The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28

father died a week. ago yesterday and
was buried last Wednesday. His
death was due to injuries received in
a runaway accident.
From Thursdays Daily.
Harry Scott, a merchant Of Custer,
is a business visitor in Billings.
Mr.! and Mrs. L. i. Crockett Of
Forsyth are visiting Billings friends.
G. G. Cothron left yesterday morn
ing for Red Lodge on a short business
trip.
John Schroeder is in the city from
his Lake Basin ranch calling on old
friends. .
c. e. Beaver, a business nan Of
Custer, spent yesterday in. Billings
calling on old friends.
J.. H. Hagerty left yesterday morn
ing for q short business trip in Sweet
Grass and Park counties.
Pat John, q travelling man Of Man
dan, N. D.. is visiting Frank kim Of
the Commercial for a few days.
G. D. Howe of the United States
reclamation service at Huntley, spent
Tuesday night here visiting with
friends.
Conductor H. X. Norris of the
Northern Pacific left last night for I
two-months' visit with his parents in
! Columbus, Ohio.
J.. E. Squirting, general agent Of the
Northern Pacific in this city, returned
yesterday from a trip to the eastern
part of the state.
Louis Whitcher and Miss Elizabeth
Barstow returned yesterday from a
trip to the Barstow ranch in Carbon
county near Absarokee.
Charles s. Bell, a prominent Carbon
county rancher, is in the city attend
ing the horticultural and dairymen's
meeting and the farmers institute.
Deputy Sheriff. Charles Davidson Of
Columbus was in Billings yesterday
/ calling on members Of the sheriff
force here and visiting old friends.
Mrs. r. II. Heese and little son OF
Buffalo, Wyo., stopped I'VE in Billings
yesterday to visit. friends. They are
on their way home from, a visit at
Portland, Ore.
}te9Af Dp~1iv I.oC xsck,,.~ n fv4x - "a HH& -
mopolis, where he has been connected
with the Emery hotel and has as
sumed his former position of night
clerk at the Northern hotel.
John Trewhela, a travelling man Of
Salt Lake, whom Alderman George
Bennighon dubbed Three Wheels"
several years ago, vas in Billings yes.
terday calling on the cigar trade.
George A. Goodell, general superin-
tendent Of the Northern Pacific, with
headquarters at Livingston, stopped
over here for a few hours yesterday
while enroute, east on tour OF in
spection Of the road.
w. 3. Clark, chief claim agent tor
the Rock Island railroad. with head.
quarters in Topeka, stopped over In
Billings yesterday for visit with J.
A. Gilluly while en- route to the coast
on a months vacation . t;i "A
Herman Kluge, formerly a passen.
lger brakeman on the Northern Pa.
cifc, has taken a clerical position in
the general land offices of the com.
paYy at Livingston and will leave this
morning for the Gate city.
SCol. e. r. Waters, an old time resi-
dent Of this city. who has the boat
privilege, on Yellowstone lake, in the
national park, stopped over in Bill.
tngs yesterday for a visit with friends
while en- route to Livingston from the
east.
8. W. Head. q prominent -rancher
Of Moore. Mont. stopped over In Bill
ings yesterday to visit his sister, Mrs.
W. A Combs Of North Thirtieth
street, while enroute to his home from
Omaha. where he recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis.
Mr., and Mrs. A. G. Duke Of Hot
Springs. 8. b., who have been visit
ing Mrs. Dukes brother, B. q. Lillia
for several days. left yesterday for
Mfssoula and the western part Of the
state; where they expect to spend a
week. They may return to Billings
and locate here.
John Adams. q former resident Of
Billings. is visiting old friends here
this week. Mr.. Adams Is at present
located in Lander. Wyo. He reports
that six companies are drilling wells
In the Dallas oil fields, six miles from
Lander, and that the field Is q scene
of great activity. e
Farm for rent. Frank, P. Ramsey,
Water Works. &s
TROOPS TO PHILIPPINES. i
Az -&LEn d. rE--- - - -.