The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-16


he will superintsnd the pseiiminas,
work IN the new irsiaatinn ditch.
i. +. Csif. . travelling representative
uf twenty different wholesale cluihiiie
firms. was here yesterday In his nrfvas.
cat. in which he displays bis samples
ffe WAS accompanied hy twn suuns
iden. who assist him in his work.
". =. Collins. wife aud child n
Woymins are spending 4 few days III
this rustling city. which supplies his
part Of the county with almost aseis.
thing they need. Mr.. Collins IL prose.
cutting attorney Of Bie Horn county.
Geo. II. Wright. formtr proprietor II
the Livingston Enterprise, stopped oser
In Billings a few hours this morning
Ell route TO Denver. expecting to lorate
somewhere in Colorado. but W. predict
that he will return to Montana again.
b. +. Barge, a member Of the Crow
Indian commission. was In the city last
night Ell route To his home i'm North
Yakima, Wash. from Crow Agency.
He expects TO return here in a short
time to farther assist the commission.
VIM. Hawson. proprietor of the
Spofiord hotel. and w. r. Meyer, after.
ney and banker Of Red Lodge. were in
the city Saturday night in attendance
at the Elks' stag social. They evident
ly enjoyed themselves to the fullest
extent.
Fl. q. Hickocx. a former resident Of
Melville and now a heavy property
owner Of that place aud Big Timber.
was In thu city a couple of days this
week. He is making his home at San
Jose, CAL. but will spend the summer
i'm Montana.
Mrs. Theresa Hayens left yesterday
morning for Alliance, Neb., where she
will reside in the future, her husband
being an operator for Burlington at
that place. Her departure il deeply
regretted by the many friends of the
young couple. yet all wish them success
aud prosperity in their new home.
O. L. Peavey. wife and little daugh-
ter OF Forsyth are spending q few days
in Billings. Mr.. Peavey Is u brick
manufacturer and has been engaged at
for a long time making the
for the coal company buildings.
He expects to return to that place in a
days, but Mrs. Peavey will remain
in this city for . month at least.
W. b. George left Saturday morning
On q business trip to Kansas City. Mo.
he hopes TO interest capitalists to
the extent that some ma invest in
real estate. Colonel George
cannot praise the advantages of this
city ard surrounding country too highly
and eastern capital ean be the means OF
accomplishing much good h~ereabouts.
Mrs. Hollister, wife of Assistant
Cashier Hollister of the Yellowstone
bank and q sister of Mrs. w.
Hassler, arrived in Billings SatuI-
day night from Pawnee City, Neb.
HOliister has rented the Frank
O'DOnnell residence on South Thirtiefh
street and expects to get to housekeep-
ing ~ about two weeks. At present
Hollister aud wife are the guests OF
and MIS-. W. r, HassIer.
Chas.. Story, editor of the Sheridan
Post. was q Sunday visitor in Billings,
returning home yesterday. During his
short s~ojourn hers he secured q copy of
The constitution and bylaws of the Bill
lngs club AZ 4 pattern for q club which
Is to be organized shortly in his town.
Mr.. STORY was greatly impressed with
he successful manner in which the
club is conducted and thought
hat his town could find no better Or
sanization to pattern after.
General Manager j, W. Kendrick OF
Paul aud Assistant General Super
ntendent w, Ct. Pearce of Tacoma
we're in the city Saturday forenoon. in
with Superintendent Horn,
over the Northern Pacific rail
Dad property. The gentlemeu came
lOwn the night before after 4 trip to
be coal fields OF Carbon county, Mr..
'earce returned home from Billings
md Mr., kepdrick, who had been to the
cast, Went on east the same day,
Ihos, Barry returned to Billings
saturday morning after a day OF two
pept in our neighboring town of Big
and has much to say of that en-
erprising burg, He was 0ne OF the
arly settlers of that place aud regrets
hat Ina did not oat a foxu toxun loto on