The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-21
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thought it might be a lesson to give
him a heavy one.
j. +. Saylor, superintendent of the
city schools Of Lincoln, Neb., was in
Billings one day last week on lis way
home from a trip to Spokane. Mi.
Saylor has been rendered the superin-
tendency Of the Spokane schools and
having accepted the same will assume
the position about July l. He was the
republican candidate for state superin-
tendent Of Nebraska last fall and is
one Of the foremost educators of the
west.
Rev. Father Van Clarenbeck of
this city received a cablegram a week
ago conveying intelligence of the death
OF his father, which occurred in Hol-
land. Rev. Van Cla1enbeck had been
aware that his father was in i'll health
for some little time past and had
planned a trip across the ocean after
Easter to see him. However, the news
of the death of the old gentleman was
Guite a shock to Father Van Claren-
beck.
Hon. Thos. @. Marshall of Mis-
soula a member of the state arid land
commission and also the state board Of
education, made a flying trip to Bill
ings Thursday night to meet Mrs. Mar
shall on her return from Faribault,
Mimi, and accompany her home. Mr..
Marshall, together with Mr.. Bradford,
chairman Of the arid land commission,
will visit our city shortly on business
pertaining to starting the Billings
bench canal. "4 F
If cheap rates will sell tickets the
Northern Pacific will accomplish this,
as the fare from st. Paul to Montana
common points has been put down as
low as $17. 80. Such a rate should be
the ean of bringing many settlers to
Montana this year. Another home
seekers excursion will be run through
Billings tomorrow night and it is esti-
mated that it will far eclipse the one
two weeks ago, when nearly four hum
dred passengers went west.
Red Lodge Picket: Hank Chapman
Of Red Lodge creek went down to Bill
ings last week and brought his wife
and baby back with him. Yesterday
he came up to Red Lodge to buy coal
to keep the big boy warm. He says
that when he left his Clarke's Fork
range a little over a week ago the sheep
owned by himself and brother were
resstings along all right and that their
total loss by actual count up to that
time only amounted to 312 head out Of
two large bands.
One can hardly conceive Of the
great Improvement being made to the
interior Of Donovan & Spears store
room. The firm has just added a large
and complete line of hardware and in
order to properly care for the same il
was necessary to erect new shelving the
entire length Of the front room. The
office has been moved from the front
Of the store to the rear south end,
where it has been conveniently ar
ranged, affording more room. When
finished Donovan & Spear will have as
neat a store room as can be found in
the city.
The Northern Pacific a
special one-half tariff rate, effective
from March l3 to June 80, on all grass
seeds from eastern terminals to all
points in Montana and intermediate
stations, SUBJECT to a minimum of Is
cents per 100 pounds on less than car
load lots and 10 cents per 100 pounds
on carloads of "a, 900 pounds or over.
This reduction is made in order that
the farmers and stock raisers of the
west may increase their acreage of grass
and forage and be enabled to feed and
fatten their stock and not be compelled
to ship out Of the country.
The annual meeting Of the Mon
tana Stockgrowers' association will be
held in Miles City, beginning April
IS, says the Yellowstone Journal 1t
is to be hoped that this announcement
may summon to Miles City so many
stockmen from all over the state that
we may see once more a real, old-time
stock meeting, as to numbers and intel
ligent interest in furthering the best
projects proposed for the good of the as
ISOLATION. This interest should be
stimulated by the sure prospect of a
good year for the cattle business. The
cattle industry is again a prosperous
one and let the stock meeting of 1899 be
a regular old-fashioned reunion. Presi-
dent Holt is arranging for an interest
ing and varied programme.
Red Lodge Picket: The city of
Billings is to have a fine free public
library, the building for which will be
donated by the widow and the son of