The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
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From Tuesdays Daily.
A. B. Clarke, the Miles City horse
man, is among the visitors in town to.
day.
Former Senator T. G. Power OF Hell
ena is among today's visitors in the
city.
kP. B. Moss returned yesterday from
his visit to Chicago and former home
in Missouri.
Cecil H. Taylor of Garrison, N. D.,
is in the city visiting in the family OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Denniston.
The Reverend R. M. Donaldson, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at
Bozeman, is visiting in the city.
Professor Kay, superintendent OF
the Red Lodge schools, passed
through town this morning on his way
ITO Helena.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Preston B. Moss for a re-
.cital to be given at their home the
evening of January 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Evans and
daughter, who have been visiting rela-
tives in the city, returned to their
home at Big timber yesterday morn
ing.
Through the Modern Woodman
lodge the heirs of the late William
M. Ames have received a draft for
SO, 900, the amount OF insurance the
deceased carried in that order.
w. H. Simons of Forsyth was
brought to the city today and placed
in st. Vincent's hospital to receive
treatment for paralysis, with which
he was stricken a few days ago.
John Mcguire, the veteran actor and
manager, who spent a few days OF
last week in the city, left yesterday
morning for Miles City. He expect
ed to give an entertainment here.
On account of the cold weather of
the last two or three days, which mas
been general in its extent, trains from
both east and west. have been arriving
hours behind their regular schedules.
w. H. Smith, who spent Christmas
with his family, returned this morn
ing to Forsyth, where he is general
manager of the electric light and
power plants which are building there.
Colonel and Mrs. Babcock expect to
leave the city early in January for an
extended visit to the east. They will
spend a greater part of the time while
away in the vicinity of New York and
Washington.
Through the generosity of the Bill
ings Hardware company some 400
children received gifts from that es-
Establishment Christmas morning. All
the toys in the store remaining u
sold were given away.
Professor Allen, Professor Brother
and Miss OFT left this morning for
Helena to attend the meeting OF the
State Teachers association, which is
in session there this week. Professor
Brother will endeavor to secure next
years meeting for Billings. Y
Thus far during the present cold
snap Musselshell Crossing reports the
lowest registration of the thermome'
ter. Sunday night it vas "a degrees
below zero at that point and a tele'
phone message from there this morn
ing says that it was % below last
might. The snowfall i'll that locality
lis also heavier than in this vicinity.
Captain L. F. Babcock has arranged
his affairs to enable him to take 9
long-needed vacation. Accompanied
by his son, Hugh, he expects to leave
tomorrow for southern California
where he will spend a couple Of
months, possible more. After seeing
his father comfortably settled Hugh
will return, which will be in a couple
OF weeks or 80.
John J.. Maher OF Miles City AND
Miss Lizzie Hurlbut Of Billings wert