The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-13
PARTIAL AND SELFISH ACTION.
Tho Billings Fire Department Protests
Against the Recent Meeting At Butte.

Tho Billings Fire Department Protests
Against the Recent Meeting 1t Butte
B1L11Nos, May ,12.-[Special.] AT the
regular meeting Of the Billings fire depart
ment. held Friday evening, May 8, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, Representatives of the Boze-
man, Helena, Anaconda and Butte fire de-
partments have taken upon themselves to
organize what they choose to oall q State
F1reman's Association without previously
notifying the other departments throughout
the state; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Billings Are depart
ment refuses to recognize this association
as the state association, and hereby pro-
tests against the partial and selfish action
state association III not inviting the various
departments known to exist in Livingston,
Billings, Red Lodge, Miles City, Missoula,
Great Falls, Fort Benton, and such other
towns throughout the state where there is
possibility of the existence of fire depart
ment, or company of volunteer fremen, to
participate in the formation of such an as
sOclation.
Resolved, That the secretary of the Bill
lings fire department. is hereby instructed
to correspond with the secretaries of the
various other companies throughout the
most convenient time and place for calling
a meeting of representatives of these local
companies to organize State Firemen,s
association, draft constitution::and bylaws,
and elect officers of the same.
Resolved, That each company shall be al
lowed one representative for each ten (bon0
ide) members CT fraction thereof.
hesolved, That cepy of these resolutions
be furnished the Helena INDEPENDENT and
the Billings Gazette for publication.
(SiRned), CHARLES SAWYER, President.
KoBT. MATHEsoN, Secetary.
Wreck on the boulder and Elkhorn.
BOULDER, May 12.-[special. THE first
train wreck on the Boulder and Elkhorn
branch of the Northern Pacific occurred
Tuesday evening near Elkhorn. An engine
and flat car in charge of Engineer Percy
became unmanageable ON account of wet
and slippery rails and ran away on the
heavy grade just below town. At the curve
below the smelter the engine jumped the
track and was badly smashed up. The en-
gineer and fireman jumped Just in time to
escape with their lives, and both were se-
verely injured in the fall. Engineer Percy
sustained several bruises about the head
and fracture of the hip. Fireman Mason
was cut about the head. Both were taken
to the company's hospital at the Hot
Springs and are under DR.. /. A. Leighton's
care. Their injuries will not prove fatal.
Entire Republican Ticket Defeated.
MILES CRY, May 12.-[Special.] AT the
city election to-day 261 votes we're cast.
The republicans had full ticket in the
field against the citizens ticket. The citi-
zens' ticket made clean sweep, there being
no fight on mayor. The new officers are:
Fred. Kreidler, mayor; H. w. McIntire,
treasurer; G. R. Middleton, attorney; n.
Brown, magistrate; r. Stewart and d. j.
Crowley, aldermen. The mayor is repub-
lican, the treasurer an independent, and the
rest are democrats. Much money changed
hands on the result. 3AzS