The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-17
LOCAL AND

IN. S. Coleman went east last Sun
day to be gone for an extended visit.
Juan Orlando, a native of Italy, was
granted final papers by Judge Loud
yesterday.
Il George w. Handel, wife and son,
were here this week from their home
at Musselshell.
Mrs. Warren A. Evans has gone to
Hunters Hot Springs to remain a
week or ten days.
@fMrs. James B. Elliot has gone to
the Pacific coast to remain the greater
part of the summer.
Mrs. George T. Beck and Doctor
f. NJ. Lane of Cody, Wyo., were visi-
tors in town yesterday.
Tonight the city council will meet
in regular semi-monthly session, the
second for the new council.
/AIrs. r. S. Hedges left last Saturday
4 for St. Mary, Wash, to join her hus-
band, who has decided to settle there.
-
EIhIrs. D. J. Grow of Park City pass
ed through Billings a few days ago
on her way to Parish, Mo-, where
she is visiting relatives.
|Grant Lamport was here from Glen
dive yesterday as a district court witt
ness. Mr.. Lamport is now engaged
-. l,,,:,o., ot 4bot p0;Vt
License to wed was granted Sunday
afternoon to r. M. Marcus and Clara
L.. Stuard, both of Kansas City, Mo.
The marriage took place early yes
terday morning.
UCashier Arnold of the First National
bank and Colonel H. w. Rowley, ac-
companied by Mrs. Arnold and Mrs.
Rowley, will depart Friday for a
visit to the ST.. Louis exposition.
UMrs. w. V. Jobes, a former resident
of Billings, now residing at Spokane,
passed through the city last Saturday,
en- route to st. Louis as delegate to
the convention of women's clubs.
w. M. Johnston, former Senator
Gruwell, the Honorable J. D. Lose
kamp and J. R. Conway left last Sun
day for Great Falls to attend the dem
,ocratic state convention, which meets
there today.
A settlement has been reached in
the long pending suit of A. K. Wick
VS.. Grace Welsh and Maroon T. Nc
Keown, which action was stricken
/. from the docket Of the district court
Yesterday as settled.
Last Sunday marked the 44th ami
versary of the birth of Charles Spear.
The happy event was celebrated with
a family dinner and reunion to which
a few of the more intimate friends
of Mr.. Spear were invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Decker are now
domiciled under The Gazette roof,
having taken rooms in the second
story of the Gazette block, where
they intend to do light housekeeping
for the summer months.
D. F. Sullivan has bought the r
w. Clarke ranch and dairy business,
located a mile south of the city. The
ranch consists of 260 acres and 1T Is
said that the price paid was in the
neighborhood OF SIS an acre.
\/The Fraser boys, James and Ed
ward, nave already bought about 800,
90 pounds of wool this spring in the
Big Horn basin. The purchases are
for Cody delivery, at prices ranging
from II to 1879 cents a pound.
Word has been received announcing
the death of Mrs. George &. Breckln
ridge at Phoenix, Ariz., recently. Mrs
Breckenridge was one of the first resi-
dents of Billings and will be remem
bered by many who still reside here.
This morning Judge Loud made al
order for final distribution of the es
tate of Frances Alkaline Soule, deceas
ed. The property consists of cash ant
realty and is by will equally divided