The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-10
LOCAL AND

w. j. Pulte was made happy last
Wednesday by the arrival OF his
father and mother from Grand Rap
ids to pay him a visit for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Allen and little
son will leave tomorrow for St. Louis.
After seeing the exposition they will
go to Chicago, where a stop OF several
weeks will be made.
Last Monday occurred the death OF
Willie Armstrong, grandson OF the
Reverend W.. l.. G. Walker, pastor
of the A. M. E. church. The funeral
took place Wednesday.
Doctor James Craig Of Columbus
Visited the city Wednesday. He is
recovering from a severe attack OF
blood poisoning, contracted while at
tending to his professional duties.
A. Coll, recently with the Donovan
Mccormick company, will go east ip
a few days. Upon his return, about
August 1, he will become manager
of the suit department Of the Kron
store.
A. p. Nelson OF Gransburg, Wis,
was among the visitors in the city
during the early part OF the week.
He was on his way home from Los
Angeles and stopped over to visit
his cousins, the Misses Kron.
Mrs. Charles Perkins, who has been
seriously sick and was compelled to
undergo a sever operation, is re-
ported as greatly improved in health
and her complete recovery is now con
sidered only a matter OF days.
G. E. Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Huckleberry, left yesterday morning
for a visit to Missouri, where the lady
hopes to obtain benefit from a change
OF climate, her health not having
been very good for some time.
Miss Ellen Stebbins, teacher of the
kindergarten department of the pub
lie schools, left yesterday for Denver.
From there she intended going to
st. Louis and Chicago and thence
to Massachusetts to remain until the
close of the vacation.
\6pling has begun at the Burling-
.azfs wool warehouse and long before
the regular season opens several clips
will have been forwarded from there.
An electric motor has been installed
since last year and furnishes the
power for the 'baling press.
Sixteen Of those d~egenerates COM
monty designated as "hoboes," were
in police court yesterday morning on
the charge Oh vagrancy. Judge Mann
gave half their number time to place
themselves beyond the limits of the
city. The remainder were given sen-
fences on the streets.
Wednesday afternoon the funeral
of the infant daughter Of the Rever-
end and Mrs. G. E. Miller took place
from the Methodist church. Services
were conducted by the Reverend
George D. King, presiding elder, of
Bozeman. The attendance was unus-
ually large and many beautiful floral
offerings were made by friends of the
bereaved parents.
United States Marshal G. F. Lloyd
was a passenger on this mornings
Burlington train from the west. AL
though he declined to state where he
was going or the nature of his errand,
it was understood that he was head
ed for the Grow reservation.
Major Martin Maginnis passed
through the city this morning on his
way to st. Louis.
VA special train consisting of a
1aggage car, a couple of sleepers and
a day coach rushed through the city
yesterday afternoon, eastward bound.
1t had on board that eccentric, but
talented and versatile actor, Richard
Mansfield, and his company of play
ers, who filled az. engagement at
Butte, the only stol' made by the com
] hinatiOn in Montana.