The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-25

G. d. Pratton, a well known stock
maj of Nye, was among yesterdays
visitors in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. S. Holmes enter
tanned a few friends, yesterday even
ing, at an informal whist party.
B. f. Pierson of Columbus, a well
dergoing treatment for rheumatism.
S. f. Morse and wife returned yes
-terday morning from a two months
visit with relatives in the east and
south.
Miss Jozie Terrell, who has been
visiting friends in Chicago for the
past three months, returned yesterday
morning.
Frank Mcknight, who has beer seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia for over a
week past, was reported yesterday as
being considerably better and out of
danger.
After putting up a most valiant fight,
Fred Foster was compelled to &C
knowledge his defeat by the tyrant
grip and has been obliged to lay up
for repairs.
Eighteen carloads Of sheep loaded
at Laurel by Callahan & Co. of St.
Paul. and bought from P. B. Moss
passed through the city yesterday af-
ternoon en- route for the east.
This being a legal holiday, all pub
lie offices will remain closed, as will
also the banks and library. At the
p%ostofice the general delivery window
will be open during the usual Sunday
hour.
Copies of maps showing the limits
of the different sewer districts of the
city, and also the limits Of the city
itself have been hung up in the office
of the city clerk for the convenience
of the public.
j. H. Delaney is still looking for
George Mackey, to whom he advanced
$75 early in the week for the purpose
of setting himself up in house keep
purpose of getting out of the coun-
try. ~
Alderman Connolly has returned
from a two weeks visit to Chicago
and St. Louis. He Vas not favorably
enough impressed with either place
to buy it and consequently concluded
to return to Billings and remain a
while longer.
The funeral of the late John Stock
well took place yesterday afternoon
from the Methodist church. In the
absence of the Rev. Allen, the Rev.
Mr.. Clark Of the Congregational
church conducted the services. The
~pallbearers we're Messrs. Pierce, Ed.
Fraser. Robbins, Engle, Coleman and
Mather. A large %concourse of friends
followed the body to it's last, resting
place.
Up to last evening the number of
patients at the isolation hospital num-
bered eight, five Of whom were admit
Ted during the present week. the last
one yesterday afternoon. In no case
is the disease present in serious form
and unless something unforeseen &C.
ours. the attending physician appre-
hends nothing more than the usual
outcome, a short detention and then
discharge of the unfortunates.
George w. Black and Miss Hattie
+. Miner arrived in the city Thursday
afternoon and Just before that Official
closed fer the day. Mr.. Black intro
duced himself to the clerk of the dis
trict court a~nd"secured the necessary
license to wed Miss Miner. Later in
the evening the cermony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Clark. pastor
of the Congregational church. The
groom gave Basin, Wyo., as his home,
while the bride claimed Bridger as
the place of her abode.
Mrs. Ed Cardwell gave a Kensington
yesterday afternoon to about 20 of her
friends in compliment, or rather as a
farewell to her aunt. Mrs. Carson,
who has been visiting relatives here
for several weeks past and who will
leave in a few days for her home at
Chicago. The afternoon, as the name
suggests. was spent with fancy work.
social chat and enjoying the refresh
ments which were served. The rooms
were prettily decorated with plants
and cut flowers.
Gilt Edge, up in Fergus county,
seems to have about the severest
struggle with smallpox Of any town in
the state. 1t is estimated that no
fewer than 40 cases of the disease
exist there and a double row of guards