The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-05
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short and spicy Personals from tho Red
Mans Home.
Special Correspondence Of The Gazette.
Grow Agency. May 4.-F. Busby was
over from his Rosebud ranch several
days, being delayed here by the severe
storm.
Mesdames L. II. Becker and g, G.
Hoyt returned Tuesday after a weeks
sojourn at Hunters Hot Springs,
Il. B. Segur. general agent Of tho
Burlington route, accompanied by hts
SOU Harry and two gentlemen from
Billings, made u village a flying visit
Sunday last.
Walter B. Hill. engineer IN charge
of the Grow irrigation survey. was
down from the ditch camp u couple OF
days the front part Of the week,
Mrs. Paul Mccormick and children
Of Billings were the guests Of DIR. and
Mrs. Portus Baxter several days this
week.
Warren A. Evans returned Monday
evening from Chicago, where he had
been buying goods for the G. Il. Bah.
cock store.
Agent Becker returned Sunday from
u trip to Chicago and reports q large at'
tendance and spirited bidding ut the
opening Of bids for government supplies
for Indian reservations.
Mr.. Middlestaedt. blacksmith for the
Grow irrigation survey, was a last
evenings passenger for the magic city
Of Billings.
Henry Keiser. the ST. Xavier mer.
chant, was viewing the country BE-.
tween here and Billings yesterday.
Hon. 9. G. Hoyt, treaty commission.
er. made u hasty trip to Sheridan and
return yesterday.
Philip Server paid Fort Custer q
visit last Sunday and reports that the
dam in the Little Horn at that pluee
has been washed out considerably,
which will probably allow the fish to
come up and get acquainted with the
agency Isaac Waltons."
Charles II. Dickson. clerk Of the III.
terror department at Washington, y.
G., accompanied John Lewis, super
visor of constructed bitches for the
Grow reservation, to st. Xavier Mon.
day and looked over the irrigation
bitches IN that section Of the country.
Monday afternoon Il se> ere north.
wester visited this section Of the ooun.
try and continued for forty hours
snow fell thick and fast during tho on.
tire time and the fall Of moisture was
more than at any other time during the
same number of hours for several years
past. Eight inches Of snow on the and
Of May Is something II would hardly
expect to SEQ in this part Of tho globe,
but We ought TO be thankful for small
fav0rs.
W. A. posey, clerk at tho Tongue
River agency, came over from Lame
Deer Sunday and went TO Hunters
Hot Springs TO try the baths ~ Il rem
edy for rheumatism,
Mrs. a. j. Shohe was on the sick list
several days this week and MI, Sh0be
has also been suffering from u severe
cold.
A lady In here giving drawing lessons
to u number Of the people ut this place,
and u number Of persons have shown
IN interest IN the matter and become
members Of tho class,
A. 9. St0rer, farmer ut the Tongue
River agency, was over from Lame
Door several days, being ~ OF tho
snow bound unfmtunates who had to
pay their good hard money to the land
lord OF tho Hotel Grow,
Mossrs, q, q! Hoyt, James II, Me-
Neeley, Charles II, Dickson and ", H.,
Becker went to Billings last evening
and will drive from there to Pryor
Greek suh.station to look after govern
ment business,
James swishar was UP from Fort
Custer yesterday greeting his many
friends,