Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-27
lVlNGST0NNEWS
Livingston, January "a, 1906

Livingston, January "a, 1900.
Miss Nellie McAllister was pleasantly
surprised by a number of her friends, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston, on
the north side, Saturday evening and a
very enjoyable time was had. The ropu-
lar game Of progressive euchre was the
amusement of the evening, the prizes be-
ing awarded as follows: Ladies head
prize to Miss Wakefield inc lone hand
prize to Mrs. w. H. Campbell. Gents
head prize to R. F. McLaren and lone
and prize to H. McCue. Dainty re-
freshments consisting of salads. olives,
pickles, sandwiches, coffee and cake We're
served at the conclusion of the card
games. The suprisers comprised Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. +. McLaren, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Masters, Mr.. and Mrs. H McCue, Mr.. and
OFT, Misses Mortimer Mallon. Belcher,
Chambers, Comley, Wakefield, Mayme
and Ethel Wheatley, Messrs Eaton, AL
derson, Swindlehurst, OBrien, Pampel,
Glass.
Considerable excitement was manifest
ed in this city Monday when it became
known that Johnnie Burns was in the pest
house at Billings will a bad case Of small
pox. Burns came here from Billings
the latter part of last week and lodged
with a couple Of young men for two
room in which Burns stayed while here
has been fumigated and the bed clothes
burnt but as yet no further steps have
been taken by the board of health.
The third annual ball of the Livingston
Volunteer Fire department held at the
Hefferlin last evening was one of the
~pleasantest social events of the season.
The floor was crowded until long after
midnight. The committees deserve
great credit for the excellent manner in
which the affair was conducted. Those
present from Bosnian were w. G. Alex
ander and wife, E.. H. Schumacher and
wife, o. P. Morgan, H. Tate, and Chas.
LundWall.
Mass meetings were held in the city
hail Saturday and Tuesday evenings dis
cussing the municipal ownership of the
water works plant which will be voted
on next Thursday. Remarks were made
by a large number of citizens at each
meeting but nothing was done except to
talk the matter over. The people seem
to be about evenly divided on the ques-
ton and at present there is no telling
how the election will go.
Pehr Wendell, an old employe in the
Northern Pacific shops in this city was
quite seriously injured this morning. He
was working at a planning machine when
a board flew back stri---nS him in the alb
domen with great force. At first it was
thought he would not survive his injuries
but he is now reported to be out Of
danger.
Mrs. H. McCue entertained a number
of young ladies at cards Saturday after
+ moor in honor of Miss Com,ey of Phila-
delphla, who is visiting at the home Of
Mr.. and RS. VIM. Carr, in this city. A
very pleasant afternoon was spent by ali.
The head prize was won by Mss Meal
lister and the BOBBY went to Miss Malon.
The town of Aldridge has been quaran-
tined by orders of the board of health OF
that place. This action was taken on
account of the case of small pox at Horr.
There has been only one case reported in
this Ounty so far.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Wetstein of Butte,
are spending a few DAYS at Hunters Hot
Springs. they will return to Butte Sun
Siy, after spending a day or two with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wetstein OF this city.
Mossrs. Lamme. HQyt. Rannie, Kelly
and Hoffman OF Bozeman came over to