The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24

who drove the Billings Torpedo" at
the state fair, has been engaged to
drive 'Whistling Billy in the east this
season.
From Thursdays Daily.
John Granstrom, a prominent young
man of Red Lodge. spent yesterday
here.
N. w. Miller. a stockman Of Mer-
rill was greeting old friends here yes
terday.
Wv. Worthington, a business man
Of Bear Creek, was a Billings visitor
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Trask of Ballan-
tine visited friends and relatives here
yesterday.
Miss Josephine Hutton OF this city
is visiting Miss Conway at Sanders
this week.
J. E. Choisser, an old time hotel
Of Forsyth, Is in the city calling
on old friends.
Mrs. Edward Gillette, q prominent
society woman Of Sheridan, Is In the
city visiting friends.
Father Grant, who is in charge of
the Indian school at st. Xavier Mis-
IA in the city.
r. 8. Fudge. cashier OF the Citizens
National bank Of Laurel, spent yester-
.day/tn Billings with friends.
br. Miles j. Bell, q dentist Of Joliet,
and d former resident Of this city, is
visiting Billings friends this week.
]. r. Kirby, a prominent stockman
of Kirby, Wyo., spent yesterday in
Billings looking after business af-
fairs.
William s. Arthur and Fred Cor.
ham, employees Of the U. 8. reclamar
ton service at Huntley. visited Bill
ings friends last night.
IRobert S. Stockton, project engin-
eer OF the Huntley reclamation ser
vice was in the city yesterday at
tending to business affairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherd Soule of Clark
avenue, and Mrs. Soule's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Young, are sojourning at
Hunters Hot Springs this week.
Miss Kron left for the east yester.
day morning to buy q spring line OF
millinery. She will visit Chicago and
other eastern cities during the trip.
George D. Brown, q contractor Of
Park City was in Billings yesterday
on business. Mr.. Brown has the con.
tract for building the new school
house at Park City.
q. B. Camp left yesterday morning
for Los Angeles in response to q tel
egram from that place informing him
that his sister, Mrs. A. D. Coombs
who visited. her brother here last
summer. was In . c.itical condition
and that there was slight hope FOL
her recovery.
Rae q. Smith, 8 ars insurance n
spector OF the Board Of Underwater
Of the Pacific, who has been rerattne
the city. returned yesterday from
Butte where the state Office Of the
board is located.
A. r. Shriyer, manager Of the
Fromberg Mercantile company. was .
business visitor in Billings yesterday
and attended the production Of ''The
Lion and the Mouse at the Babcocl
theater last night.
MI. and Mrs. Raymond Hough and
children Of Bridger, we're in the city
last night and attended the play al
the Babcock theater. Mr.. Hough Is
manager Of the Bridger Coal & I'm
provement company.
DR.. Lillian q. Miller has been con
fined to her home on North Thirtietf
street for some time past, with an at
tack Of Ia grippe. but is reported al
improving and expects to be GU,
again in q few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph DEMO Of Sheri
dan, stopped ove In Billings yester
day en- route home from Livingston
and attended the attraction at thu
Babcock theater last night. Mr.
DEMO is engaged in the milling bust
ness In Sheridan.
Jack Egan, q well known travelling
man who makes his headquarters II
Billings, returned from the east yes
terday morning. accompanied by hi
bride, who is q popular milwaukee,
girl. Mr.. and Mrs. Egan have made
a tour of the south since their wed
ding in Milwaukee several weeks ago
/Bishop L. R. Brewer stopped owe
between trains in Billings yesterday
while en- route to his home In Helen,
from, an eastern trip. During hi
stay in the east Bishop Brewer at
tended the Episcopal convention
which was held in Norfolk, Va. Will
here he called on Rev. luke Of tn
Episcopal church and a number of oil