The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-29
POLITICS IN BILLINGS
Matters Have Not Yet Reached
the Boiling Point.
PUBLIC SCHOOL AFFAIRS
The Billings Institution VIII Be Put On
the List of Accredited h to
the University OF
Montana

Special correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. Aug. 27.-Folitics in Yellow
stone county have tot begun to boil
yet, though several candidates have be-
gun to smile on the. voters, and are be-
lieved TO be in the hands of their
friends. The democrats are first In the
field with the call for q convention on
Sept. Is The republican central com
mittee has been called to meet on the
Sd OF September to arrange for a con-
vention To elect delegates to the state
convention. No provision is yet made
TO put up a republican county ticket.
The silver republicans, who are quite a
factor I'm Yellowstone county, nave no
organization, and show no signs of or
ganizing. The populists are not saying
a word.
At a meeting Of the public school
board the new principal, Professor
Brayton, was empowered to select and
purchase the necessary laboratory ap-
paratus TO emile the Billings high school
TO be entered on the list of accredited
high schools to the University of Mon
tant. The following assignment of
teachers was made:
South Side-C and b. class. first
grade, Miss Reynolds; first A and sec
OAAN oNta IAo NAAAA oAAN ~ -
grades, Miss Pitcher; hfth and sixth
grades, Miss Hayden.
North Side-C and Il, FIRST grade,
Mrs. Foster: first A and second grade,
Miss Crawford: third and fourth grades,
Miss Hood; fifth and sixth grades, Miss
Edwards; event and eighth grades,
Miss Phillips; high school, Miss Evans.
j. 3. Herford, city attorney OF Bill
lings. is the first of our citizen soldiers
to return home. Mr.. HEREFORD was quar-
termaster sergeant of troop NJ of Grigs-
by's rough riders, and ne is home on
80 days sick leave, having been very III
In Chickamauga of fever. He Is gaining
rapidly since his return to the North,
and with home nursing will soon be ALL
right again. He says the general SEN
timent among the Billings boys is to be
discharged from military service; that
they enlisted to fight for their country
and have no desire, now that the war
is ended, to perform garrison duty. The
mounts for the troops were purchased
in Billings, and Mr.. Herford states hat
the Montana horses stood the Southern
climate better than any other Northern
horses. He report the following news
of the troop: Lieutenant Bailey, who
has been very i'll. is convalescing; Me
Gladden. of Absorakee mas been taken to
the hospital at Chattanooga with a
broken knee cap, caused by a kick from
a horse; Dodd and Whipple are sick in
camp. John Hughes and Lumsden have
been taken to the hospital and Pat T..
Gagnon is about to be sent home sick.
Williamson of Glendlve has received his
discharge on account of disabilities and
Horner of Bozeman has been sent home
sick. En- route home the people on the
train were most assiduous in attending
to his comfort, and pressing in their at
tentiOns.
The visit OF the Northern Pacific paint
gang has resulted in a vast improve
ment in the appearance of the station
buildings. The grounds also have been
cleaned up and Agent Kennedy an
nounces his intention Of seeing that they
are kept In order in future.
]. l. Miner consigned 1000 pounds
Of wool to the Chicago Wool Exchange
through A. Fraser. =. NJ. Gallaher
bought 20, 900 pounds from Dr. Slayton
and Mr.. Hagerty for Dewey, Gould
& Co, at 15la cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. &. Stitzel OF Laurel
mourn the loss Of their 3-months-old
baby. which died on Monday.
Miss Maggie V. Smith Of Helena oc-
cup1ed the pulpit of the Methodist
church last Sunday.
John S~chwander, employed in the Bill
lings steam laundry, skipped sunday
night on the w~estbound Northern Pa
Cific passenger train. The laundry is
out some funds, and the local lodge Of
the Fraternal Union OF America loses
about $40, which Schwander a collect
ed as secretary. A warrant is out for
his arrest. 1t Is said that he was in
Butte last Monday.
Lesley Bates, who has been spending
a few days here. the guest Of the family
OF Mr.. John Rixon, departed Monday
night for his home in California.
Thomas Linton returned Tuesday
morning from Alaska. Owing TO an at
tack Of Ill health Mr.. Linton thought II
prudent to return % his home. His
partner, Mr.. Bair. and the other mem
bers OF the party pushed on to Dawson
City, from which. when Mr.. Linton
parted with them, they were Sc hours
distant by steamboat. Their boat was
STAYED In just after they had shot the
White Horse rapids, but after consid-
cradle labor, they saved all their goods.
Thomas McGirl, the woolgrower, was
in town Tuesday. He was stu suffer
ing from the effects OF being trampled
on by a horse he was s~ndeavoring 10
harness, n had been laid UP al his
ranch for several days.
Elijah Mccartney was severely bruIs-
ed and had his wrist and mike sprained
by a runaway on the prairie last week
The pole or the wagon dropped. and he
was hurled 20 feet i'm tho air