The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-01
LOCAL AND


Mrs. G. W. Spar and son have gone
to Chicago to visit relatives.
A marriage license was granted
Wednesday to Fred G.. Jost and Mary
Agnes Larson, both Of Billings.
The Misses Dora and Amy Rade-
maker have gone to Glendive, where
they will visit friends for a few days:
Miss Nettie Freeman, teacher OF the
Lehfeldt private school, is in the city
to spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
F. D. Derby and wife, avs the Vel
lowstone Journal, are in the city on
their way to Billings from New York,
where they have been visiting.
- A sociable and lunch was served
by the Epworth league of the Metho-
dist church last night, which was
followed by an old-fashioned watch
meeting i
HWalter Matheson, brother OF Judge
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Billings, arrived from Helena this
morning and will eat his New Years,
dinner with the Judge.
[Willard T., Lowell Of Kane, Wyo.,
Son of the we'll known stockman, H. c.
Lowell, who died last summer at Port
land, Ore, is in the city and will re-
,oo;o a 1.1,nhor of DAVIS
Adelaide, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Shorey, has been Sc
riously sick for several days with some
intestinal disease. Happily h is re-
ported as being considerably better.
w S. Metz, who has been clerk
in the Burlington's local freight office,
has been transferred to Deadwood, S.
d. His place has been filled by the
appointment of R. D. West of Omaha,
who has entered Upon his duties.
~Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnston OF
miles City arrived this morning from
their visit to Mr.. Johnston's former
home in Nebraska. They will remain
in Billings several days visiting Mrs.
Jo%hnston's parents, Judge and Mrs. j.
p. Matheson.
LAlthough reported previously as hav-
ing returned from their visit to Can
ada, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cardwell
did not return until yesterday. They
were accompanied by Miss Hansard,
sister of Mrs. Hansard, who will re-
main here for sometime on a VISIT
Erick Erickson was circulating
among his friends yesterday wearing
an expansive smile and his pockets
filled with cigars. The occasion OF
his happiness and generosity was the
safe arrival of a son, who put in
his appearance Wednesday night to
gladden. the Erickson household.
y/Members of the Christian church
will meet at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Clarke, Sixth avenue,
north, second house west of Division
street, next Wednesday evening, jan
uary 6, for the purpose of considering
the advisability of effecting an organi-
cation here. All disciples of Christ in
the city are invited.
The day brought more than the u.s.
ual amount of pleasure to Fred H.
Hathhorn. While he was extending
the customary Fluctuations to friends,
he was the recipient of their hearty
congratulations on the birth of a son,
who arrived this morning shortly be-
fore the voice of the chanticleer was
raised in salutation to the new year.
News has been received OF a painful
and serious accident which befell e.
P. Searles, late superintendent of the
Big Ditch company, at his home at
Park City last Saturday. He was
assisting in the construction Of a
bridge and while SO engaged a large
rock fell onto one oil his hands, almost
severing the index finger at the first
joint.
\ Sorrow has been visited upon at
least one household in Billings be