The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-07-15
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increase in the population and will un-
d%oubtedly result in advancing Bill
ings to a municipality of a class higher
than it's present rating.
~ slight rain fell in this locality
early Wednesday morning, 1t did lit
tie good beyond clearing and temper
ing the atmosphere and allaying the
dust. Before night about every trace
of it had disappeared.
Miss Alice Fish of Waverly, N. Y,
who spent several months in the city
last year on a visit to her brother,
J. w. Fish, county CLERK, is once more
a visitor in Billings. She expects to
remain until sometime next fall.
f/The Billings Athletic association,
some time ago with a
membership of 80, has secured quar-
tiers in the basement of the Northern
hotel. The rooms are now open to
members, who may secure keys of the
secretary, Henry Miller.
One of the pioneer buyers on the
local wool market is in the city. He
is J. e. Hample OF Butte and bought
the first clip ever sold in Billings,
during the summer OF 1882. Until the
end of the present seaso there he was
buyer at Dillon for jeremiah Williams
& Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Hoose, who
formerly resided in Billings, have re-
turned to the city and will make their
home here once more. For a year or
more they have been living in a tent
on Sixteen-Mile on account OF Mr..
HOSES health, which now seems to
i have been thoroughly restored.
A. S. Shannon, who has a contract
for constructing an irrigation canal
on Pease bottom, near Myers, is back
from a visit to the works. He reports
good progress and declares that the
ditch will make possible cultivation
of an area of about 5000 acres In
extent Of as rich and productive land
as is situate in the Yellowstone val
Eaton returned from the
east Wednesday. He brought back
shipment of horses which he forward
ed to the new "dude" ranch he an6
his brothers have established nea7
Sheridan, Wyo. Yesterday he wen
west to arrange for plotting a part,
of foreign noblemen through the Vel
lowstone National park and later OF
a hunting expedition of the Wyom
ing mountains.
License to wed was granted yester
day to Victor Harrington of Absaroke'
and Efie Cravens of Gallatin, Nc
The marriage of the couple took plac'
last evening at the Methodist parson
age and was performed by the Revel
end C. e. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Herring
ton ate their wedding supper at tn
Grand and as their guests had Mr.. an
Mrs. E. w. Keene, old friends.
This evening a meeting of the n
publicans of the city and surroundin
territory will be held in the counc
chamber of the city hall for the pu,
pose of effecting organization of
campaign club. This is regarded q
a republican year and members of tn
party hereXbouts intend to be $
situated as to enable them to give
good account of themselves when tn
right time comes.
A new catcher has been signed b
Manager Wilson of the. Elks' ba
team in the person of hartigan, WI
has been holding the big nit for Flo
syth. Several other changes hav
made which, it is believed, great
strengthen the team. Hartigan W
play his first game under the purp
and white against his late conrad
next Sunday, when Billings and Fe
syth will come together.
Sheriff Hubbard has received a Il
ter from Superintendent Boyle of t
Northern Pacific railway stating tn