The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-29

r. DUCK hunting u said 10 10 At the
hest IN the Lake basin, Hunters who
have visited the basin IN the past week
say there IRE thousands Of the fowls,
the ooulees being hlaok with them.
1.-THE grading work on Twenty.
ninth street south from Fourth avenue
to the bicycle park will be completed
tomorrow. 1t was difficult job, but
has been done III a satisfactory man.
nef,
The second annual meeting Of the
Woman's Club will DO held ut the
home Of Mrs, Paul Mccormick Monday
Oct, = at s o'clock p, N. The pro.
gramme will he rendered by tho lit.
era,y department.,
Fired II, Foster has been appointed
local agent Of tho Aetna Savings b
Muust Go, ot Butte, which has money
TO loan on Billings real estate, Gall
on Mr.. Foster II you want IN aco0mm0.
dntioy(of this kind.
tzfhe Northern Pacific IL experience.
I'M considerable trouble by the burning
OF bridges, Besides the out nea Grey.
eliff destroyed Saturday night another
u was burned out on tho Butte
branch Monday night.
E-L, l., M0fYett aud family will
come back to Billings during the next
few days to become permanent rnsi.
dents az this city, Mr., Moifett has
sold his ranch on the Musselshell where
he has been s%ojourning this summer.
Ebert Shorey Of Merrill Ia ia the
CITY. Mr. Sholey has just recently
purchased from Leu Lewis Of Meagher
county, the latter's herd Of dehorned
cattle, six hundred III number for 1871
per head, counting everything except
last springs calves,
+Carwile u Bout0n havs been ap.
pointed agents fer Ave Of the leading
trans. Atlantic steamship lines, inelud.
Ing the Cunard, North German, Lloyd
American, Dominion and Red Star,
aud are prepared to soil steamship tick.
cts at the same rates charged at eastern
offices,
Mrs. MoKeown !" IN receipt Of a
letter from her daughter Mrs. Howard
II. Welsh written Sept, 22 from Seattle,
III which the latter states that herself
and husband were TO leave the next day
by steamer for juneau, Alaska. to which
place Mr., Welshs work takes him.
They have beon located IN idaho for
tho past several weeks.
Forsyth Times; Senator g. q.
Gruwell was among Forsyth visitors
the latter part OF last week, The sen.
At0r IL u pleasant man to meet and his
many friends here are always glad to
have him come. Y Y II. II. Gould
who has been suffering from an attack
Of typhoid fever returned from Billings
pn Saturday having nearly recovered
from his Siokness.
n. II. Grove received tho sad IN.
telligence Wednesday Of the death Of
bis mother which occurred at Hyde
Park, Massachusetts. Mrs. Grove was
10 years Of age and recently suffered
\ stroke Of paralysis which she was
unable to survive. The news Of her
death came ~ u great shock to her sOn
who had contemplated q visit to his
mother next winter.
AL, Williams, the oolored man who
was bound ovep from Justice FYaael's
,ourt In this city to the United States
,oalt IN Butte Il couple Of months ago,
IA now languishing In the county Jail
Lewis and Clarke county with 4 sen-
,enoe Of sixty days and q fine Of 800
,anRiAg over him, Williams pleaded
to q charge Of furnishing liquor
% a Grow squaw In this city,
According to the Musselshell COR
'espondenoe found elsewhere in this
saue Rev, Jacob Mills of Helena, for
nerly Of this city, has purchased two
ranches in tho Musselshell
country which he will stock with
,heep, " Ia thought that these ranches