The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-16
BILLINGS.

Interesting News OF the People VINO
Dwen in Yellowstons's Capital.
BILLINGS, Oct. 15.-[Specisl. Mrs. Eek
les, who came down from Livingston last
week to visit her parents. Judge and Mrs.
Campbell, is spending this week in Red
| Lodge visiting her sister. Mrs. L. p. Nc
Donald.
Mrs. ID. Fratt has returned from her old
home in Iowa, where she went TO attend the
funeral of her sister.
Geo. Owe field came down from Red
Lodge Wednesday and took the next train
for Canada.
MIR. Bainum, of White Sulphur Springs.
who was the guest of w. Crsnshaw last
week, returned to his home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mis-. l.. Whitney gave 8 very
pleasant patty Friday evening in honor of
Mrs. Mellish, of Cincinnati.
The hop which was to have been given in
the fair building Wednesday evening was
put off till next week because of the rain.
Rev. G. H.. Cook and Mrs. Cook gave a
very pleasant musicale Wednesday evening
in honor of Mrs. Cooks sister. Mrs. Mel
lish, OF Cincinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Polly, of Lewistown,
are visiting their relatives in town this
week.
A cobweb social will be given in the par
lors of the Congregational church next
Wednesday evening.
Il. X. Bachelor came In from Miles City
Tuesday evening. He left on Wednesday
for Red Lodge.
The opening dinner at the Grand hotel
last Sunday was most excellent and was at
tended by crowds of our townspeople. Mr..
Ctenshaw has reason to be congratulated
upon it's success.
Il. B. Briggs, of Big Timber. was in town
Saturday.
H. Louther. of the Louther d Clifton
Mortified Ranch company, came in from
the Musselshell Sunday.
Rev. VIM. B.. Patrick. of Missouri,
preached in the Congregations church
Sunday evening.
G. l.. Wayland, postoftice inspector, was
i'll town Monday attending the trial of p.
S. Smith, charged with robbing the Mon
tana stage line near Lavina last June.
Smith was discharged.
A city prison is about to be erected on
Twent7-eighth street north.
Sydney Rawson, of Selma, Cal, brother
of Snaithy Rawson, who met with such a
sad death by drowning in the Yellowstone,
Sept. %. arrived from California Sunday
night. He Is manager of q hardware store.
II. A. Hedges, a prosperous woolglower
Of Fergus county, with his wife, spent Sun
day III Billings. They were entertained by
M. ard Mrs. f. b. Connley.
John Curdy has sold his sheep at So a
head to mir. Davis, whose range is on the
Red Lodge creek.
A hist class Inner was given at the Del
monico sunday.
Thomas Hanlon is in town this week.
Madge A.. Fraser spent Wednesday in
Red Lodge.
Nj. A. Meysndorf, of Helena, was in town
this week.
N. j. and Il. F. Norton, sheep buyers
from Neposes. Wis, are in the city.
Invitations are out for a hop to be given
at the Grand hotel Friday evening.
+. S. Webster and VIM. b. Coombs, of
Great Falls, were in town thursday.
G.. A. McMaster, of tie Rocky Fork Coal
company, of Red Lodge, was in town
Wednesday,.
Iheo. Griggs, of the Yellowstone National
bank, has gone 10 visit at his home in New
Jersey.
Lieuts. Bard p. schenck and VIM. Nor
ton Wood, u. s. A., who have spent the
summer in the Park, are in town this week,
on thor way to Fort Custer.
W. J. Sweeney, manage of the Thos.
Cruise OUTFIT, is in town looking after the
interests of the finn and shipping fat
beeyes to the Chicago market.
Charlie Barney came in from the range
Wednesday.
A. Hirsch, who has been east purchasing
goods, returned Thursday morning.
Henry Burton has taken Il carload Of
Sam Garvin's cattle for sale to Chicago this
week.
Otto Franc and Skew johnson, who have
been ont on n hunting expedition, came
down in a boat from Laurel Sunday. They
had e rather perilous trip.
Judge Fraser, of Billings and ]. w.
Watson, of Helena, have been out in the
Basin county this week. They found the
universal sentiment to be Helena for the
capital
Charlie Abshire met with an accident
which nearly caused his death this week.
He severed an artery and almost blsd to
death.
A number of buildings arc under course
OF e cotton In Billings at present., and the
town IL enjoying a mild boom.
An old anu muoh respected resident OF
Billings, james Westbfook, is in town this
week. He has been for nearly a year in
Missouri.