The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-07

considered quite serious.
Ernest 3. Smelling, q prominent
Of Musselshell, raj d BILL
ings visitor yesterday. Mr.. Smelling
recently made entry on a section Of
coal land located on the MusselshellH
with a number Of other resi-
dents Of that section.
N. H. Paige. formerly manager OF
Yegen Bros, implement department
In this city, at present connected with
a Butte implement house, arrived in
Billings yesterday for a visit with his
parents. Mr.. Paige's wife and daugh-
ter have been visiting relatives here
for the past three weeks.
From Thursdays Daily.
John Schroeder is In the city from
Lake basin OF a business trip.
Mrs. Ed Fraser Ii visiting friends
and relatives in Carbon county.
w. "A. Talmage, a business man Of
Red Lodge was a Billings visitor yes
terday.
7. r. Swift, a Miles City real es-
tate man. was a Billings visitor yes
terday. 4
Dick Gruwell, a farmer Of Joliet, at.
tended the beet growers meeting here
yesterday
E. B. Camp returned yesterday from
Los Angeles, where he was called by
the death OF his sister recently.
Mrs. Belle Downhour Of North
Twenty-flfth street spent the early
part Of the week visiting friends in
Helena.
J. B. HEREFORD, an officer Of the Beal
Creek Coal company, has returned t.
Bear Creek after spending severa:
weeks with his family in this city.
John Coombs and +. B. Mitchell
prominent ranchers Of Laurel, are Il
the city and took part in the meeting
Of the beet growers here yesterday.
Special Agent Thomas Of the North
ern Pacific detective force, is in thu
city in connection with the recen'
thefts of freight which have been dis
covered here.
Judge Fox left yesterday morning
for Red Lodge, where he will conven,
court February 10. Court Stenogra
pher Prater accompanied the judge t
the coal camp.
r. 3. Workman, colonization agen
for the Billings Land & Irrigation
company, arrived In the city yeste,
day from the east to confer with tn
local officials Of the company.
"A. P. Upshaw, an educated Gro,
Indian. Of Pryor, was in Billings yes
terday en- route home from Helena
where he has been acting az oflcia
interpreter before the grand jury.
Rev. Joseph Pope Of Park City wa
In Billings yesterday attending tn
beet growers meeting. Among th
other ranchers Of Park City who q
tended the meeting were Arthur Ric
and Joseph Bassett.
q. A. Kennedy, one Of the advanc
Representatives for Charles H. Yale
Devils Auction company. whic
will appear In this city soon. was !
Billings yesterday making preliminar
arrangements for the attraction. n
date has been set for the a~ttractio
yet, but announcement of 1t will b
made later. s#
Captain E. s., Pease, general ag.n
for tn. Inter Mountain Mutual Lii
Insurance company. returned las
night from q successful three week
business trip to the Gallatin vale
and western part Of the state in th
interests Of the company.
John Myers, who completed a bi
grading contract on the Billings
Northern railroad lee this city, las
fall, has returned from a six-week
trip to the east, during which he Vi
tied many Of the larger cities. NJ
Myers ID figuring on several lare
contracts at present, and 1t is r
mored, that one Of these Is on Il
Northwestern, which will build tn