The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-26

Rev. o. Fl. Sproule, who ut one
time vas Il pastor Of the Billings M. II.
church, died at Brookings, S. D., last
Sunday. Rev. SprOule was stricken
down in his pulpit and died almost i'm.
mediately.
miss Clara Whitney, youngest
daughter of Col. l.. Whitney Of Carbon.
ado, was recently married to Frederick
C~ourtwright Of Chicago. The bride
will be remembered by a number Of
Billings people. az her grlhood days
were spent here.
MARY Samlin, better known as
Dutch Mary" is erecting a two-story
building on Minnesota avenue, just
west Of Swim & Brewers saloon.
which is to b. occupied by q. O'Cirady's
saloon. The upstairs will be- used for
lodging purposes.
Rev. j. W. Bennett OF Bozemnn,
presiding elder Of the Eozeman district
OF the M. X. church, will visit Billings
Friday and hold quarterly conference
that night. All members Of the church
are earnestly requested to attend the
conference at Z 80.
%. +. Goddard and j.. X. Goss re-.
turned Sunday from Helena, where
they had been on legal business pertain.
ing TO the Richard Ashworth Will.
The motion to oppose the appointm ent
Of P. B. Moss az administrator will not
be heard for about 4 month @'
John y. Losekamp visited Bear
Tsoth lake last week, taking with him
Z large consignment Of trout fry, which
he placed in that body Of water. The
fry consist Of eastern brook, steelhead
and rainbow trout and were seourd at
Mr.. %Loskamp's own expense.
"A meeting Of the ladies OF the M.
u. church will be held III the church
tomorrow wednesday, afternoon at
2 80 O'Clock for the purpose Of organiz.
ing a Ladies' Aid society for active
work. All the ladies Of the church
cordially invited to come.
All members Of. Troop NJ are ear.
requested to attend a meeting OF
the troop III the fire hall tomorrow
Wednesday, night to make arrange.
for attending the reception to be
rendered the returning soldiers of the
First Montana regiment atButte.
HNye City il to have a pleasure re-.
soft, in the shape Of a club house for
hunting and fishing parties. DR.. W.
A. Allen, Hon. A. l.. Babcock and son,
John d. Losekamp and Z. W.
Vest, the Majestic range man, left this
morning for that city to locate \ site
Tor that purpose.
Several members of the Pryor
Greek sub.agency Indian police were in
city u couple Of days last week.
While here each one purchased an out.
1t of gents furnishings that would
make Lee Mains and Boxy Farrell and
he whole police department Of Billings
urn green with envy.
The Billings Water Power oom-
'any is making preparations to move
to Office into the room now oocupied by
Vale & Potter, about October /. The
Interior Of the will be changed
o conform with al Office. Vale q
'otter will probably consolidate their
BUSINESS with that Of Soally & Co.,.
Il which they are part wner
Mr.. A. B. Clements If Butte, sec.
etary Of the Aetna Savings & Trust
)o., is IN the city, coming down to
upon some applications from Bill.
ngs for loans. Mr.. Clements il much
impressed with the prosperity Of Bill
ngs and will be glad, he says. to place
pans for his company in this thriving
- Billings was highly honored at the
meeting held in Helena last
week by the election and appointment
D high places of several Of u citizens.
with those already mentioned
re: Alexander Fraser, appointed