The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01

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A. II. Croonquist. = we'll known
young man Of Red Lodge. spent yes
terday III the Sugar City visiting with
friends. 4g
Mrs. Ben Toole and daughter. Nell,
expect to leave this morning for q
visit with friends and relatives IN
Missouri.
+. M. Brooder. district manager Of
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur.
nce company. arrived last night
from the west.
II. "A. Neuman, manager Of a depart
ment in Keil Bros.,s store, is confined
to his home on North Twenty-eighth
street by sickness.
J. G. Squirting, general agent for
the Northern Pacific in this city. has
returned from q fishing trip on Rock
Greek near Selms.
Tom Sayles, formerly a deputy sher-
III this county and a well known bust
ness man Of Park City. called on
friends in the city yesterday.
Olaf johnson, a rancher on the ced.
ed portion Of the reservation, who
calls Hardin his home, spent yester-
day in the city on business.
T. 2. Gay, q business man Of Har-
lin and a follower OF the Democratic
faith, was mixing political dope with
his Billings friends yesterday.
j. B. Houghey, d rancher Of Hardin,
was in Billings yesterday attending
the county commissioners meeting In
reference to some road matters.
F. g. Cotton. a business man Of New
Orleans, stopped over in the city
yesterday while enroute home from q
tour Of the Yellowstone national park.
G. w. Hickman, car service agent
for the Northern Pacific, with head
quarters in Tacoma, paid local omcials
OF the company an official visit yes
terday.
d. r. Lemaster Of the Billings Land
and Irrigation company left yester.
day morning Tor ST. Paul, where he
will visit friends and attend the Min
nesota state fair at Hamlin.
County Attorney Harry Wilson
spent yesterday at Hardin on legal
business. Hearing in . disturbing the
peace case was held before Justice
OF the Peace Johnston yesterday.
James Mitchell OF Lenox, Ia; A. j..
Earl Of Milo, Mo-; L. N. Travis Of Eu-
gene, Ore, and H. w. Helen of Jun
eau, Alaska, were visitors at the Bill.
ings chamber u commerce yesterday.
Fred Keil. Charles Dedrick. John.
Cook and Tony Gerharz form a party
OF young men,, who expect to leave this
morning for two weeks outing on the
Upper Boulder in Sweet Grass county.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. 7. MeyernoH and
dlnglter Of Salr..es:.S sspen: yesterday
visiting local friends. Mr.. Meyerhof
is a ditch contractor of Sanders and is
identified with an irrigation project in
that section.
j. G. Waite OF the us. reclamation
services colonization bureau with
headquarters in Chicago, is in the city
studying conditions in the valley in
connection with his work Of interest
ing icolonists in government irrigated
lands.
Rev. Thomas g. Moffett Of New
York. stopped over in Billings yester-
day to visit Rev. B. 2. Mccullough,
while enroute from a tour Of the ma
tional park. Rev. Motfett is connect
ed with the Home Mission society Of
the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. /. D. D'Donnell and daughters,
Helene and Carol, expect to leave this
r..orning for a visit with friends and
relatives at Saginaw, Mich. After a
short visit Miss Helene will go to OBJ
erlin, Ohio, where she will attend OBJ
erlin college the coming school year.
"A. Z. Mitchell, president Of the Big
Horn Ditch company, is in the city at
tending q meeting of the board OF
commissioners in reference to
some road matters. Mr.. Mitchell re-
ports that the lumber for the frame
on the Big Horn ditch is on
The ground and now that the water in
The Big Horn river has subsidized the
will be put in at once. The
hitch will reclaim 5000 acres Of land.
WISCONSIN PRIMARIES.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 31.-Primary
elections will be held throughout the