The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07
LOCAL AND

at the Grand, yesterday.
J.. A. Hoyt of Bozeman has arrived
in the city to accept a position with
the Billings State bank.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to F. c. Short and Ethel Whar-
ton, both of Cody, Wyo.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Dickie died of Group Monday
evening. The funeral took place yes
terday.
Fritz Reither left yesterday for
Olympia, Wash, where he has be-
come interested with a brother in the
brewing business.
G. G. Bever of the Vogue company.
has returned from the marts of the
east, where he went to purchase goods
for the new
Tomorrow night Grand Master
Slack will visit the local lodge of
Masons and preparations are making
to give him a cordial reception.
Mrs. Barney and S. Barney, mother
and brother, respectively, of Mrs. R..
Stebbins, arrived in the city yester-
day morning from Salt Lake, in re-
spouse to a message announcing the
death of Mr.. Stebbins.
r. W. Handel, whose petition for ap-
pointment as United States commits
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was forwarded to Judge Knowles at
Helena last week, has been notified
that a commission will be issued to
him.
F. C. Short and Ethel Wharton, both
of Cody, Wyo., were married in this
city, yesterday afternoon. The cere-
mony took place in the parlor of the
Stockwell house and was performed
by the Rev. Mr.. Clark. The bride was
a former resident Of Billings.
The Junior literature class of the
high school is preparing a farce, "Aunt
Jerusha's Quilting Bee" which will
be given in the assembly hall some
time toward the latter part Of the
month. The rehearsals have been
very satisfactory, and the entertain
ment promises to be a m]eritorious
one. ~
Judging from the number and hi
DIMENSIONS Of the boxes unloaded yes
: terday afternoon in front Of the Elks'
lodge room the next lot of candidates
for honOrs in the antlered tribe will
fnd that Something is doing" and
that the road leading to the range
where the browsing is best is a hard
one to travel.
Billings will have a GOOD sized rep
resentation at the meeting of the Pa
rcific Northwest Woolgrowers' associa-
ton, which convenes at Helena today.
P. B. Moss, A. c. Logan. I. o. O'Don-
nell, J. J. Walk, Charles Stalker, F.
L. Summers, l.. l.. Lehfeldt, Paul Nc
Cormick and James G. Fraser.
Editor Snyder of the Tri-County
News came down from the western
metropolis of Yellowstone county yes,
terday and circulated among his Bill
ings friends. While Billings strikes
him as being all right, he thinks the
stone quarries and works of Column
bus are more to his liking and pins his
faith to that enterprising and bustling
little city. Y
A colored man, a former soldier in
the regular army, named Bailey, is
lying at st. Vincent's hospital suffer.
ing from paralysis and but little hope
of his recovery is entertained. Bailey
has been a resident of the
city for a number of years
and has lived alone in a cabin
on the sotuh side. He was discovered
there last Saturday and Immediately
taken to the hospital.
A delightfully."- informal. though ex-
ceedinglS pleasant "Kensington" was
that OF yesterday afternoon given by
Mrs. Jean Decker at her home in
North Thirty-second street. The guests
were near friends. which fact MADE
the afternoon all the more enjoyable.
AS the name suggests, the ladies piled
their needles, fashioning dainty arti.
cles, while they chatted, until
O'Clock when refreshments were serv.
ed, the guests being seated at the
dining room table, which was prettily
decorated for the occasion.
Frank Peterson, an employe OF
Foley Bros, the railroad contractors,
came up from Bull Mountain yester
day and was found to be affected with
smallpox. He was taken in charge
by DR.. Rinehart, physician of the coun'