The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-20
The Billings girls, whose guests they
will be while in the city. Tonight
the teams play in the gymnasium OF
he new southside school house.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
J. J. Holland OF Gebo is visiting the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Farrell of Joliet
were visitors in the city today.
Professor John F. Davies, former Ii
brarian of the Butte public library, is
among today's visitors in the city.
Cashier Hawkins of the Bank OF
Columbus, with his family, spent yes
terday in the city. =
Robert Pettigrew, superintendent a.
the Rocky Fork coal mines, and Sid
neg Fox. an attorney, were down from
Eed/1odge yesterday.
1ohn T. Murphy, president of the
Murphy Cattle company, is here from
Helena looking over his business in.
terests for a few days.
ROBBIE Holmes and Hiss Helen Cod
dard, who are attending the state uni
versity at Missoula, have returned to
spend the holidays with their parents.
J. w. Fish took his departure last
Saturday night for a visit among
friends in the northern part of the
| state of New York. He expect to be
absent until the middle of January.
In place of the usual services at
the Congregational church next Sun
day evening the quartette, assisted
by a number of volunteers, will give
a sacred concert.
Next Saturday evening the mem
bers of the Congregational society
will have the usual Christmas exer-
cises and tree, at which an interesting
programme will be rendered, begin
ming at 1880 o'clock.
F. H. Giddings and J. l.. Nightin-
gale of Fort Collins and Jacob Arm
strong, Fred Wilcox and w. o. Far
mer of Wellington, are recent arrivals
from Colorado, who have been attract
ed hither by the prospective beet
sugar factory.
|XFor a couple of weeks a large crew
1of hen and teams has been engaged
in taking out a ditch from the Yel'
lowstone below town which Yegen
Bros. are constructing for the develop
ment of power for a Touring mill the
firm has arranged to erect there.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. M. A, Arnold for asdancingand
card party to be given in Elks' hall
the evening of December 20. The
event is in honor of the Misses Anabel
and Elizabeth Arnold of Mexico, Mo-,
sisters of Mr.. Arnold, who are visiting
"oward Eaton, who nov registers
from Wolf, Wyo., passed through the
city this morning en- route to Denver,
from the Flatheaa valley. He had a
herd Of 10 buffalos that he secured
there and which he was taking south.
Part of the animals were for Califor.
MIA and the remainder for geological
gardens in the east.
IBnless sooner disposed of the board
Of county commissioners will at the
regular meeting in March sell the
present court house building and
ground on the southwest corner OF
Twenty-seventh street and First ave
nue. north. The new court house is
expected to be ready for occupancy
by the first day of April.
O.. H. Combs, Walter Williams and
Denver Lane, the three alleged chick
n thieves, were given a preliminary
hearing befor Judg fraser Saturday
afternoon. AS they are charged with
having broken into several hen houses
a complaint for burglary was filed
against them. On this they were
held to the district court in the sum
of $3.50 each. Not being able to fur.
nish bonds, they were committed to
the custody of the sheriff.
N%. A. Vale and Clay Jolly are back
rom a two weeks hunting expedition
<or the Musselshell. They kept within
the law, succeeding in killing only
two deer. Mr.. Vale was attacked
with a severe cold the day following
their arrival in camp and in conse
quence could hunt but little. AS
much of Mr.. Jolly's time was occupied
in nursing his companion, he, too, was
unable to sustain his reputation as a
nimrod. On top of all, they report a
scarcity of large game.