The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-15

Goulding yesterday a draft in the sum
of So, 600, which was the amount car
ried in that order by her husband, Ed
3, last. 1t usually takes about two
months to receive a settlement with
all insurance companies on d cath
claims, but in this instance only 81
days elapsed from the time the death
proofs were forwarded. Mrs. Gould
ing also received $500 from the Royal
~Highlanders.
The masons began the work yes
terday Of laying the brick and stone
on the new Gruwell block at the cor
ner of Montana venue and Twenty
ninth street. The work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible and
unless interfered with by bad weather
good progress will be made.
-Four, new cases of smallpox are
now confined in the pesthouse, all Of
the patients having been brought in
during the past two days from Glib
sons grading camp on the Toluca-
Cody branch. This makes a total of
six cases in the pesthouse, two patients
having been discharged a few days
ago.
Mrs. W. M. Johnston entertained
a number. Of friends in a do mino
whist party at her home in the West
Side addition Friday night. Miss
Mae. Edwards and Mr.. Charles Chnpple
proved themselves the winners Of the
prizes, two lovely books. Dainty re-
freshments were served at the conclu-
sion Of the game.
Col. A. L. Babcock and wife left
last night for eastern points, where
they will spend a month for the bene.
fit of the formers health. They will
also attond the marriage of their son,
Lewis Chaplin, to Miss Josephine
Natalie Twyman in Chicago on the
night Of January 80. They were &C
companied by their son, who. W ill be
absent from Billings about three
months.
In today's Gazette is published q
list of secret societies and unions OF
Billings, which will hereafter be
Q found each day in this paper and will
: serve as a guidance to members and
strangers in the city who may be
members of any of them. In case any
= societies have beeen overlooked The
Gazette will feel grateful to the off
GERS if they will supply the required
! information. ".
The Montana Mobiles of the Mys
tic Shrine are looking forward to {
. grand time sometime in April next
Il They have received notice that
special meeting will be held in Hell
Q ena sometime during that mo nth t.
9 entertain Imperial Potentate I lou B
Winsor, who will stop over there OF
IS his return from the Honolulu pilgrim
g age. It is needless to say that it will
be a big meeting, as there will be a
least $50 in the imperial pote ntate'
# company.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
Bert Shorey was down froln Mer
rill yesterday. p.
The Jewell Nursery Co.'S agen
s. will call on you. Wait for him.
% L. A. Nutting and wife of Laure
g were visitors in Billings yesterday.
j. W. Goodrich of Cody, Wyo., j
st looking after business affairs in Bill.
to ings.
ss james J.. Holland and daughte
of Gebo were Billings visitors owe
I'd Sunday.
ut The chinook, which set in sewers
y days ago, has caused all of the sno'
to disappear.
er Representative G.. 9. stull an
State Senator G. O. Gruwell returne
: to Helena yesterday.
F. J.. Robinson of the Jewe
81 Nursery company, Lake City, MINI
u, arrived in town yesterday.
Order your fruit and Ornaments
trees and shrubs from the Jewe
Nursery Co., Lake City Mimi.
Jos. Sims came in Sunday fro
" Lavina and is arranging to ship SON
sheep to st. Paul for winter feeding
Frank Watson a county patien
died at the hospital Saturday nigl
from consumption and was burie
Sunday. .
-Thos. McGirl left yesterday noe
for Portland to visit a brother, wi
lives near that city, whom he has n
seen in 40 years.
The Epworth League of the \
81 E. church was entertained last Mig
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W..
Hassler in the West Side addition.
Mine d%isturbers of the peace al
10 dignity of the city of Billings fac
"a Police Judge Mann yesterday with tt
- result that six were put to work
~ the streets for five days each.
We Charles Schneider met with
painful accident Sunday mornin