The Billings gazette., 1899-04-04
CHAPPLE DRUG COMPANY.

Allen. Mrs. Whitney read an interest
ing paper on Home Employment for
Children, Exercise and Fatigue Mrs.
Frizelle read an article on "Children g
Gardens. y The next meeting will be
with Mrs. Stebbins April 6.
VIM. Foerschler. who has been a
travelling representative for the whole
sale grocery house of j. A. Stromherg
Of Butte for the past three years, has
accepted like position with Mills &
Walsh Of this city and will make his
initial trip for his new firm this week.
He has been succeeded by ]. H. Hay of
Missoula, whom he was introducing to
his customers in Billings yesterday.
Mr.. Foerschler has been making his
home in Livingston, but will remove
his family to the Magic City just as
soon as he can find house.
-Meeteetse (Wyo. News: Prepara-
tions for the shearing pens have begun
at Meeteetse. The freight rates from
Red Lodge to Boston Oh wool by the
Northern Pacific railroad is $1.52.
This will enable the sheepmen to lay
their wool down in Boston for 49, IL
from Meeteetse: besides giving them
the advantage of the Billings wool
market. One of the Meeteetse business
men was sent to Billings to ascertain
if the B. & M. railroad would give
them better rates than the Northern
Pacific and if so the wool will be
freighted to Billings instead of Red
Lodge
ID. K. Buchanan is in receipt Of a
letter from Albert S. Hicks Of company
G. Montana volunteers, says the Liv-
ingston Enterprise. The letter was
written at Manila, February 4. and
therefore prior to the engagement in
which the brave soldier received a
severe lung wound. The letter con-
tains considerable information, among
other things the soldiers view of the
United States permanent ownership of
the Philippines. He is opposed to this
country retaining those islands against
the wishes Of the, Filipinos, and states
that it is essentially rich man S coun-
try and not the place for ortunities
to poor men.
The little-hamlet of Columbus, 10.
Gated on the extreme western edge of
Yellowstone county, says the Yellow
stone Journal, is to be congratulated on
the possession of the quarries that will
furnish the stone for Montana's new
state capitol building After critical
comparison with other Montana stones,
the Columbus sandstone was adjudged
to possess the, most durable qualities
and was thereupon selected for the con-
struction of the building. Such cer-
titicate of merit will undoubtedly serve
to bring the Columbus stone to the at
tention of builders all over the state
and lead to the development of large
business there.
An important stock and ranch
deal, involving about $40, 900, was con-
summated in Red Lodge the past week,
says the Picket The deal was made
between W. B. Nutting and J. N: Toll
man and T. a. Blackburn, and consist
ed of the transfer of the former gentle.
mans ranch and stock on Bennett
creek, fifteen miles southeast of town,
to the gentlemen last named. The
Nutting ranch consists of $40 acres of
land. with water rights and other i'm
provements, and is most valuable
piece Of property. The band Of sheep
numbered something like 5000 head
and there were a number of head of
blooded cattle, the stock from which
they were raised being shipped in from
Missouri.