The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-26
vanced salary. which will be good
news to his many friends! in Billings.


VIM. Foerschler of Livingston, who
travels TOR the Billings Wholesale
Grocery company, received a telegram,
while in Billings Tuesday night, an
nouncing that his fathers death was
expected hourly and that if he wished
to see HIM alive, he should come at
once. Mr.. Foerschler left Wednesday
morning on the Burlington for his
fathers home at Junction City, Kan.
L. P. Southworth. the Nebraska
stock buyer, was in the city a couple Of
days this week. He stated to The Ca
zette reporter yesterday, before his de-
parture for Wyoming. that he did not
expect to buy any stock here this year
as the owners were asking too high a
price. Feeders lost money last year."
said Mr.. Southworth. land I do not
think they care to repeat it."
j. L. Ashbridge of the large sheep
firm Of Ashbridge & Battams Of High
field. is spending a few days in the
city, mingling with friends. He has
just returned from a four months visit
to Iowa, where his wife is staying for
her health, and was accompanied by
his two little sons and a brother-in-
law, W. A. Wing. They will assist
him on the ranch this summer.
]. Dafoe Cline of Chicago was in
charge of the Pullman cars on the Bur-
lington special this morning as con-
ductor. Mr.. Cline has been engaged
with the Pullman company for some
years and is a trustworthy employe.
He had everything in first-class shape
for the comfort and entertainment Of
his guests, which was fully vouched for
by the officials who made up the party.
Mr.. Cline took occasion to call on The
Gazette.
Editor M. G. Morris of the Billings
Times returned to Billings Tuesday
night from Little Rock, Ark, accom-
panied by Mrs. Morris and four chill
dren, who have come to Montana to
reside. They have gone to housekeep-
ing in the Vaughan residence on South
Thirtieth street. The Gazette extends
them a cordial greeting to our city and
trusts that their residence here may
prove beneficial, both to themselves and
n people.
Hon. John D. Losekamp returned
home yesterday from a visit of a few
weeks to the springs at West Baden,
Ind, the waters of which he drank for
indigestion and heart trouble. They
cured him completely, Mr.. Losekamp
declaring that he never felt better in
his life. He certainly looks ten years
younger and his friends will be glad to
hear Of his improved health. Mr.. Lose
kamp was accompanied home by his
sister, Miss Florence, who will visit
here for a time.
-. Al. Sayer, who has been connected
with the A. L. Babcock Hardware com.
pany in this city, as travelling sales
man, has accepted a similar position
with Nichols & Dean, wholesale hard
of st. Paul, leaving Wednesday
night for that city to enter upon his
His territory will be Montana
and part of North Dakota. He is one
of the popular commercial men on the
road, we'll known and respected in
Billings, and will still make this city
his headquarters.
N. Howell, a prominent sheep
6Wner Of the Big Horn basin and we'll
known here, arrived in Billings
Wednesday night to spend the summer.
He has just returned from a winters
with his family in Tehama coun-
ty, California. When he left fruit in
was on the market. Mr..
Howell says the prospects for a prosper
Gus year in California have not been
better in ten years. He likes that state
as a winter resort, but thinks there is
no place compared with Montana for
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