The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-21
IN BILLINGS.
The Loss to Live Stock Not So Severe as
Was Expected.

The Loss to Live Stock Not So Severe as
Was Expected.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Billings, Feb 1S.-The chinook which set
in the night of the 18th and which has
prevailed all the week has been a source
of comfort to stockmen, who were becom-
ing exceedingly anxious during the preva-
lence of the two weeks cold snap. Re-
ports from the sheep camps continue to
improve in tone, and all agree that the
losses of sheep have not been very serious
and were confined to weak bands ana
lambs. Where the sheep went into the
winter in good form they have come
through all right. Cattle on the range
are generally in average condition. The
weather at present is balmy and pleasant
and the snow is fast disappearing
James H. McNeeley of Evansville. Ind,
one of the members of the commission
now treating with the Crow tribe for the
cession of a portion of their reservation
to the government, was in town this
week. BY the action of congress the
other day this commission. which has been
in existence since 1896, will cease to exist
after next month. 1t is generally under
stood that very little progress has been
made. but Mr.. McNeeley expressed the
opinion when here that the commission
would be able to accomplish a great deal
during the next few weeks, and leave
matters in good shape to be taken up by n
special inspector, which 1t is the intention
to send out to complete the negotiations.
Mr.. McNeeley is a veteran newspaper
man of the Hoosier state.
The only and original Calamity Jane"
having retired from the musuem stage
has been of late leading a quiet domestic
life in this city and working in the laun-
dry of the Cottage Inn. Calamity Jane
has experienced an adventurous existence
in her younger days, but her name does
not now often come before the public, but
this week she had to invoke the assist
ance of the police to find out the robbar
who had stolen her gold watch and a sum
of money during her absence from her
room. So far no clue to the identity of
the thief has been discovered
Ben Romney, who was clerk for the
Butte firm of T. r. Kinds &; Co., who put
in the sewerage system for this city,
cashed a check at John d. Losekamp' S
store. drawn on Clarks bank at Butte,
for 81 000 The check was returned pro-
tested for want of funds, and Mr.. Prud-
homme, Losekamp's manager, had war
rant issued for Romneys arrest. This
week he had a communication from Rom
neys relatives in Salt Lake offering to
refund the money if Prudhomme would
drop the criminal proceedings, to which
suggestion the affable manager gladly as
scented.
]. E. Edwards, who was the republican
candidate for senator at the last election,
was in town this week. Mr.. Edwards is
good citizen and will be eligible for the
senate by the next election, although he
had not been resident of the county
quite long enough when he ran last time.
Ben Hager of the firm of T. r. Kinds &
Co. of Butte is here with force of men
connecting the recently constructed
Northern Pacific sewer with the city sys-
tenn.
The Clara Hammer Theater company
win occupy the boards at the Billings
opera house during the week commencing
Monday, Feb. 20.