The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-03
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visiting with relatives. On his return
at night he was accompanied by Mrs.
Johnston, who had been in the city
several weeks on a visit to her pa
| rents, Judge and Mrs. J.. d. Matheson.
~Frank Morse, a one time resident
/of> Billings, but now OF Great Falls,
arrived in the city this morning as
delegate to the Eagles convention.
Mr.. Morse is the son OF Chief Morse
and is we'll known to all of the older
residents, having come here when bu,
"a hoy.
Neorge Pirrie, the we'll known Flat
WILLOW t1ockmaster, returned to his
home yesterday, after having spent
several days in the city. He took with
him a force of 20 men, eight OF whom
came direct from his old home in
Scotland and will have charge OF
bands.
J IA beautiful communion table han
Sbeen presented to the Congregational
! church by Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar B.
Camp, which was used for the first
time last Sunday morning. The pas
tor, the Reverend Arthur Miles, ac-
\ cepted the gift in behalf of the society
with a short address at the close OF
the services.
The body of Hector Ross, who died
here last Saturday after a lingering
Illness, was shipped to Grow Agency,
where it vas laid to est in the ma.
tional cemetery, near the agency. The
funeral vas attended by practically all
the residents of that locality, who
during his lifetime had held the de:
ceased in the highest esteem.
G. G. Sanderson, one of the pros.
porous and we'll known ranchers west
of town, left this morning for a two
months visit to his former home
Summer Hill, ILL.,. and st. Louis,
where he will see the big show
1t is a dozen years or more since
Mr.. sanderson has been back there
and he anticipates great pleasure and
enJoyment fro mhis trip.
R1Saturday's baseball game between
[&Seams of the local high school ant
that of Livingston resulted in a defeat
for Billings by a score of Is to II
Because of opposition said to have
emanated from the superintendent
and principal the Billings boys made
nc concerted effort at the entertain
ment of the visitors. Some of the
latter attended the performance O
the Woman's club, while others wen
to a dance at Gruwell hall.
Friday evening about 60 OF TIN
young people of the Congregations
church left town in a couple OF ha.
racks and drove to the home of c
NJ. Chafee, several miles up the val
ley. In anticipation of their comm:
the host had Illuminated the law
with Chinese lanterns and the ever
ing was spent in games and pastime'
of various sorts in the open. Th,
event proved to be a happy one TO
all and will be long treasured be
cause of it's pleasing memories.
AS a result of the charge mad
against B. F. Butcher, a Custer count,
fockmaster, that he had Introduce
scabby, sheep into the. state surve.
has just been completed of the dis
puted ground by the county surveyo
of Custer. The result was that it wa
. found that the contention of Butche
was correct, the place where h
grazed his affected flock is in Sout
Dakota. Another result is that tn
lines between southeastern Montana
South Dakota and Wyoming hav
been definitely and officially located
Such a good thing for the town hav
the Clarke horse sales come to b
regarded by the people of Miles Cit
that some. of the more progressiv
ones of them have undertaken to rails
a sufficient amount of money to buy
parcel of ground and improve tn
same as a permanent place for holt
ing the sales. In return Mr.. Clark
has agreed to lease the propose
stockyards for a term of years. H
has also further promised to kee
IA representative at Miles City at a
times; SO that should opportunity fo
a sale present itself and he coul
not be reached some one would /
on hand to act for him.