Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-11
Doings in Billings.
(From the GaZette).

w. A. Evans of Grow Agency was in
the city yesterday.
Charles Howard of Red Lodge is spend
ing a few days in the city.
Mrs. George Berky has gone to Carbon
county for a visit to relatives.
Mayor Edwards of Helena was a, bust
ness visitor in Billings Saturday.
Pat Lavelle of Columbus is in the city
today looking after business matters.
A. b. Newman left last night on a bust
ness trip to Mcleod, Mont, expecting to
be absent about a month.
DR.. j. M. Fox, superintendent of the
Rocky Fork Coal company at Red Lodge,
was a Sunday visitor in Billings.
IL. b. Seaman, the popular representa-
i've of the Carpenter Paper company Of
Omaha, spent Sunday in the city.
Prof. and Mrs. j. w. Johnston of Gebo,
who were the guest of Billings friends
over Sunday returned to their home to-
day. n
James and Ed. Fraser We're visitors in
st. Paul last week, and also at Faribault,
where they visited with their brother,
Jack. at
c. H. Dietrich of Hastings, Neb., who
operated a gold dredge on the Clarke's
Fork last summer, is in the city on court
business.
H.. c. Lowell, the Wyoming cattleman,
returned Saturday night from an eastern
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turning to his ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Mccormick of
Bull Mountain have been the guests for
several days past of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Mccormick in this city.
Mrs. d. r. Hammond and little son of
Salt Lake City, arrived in the city Sat
urday morning for a visit to the formers
sister, Mrs. l.. I. Hammond.
Joseph p. Hughes, aged 81, and Mary
w. kirken, aged So, We're married last
night at 1880 at the formers home in
South Billings by Judge Mann.
Mike Elmore Of Carbonate and
daughter, Miss Kate, We're visitors in the
city Sunday, having accompanied thus
far Mrs. Gilmore, who was on her return
home to Alliance, Neb.
DR.. w. A. Allen, who has been doing
dentistry work in Fergus county for a
month past, arrived home last night.
He started from Lewistown last week,
but the heavy SHOWS delayed his arrival.
Senator Oscar Gruwell took advantage
of the adjournment of the Legislature to
come home and remain over Sunday. He
was accompanied by Mrs. GruWell, who
has been spending a couple of weeks at
the state capital.
The Billings club will entertain it's
friends at a dance and supper in the
club rooms on next Tuesday night. The
members will spare no pains to make 1t
an enjoyable occasion. .n..
J Mrs. G. H. Barstow gave a delightful
luncheon Friday Afternoon at her elegant
home on North Thirty-first street and
l Second avenue, in honor Of her guest,
Mrs. e. A. Richardson Of Grow Agency.
The guests present enjoyed a pleasant
afternoon. Those present We're: Mesdalnes
Boardman, Stull, Goddard, r. T. Allen,
Tompkins, the Misses Panton, mcdonnell
and Pitcher. "'
The Elks lodge has issued invitations
to a social session in the lodge hall tomor-
row evening.
The De-su-ah club gave another of its
social balls in the Armory hall Saturday
night. Despite the cold and Indictment
weather quite a number were present ana
a pleasant evening passed in tripping the
light fantastic toe.
The Senior Christian Endeavor Society
of the Congregational church Will hold a
sociable III the church parlor tomorrow
Wednesday, evening. Anyone who feels
an interest in CHRISTIAN EndeaVor Wofh
is invited to attend.
A. K. Yerkes, the Sour Dough poet and
editor of the Bozeman Chronicle, passed
!, through Billings Sunday morning com
> Portable ensconsed in a Pullman. He was
+ en- route for a trip to the eastern part OF
this continent and will include In the
visit a few days stay at the national capl-
, tai where he will witness the dolngs OF
< congress.
! Mrs. d. r. Hammond, a sister of Mrs
T, T Hammond and Miss Edith Gamble,
accompanied by her little boy, arrived
t here last Monday from Salt Lake and
/ will remain for a months visit.
Senator and Mrs. GruWell returned
Sunday morning from Helena, where Mrs
A Gruwell was one of the aides who assist
ed at the grand reception in honor OF
United States Senator-elect Clark at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon. Sen
ator Gruwell returned Sunday evening tc
the capital.
t The Right Rev. L. r. Brewer, bishop OF
Montana, has returned from the east
where he attended the recent convoca-
ton of the Episcopal church held at
Washington, d. c.. The bishop passed
through here on Monday night. He will
pay his official visit to st. Luke's church
G on March IL.
> The new conductor of the Bridger train
i, MI. Campbell, and Mrs. Campbell and
: sister, are the guests of Conductor and
Mrs. Gordon, while they are looking for
a. house. The house-to-rent is still a diff
e fcult problem in Billings, and suggests
: an avenue for investment for some of our
l capitalists.
, On Friday Mrs. c.. H. Barstow enter
l tanned at luncheon Mrs. Stull, Mrs. God
ldard, Mrs. Boardman, Mrs. Robert r. AL
+ len, Mrs. NJ. H. Tomkins and the Misses
: Panton. The luncheon was elegantly
t served. and this pleasant social event wa
. greatly enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Vaughan en-
i tertained the aid society of the Congrega-
tional church in the church parlors yes
= terday afternoon. The aides had The
t rooms arranged cozily with rugs, easy
chairs and cushions, while tables, bric-a.
= brac, books and pictures assisted in max
: ing the rooms more homelike. T here was
4 a good attendance, and all felt they hat
been royalty entertained, as we'll as in