The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-11
What the People Of Billings Have
Been Doing the Past
Week.
Great Falls Is Preparing to Enter
tain the Democratic State
Convention.
Candidates for tho Votes Of thu People Of
Fergus County--Thc News Of
BOxeman.

70 DC q moonlight picnic AZ sno llAkleE
ranch Monday night. @
Mr.. l.. p. Williston has been quite Ill this
week.
The Congregationalists have put of their
concert because of the illness OF several OF
those who we're to take part.
The Dainty-B Berger concert held at the
court house Saturday night. under the
auspices Of 81. Luks's Guild, was tho best
entertainment Of the sort ever given in
Billings. The audience which was COM
posed of most of the cultivated people Of
the communitY, was a highly appreciative
one. Unfortunately, however, for it, fnan-
cial success, the Kickapoos that evening, in
addition to their usual attractions.
offered prizes for the prettiest woman and
the ugliest man, and the boy who could eat
most pie. Such attractions proved irresista-
Bile to many and they had : large and de-
lighted audience. In justice to tho COM
munity let it be said that had they any
conception Of what the Entertainment u
the court house was TO be IL would nm
doubleday have overlooked. - 1t was such
that few could fail to enjoy.
Mi. and Mrs. Shoemaker are entertain
ing Miss Shoemaker, OF New York.
Gerald Panton spent Tuesday in Red
Lodge.
Mis-. Morton, OF Livingston. with her
little daughter spent several days in town
this week. the guests of DR.. md MIS-
Chapple.
We regret to say that the Rev. Mr.. Cooke
and his wife ars both quite i'll, though his
condition is improving.
The Misses Mooney returned from Chi
~>,o -rkcv> kLn- kn~A k~A,~ nrnn1inr that's
summer vacation. on Saturday.
Mrs. A. p. Smith, who has been seriously
i'll. We are glad to say, is recovering.
Miss Constable returned from her trip 70
the east last Saturday:
Mrs. j. Hereford. with her little ones. re-
turned Saturday after several weeks visit TO
their ranch.
Miss Hayes and Miss Jones returned FRI
day, after a very pleasant outing at Rose
bud lake.
The weather continues 90 fine that =
party of young people went ont camping ON
FRIDAY morning.
The Rev. Il. q. sharpley has accepted 4
cali to Omaha. Neb., and will shortly take
his departure from BilIinRs. He is~s-younR
man Of more than ordinary ability and :
brilliant speaker, and doubtless will make
his mark in the larger field to which he 10
called.
Hon. Charles Eaton was in town Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Hunter. Of Red Lodge.
spent Sunday in town. the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Fish.
Judge Strevell, of Miles City. spent sew
eral days in town during the past week.
Andy and Hank Chapman, the shsepmsn
of Wyoming. were in town Tuesday.
DR.. Fox, of Red Lodge, was In town FRI
day night.
Mr.. L. E. Esselstyn, coal inspector u
Red Lodge, was in town Saturday.
Sam Gordon. of the Miles City Journal.
was in town Saturday.
E. l.. Boardman, editor of the Red Lodge
Picket, was in Billings Friday.
viii Morse left for Billings for = two
weeks visit to Chicago Sunday.
H. s. Williston, who has been visiting tine
Boulder mining camps, returned Thur
day.
Hon. Will Kennedy and Miss Knowles
addressed an attentive audience at the
court house Saturday night.
Mr.. Stull. the new minister of the Metho-
dist church, delivered two excellent sermons
Sunday.
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at present, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Burke.
Prot. 8. Bach and s. Pepper. of Miles
City. were in town Saturday.
Mrs. Rockwell, who resided in BillinRs In
the early days: is st present visiting Mr..
l 0AAA &AA6s = MA fAhAoAs
/. B. Knight, an old tiner of Billings, was
here from Butte Friday.
Romeo Hirsch left Billings last Saturday
to attend college in st. Paul.
Mr.. L. f. Field has begun preparations
for his handsome new stone residence,
which 10 to be built of material from his
own quarry.
>. Hon. Paul Mccormick. F. s. Whitney
and Charles Spear represented Yellowstone
county at the state convention held Of Great
Falls this week.
MIR. Geo. Grigas, cashier Of Yellowstone
National bank, took the east bound train
last Friday to visit his old home in New
York after an absence Of nearly seven years.
Judge Frasier will canvass the county
during tho next two weeks In the interest OF
tn yellowstone Fair association.
Attorney General Haskell was in town
Saturday.
Miss Irene Stanley arrived last week to
enter upon her new duties az one of the
teachers of the public school,.
Cashier Evans. Of the First National
bank, went east Friday morning to visit his
old home in Iowa, and other places. He
will be absent for about . month.
Mr.. nj. M. Crenshaw, who has 80 ably
managed the Grand hotel for The past year
and whose lease expires very soon. has
been offered the management Of Z new hotel
in Butte and will probably accept II.
GREAT FALLS.