Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-30

ril looking over the work on his new
dwelling. which is beng rapidly erected.
Mrs. Shorey and family will come to
Billings to occupy the fine residence as
soon as it is competed.
On Friday night of this week the Bill
ings club will give it's first social dance
for the winter season, which will be fol-
lowed by a dance on the last Friday
night of each month. These entertain
ments We're a source of much pleasure
last winter to the members. their wives,
sweehearts and friends and will be taken
up again this year With great zeal. :
Max Schiller. O globe trotter of Goes
lin. Germany, arrived in Billings sun
day moor and spent all day yesterday
in the city, having repairs made TO his
bicycle. Mr.. Schiller is making a tour
of the world for a called the
Globe of Coeslin. and is expected to cons
plete the journey inside of four years.
He started on March 3. 1898. and has al
ready travelled over $4,000 miles. He has
been all over Europe. North Africa. ana
is now about through with the United
States. expecting to reach San Fran
cisco ana sail from there on January I,
1901, for the Philippines ana China In
the former country he will be met by an
other representative of the same paper,
who is going the other way. Mr.. Schif-
fer is riding a Cleveland '95 Mode bicy-
Gle. At Sioux City. Iowa. he had a cons
t~rivance arranged fer riding on the rail-
road rails. and he receives permission
from Zach division superintendent to
ride over his division. Tn purpose OF
such a journey is to write a history o.
history of his travels and the people
with whom he comes in contact. He left
CoeSlin without a penny. ana the agree
ment is hat he shall accept no money.
but Will be at the mercy of the peoples
hospitality. Speaking of his travels, Mr..
Schiller says that America caps the
climax, and for hospitality the American
people cannot be eNcelled by any class.
Mr.. Schiller is a pleasant and interests
ing conversaticlalist. being able to talk
in five different languages. He was roy
ally entertained by Mr.. Driscoll of the
Dr.scoll hotel, While here, and was given
favors by George Souie. Yegen Bros. ana
others. Mr.. Schiller left last night over
the Northern Pac.fc rails for Liyings>
ton.
s. +. Kilmer Of New York City. who is
u tHlES " llit blIllllSS eSldlt dIIlteu
in the city yesterday. accompanied by
his brother, F. J. Kilner. The purpose
of Mr.. kiEner's visit to Billings at this
time was to look over the work on the
Parmly Billings Memorial library,
which is being erected by the Billings
people. An informal meeting of the Ii
brary board was held with Mr.. kilner
in the forenoon and q visit made to the
building. which is nearing completion.
Mir. kilner expressed himself as being
we'll pleased with the building and in
terror decorations and complimented
the board upon the manner in which
everything had been conducted. He sug-
gested that plans be made Of the inter-
ior furnishings, such as desks, book
cases. chairs, couches. ETC.. and ascer-
tain the cost, after which to notify him,
as much as to say that the Billings es-
tate intends to supply the building in
this particular.
MI. Kilner is Very DESTROYS that the
library shall in every respect serve as
a memorial to Parlmy Billings, deceased
and be a credit to the city of Billings,
and says that lone but a thoroughly
competent person should be placed in
charge as librarian. He said that Mrs.
Frederick Billings, Sr., was having a
fine bronze memorial tablet made in
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in the wall in the entrance to the build
ing where it can be seen by veryone en-
tering. Speaking of books Mr.. kilner
said that the Billings family and friends
in the east intended making some fine
contributions on the completion and
would continue to do so from time to
time. The library will be completed in
a couple of weeks when it will be
turned over to the city, but there will
be no dedication until next May, when
the Billings family accompanied by
friends, will come out from New York
City and be present. Meanwhile the
grounds will be graded, a stone cop
ing rected around the entire grounds of
$50 by 100 feet, cement walks construct
ed, and fine trees planted.
The Lawrence Ckan.) Journal of No
vember II has the following concerning