The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-29
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a delegation of the local members OF
the order were at the station and
spent a few pleasant minutes with
t7Hohief.
EG1perintendent Boyle of the Mon
lana division of the Northern Pacific,
arrived in the city last night to meet
the special train of President Elliott
and other officials of the company
and escort it as far as Livingston.
Mrs. w. B. George and children. ac-
companied by Miss Sleeper, returned
last Friday from southern California,
where they spent the winter. All are
improved in health as a consequence
of the change of climate. On the
homeward trip the baby contracted a
cold, but no serious results are antici-
Exceptionally rapid progress is maxi
ing on the tunnel of the Billings Land
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penetrate the bluff to the north OF the
city. The cold weather has not inter-
fered and work has been pushed day
and night. Something like $50 feet
of the tunnel have been completed,
very nearly a third OF the entire dis
lance.
A telephone message from Chaplain
George G. Stull at Fort Russell, near
Cheyenne, Wyo., to The Gazette this
morning announced that he hoped to
be able to secure a leave of absence
soon in order to join his family and
friends in this city early in April.
Chaplain Stull recently returned to the
United States from a residence of
three years in the Philippines.
exciting game of basketball was
Rlayed Friday evening IN the gymna-
SUM of the new southside school.
The contestants were the first and
second teams of the high school. So
that there might not be too-great dis
parity between them, some of the
members of the first team were drawn
upon to compose the second. The
composite team proved the winner;
score 9-8. Those who played were
Misses Mcbride, Burton, Allen, Whit
ney, Foster, Railsback and Hoe, first;
! Misses Williams, Lavigne, Hoyt, Todd,
Rademaker and Summers. James Car
vile acted as referee.
A letter received by Landlord Ben
nighoff of the Grand hotel from w. NJ.
! Marston, one of the wool buyers who
annually operates here, contains the
announcement of the death of Jim"
Salter, another buyer, which occurred
at Phoenix, Ariz. Mr.. Salter was
we'll known here, having for a number
of years come to Billings during the
wool season. He was unusually re-
served and modest and was but rare
ly heard to speak to any one, except
on matters of business, but for all that
he was decidedly popular and stood
we'll with all that knew him. An alb
cess of the liver is given as the cause
OF his demise.
News was received here yesterday
of the death of A. r. Gates, proprietor
of the Grandon hotel, at Helena, who
was well known to a large number
of persons in this city. The summons
was sudden and entirely unexpected.
MI. Gates arose in the morning feel
ing apparently as we'll as ever. Dur
ing the forenoon he complained of a
slight attack Of sickness and crossed
the street to a doctors office. He
explained his condition to the physi-
clan and seated himself while a pre-
scription was being written. When
the doctor turned to speak to his pa
tient he found him dead. Appoplexy
is given as the cause
w. F. Sylvester, who recently re-
signed the position of secretary and
treasurer of the Donovan-Mc Cormick
company, has purchased an interest
in the Billings Loan and Trust com.
pany, succeeding Albert S. Hanson,
who retires to devote his entire atten-
ton to the sheep business, in which he