Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-16
REIGHTD DEPOT
NORTHERN PACIFIC'S STRUC-
TURE COMPLETED.
WOOL
Receipts for the Year Will Be Large
Woodmen Of the World Give En-
tertainment
Billings, June is, 1900.

Billings, June Is, 1900.
The Northern Pacific's new freight de-
pot and warehouse is completed and will
! be taken possession of in a few days. The
depot Is q one-story brick structure, 5Ox
/ 81 feet, divided into several rooms as fol-
ows: A large we'll lighted and commo-
dious room for the telegraph department,
an office for the cashier and freight
cerks, q private office for Agent Ken
nedy, n for the yardmaster and one
\ Tor he warehouse superintendent. The
building is modern throughout. The
1 basement has a cemen floor and con-
tains the heating apparatus. The ware
house Is OF brick walls and iron roof and
IN size Is 15Ox5O feet The entire floor is
laid With asphaltum. Adjoining the
warehouse to the west is a covered
transfer platform 100 feet long. To the
trent of the depot is an open ground
space 1OOx5O feet and it is the intention
of the railroad to max a beautiful park
OF this.
Wool lis beginning to come into Bill
|1ngs at a good rate now, n by next
week it will commence in earnest. There
is at present about soc, 900 pounds in the
two railroad warehouses, the majority
of which is from Wyoming. The Mon
tana sheepmen in this section do no
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the wool will not be On the market un-
til two weeks later. The present year
will be the largest one for Billings and
will make this city the biggest and best
wool market in the northwest. This will
be brought about by reason of the Mon
tana railroad concentrating all the wool
in it's territory in Billings, which means
the cutting off of a great amour from
going to Great Falls. The Falls has been
belittling this market and city, but it
will prove of no avail. The Billings mar
ket lacked but a cent Of paying as high
a price as the Falls last year and in gen.
eral the price is as good here as there.
! Much disappointment is felt here over
the attempt of a few citizens to go ahead
with a plan for a Fourth of July cele-
bration. Last ear the committee from
Billings which went to Sheridan Ink in
4 V1ted the people OF that place to cou.e
4 here guaranteed that Billings would re-
turn the compliment this year. Sheri-
dan has made all arrangements for a
three days carnival, commencing July 8
land has even engaged the Billings band
1for the entire time, n now the major.
Iity OF u people think Billings Should
1return h visit as agreed. The neigh.
boring towns around here are going tt
celebrate, and sc Billings cannot expect
have a very large gathering. An effort
is being made by some of the citizens to
have the Billings celebration called of
and our people turn out a big crowd te
Sheridan.
Father Francis Van Clarenbeck of tho
Catholic church leaves Monday morning
for New York, where he will sail on the
following Saturday on the ship Rottar-
dam for Rotterdam, Holland, to visit his
mother, whom he has not seen in sever
years. Father Van vas contemplating 9
visit to his parents last year when he re.
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of his father. He expects to be absent a
least six months, and possibly a year
during which time Father Hoffman OF
Helena will have charge here.
Charles A. Smith and Miss Mary l.
Booth were united in marriage Tuesday
might alt the home of the brides sister
Mrs. A. A. Beck, just west of the city
Rev. George c.. Stull officiating. The af,
fair was a quiet one, only the relatives
and a few friends of the contracting
parties being present. After the cere'
Imony a fine wedding ppe was served
MIR. and Mrs. Smith have taken I'D theil
residence at 2O2 South Thirty-second
street. The groom is interested in bust.
ness with his father, c.. E. Smith.
Miss Birdie Calhoun entertained thu
members of the local opera company, "a
Night in Bohemia" at a lawn party a.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Holmes Tuesday
night, The lawn was Illuminated with
IChinese lanterns and refreshment ia
bles were set thereon. The guests made
the air ring with their melodious voices
as they sang the opera, which delighted
a large audience only a few weeks ago
Entertainments We're serves.
/ The first entertainment of the soc;a
. club of the Woodmen of the World lodge
was given in the lodge hall last night
Aside from the member of the ordel
nearly one hundred invited guests wer'
present. The evening was PLEASANT,
spent at cards and dancing, after which
delicious refreshments were served
! preyious to the social session the lodg'
l initiated five new members.
Miss Marion Goss and Miss Lillian Al
len. two of Billings prominent yount
-.-an nh, ora Seakinp a higher eduCd