Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-19
SOCIAL AT FAIRS.
LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN HAVE A
VALENTINE BALL.
AN OLD TIMER PASSES AWAY.
Rudolph Thurman, Pioneer of Park
County-srsllpox Breaks Out
Again.
Livingston, Mont, Feb. II, 1901.

Livingston. Mont, Feb. Il, 1901.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men scored IA splendid success at their
Valentine ball last Thursday evening.
Arrangements which had been in course
OF making for the past month We're COM
pleted on that evening in Il manner
which provided for every contingency
and which preciuded the possibility of
failure The opera house was prettily
decorated in IL manner appropriate to the
order under the auspices of which the
affair took place. On the rear wall the
motto of the order Up. G. s. l." was en-
blazoned lin letters Of red white and
blue. while above the letters were crossed
picks and glded coal shoveis. emblemati-
cal Of the labor undertaken day in and
day 6dt by the sturdy members of the
order. Brooks -Opera house orchestra
Furnished the music for a programme
of Well selected numbers. The dancing
continued from o'clock until early
morning, 1t is estimated that fully $50
couples participated in the ball.
The last card party of the series which
has been given throughout the winter by
the Yellowstone Golf club and the Rocky
Mountain club, occurred at the rooms
of the later organization in the Hefferin
block last Friday evening. Trick whist
was the diversion. After the card play
Ing the committee announced the prizes
for the season. Three ladies with ex-
ceptionally good scores We're: Mrs. Nc
Laren. who had lo5 to her credit: Mrs.
"a. F.. Leopold, with 90 points; and Mrs.
George Leopold. who had 80 points. Mrs.
Mcl.aren was presented with handsome
cut glass salad dish as her award. Mr..
George Q. eaton was the only gentle
man whose score approached anything
like those made by the three ladies men
tiOned, he being first among the sterner
sex with a total of 81 A cigar jar was
the gentlemens prize. Refreshments
were served after the awarding of the
prizes had been announced. The card
parties have been the means of furnish
Ing much enjoyment to the members of
the two clubs and it is matter of regret
that the last one has taken place.
Rudolph F'uhrman. one of the old
Miners of this county. died at his home
on the Upper Yellowstone last Friday
of heart failure. The funeral occurred
Sunday from the residence, Rev. V. F.
CLARK of this city performing the last sad
rites n large concourse of sorrowing
friends followed the remains to their last
resting place in Strickland GENE terry.
Rudolph Thurman was born January IS,
1884, in Balem Elberfeldt. Germany, and
was therefore in the 18th year of his age
when he passed away. He came to
America when he was % years of age.
settling for time in Iowa. in which
state he was married to Charlotte Rosen-
gren. In 1877 he came to Montana living
at Bo2eman for the first year of his
Montana residence and afterward re-
moving to the valley Of the Yellowstone.
He leaves three sons to mourn his loss.
These are Oscar Thurman, Leo and
Rudolph Thurman, all of whom reside
in. this county. and all of whom were in
attendance upon the funeral Deceased
has been sufferer from chronic rheu-
matism for some time past. Three years
ago he suffered Il paralytic stroke from
(which he never fully recovered. Heart
disease finally attacked him and his
weakened constitution made him an easy
prey to the malady. He leaves many
friends in this county who will regret his
death.
The smallpox situation, which had died
down somewhat in the past week. took
a fresh start last Friday. DIR. Pampel
president of the county board of health
accompanied by r. B. Kelly. chairman
of the board of county commissioners,
made a trip on that day to the logging
camp near Fridley, where the case was
discovered a week ago, to investigate
the situation at that place. They found
Mr.. Roberts, husband of the woman who
n mn ,nt "a,