The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-16

7. North. accompanied by his fam
lily, arrived in the city last night from
Spokane to visit his brothers, Austin
and Joe North.
J. B. HEREFORD took his departure
this morning for the east and Will
spend Christmas with his children,
Vao,are attending school.
Several bridge contractors are in the
city for the purpose of f~amiliarizing
themselves with conditions in order
to submit bids o construction of the
proposed bridge cross the Yellow
stone at Junction. -
l. G. Morrill,, recently manager OF
the Northern hotel, left this morning
for Gillette, Wyo., where his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ofterdall, resides. From
there his movements are uncertain,
but he will probably leave for Wash
ington state, where he will seek a
h6siness opening.
ARRIVALS from the northern part OF,
the state say that two days ago b
Missouri was still open at Fort Ben
ton, a fact that causes people up that
way to declare that winter had not yet
begun, for until ice overs the stream
fall continues, according to their com
pRt2don of the seasons.
1/Only a small audience witnessed
last nights performance of "Ten
Nights in a Barroom." The great
temperance drama seems to have lost
it's former drawing powers and but
few apparently care to see it. The
company that played it numbers sew
eral capable performers and the piece
was we'll staged.
George Bennington has bought an
undivided half interest in lots 5 and
G., block 10, Billings, from Doctor A.
C.. Girard, an army surgeon, who pur-
chased them from the land company
when the town was originally plated.
The property lies Immediately north
of the Grand hotel and it is said that
Mr.. Bennighoff intends to improve il
next spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Bair and daugh-
ter, Alberta, left this morning fol
Tacoma. There they will be Joined by
their other daughter, Miss Marguerite
and thence they will proceed to south
ern California, where Mrs. Bair will
spend the winter. After seeing then
settled Mr.. Bair will return to Bill
ings, as his health is not such as tt
require a change of climate.
/Although nothing is heard concern
ing contracts for the 1905 clip of wool
} it is said that not a few of the large
hockmasters of the northern part o
. the state have sold. The L. H. Mill
clip of Glasgow has been disposed o
5 to a Boston firm for 20 cents a pound
This is one of the recent sales re
! ported and is about the limit OF higl
, prices agreed upon in advance.
t ILinemen have been engaged during
n the last couple of days in placin'
~crosspieces and brackets onto the tele
phone poles about the city, prepare
4 tory to stringing wires for the t1r
o alarm telegraph for which the counci
contracted a few weeks ago. For tn
present 10 boxes will be installed
provision has been made for placin
u additional ones as fast as needed.
e Mrs. John 4. Graham is sufferin
from a broken wrist, which she su:
tanned Tuesday evening. She was pr
IS pairing to come to town and Will
walking to the carriage slipped o
" some ice that had formed in the var
y where water had been spilled. |
falling she threw out her right ar
n and the weight of her body rested Q
her hand, causing the wrist to breal
VA terrific windstorm, followed by
Sprinkle of rain, passed over the Gil
= this morning. Two currents OF a
10 travelling in opposite direction
r. seemed to meet and for a few m
m ments it looked as though a cyclor
would be the result. A few signs al
some billboards were blown down, b
no other damage was done. Fort
ia. nately, the disturbance was of she
duration.
Another order has been issued
,e. Referee Firth in the matter OF t