The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
LAUREL LIFTS.

LAUREL Lifts.
Chronicle Of Events in Billings Near
est Neighbor.
Laurel, Feb. %.
Chad Tomlinson is getting around
again after his badly sprained foot.
Nat. Boyd's family is down with
the measles.
Eddie, SON of John w. Coombs, has
been very sick for several weeks.
Miss Vance, principal of the pub
lie schools, says sit is just lovely to
sit in a dentists chair and let them
drill out the nerve" Yes-well we've
been there.
Dan Foley says "get your suits
ready for the masquerade ball for the
18TH
The school board are making a
much needed Improvement in their
heating plant. Something that will
burn rock, which is nov being used
in place Of coal.
Mrs. Samuel Holmesland is visiting
friends in Billings.
Hiram Abshire, n of our oldest
and staunchest republicans, who has
been sick so long, is getting around
among his friends. He says he is not
going to give up the ship until he
votes for "Our Teddy for president.
Every republican agrees with The
Gazette in asking that the state con
vention be held at Billings and hopes
the effort will be a success, as Billings
can accommodate the crowd. If not
her suburban towns can take are
of a few. Eastern Montana is justly
entitled to something.
1t looks as if we were going to
get some winter weather yet; now six
inches deep. The boys have given
notice that you may get a straw ride
soon" The girls are looking forward
with smiles. That's SO, isn't it, B?
Ever since the surprise party at
G.. G. Steers he has been making an
effort to find out who originated that
Japanese" raid during the dark
hours of the night. He says he will
walk all Owe them with those web
feet of his if he finds them.
Mrs. C. d. Camp entertained a num-
Der Of friends on the evening of the
18th. Various games we're INDUCED
in until someone called "time," when
| all partook of the refreshments SER
we'd by the hostess.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are contemplating rendering
a farce called ''The Old Maids Re
turn" for the benefit of the Ladies'
Aid society.
Mrs. S. K. Deverill entertained
about 80 friends on the evening of the
18th at her home, 112 Railroad ave-
nue.. Cards and other games were
the source of much amusement dur
ing the evening. Several very pretty
prizes were given to the fortunate
ones whose score cards ran "above
zero and below" A lblinding snow
storm was raging when the party
broke up, but everyone bid the hostess
a happy good night, after %partaking OF
the dainty. refreshments and red-hot
Mocha and Java.
%One cold morning not long since
ouAgenial postmaster shook down the
ashes of his range into the pan as is
his fires. He took the pan out tc
empty it's contents, leaving the door
open. On returning he endeavored
to push the pan back in place. Find
ing some obstruction, he shook il
violently, which caused some hot
Goals to drop through the CRATE. The
next instant an ear-splitting VOW
raised the household. Eds hair stood
on end, and the pan shot out, fol
lowed by a wild-eyed, hair-scorcheG
cat, splitting and snarling at a red
hot coal that was getting in it's work
on the poor brute's back. The ca
had gone in to get warm during Eds
absence, and she evidently got warm
in one particular spot. At the pres
ent writing no feline friend has Offered
and cuticle to repair the damage
Puss will wear a Rocky Fork trade
mark on her back during life.
Insert an "E" for the last lette,
in the name of Bryan's favorite can
didate for president and you will hav'
an article very useful at funerals AM
will also see for what purpose w. +
Hearst has placed a milliondolla