The Anaconda standard., 1895-05-26

Mr.. Lee had been in very poor health.
so he sold his business last Christmas
and has been touring in the Golden
State ever since. He is much improved
in health, but will go East until next
spring.
Mrs. S. X. Deverir and two little
boys are visiting relatives in Oshkosh,
Wis, her former home.
Mrs. Railsback, who has class or
about so little folks in the Congrega-
tional Sunday school. had them all out
to a picnic at the fair grounds Wednes-
day.
Miss Marion Goss gave a party Tues
day night to her Sunday school class
at the residence of her parents, Judge
and Mrs. Goss.
The Misses Baker left Tuesday morn
ing for Oshkosh, Wis, to spend three
months vacation visiting relatives.
Mrs. p. Hanley has gone to Red
Lodge on a visit to her parents.
Mrs. Frank Church and children and
Miss Loa Jones are visiting in lie Roy.
Mimi.
The question of equal rights for
women was elucidated by Mrs. Emma
Smith De Voc, lecturer from New
York, who is touring the West. There
was a pretty fair sized audience, who
were greatly interested in the lee
ture.
Chauncey Dodge, accompanied by
his wife, has arrived from the East,
and will settle in Billings. Mr.. Dodge
is a former resident of our city, but
has been East for a year. He is in
terested in cattle in the Mussellshell
w. T. Meyer, member for Carbon
county in the last house. was in the
city this week. In conjunction with
J. w. Chapman, the Wyoming stock
man, and Paul Breteche, a wealthy
L. ~. al
gagged in stockgrowing, he will open
bank in Red Lodge.
II. G. Williams, who has been in Ore
gon to purchase cattle for the Hurlbut
Cattle company, Of which he is mana
ger. has returned.
The Custer Cattle company purchased
this week the Lavell e. Mason cattle,
about 5000 head, on p. I.
Billings enjoyed visit from the hui
morist of Carbon county, Shelby Ell
billiard, who was on his way to Big
Timber to pack up the plant of the de-
funct Sweet Grass and Boulder Blade,
which he will add to his New Idea.
In many a humorous paragraph the
genial Shelby has sung the praises OF
the flowing bowl, but about two years
ago he formed the resolution that its
exhilarating contents should no more
polute his rosy lips, and he has ad-
hered to this laudable purpose with a
tenaClty worthy OF all circuit. OnelOy
has promised to attend the meeting of
the Montana Faber pushers at Billings
next month.
One of our best known and popular
young men, Will b. Sleeper who has
| been in business for the last three
years in Chicago, has returned to rep
resent a live stock commission house.
AS he is we'll acquainted with all the
stockgrowers, he will no doubt OBJ
tain a good share of cattle and sheep
shipments.
w. F. Eilers, who, years ago. used TO
follow mining in the Black Hills, has
taken a lay off from business and gone
on a prospecting trip in the Big Horn
mountains, where ii has been believed
there are some good placers. could they
only be located.
]. b. Herford returned this week from
a business trip to Chicago.
]. c. Sperry landlord of the Hotel
| Spafford at Red Lodge, was in town
this week. He predicts a considerable
increase of business in that town in
consequence of an increased demand
for coal by the Northern Pacific rail-
| way.
| d. G.. O'Shea, cashier of the Rocky
Fork Coal company, was in town Mon
| day and made a trip West.
| Mrs. Walter Burke has bone to Butte
| to visit her mother, Mrs. Leathe.