The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-15
IN BILLINGS.
Yellowstone County Fair Has Drawn
Many Visitors.

Many Visitors.
Special Correspondence of the Standard
Billings, Sept. 1S.-The chief event of
the week is the Yellowstone county fair,
which opened on Tuesday and will close
on Friday, although there will be an
aftermath of racing and baseball which
Will continue into next week. The town
is full of visitors, and all sorts of busi-
ness enterprises has received a great
boom. The judges of the races have
shown that owners of horses must play
fair or be ruled Off and their decision is
indorsed by the public. The following
are the racing events for the last two
days;
Thursday-2:35 class, best three in
five heats, purse s125. Entries, Heppie,
Story; Monte Eagle, DIR. Clark; Direc-
tor Maid, Anderson, Doc, Franshaw.
Special county horses, best two in
three heats, purse $1oO. Entries, Dian.
Storey; Slip Along, Awe; J. D., Lose
kamp, Monarch G., George.
-Four and one-half furlongs, purse
800.
Quarter-mile dash. purse $100.
One-mile dash, purse $125.
Friday-Half- handicap, purse
800.
Seven-eighths handicap, purse SIPS.
Three e-eighths handicap, purse $780,
Special all, trot or pace, purse $3.50
Special, purse S75.
Special, non-winners, purse ST5
Much Indignation is felt by our base
ball cranks over the accusations of
the Helena papers that our boys funk
ed" when challenged to play in Helena
on the dates which had been reserved
for Butte, and the allegation is hurled
back with scorn a. the heads of the al
legators by Manager Nix. Everybody
anticipates rafting game when the
two crack teams come together next
Friday morning, the last day of the
fair. and our local sports are prepared
to back the home team for all they are
worth.
The books of the county officials were
examined recently by State Examiner
Morony, and pronounced by him to be
in splendid condition. He took occasion
to pay high compliment to the county
officials, and threw a bouquet to the
county commissioners, who were then
in session, on the excellent financial
condition in which he found the county
distinguished party of tourists out
flied here Sunday for a hunting and
fishing trip in the Pryor mountains 1t
consisted of James H. Eckels. Cleve-
lands comptroller of the currency, Dr.
]. B. Murphy, DIR. Evans and DR.. J. +.
keefe. ex-Alderman ]. II. Hildreth, NJ.
j. Corboy, capitalist, and w. p. Hen
neberry, prominent book publisher, all
of Chicago. They Quilted in most lux
urious style for a 10 days outing, and
go prepared to enjoy a good time.
Alderman H. F. Clement, who is an
extensive wool grower, has gone to
Chicago to make some trouble for
warehouse company. unless it gives him
square deal on a consignment of So,
900 pounds of wool which he sent them
last year. but which he had taken the
precaution of consigning to himself in
care of the warehouse company. Mr..
Clement had become suspicious that all
was not right with the company and
instructed a Chicago attorney to look
after the matter for him. When the
attorney visited the warehouse he was
told by those in charge that the wool
was still on hand. but that they would
not turn it over until storage, grading
and several other charges had been
paid. They also tried to collect commits
sion on the sale, which. according TO
their own statement, had not been