The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-28
From Thursdays Daily Gazette.

tered at the Grand.
G. H. Thompson has returned from
a two weeks trip to the coast.
Mrs. c. M. Child gave a 6 o'clock
dinner Wednesday evening to a few
friends.
Mrs. j. w. Vaughan and Mrs. Chas.
H. Newman have issued invitation
for a '.linen shower" Monday after
noon in honor of Miss Viola Wilkin-
son.
Mrs. H. M. Allen entertained a few
friends at a "Kensington" yesterday
afternoon in compliment to Mrs. E.
e. Gould Of Forsyth, who is visiting
friends in the city.
Frank Mcknight, who has been
seriously sick with pneumonia, has
recovered sufficiently to leave his
room and take a short walk daily, al
though still quite weak.
The funeral of the late William
Rose took place yesterday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock from the family residence
on the south side. Services were 0 n
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Clark of the
Congregational church. ~
Miss Ellen Stebbins left Wednesday
night for Chicago. where she will O n
tinue her studies in kindergarten
work. She will make her home with
her uncle, Charles Barney, who was
for several years a resident of this
city. ~
Walter Aitken, formerly editor Of
the Big Timber Express, but
lately of the Kalispell Bee, was in the
city yesterday. Nh. Aitken is now
connected with the Rocky Mountain
Magazine and is touring the state in
the interest Of that publication. "
Red Lodge is promised an opera
house by a company of it's citizens
who have organized for the purpose
of erecting a modern temple to the
drama. The capital stock is to- be
$4,000 and the organizers think they
can construct a very good theatre for
that amount.
DR.. A. G. Panton of Portland. Ore,
who has been visiting relatives in the
city for the past few days, departed
for his home yesterday morning. Mrs.
Panton found her stay so pleasant
that she concluded to remain longer
and will be the guest of the Misses
Panton for another week or so.
William Frazier, who was injured
at the Forester ranch last Wednes-
day by being thrown from a horse.
has been brought to the city and is
now at st. Vincent's hospital. After
he was thrown he was kicked in the
abdomen by the animal and also re-
ceived other internal injuries. Y
Billings lodge, No. 1874, B. P. o. E..
expects to soon occupy quarters of it's
own, having leased the new hall which
is nearing completion in the addition
to the Belknap block. 1t is the in
tention to furnish the room in the
most modern and artistic manner and
unless present plans miscarry the Bill
ings members OF the antlered frater-
nifty will have the ~handsomest lodge
DON in the state.
From Missoula, that fruitful source
Of news pertaining to Northern Pa
cific affairs, comes the report that D.
E. Palmer, for several years past SUI
pervisor of bridges on the Rocky
Mountain division. is to be appointed
division engineer for the division be-
tween Billings and Spokane. The Of
flee is a newly created one and is
taken as an indication that the Clear
water cutoff is to be built at an early
date.
Referee Firth has grown tired of
the promise made to compromise the
Indebtedness of George Taft of Red
Lodge, declared a bankrupt about
three months ago. and has decided to
act on the trustees petition for per-
mission to sell the bankrupt's assets.
The estate consists of a stock of
liquors and cigars, saloon fixtures and
several mining claims, or interests.
A meeting of the creditors has been
called for March 10 and if no objec-
ton is made sale Of the goods will
be ordered for March IS.
John Thompson, an employee of the
Billings Telephone company, narrow
ly escaped the loss of an eye yester-
day afternoon. He was engaged in
wiring the basement of the Belknap
block and was obliged to use a screw
driver at an angle with the point of
the tool directed toward his right
eye. The tool slipped and the point