The Billings gazette., 1899-05-19

United States treaty commissioner
was at Sheridan yesterday seeing the
sights Of that glorious little city.
Warren A. Evans was renewing &C.
quaintances at Billings Sunday.
Philip Server is sick with malaria.
E. A. Richardson, the hustling
trader. returned today from two
weeks trip in the east, where he has
been purchasing goods for the late sum-
mer and fall trade.
Thomas Curran, roadmaster of this
division of the Burlington road, was a
Tuesday visitor at our village.
Benjamin Kidwell was businessing
at Sheridan, Wyo., Tuesday.
windy" Bartelle, the cattle king,
was up from Fort Custer bidding a
fond farewell to his agency acquaint-
ances and assuring us that he was
about to depart for Bridger, Mont,
where hu will make his future home
We Will miss "Seven Cows as he is
called, but the good people of Bridger
will get the benefit Of his talkativeness.
Hon. @. G. Hoyt, special treaty COM
missioner, was at Billings Wednesday
looking after business matters.
Stenographer Miller has just re-
ceived an elegant new photo view out
fit, Sx1O in size, and is now putting in
spare hours making collection of large
negatives. Mr.. Miller now has $50
splendid 5x7 negatives and his album
Of views is considered the finest collec-
tion of Indian photos in the west
Master Ray Talmage, who went to
the Pease ranch on Lodge Grass few
weeks ago to learn the art of being a
cowboy. returned home Sunday and has
very little to say about the glories Of
that profession.
R. G. Howard, boss herder of the
reservation, was at the agency couple
of days the past week.
The weather being favorable, Decora-
tion day will see a great number Of Wis.,
itors at the historical Custer battlefield.
Special trains will be run from east
and west and the day will be fittingly
observed.
A little son of Rosa Peters is very ill
with spinal meningitis and his re-
covery is doubtful.
Joseph Cooper is down from his Soap
creek ranch today and reports grass and
gardens a month ahead of what we
have at the agency.
M. j. Green, who has been visiting
his brother, A. F. @. Green, at Soap
creek, left Monday for his home in
Chicago
Mrs. Anna Gray was visiting her
Frances, at Billings Tuesday.
W. A. Posey, clerk at the Tongue
River agency, was here Sunday on his
way home after ten days sojourn at
Hot Springs.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend the meetings of the Young Peo-
ple's Society of Christian Endeavor at
the school building Saturday evenings.
Messrs. Henry Hanks, Hector Ross
and Fred E. Miller have been appoint
ed as committee to arrange the pro.
Rramme for Decoration day, and in
next Tuesdays issue of this paper will
present the same.
Messrs. Charles Story and W. F.
Roseman of Sheridan, Wyo., and DR..
Townsend and ]. H. Ivey of Billings,
Mont, were here Sunday comforting
with H. Hanks and Hector Ross of this
agency relative to arrangements for a
for Decoration day.
Messrs. Fred Foster and Fred H.
Hathhorn and Miss Rademaker are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Becker.
Messrs. George Hill and A. J. Shoke
were at Fort Custer yesterday business
ing and incidentally trying to WOO a
few of the finny tribe from the waters
Of the Big Horn.
A number of our school employees are
desirous of attending the national in
stitute at Los Angeles, Cal., this sum.
mer.