The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-21
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Fergus OF Lew
istown are visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Davidson OF
Helena are visitors in the city.
Ward B. Clarke is among the Hele-
Mates who are in the city today.
Mrs. G. M. Childs returned to her
home at Springdale this morning.
]. A. and w. E. Hymer Of Red
Lodge arrived in town last evening.
F. Fl. Hathhorn and C.. F. Stocker
departed this morning for Bozeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sims returned
this morning from a short visit to
their Lavina ranch.
Mrs. F. w. Klippell, wife of the
general agent of the Burlington route,
arrived from Denver this morning.
Judge G. H. Loud, who has been
spending a few days among friends
in Billings, returned to his home at
Miles City last night.
Neaptain J. C. Bond, chief OF the
fire department, returned this morn.
ing from the Cody hot springs, where
ne spent two weeks leave OF abb
se.lce.
E. E. Wright, who has been repre-
| senting the Armour company in this
territory as travelling salesman, has
resigned and is succeeded by Bart ~.
Aihan Of Butte.
HCass Prudhomme, republican candi-
date for clerk of the district court,
returned last evening from a tour OF
the northern part of the county. He
was accompanied on the trip by Ed
HA. J.. Thompson took his departure
today for Mexico, where he expects to
spend the winter. Mr.. Thompson is
heavily interested in mining in the
southern republic and thinks that he
is on the right track to great wealth.
Parties here from Spr1ngdale report
that no trace has been found OF the
body of Ed Forrest, who was drowned
in the Yellowstone at that point a
fortnight ago. 1t will be remembered
that he fell into the stream while
fishing, and while diligent search has
been made for his remains, all ef-
forts in that direction have proved
fryittless.
j. e. Edwards of Forsyth
came up from the capital Of Rosebud
county this morning. He reports that
the outlook for the republican state
ticket in that section could not be
brighter and that it is generally pre-
dicted that Judge Loud, the party's
candidate for district judge, will.
carry the three eastern counties by a
yefy- heavy majority.
f1udge G. W. S%tapleton, who has
become interested in Billings realty,
took his departure for his home,
Butte, this morning. During his short
stay here he has formed a great lik-
ing for the city and its people and
promises to visit them frequently. His
son remained behind to settle some
matters in connection with their
newly acquired holdings.
h.This morning H. p. Vermilye, gen
eral sales agent of the Billings Land
and Irrigation company, returned on
the Burlington from a trip east. He
was accompanied by a party Of 81
homeseekers from Illinois, Iowa and
Indiana, who have come out to look
at the land the company has to offer
east Of the city. Conveyances were
secured and this afternoon the ex-
c%ursionists were driven to Huntley
Flats, where the company's holdings
are situated. They expect to remain
in the city several days and a number
of them will undoubtedly conclude
to settle here.
Billings was given double honors
at the session OF the grand lodge OF
Odd Fellows, which met at Butte dur
ing the earlier part of the week.
Henry White was elected grand con-
dactor and Mrs. C. F. Burton was
chosen as one of the trustees OF the
widows and orphans home. The
new grand lodge officers are: Grand
master, r. A. Kemp, Missoula; deputy
grand master, Aaron Connors. Darby;
grand warden, D. Selfridge, Center
vilee; grand marshal, j. w. John
ston, Kalispell; grand conductor,
Henry White, Billings. Anaconda was
/, selected as the place for the next
meeting. The local delegates to the
I eoec:cr roturnod this morninp and