The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
a three months visit to Mrs. Arm.
strong's parents in Streatpr, I'll.

-1AAA NIuIoA VI tu1b G4Ly WuO ais Ill
terested in the Organization Of {
woman's club are earnestly requested
to be present at the home Of Mrs. J.. j.
Mccormick on next Monday night.
a letter has been received from H.
G. Williams Of Billings dated at Daw.
son City, Dec. IL. He says he may
not be home until June, but hopes tc
reach hers by Marlch 1, and that
Dawson is a poor place at present Tor a
man to invest money.
The sole Olson company ap
peared at the Billings opera house
Saturday night before a fair-sized au.
dience. The play was about up to the
standard and seemed to be heartily en-
joyed by all. The company left Sun
day morning for Sheridan.
The Junior Endeavors of the Con-
gregational church will hold a Hard
Times social in the church on Frjday
night. The public is cordially invited
to be present. REFRESHMENTS will be
served. All persons not wearing an APP
propriate costume will be fined.
The Sanford Dodge company have
been playing to packed houses through
out the northwest. They play here
Saturday evening. Jan. 20, under the
auspices of the local lodge Knights of
Pythias, producing one of their strong
est plays, Damon and Pythias."
"A. M. Peters has returned from
Carbon county. where he was taking
orders for suits. MI. Peters is Of the
opinion that Carbonate is the coming
town Of u sister county, aud says
that 100 men are to be addeds4to the
force Of miners in about two weeks.
Paul Mccormick of this city and
j. M. Holt and W. Fl. Neel Of Miles
City, we'll known stockmen' of this part
Of Montana, left Saturday morning via
the Burlington for Denver, Colo,
where they 90 to attend the annual
meeting of the National Stock Grow
ers' convention.
Ben Hager. the Butte sewer con-
tractor, who is doing the Northern
Pacific work in this city, received a
telegram Friday that the state capitol
commission would visit his quarry near
Columbus Monday for the purpose Of
examining the stone. Mr.. Hager went
to Columbus Sunday night.
Mrs. M. @. Greene Of Chicago is in
the city organizing a BRANCH Of the.
University Association apd Worlds.
Congress Extension. TIE movement.
is certainly a worthy 'o1e and we are
glad to note that Mrs. Greene is receiv-
ing much encouragement from the lit
erary and educationally inclined people.
e. M. Hungerford is wiring the
annex to the Grand for connection with
the call bell. Landlord Bennigbef'
has just received a new annupcfator,
which is one of the finest electrical ap-
planes, running Ito 81T,omitting 10,
means that Mr. Bennighof has
left that numbero Out Of his list of
rooms.
Rev. Dorman, a Methodist preach
ar, who is doing field missionary work
in the Big Horn country in Wyoming,
was the guest Saturday and Sunday Of
Rev. Jacob.M Mills, occupying the pulpit
in the M. E. church in the morning.
He left yesterday morning for Alliance,
Neb.. being called there by the illness
Of his wife.
IT. P. Mcdonald Of Bridger WNas in
town Saturday evening, returning to
Helena, where he has been ever since
The senatorial fight opened, from a fly
ing trip to the Carbon county coal
camp. Mr.. Mcdonald is one Of the w.
CLARK lieutenants and was feeling
good. expressing the belief that the
Butte banker is liable to capture the
joga.
"A colored man by the name of Mo-
Cleveland was arrested in this city last
,ight by Under Sheriff Sayles in re-
'pcnse to a telegram from the sheriff of
Lewis and Clarke county. No infor-
was given in the telegram as to
The charge on which he was wanted.
The sheriff from Helena will probably
here tomorrow.
"A piano recital. given by thepupils
II Mrs. M. H. Tompkins, was/held at
The home of Mrs. @. II. Nrstow ON
Saturday evening. It afftfded much
ratification to the paretts to note the
Improvement i'm time And technique.
numbers lwer1 presented, all of
which reflected c1ediv upon their new
We regfe1th space will not
,ermit our publishing the programme.
Red Lodge Picket: The Rocky
Fork Coal company are about to begin
extensive improvements to their plant
,ere. They will erect q new power
rouse and eqnipait with q battery Of
boilers and put In a new and Inn
,roved electric light plant. The com.
'any will begin work ON tho improve.
neats right away. Just a. sooa ~ tho
material IAN ba gotten an the ground.
-.ln Its report Of real estate trans.
esa the Fergus county Arsns has tho
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