The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-24

j. H.. Charters. who, last fall, dis
posed Of his interests at Lewistown and
went to Alliance, Neb., to run a hotel,
has sold out aud will soon return with
! his family to his former Montana home.
Il. M. Hughes Of Helena, route
agent Of the Northern Pacific Express
company, made one Of his usual visits
to Billings yesterday to see that every.
thing was in tip-top shape. He found
it so.
"A. M. Peters and bride arrived
home Wednesday from their wedding
journey. They will go to Red Lodge
tomorrow. where MI. Peters has been
! deputized to organize an A. 0. u. w.
lodge.
%. A. Lacy, agent Of ION the
Suwanee River company. visited this
city yesterday and made arrangements
for the appearance of this celebrated
piece at the Billings opera house on
next Thursday evening.
Hon. and Mrs. Thos. @. Marshall
of Missoula passed through Billings
Tuesday on their way to Faribault,
MINI, whittier they had been called
by the illness Of a son, who is attend
ing school at that place.
County Clerk Carwile and Fl. s.
Evans were in Helena Wednesday night
in attendance at the Masonic recep-
ton and entertainment rendered the
members Of the legislature. They re-
port an ENJOYABLE occasion,
Mr.. and Mrs. Young, who have
been in the city for a few days visiting
their daughter, Mrs. S. W. Soule, left
last night for their home III Oregon,
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Georgia, who has been here all winter.
-Ex-Sheriff Berky believes in keep
ing cool in the summer time and has
therefore captured one corner Of a cold
thing-the ice misunderstanding this
week bought the houses and frozen
aqua put up bx &c. Cothron, possess
sion to be given next week.
". E. William of Boulder, assessor
of Jefferson county, was in the city
yesterday mingling handshakes with
numerous friends. Mr.. William was
formerly yardmaster for the Northern
Pacific in this city. He was elected to
his present position last fall.
Operator W. S. Clark of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, has
gone to Chestnut to remain for a time.
He has been relieved by Dispatcher
Strachan from Livingston, who expects
to leave shortly to accept a position
with the Rio Grande railroad.
VIM. Walter Watkins and Miss
Emma Florence Goodier, nee Mrs.
Slater, HE'D themselves to Sheridan,
Wyo., Tuesday and that afternoon were
united in marriage at the Towns hotel
by Rev. James R. Adams. They re-
turned to Billings the same evening.
j. P. Martiny of Big Rapids,
Mich, a friend of S. G. Reynolds, ar
rived in the city last night to make this
place his future home. He is a promi-
nent architect and contractor and will
follow his vocation in Billings. We
are glad to welcome him to the Magic
City.
Miss Kate G. Gilmore, daughter of
Mike Gilmore, the railroad contractor
who has just completed the grade work
in Carbon county, is visiting in Bill
lings, the guest Of Mrs. w. H. Donovan.
Miss Gilmore has been acting as her
fathers bookkeeper and secretary for
several months.
Thursdays Independent: George
+. B%ennighof, proprietor Of the Grand
hotel in Billings. was in the city yes
terday and made a call on the arid land
commission. Mr.. Bennighof said the
snow had all disappeared down the
Yellowstone valley and that stock now
find an abundance Of grass again.
Reports from the Stinkingwater
country Is to the sheep losses of A. H.
Barth of this city are greatly exaggerat-
ed. Mr.. Barth has three bands on that
range and it was rumored that he had