The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-14

1I1E D1A1lNuO OALE L l
H. Carter OH the arid land and Indiar
proposition. .
The Billings school board will
meet again next Monday night in al
adjourned session. At this meeting the
board will likely take action upon the
applications for the positions Of teachers
and principal. :
Judge Loud convened court again
yesterday morning after a weeks re.
cess. The first jury trial was that OF
Frank Savaresy, charged with assault
in the first degree. The case is still on
this afternoon.
The graduation exercises of the
Billings public schools will occur OF
May 26, the class comprising six mem
bers. The class day exercises will take
place on the Wednesday preceding the
graduation, Of May "a.
tzBillings has had quite a number of
visitors the past few days, o%ccasioned
by the east-bound trains being delayed
here. The hotels, lodging houses and
restaurants have had a big rush and
lodging has been above par.
Gus Barth, who has been winter
ing his sheep III Wyoming, arrived
home this week. He speaks very hope-
fully Of the outlook and says his loss
was nothing more than could be expect
ed considering the severity of the
weather.
TMost of our ranchmen who move to
the city during the winter to give their
children the advantage Of good schools
and themselves the social life of the
city are now making preparations for
going back to the ranch to put in some
hard ticks.
Mrs. W. H. Merriman, wife of
General Agent Merriman of the North
ern Pacific in Butte, accompanied by
her two daughters, is spending a week
in Billings. the guests of friends. Mr..
Merriman is expected tomorrow to re-
main over Sunday.
j. G. Freeman of Pryor postofice
is taking in the sights in this metro
polls today. Mr.. Freeman has1ost a
bay saddle horse with smAlIB on left
shoulder, weight about 1000 pounds
and is 7 years old, and he is willing to
pay SIS reward for it's return.
The merry song of the carpenters
hammer and saw is once more heard
OH the breezes. The retpxh of spring
is gladly hailed by wo<kmen Of every
class and the maj WHO has been ''toast-
ing' himself for the past three months
is now "nigging' down to work.
&C. N. Thompson and wife arrived
in Billings Tuesday night to make
their future home among US. They
are the parents of Mrs. S.. F. Mills and
come direct from LeMars. la. Mr..
Thompson, although 80 years of age, is
as spry and healthy as a young man.
,7Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Moss enter
taihed a few friends Tuesday evening
at a dinner. The guests were: Mr..
and Mrs. J. 4. Goss, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
J. Mccormick. Mrs. Paul Mccormick,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Segur and Miss
Denham. A very pleasant occasion was
enjoyed by all.
HCounty Treasurer Ramsey, who
has been using crutches for several
months, expects to be able to lay the
artificial propellers away in a few days,
and all his friends sincerely hope so.
The fine spring weather of the past
week has been more favorable to his
condition than for some time.
-Meeteetse News: Morgan Thomas
returned from Billings last Sunday.
where he had been sent by the citi-
zens Of Meeteetse to interview the rail-
road men in regard to shearing pens at
this point and to obtain rates IN wool
shipments. He reports Billings in a
prosperous and healthy condition.
VIC. W. Harding, deputy sheriff, re-
turned home Tuesday evening after a
weeks trip in the Musselshell country
for the purpose of ~subpoenaing wit
nesses and jurors for the April term of
court. Charley says he had a hard
trip. the roads being in a horrible con.
dition, he having ridden four different
horses.
Mrs. Laura E. Howey, librarian
Of the historical department of the
state library, has issued an appeal to
the pioneers of the state for contribu-
tions to a fund for the purchase of the
Allen collection Of Indian curiosities,
which has been in the custody of the
state since 1891. Any sum-, NJ matter
how small, will be thankfully received
and duly acknowledged through the
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