Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-06
Bozeman Bits.
(Tha ChrOri;c1a \

(The Chronicle.)
Rev. Lewis visited Livingston the first
of the week.
W.. A. Roland, the Logan merchant,
came up on Monday.
Thos. H. Rea went over to Butte this
week to attend to some business.
D. Tisdale made a professional call
over to Deer Lodge, returning Monday.
Mrs. r. E. Creek arrived from Spokane
this week to dispose of her interests here.
DIR. and Mrs. Hibbs went to Hunters
Hot Springs on Saturday for a short So
journ.
b. F. Stanton attended a meeting of
the Scottish Rite Masons at Livingston
on Monday night.
Mrs. Grace Fisk Bryan of Helena Wis
tied Mrs. Yerkes last week and attended
the Ladies' Elk social.
Perry Knowlton, supervisor of road
district No. 5, was in the city on Monday
enjoying a vacation from official life.
w. =. Walsh, the well-known Helena
attorney spent Friday in the city, ac-
companied by his little daughter.
G. NJ. Winters, the Wisconsin Central
man, was in the city On Thursday and
being an Elk, remained to take in the
festivities .
Miss Alice Martin, one of Bozeman's
high-schoOl graduates, leaves for Big
Timber Saturday, where she will teach a
summer school.
Miss Daisy Chrisman, niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellis, who has been at
tending college, left last week to take
charge of the school, at Sedan.
Mrs. D. Corbett returned on Monday
from Morris, MIMI, where she spent the
winter. Mr.. Corbett was on HAND to meet
her having come in from his stock ranch.
William Fergus, manage Of the JEFF
ferson Valley Trading was in
town en- route home from Boulder. Mr..
Fergus is a Ounty commissioner of JEFF
ferson. and a leading citizen of White
hall.
J. J. Holland of the Holland Lumber
& Hardware company, GebO, was a
Bozeman guest on Saturday. Mr.. Hol-
land is one of the substantial citizens of
the new metropolis, and has a faith in
the Clarke's Fork country that is at
! tuned to gladness and touched firmly and
confidently by the hand of hope.
Ex-Auditor A. B. Cook was in Boze-
, man on Thursday, having been out to his
coal mine at Trail Creek. Messrs. Cook
and Bell nave one of the greatest coal
mines in Montana. 1t is not yet shipping
coal, but when it does it will be a factor
| and one of the most extensive of it's kind
in the state.
Mrs. Chas. Bowers went to Livingston
on Monday to visit Mrs. Geo. H. Wright,
prior to her departure from Livingston,
where Mr.. Wright has sold his business
and residence.
Mrs. F. w. a Allen and Mrs. A. K.
Yerkes have received word of the death
Of their aunt, Mrs. Mary Gardner, of FIT.
Scott, Kansas, which occurred on the 20.
DR.. Hibba and wife who were at Hun
ter's Hot Springs received a telegram
stating that Mrs. l.. Miller, grandmother
of the doctor, had been killed by the cy-
clone at Kirksville. In a few days she
would have been eighty-two years of
age.
The Utopia Whist club held another
one of the enjoyable and exciting con
tests on Friday evening last at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Davidson on
Grand avenue as the guests of Miss Bal
linger and Cantwell.
The Junior Endeavors will give an en-
tertainment at the Presbyterian church
on Friday evening, May IL. Elaborate
preparation is being made and a most
enjoyable time is promised.
On Wednesday, April 26th, the w. s. D.
L. s. met at the hosphtable home of Mrs.
Agnes F. Bowen. The president, Mrs.
Emma B. Wisner being absent, Vice
President, Mrs. Susan Baker. presided
over the meeting, which proved to be one
Of unusual interest. The first number on
the programme was a ~ by Mrs.
Susan Baker; subject Syria" Mrs. Ba-
ker gave a very graphic description Of
this wonderful country up to the present
time and depicted bright possibilities for
it's future. The second number was a
paper by Mrs. Ana T. Brenneman; SUBJ
iect, "Our Boys A more deeply inter-
esting subject could not have been
chosen. The paper contained many alu-
able points. The subject was dealt with
in a systematic from the infant
in arms to the husband and father in the
coming generation. Interesting articles
were read by Mrs. Cassie Newman, Mrs.
Jane c.. Van Aiken and Mrs. Agnes F.
Bowen, Mrs. C. Newman had charge OF
the domestic department. Her lesson was
on the subject Tea" Mrs. Flovilla
williams read a very interesting article
telling of the discovery of a compound
that will purify the air in a closed room
without the aid Of outside ventilation.
Mrs. Carrie Green next favored the gath
ering with two vocal solos which added
greatly to the pleasures of the after
noon. Miss Bertha Bowen closed the ex-
ercises with two or three selections of
choice instrumental music. Miss Ber-
tina shows marked ability for one of her
age. Mrs. Breneman gave the ladies a
cordial invitation to meet with her on
May 10th-meeting to commence prompt
~ at 2 p. m.
The Elk's Ladies Social given at The
Rozeman on Thursday night was a sue
cess socially, and fulfilled all the hopes
| Of those who gave it. The invitations