The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-25
Howard F. Welsh, the civil engi

Howard F. Welsh, the civil engi-
neer for the Gebo coal company, who is
at Hunters Hot Springs, is reported.
improving, but has had a critical time.
dan Young is building a two-story
frame structure facing MinnesotT We
hue, between Twenty-ninth anf Thir-
tieth street SOUTH which Will BE rented
1County Superintendent Burla held
afeachers' examination in the north
side school building Friday and Satur-
day, in which nine of the county teach
ers participated.
No admission will be charged to
attend the fair to be given by st.
Luek's Guild tomorrow afternoon and
night. The only charge is for supper
and what you buy at the fair.
Mrs. Grace Tinsley and Miss Kate
Gillespy, teachers in the Fattic creek
and Roundup districts, respectively,
visited Billings Saturday, being here to
take the teachers examination.
-Gilsdorf Bros. the popular meat
market firm, are handling Omaha
meats and can furnish you with the
best on the market. Remember the old
reliables when placing your orders. =
I-The musical recital given in Red
Lodge Friday night by Mr.. Frank
Damsell, baritone, and Miss Martha
Denham, ; soprano, from Billings, was a
social as we'll as a financial success.
-Chas. Wheeler. a young attorney
Of Helena, was here yesterday Oh court
business, being counsel with R. T.
Allen for the defendant in the case of
Ed. B. Kennedy vs.. William Dickie.
Remember Clay Clement will ap-
pear here May 4, in his play, 1.-The
New Dominion" Our people should
not miss this opportunity Of seeing
something grand in the theatrical line.
The mothers department. OF the
Woman's club will meet at the home
of Mrs. J. J. Mccormick on Thursday
afternoon. No meeting was held last
week I'll account of Miss Throrp's ad.
dress.
Jos. Steinhauser came down from
Bridger Saturday, returning yesterday.
He will remove to that place il the
fall. Mrs. S~teinhauser is in Living
ston. where she will remain during the
summer.
Potatoes are a very scarce article
on the Billings market. several firms
being entirely out of the Nuyphys. The
nr;co has adparcod fyo,d ~ ca,ts a
pound to az cents and then the orders
can't be filled.
1T might be of interest to some of
our people to know that the Northern
Pacific has granted a rate Of one and
one-ffth fare to all wishing ito attend
the grand I. o. 0. F. celebration in
Bridger tomorrow.
Mrs. w. Coates of Martinsdale,
Mont, was the guest Of Mrs. Fred In
admit in Billings several days last
week. Mrs. Coates was en- route home
from a trip to California, whittier she
had gone for her health.
p. I. Moule, a fockmaster as we'll
as postmaster of Bercail, Mont, is
spending a few days in the city accom-
panied by Mrs. Moule. Mr.. Moule was
recently appointed to handle Uncle
Sans stamps at Bercail.
Miss Rene MCDANIEL left Friday
night for Fargo, N. D., being called
there by the illness of her father. She
will return to Billings this summer and
accompany DR.. Rinehart's family Oh a
trip to Yellowstone park.
Mrs. M. H. Tompkins has decided
to render the comic opera "Mikado"
with the assistance of local talent.
Work has already begun on it's prepara-
tion and the cast will be published in
the next issue of The Gazette.
rYhe Shiloh school opened yesterday
with Miss Margaret Mccormick as
teacher. Miss Marie Marshall had
been engaged to teach the school, but
was called to her home in Kansas on
account of the illness of her father.
i7Col. H. w. Rowley is again found
at his old stand, although he did have
a tough time with the measles. He
thinks he had them harder than anyone
else ever did, but then-the colonel is
rather inclined to exaggerate matters.
j. D. Matheson visited the coal
camp Of Bridger a couple Of days last
week. He says they expect to be able
to m shipping coaI in about
ten days. Speaking of the town, he
says Bridger is rapidly f9rging to the
front.
John D. Losekamp departed Sun
day for West Baden, Ind. where he
will spend a few weeks in visiting.
During his absence he will visit the
eastern markets and select his fall and
winter stock Of clothing and gents fur
nishings.
-Gerald Panton returned home Fri.
day night from Idaho, where he has
been looking after some railroad grad
;oo uh;ch ho o,d h AZ 1., go.