The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL


r. F. Hanley. a business man Of
Bridger, ia in the city.
Sheriff Webb left Sunday for Mis-
soula on oncial business.
B. G. Bockway. . real estate man
of Laurel, is In Billings on business.
G. l.. Merrill, a lumberman OF Bridg-
err, was a business visitor here last
night.
Major 8. q. Reynolds. Indian agent
at Grow Agency, spent Sunday in Bill
ings with friends.
J.. G. Lyndes, formerly county attor-
ney OF Rosebud county and a contrac-
tor, is in the city from Hysham.
]. l.. Montgomery, a prominent
stockman ot this section, was a Bill
ings visitor from Columbus yesterday.
G. d. Howe, an engineer Of the
United States reclamation service sta
toned at Huntley, spent Sunday here.
H. s. Hopka, superintendent Of the
Bear Creek Coal company's mines at
Bear Creek, was in Billings yer Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Conway, former
residents Of this city who are living
at Helena at present, are visiting old
friends in the city.
Captain Davies. Quarteruaster in
the United States army, stationed at
Fort Mckenzie. Wyo. spent yesterday
here calling on old friends.
A. c. johnson, a banker Of Helena
and a stakeholder of the Donovan1Mc-
Cormick company Of Billings, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lehrkind OF ST.
lesia visiting Billings friends Sunday.
Mr.. Lehrkind owns an interest In the
brewery which was recently burned at
Silesia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McCleary Of
Red Lodge visited friends IN Billings
Sunday. MI. McCleary is employed
BY the Talmage Hardware company at
the coal camp.
A. L. Mitchel1.sa prominent rancher
Of Foster, was In Billings yesterday
attending the meeting Of the directors
of the Big Horn Lowline Ditch com
pany, OF which he is president.
Mrs. W. 7. Browne left late last
week for her former home in Portland.
Ore, in response to a telegram IN
forming her Of the death Of her father.
which occurred last Thursday.
Arthur e. Miller, advance repre-.
sentative for the Frank Daniels Opera
company, was in Billings yesterday
making arrangements for the appear.
ance OF his company in Billings.
Major James Mclaughlin, general
Inspector OF Indian reservations fol
the interior department, with head
quarters in Washington, D. c.. stopped
over in Billings yesterday morning
while en- route from Grow Agency tc
the east. The major recently wrote
a book on the North American Indian
which will soon be published.
Walter Aiken, formerly a newspa
per man Of Livingston, Columbus and
Big Timber and at present an attor
ney located at Belgrade, stopped ovel
In Billings yesterday while en- route
to Joliet on q business trip. Mr.
Aiken is ~ OF the pioneer newspaper
men Of the state and founded the
Kalispell. Bee. Two years ago he was
admitted to the bar and resigned hii
position as. editor Of the Livingston
Post and moved to Belgrade, where
he has been located eve since.
From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. w. r. Mcintyre OF Huntley Il
visiting friends In Billings this week
Sheriff Webb left yesterday morn
ing for Grow Agency on Official bust
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ness.
DR.. and Mrs. ". A. Russell Of Hunt
ley are visiting friends in Billings
this week. #s
Edward w. Peck. a rancher Of Parl
City, was a business visitor in Billing
yesterday.
George H. Vickers, q we'll known
man Of Red Lodge; is calling on oil
friends in Billings.
H. G. Provinse OF the Talmage Hard
ware company Of Red Lodge was
business visitor In Billings yesterday
Fred Gorham OF the Huntley re
clamation service, was In the cit,
last night visiting friends.
Lew D. Falls. principal Of the Re-
Lodge public schools, was in Billing
yesterday calling on old friends.
E. ]. Auge, a well known bridg
contractor OF this city returned yes
terday from a short business trip I
Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Smith Of Par
City stopped over In Billings yestel