The Billings gazette., 1899-04-04

20. Z. Smart and family passed
through Billings yesterday en- route to
Hunters Hot Springs, where they go
in the hope OF. Mr.. Smart benefiting his
health. Mr.. Smart is prominent
fockmaster Of Meagher county, but has
been at ST. Cloud. MINI, all winter.
The I. o. o. F. unorganized lodge
Of Bridger will celebrate the eigbtieth
anniversary of the order III that camp
on April 26. The members III Bridger
are making preparations for big time,
the entire day to be appropriately OBJ
served and to close with a grand ball in
the evening.
DR.. w. H. Iliff, who was recently
injured in Minnea polls. is improving
and will be able, to return to Montana
about April 20. He is slowly recover.
ing, but had to decline the invitation
of Bishop Joyce to visit the New York
conference and take part in the evang-
elistic services. aa
Miss Edythe V. Gamble, the dane
ing /instructress, has issued neat invi.
tations for grand ball to be given at
the Armory hall on Friday night.
There is to be prize waltz as we'll as
a prize cake-walk two-step. Those
who love to trip the light fantastic toe
are anticipating a pleasant event.
Fred Bachelder, who was recently
appointed a deputy sheriff Of Carbon
county, left last week to assume the
duties of his Office. He will attend to
the sheriff's work at Gebo, Bridger.
Joliet and Carbonate Mr.. Bachelor
is we'll known throughout the county
and will make most efficient officer.
Mr.. Wilcher, who, until recently,
has been employed at Manhattan,
Mont, has accepted position in the
hardware department. Of Donovan &
Spears store. Mr.. Wilcher is son of
Mrs. c. H. Barstow and has number
Of friends in Billings who will be glad
to hear he is to remain in our midst
Manager Hungerford of the Bill
ings Telephone company is being kept
busy placing new telephones in the resi-
dences and business houses about town.
Twenty five new subscribers are to be
placed on the list just as soon as the
new phones arrive. Telephone connec-
tion has already been made with the
hospital.
Uncle Sam is fixing up his fences,
as is noticed by the number of CUPS
that are being sent to the Pacific coast
to be mounted for coast defenses/ Dur
ing the past week sevep imgense guns,
thirty feet in length aid zach occupy
ing car constructed eApecially for it's
transportation, have passed through
Billings.
Jesse B. Fulton. one of the leading
actors with the John Griffith company,
is an old friend of H. A. Bradt of Bill
ings, the two young men growing to
Neb. Fulton has been associated with
some Of the leading theatrical COM
panies and is, beyond doubt, one Of
the rising young actors.
w. j. Kahn, the wholesale fruit
man, left yesterday on business trip
to his fruit ranch in the North Yakima
valley, in Washington. From there he
will go to Tacoma and accompany his
family soon to Billings to make this
place their future home, Mr.. Kain hav-
ing rented the residence just vacated by
W. J. Stratton on South Thirty first
street.
II. J. English, who has been an
employe Of the A. l.. Babcock Hard
ware company Of this city for couple
Of months past, has accepted a position
in Spokane with the wholesale hard
ware firm Of Holly, Mason, Marks &
Co.. having charge Of their sporting
goods department.. Mr.. and Mrs. Eng
lish will leave Billings tomorrow for
their new home.
-Messrs. Mills & Walsh haye
opened their wholesale grocery house in
the building formerly occupied by
Toole & Vaughan as a. warehouse, and
will temporarily occupy that/6ntil the
brick building which Ahey/will erect
especially for their own purpose can be
completed. The firm has already re-
ceived four carloads Of goods, while
ten more are en- route. ..
--R. W. Brown. who arrived in Bill
ings couple of weeks ago from Lin
coin. Neb., mas decided to remain here
permanently, having accepted a posi-
tion as salesman with the Billings Mer-
camille company. Mr.. Brown is a
salesman of some years. experience and
will, no doubt, add popularity to the
general dry goods emporium with
which he is connected. ~
Helena, Bohemian and several other
Montana cities have organized what