The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-03

on Larson's ranch, up the valley. He
was taken sick Wednesday with pneu.
monia and is now under the care Of q
physician.
II. A. Benjamin returned this
week from Red Lodge, where he has
been doing Photographic work for a
week. He says Red Lodge received
about four feet Of snow during the re-
cent storm.
-R. E. Hardness, manager of the
Billings Mercantile company, departed
yesterday for New York and the east.
Resides buying new goods he will en-
joy a couple Of weeks rest from store
confinement.
Mrs. Mary B. Snyder, for years a
resident Of this county Oh the Mussel-
shell, died at Somis. California, on
Jan. al, aged 70 years, 5 months and
30 days. Cause of her death was due
to pneumonia.
David Fratt Of Billings has been
appointed as a member Of the state
board Of stock commissioners for Vel.
lowstone county. The appointment
was made by Governor Smith con-
firmed by the senate Wednesday.
Second Lieutenant Fl. O. Willard,
son Of DR.. Willard Of Lewistown, has
been recommended for brevet for the
higher grade. Lieutenant Willard
was injured in the late Santiago cam
paign, but has entirely recovered.
Paul Mccormick returned home
yesterday morning from Denver, where
he attended the annual meeting of the
National Live Stock association as a
delegate from Montana. He reports a
big attendance and all interesting
meeting.
-Chas. Trott. who has been in the
employ Of JOS. Zimmerman in this city
for some time, has decided to move his
family from Forsyth and they will ar
rive in Billings next week. Mr.. Trott
has rented a residence on West Mon,
tana avenue.
Word was received this moxhing
from the "Shantytown" company,
cancelling tile engagement. in<his city
for next Tuesday night. HM next at
traction on the boards is Aoyt's cele-
brated piece,''A Bunch Of Keys, (which
comes on Feb. 10.
Those who contemplate attending
the high school entertainment tonight
should have no fear Of the opera house
not being comfortably warm. Good
fires have been kept up in the two fur
naces since yesterday morning and the
building will be warm.
John H. Wilson left yesterday for
Minneapolis, where he will enter the
Northwest School of Osteopathy to take
treatment for asthma. which has trou-
bled him for years. Mr.. Wilson thinks
some Of studying %osteopathy with a
view to practicing the same.
Lee Eisenberg, proprietor Of The
Fashion, left the first Of the week for a
trip to Chicago and New York, where
he will purchase new sprj1g and sum
mer goods. On his retdrn he will be
accompanied by Mrs. Eisenberg and
children, who have been visiting in the
east for some time.
Governor Smith, having been re-
quested by the Dread institute /dqf Wor-
cester, Mass, to nominate some young
woman from this state to whom would
be given a free scholarship in the col
lege has appointed MiksRuth Matheson
of Helena, daughter Of Walter Mathe-
son, formerly of this city.
Lieut.. S. P. Adams, First cavalry,
who has been stationed at Fort Keogh,
passed through the city the first Of the
week en- route to Helena, where he took
command Of Fort Harrison, vice Lieut..
P. A. Marquart, Second infantry. who
expects to join his regiment now in
winter quarters in Alabama.
Lee Stoddard has resigned his po-
sition in the telephone office as night
central and was succeeded yesterday by
Miss Gussie Jones. Mr.. Stoddard has
gone to work in the Billings Times