The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-29

tnreo locations III V1oW, but has been
unable SO far to receive a definite
answer as to their rental from the
owners.
The new steel bridge ac1os the
Musselshell river at Lavina was COM
pleted last week, and has been accept
ed by the county commissioners Of
Fergus county, having been quite sat
i%sfactorily done according to contract
by the King Bridge company Of Cleve-
land, Ohio. Yellowstone county is
also part owner Of this bridge, having
paid the sum Of $1,000 toward it's
construction.
Billings Camp No. 1913, Woodmen
of the World, at its meeting Thursday
night decided to give a banquet to its
members and friends on the evening
of st. Valentines day. A committee
on arrangements vas appointed with
full power to act, and subcommittee
will be appointed to assist. The
camp numbers 10 members and this
means that the event will be one of
the big ones of the season.
Many Billings people are disap-
pointed in the announcement that
Frederick Warde, the tragedian, will
appear here in a comedy, instead Of
one of his celebrated Shakespearean
plays. Especially are the members
of the literature department Of the
Woman's club disappointed, as they
are at present studying S~hakespeare's
plays AMI had hoped to learn much
from the reproduction of one Of them
by Warde.
General immigration agents of
western railroad lines have their men
at work in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Ne
braska, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
other states east, rounding up prospec-
tive settlers. Rivalry for this class of
business has become quite spirited.
Cheap settlers rates for the coming
season will take effect on February
12,and Tuesday of each week for the
two or three succeeding months will
be set-apart for this travel.
Fergus County Argus: G. H.
Perrine of Ubet, who was in town
Friday, informs US that he has disposed
Of all his interests in the Buffalo
Creek Sheep company to Chas. r. Nc
Clave Of Elmira, N. Y. Mr.. McClave
is a brother-in-law of B. O.. White,
manager Of the company. Mr.. Perrine
has long been identified with the wool
growing industry in this section, and
his many friends will be more than
pleased to know that his intentions
are to remain in Fergus county and
probably in the sheep business.
From Sundays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Renneberg of Norris is visit
ing in the city.
-MqQey to loan in any sum on
farm lands and improved Billings
property Carwile & Bouton. u
Mrs. Phil Reece arrived in the
city yesterday from Anaconda for a
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rixon.
o. D. Hogue, who had been laid
up for a week with the grip and heart
trouble, was able to be out for q short
time yesterday.
Il. D. O'Donnell attended the
meeting of the state board of horti-
culture in Helena Thursday, he being
president of the board.
-Trainmaster B. A. Campbell of
the Burlington was here yesterday.
He found affairs progressing nicely in
the metropolis of eastern Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Mcdonald of
Bridger are visitors in the city, hav-
ing come down last night to see Fred
erick Warde in 'The Dukes Jester :"
Daniel Sully, the eminent actor,
who has many admirers among the
theatre goers of Billings, will visit
this city the present season in "The
Parish Priest"
-Chas. Spear, who sustained a COM
pound fracture of his right leg two
weeks ago, is getting along nicely.
The injured member was placed in a
plaster of paris cast yesterday.
. Regular studies will be resumed
in the public schools tomorrow, the
students having w1estled for the past
week with the serious problems which
are attendant upon examinations.
j. H. Brown and wife, Mrs. Ezra
F. Brown and the latter's son, Roy E.
Stolk of Kirksville, Mo-, were visitors
in Billings yesterday. They were en-
route to Lewistown, Mont, where
Mrs. Brown will practice osteopathy.
The Elks held a social session last
NIGHT after the NAV. when a %recentiOn
was rendered Frederick Warde, the
actor who is known as the father of
Elkdom in Montana, having oficiated
at the institution of the first lodge in
Helena nearly 10 years ago.
The friends of A. S. Nash, com
mercial representative in this terri.
tory for the Chicago & Northwestern
road, will be interested to learn that
he is slated for the appointment to the