The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-18
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"a 49, {
! city, daughter of Walker Browning,
one Of the oldest and most highly re-
spected colored citizens of Billings.
Mrs. H. s. Williston will go to Hell
ena tomorrow to visit the family of
Secretary of State Hays.
J. w. Richardson left his fiocks for
a few days to come to Billings to
visit friends and transact business.
Thomas Hogan, the Red Lodge flock
master, who has BEEN spending several
days in the city, returned to his home
this morning.
* George Spenddiff, rancher and stock
4 man in the northern part Of the coun-
!,ty, is in the city rs a juror in the
district court. 1aGJ4
Miss Mamie Norton, who has been
visiting in the city for a month past,
will go to Forsyth tomorrow to pay
a visit to friends before returning
to her home at Seattle. es+ziafTl
WIS practically mo more frost re-
Aains in the ground, surface work on
the Billings Land and Irrigation COM
pany's canal has been resumed with
increased vigor and lines Of men and
teams are turning over dirt at a rapid
rate.
1Harry E. Ashelby, n of the early
Hday business men Of the city, was
here during the week. MI. Ashelby
is now settled in Chicago. He was
on early stampeder to the Klondike
region, where he amassed quite -
fortune. =
Bishop Brewer, the Reverend-Mr.
Bowker and Miss Buchanan left this
morning for Joliet where services
were to be conducted this afternoon.
Tomorrow the bishop and rector will
go to Red Lodge, where they will
hold services Sunday morning.
Handsomely bound in morocco, the
school exhibit for the St. Louis ex
position was received from Helena
, yesterday morning. 1t was repacked
, and forwarded to Butte last night
: from which place it will be sent along
: with other exhibits to it's destination
N Mrs. F. l.. Summers, Mrs. Franz
.R'Donnell and Miss Everett, h latter
! ch~aperone, accompanied the baske'
> ball team to Bozeman this morning
The Reverend Mr.. Barnes, who has
been coaching the players, also Wen
along and will act as referee at to
nights game.
Hannah Hougardy of Elso, thi'
state, enjoys the distinction OF belns
one of the very few women to whom
naturalization papers have been is
sued by the district court of this coun
ty. She was invested with, all tn
rights of citizenship last Wednesda,
by deputy Clerk Dunno.
lMzWhile no effort was made to observ'
Hthe day in the usual manner, a goodl.
sprinkling of green was noticeabl
81 on the streets yesterday. The wear
ers were not confined to sons of tn
could DART and their descendants, a
many who could not boast of an,
Milesian blood sported the emerald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Miller, accom-
panied by Mrs. Benjamin, have gon
to Helena, where the Miller an
eBnjamin families will reside in tn
future. Messrs Benjamin and Mile
will devote their attention to the pull
LEGATION of a ~semi-monthly newspape
devoted to The interests of the orde
of Eagles.
Street Commissioner Schneide
earned the thanks Of the people (
the western part Of the city last WEI
nesday by personally welding
shovel and clearing the crossings {
their accumulation of filth and mu'
If the ladies of that section We're pc
mitted to vote Mr.. Schneider coul
rely upon securing their support IL
any Office he might care to aspire t
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