Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-20

Livingston Enterprise, stopped over in
Billings q few hours this morning en-
route to Denver, expecting to locate
somewhere in Colorado, but we predict
that he will return to Montana again,
p: +. Barge, a membe of the Grow
Indian commission, was in the city last
night en- route to his home in North va
kima, Wash, from Grow Agency. He
expects to return here in a short time to
further assist the commission.
WIN. HaWson, proprietor of the Spof-
FORD hotel. and w. f. Meyer. attorney
city Saturday night in attendance at the
IL stag social. They evidently en-
Joyed themselves to the fullest extent.
n. o.. HlckoX, a former resident of Mel
vile and now a heavy property owner Of
that place and Big Timber. was in the
city a couple of days this week. He is
making his home at San Jose, Cal, but
viii spend the summer in Montana.
Mrs. Theresa Ravens left yesterday
morning for Alliance, Neb., where she
Will reside in the future. her husband be-
ing an operator for Burlington at that
place. Her departure is deeply regretted
by the many friends of the young couple,
yet all wish them success and prosperity
in their new home.
o. l.. Peavey, wife and little daughter
Of Forsyth are spending a few days in
Billings. Mr.. Peavey is a brick manu-
faeturer and has been engaged at Carbo-
nado for a long time making the brick
for the coal company buildings. He ex-
poets to return to that place in a few
days. but Mrs. Peavey will remain in this
city for a month at least.
w. b. George left Saturday morning on
a business trip to Kansas City, Mo-,
where he hopes to interest capitalists to
the extent that some ma invest in Bill
lngs real estate. Colonel George annot
praise the advantages of this city and
surrounding country too highly and east
plishing much good h~ereabouts.
Mrs. Hollister, wife of Assistant Cash
Ter HOLSTER of the Yellowstone National
bank and a sister of Mrs. w. E. Hassler,
arrived in Billings Saturday night from
Pawnee City, Neb. Mr.. HOLSTER has
rented the Frank O'Donnell residence on
South Thirtieth street and expects to get
to housekeeping in about two weeks. At
present Mr.. Hollister and wife are the
guests of Mr.. II Mrs. w. T.. Hassler.
Chas. Story, editor of the Sheridan
Post, was a Sunday visitor in Billings,
returning home yesterday. During his
short s%ojourn here he secured a copy of
the constitution and bylaws of the Bill
ings club as a pattern for a club which
is to be organized shortly in his town.
Mr.. Story was greatly impressed with the
successful manner in which the Billings
club is conducted and thought that his
town could find no better organization to
pattern after.
General Manager ]. w. Kendrick Of st.
Paul and Assistant General Superin-
tendent w. G. Pearce of Tacoma were in
the city Saturday forenoon, in company
with Superintendent Horn, looking over
the Northern Pacific railroad property.
The gentlemen came down the night be-
fore after a trip to the coal fields Of Car
bon county. Mr.. Pearce returned home
from Billings and Mr.. Kendrick, who had
been to the coast, went on east the same
day.
Thos. Barry returned to Billings Satur-
day morning after a day or two spent in
our neighboring town Of Big Timber and
has much to say of that enterprising
burg. He was one of the early settlers
Of that place and regrets that he did not
get a few town lots on Main street, as he
thinks Big Timber is destined to make
one of the principal cities of eastern
Montana, with it's handsome, substan-
tial business blocks and developed water
power, utilized for electric lighting and
milling purposes. Its colonization
schemes are being successfully carried
on and the coal and copper mines are UNI
der active developement. We are glad
to shake with Big Timber in mutual pros
perity in this year of Mckinley 1899.