are the Honorable ]. M. Kennedy and
wife of Butte. They are making a
leisurely tour of the eastern part OF
the state and expect to remain in
Billings for a few days, thence going
to11iles City and Glendive before
lt5&1/ return to the west side.
10. L. Merrill, the Brldger lawyer
and prospective oil king, was in the
city last night, en- route home from
Red Lodge, where he attended court.
Asked concerning the condition of at
fairs at the works of the Brldger Cam
yon company, ne said that operations
had to be temporarily suspended,
pending the arrival of more casing for
the well. A heavy flow OF water
mixed with oil, has been encountered,
which is regarded as a certain indi-
cation of the presence of oil at greater
depth.
Although she has Withdrawn her con-
test of the will of the late johannes
pointment of Henry Thorson as exc
cutor, Randina Doe, daughter of the
deceased and one of the legatees, is
opposed to the appointment of her
sister, Georgiana Nelson, as guardian
of the estate and person of their
mother, Gunner Svennes. She has
filed an objection with the clerk OF
the district court and ASKS that Alfred
Swanson be named as guardian, in
place of Mrs. nelson.
This mornings North Coast Limited
from the west brought the Bozeman
high school basket ball team and a
number of followers. The visitors
were met at the station by the team
of the local high school, teachers and
others to welcome them. For a few
minutes the air was tlled with the
yells OF the respective teams, each
apparently trying to drown the other
THE visitors were taken in charge hy