The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-24
In Billings.

Billings. July 21.-On Wednesday Mrs.
Charles F. Burton very pleasantly en-
tertained a party of ladies at her home
in honor of Mrs. George +. Carpenter
of Helena. The hostess was assisted
by Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Gerald
Panton. Those present were Mesdames
Becker, Boyle, Child. Chrysler, Carpen-
ter, Goss, Holmes, Lamport, Leavens,
Morse, O'Donnell, Panton, RiXon, Sc
CUR, Terrell, Toole. Tompkins and
Whitney; Misses Fraser, ogilvie and
Rixon.
Miss Mary Talbot was the guest of
honor at a pleasant little party given
by Mrs. A. II. Barth last week at which
a number of young ladies were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mccormick made
up a little party of young ladies and
drove out to Mr.. McCormicks elk pas
ture, where he has about % elk. Four
of Mr.. McCormick's cowboys rounded
up the elk so that a closer view of them
could be obtained, n a number of
kodak views were taken. The animal
are getting very tame and will eat pats
in the presence of the visitors. There
are a few calves this year. The elk
pasture is about three miles from the
city, and makes one of the sights Of in
terest.
MIS-. tnlNSitI gave a. very NDJbs ablN
fancy work party on Tuesday after
noon of last week i'm honor of Mrs. Car
penter of Helena, who is the guest of
Mrs. Lamport. The house was pro-
fusely decorated for the occasion with
cut flowers and potted plants. At B
O'Clock the ladies repaired 10 the dining
room. where delicious refreshments
DANES Babcock. Boyle, Brown, Burton.
Carpenter, Chflds, Holmes, Lamport,
Leavens, Rixon, Sawyer. Terrell;
Misses May Mccormick and Rixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Rowley and fam
lily, Rev. w. d.. and Mrs. Clark and
family. Mr.. and Mrs. W. III. Donovan.
and Mrs. III. G.. williams n children
left on Wednesday for an outing on
Rock creek of several weeks.
A very enjoyable picnic in homo Of
Mrs. George f. Carpenter of Helena
was held by a numbe of ladies from
Billings at the beautiful grove of Hon.
o. N. Newman, on the banks Of the
Yellowstone, last Sunday. Miss Mary
Newman acted as hostess.
Miss Wallace, who has been the guest
of her sister. Mrs. Smith, for nearly a
year. left on Thursdays eastbound train
for St. Paul.
Miss Alice Mccormick left this week
to visit her friend. Miss Dora Draper,
at the Draper ranch, near Junction.
Miss Mccormick will be gone until the
fall term of school begins.
Mrs. William Skyrme and daughter,
Miss Bessie, arrived from Butte Sun
day morning and are the guests of Hon.
and Mrs. a Mccormick.
Charles Il. Hiber and Miss Jennie c.
Consolver of the valley were married
on July 10 by Rev. w. ID. Clark.
A license was issued On Saturday TO
William Henry Brunson of Norton,
Kan, and Miss Mary McEvoy of Miles
City, and Rev. w. ID. Clark was called
mony.
District Clerk Williams last Thursday
issued a marriage license to Andrew
Hauge n Eliza Laplne.
Mrs. M. T. Tompkins and daughter
Miss Martha left on Tuesday for Crow
agency TO join DR.. Bakers camping
party.
A. f. Ross and wife. Miss Rene Nc
Conneli and Thomas Griggs have gone
camping on Pryor creek.
Henry Ostrander and w. b. Cooley
were in from the Musselshell country
this week.
Misses Marion and Blythe Johnston,
the two charming young daughters of
Commercial Agent Johnston of the Bur-
lington. who is well known in Montana,
departed Saturday for their home in
Beatrice. Neb.. accompanied by Miss
Wfnnifred RiNon, who Will make a visit
of a few weeks.
W. s. Perkins. clerk of the district
court at L~ewistown. returned recently
from a visit to Nebraska, having taken
in the Omaha exposition while there.
He was astonished at the magnitude
and excellence of the exhibits.
O. 5. Erickson is spending this week
with his family. having come in from
his sheep n on Sage creek to sell
his o His family will return with
him TO spend six weeks on the ranch.
Jerome Williams. stenographer OF the
district court at Livingston, spent Sun
day in town.
Charles Spear of the mercantile firm
of Donovan * Spear returned Friday
from a visit to the new mining towns of
Carbon county, greatly impressed with
their coming Importance.
J. p. Smith. the old-time representa-
tive Of am Bros, was in town