The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26

INC CluV OOCOuu universally. AC
affair will take place at Elks' hall
and, as usual, the ladies will give a.
Shakespearean representation. For
this occasion a couple OF acts from
1.-THE Tanning OF the Shrew" will be
presented.
DBy direction OF the postmaster,
general a postofice has been estab-
lished at Stromberg, the railroad sta
ton on the Northern Pacifc's Bird
ger branch. Heretofore the people
OF the town have been obliged to go
to Bridger for their mail.
Speclal services were held in st.
Joachim's church last Sunday, when
the Flight Reverend j. B. Brondell,
bishop OF the diocese Of Montana, was
present and assisted in celebrating
mass. His grace preached the morn
ing sermon and also took part in the
evening services.
Miss Winnifred Jones, assistant Ii
brarian of the Parmly Billings Me-
mortal library, has been given a leave
Of absence and today took her de-
~l,arture for Madison, Wis, where she
intends to take a course in the stare
library school, a branch OF the Wis.,
consin university.
Il q, orttoSnn{ion NJ thu Nnnrin0 nf
the Crow reservation next winter and
the consequent diminution OF its
range, the Custer Cattle company,
one of the oldest and most promi-
nent livestock concerns OF eastern
Montana, has concluded to go out OF
business. The company will close out
it's holdings as fast as possible and
wind up it's affairs at the earliest pos
sible date.
Tomorrow. evening Emma e. Page,
national lecturer and organizer for
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union, department OF mercy, and Ly-
dia A. Irons, vice president at large
of the Northwestern Ethical Educa-
tional society, will deliver lectures at
the Baptist church. Both ladies are
prominent in their respective fields
and have the reputation OF being able
and entertaining speakers.
Reports from Miles City would in
dictate the opening Of the wool sea-
son in Custer county. Several sales
are reported from there. So far the
prices obtained are not very encourag-
ing, the highest paid tor any clip hav-
ing been Is cents. The latter fig
ure was said to have been received
for an exceptionally superior article
and which it was thought would re-
turn no less than II cents.
Today the local civil service board
is holding an examination OF appli-
cants for appointment to the railway
mail service for Montana. Four can
didates are before the examiners. Only
citizens OF the state are eligible to
appointment, hence only such are re-
ceiving the examination, which is be-
ing conducted in several other cities
Of the state. The successful ones
will be placed on the list OF substl-
tute clerks, which has become ex-
hapsted for Montana.
NJ. B. Camp reports the sale OF the
captain Babcock house, south OF the
Congregational church, which was re-
Gently bought by that society. The
church desires to utilize the land on
which it stands for an additnon to
the house of worship OF the society.
which it stands for an addition to
accommodate the congregation. e. e.
Crawford is the purchaser and it =
his intention to remove the structure
into North Fourth avenue, between
1Hhirty-second and Thirty-third streets.
Eight hundred dollars is the price
paid.