The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-10-09
BILLINGS

Little Girl Drowned In . B~arrei-shelby
ELI Gets Back.
BILLINGS, Oct. 7.-[Special. Mrs. Mat.
Hademaker and her little girls are visiting
her sister, Mrs. Charlie O'Nsil, at her ranch
in Custer county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Thompson have zone
east on their wedding trip. Il is said That
upon their return they will mako their home
in Billings.
Capt. II. Bslknap, who has been spending
a week in Billings, took the train Wednes-
day night for his home in the city Of New
York.
Mrs. Charlie Bair and her little daughter
are spending = few weeks in town. the
guests of Col. and Mrs. Babcock.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 8. j.
Hoppe met with a very sad death Satur-
day. She was playing near the door and
fell into a barrel of water. Life was quite
extinct before she was discovered.
Mrs. g. Oldacker. who lived in Billings
in the early days, bat whose home is now
Washington, is in town. the guest of Mrs.
Holmes.
George Robbins, whose home is now in
Townsend, is paying Billings q visit this
week.
Thomas Hanlon, who has been very i'll
for several months, and under treatment in
the New York hospitals. is in town. quite
restored TO health.
The teachers institute has been In ses-
sion for several days this week.
DR.. 4. 2. Tower, president OF the Mon
tana university, at Helena, delivered an ex-
cellsnt lecture, entitled "Luok Versus
Pluck, y in the Methodist church Wednes-
day night. n
Miss Anna Nixon and Mrs. Gerald PAN
ton, with her little daughter, accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Golding ON their return
to their ranch on GoldinR creek Saturday
morning.
Miss Annie Pirrie is spending a few
weeks in town, the guest of Miss Chris
Fraser.
There is to be a dance given in the Fair
building next Wednesday night for the
benefit of the band.
There are several cases of mountain fever
in town at present.
Geo. N. Griggs. cashier of the Yellow
stone Rational baRk, returned from his
eastern trip Sunday morning.
Shelby Eli billiard, editor of the Vocifer-
ator, returned from his western trip Thurs
day night.
DR.. Fox. manager Of the coal company at
Red Lodge, took in the fair last week.
w. H. MeIntire, of Miles City, is renew
ing his mercantile business from that p ace
to Billings. H. X. Fish will be manager.
Mrs. Frank Whitney, of junction, ia in
town with her little daughter, visiting MIR.
and Mrs. G. F. Burton.
A sad and fatal accident occurred near
junction last Thursday when Jack Gray,
foreman for Henry Coffman, and a cowboy
named Smithy Rawson lost their lives in the
waters of the Yellowstone. The bodies were
not recovered until tuesday.
Thos. e. Hammond, of Poroupine creek,
one of the candidates for commissions OF
Custer county. was in town last week.
FL. W.. McIntire, of Miles City, has
opened a dry goods store in this city.
Fred Wright. republican candidate fol-
treasurer. and Sigmund Deutsch, of Living
ston, attended the fair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bretehe came in from
their ranch in Wyoming Tuesday. They
intend leaving in a few days for the Pacific
coast, where they intend to spend thu
winter.
Geo. Overfield, manager of j. H. Conrad's
dry goods house in Red Lodge, was in towr
Thursday.
Prof. Woods. of Livingston, IL in towr
this week.