Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-16
NEWS
i. w. E. Hassler. Representative Inter
Mountain. Branch Office Gazette. Bldg.
OPENED THE BIDS
DIPTHERIA BREAKS OUT AGAIN
CAUSING CONSERVATION.
MOST UNFORTUNATE CITY,
Marriages and Marriage Licenses
Crystal Wedding Anniversary
Shipment Of Cattle.
Special to the Inter Mountain.

special to the Inter Mountain.
Billings, May 15.-The school board
met today and opened bids for the si5.-
ooo bonds voted for the erection of q new
SCHOOL building. The successful bidder
was w. j. Cook of the Thomas Cruise
savings bank of Helena, who offered a
premium of $3.50 and is to furnish the
plank bonds. The bonds are to be dated
July l, 1900, and will run for 20 wears. hut
are payable in 10 years if the board 80
wishes. There were IA bids all fold
f.. Dlphtheria has once more made its an.
pearance IN Billings and it is feared he
puDllc schools will have to be closed
again IN orde: to avoid an epidemic. Bill
llnss mas undoubtedly had it's share Of
misfortune in epidemics the past several
months, there being smallpox. diphiheria
ana scarlet fever. The death of Madge
f1ungerford, the ~ii-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Hungerforu, has
caused a sadness to spread oyer the civ.
ohe was a bright and wiasome child
known loved by every one, and was
the life among her playmatas. Her death
came as a shock to every one, us they
We're that she was i'll. She was
taken sick Thursday night With tonsilitis
n seemed to be better until yesterday,
"ANh SiAC was ldheu worse anu death re-
suited in about IL hours, from what is
now thought to be diphtherin. There is
case of the disease in the home Of
Dr. w. A. Allen, it being his little daugh-
ter. She was taken sick Friday, but the
doctor was not called until yesterday.
Thomas F. Moore of Billings and lydia
n. Baker of Rockvale were married
Saturday by Elder Cutler in this city.
Word reached Billings last night hat
Iralnmaster B.. A. Campbell of Sheridan,
Wyo., a former resident of Billings, met
with a serious accident at the former
place Sunday. He was assisting in turn
ing an engine on the turntable when he
a his leg broken.
Clerk of the District Court Williams is
sued two marriage licenses FRIDAY even
ing. One went to John L., Fisco ,of
Roundup and Zelma Scnitchield of Bill
llngs, and the other to William Dayey
and Oracle M. Taylor, both Of this city.
At the republican primary held in
North Billings yesterday. afternoon the
following delegates and alternate dele
gates were duly elected to the republican
county convention to be held in this city
Tuesday, May Is:
Delegates-H. w. Rowley, James R.
Goss, A. l.. Babcock, Paul Mccormick.
r. 3. Connolly, George Bennightoff, q.
Z. Stull, p. S. Holmes, Thomas Linton,
{. NJ. Bair. Lee Mains. A. H. Barth. A.
P. Smith, Henry White.
Alternates-F. H. Hathhorn, S. G..
Reynolds, E. B. Babcock, E. NJ. Hunger
ford. Charles Forester, e. H. Becker, w.
p. Hassler, w. L.. Linton. Fred Rixon, L.
Fl. Fenske, w. J. Reifenrath, Joseph
zimmerman, Cass Prudhomme and, w.
H. Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Segur have issued
to a reception next SATURDAY.
evening in honor of their crystal wedding
anniversary. Invitations to the number
of 300 ave been sent out and the affair
will be one of the largest -cial events
of the season.
Mrs. G. A. Griggs, wife of Cashier
Griggs of the Yellowstone National bank,
arrived home this morning from Boston,
where she has been for nearly two years
past, taking voice culture.
The first shipment of southern cattle to
reached Billings today, there
being two train loads, or "a cars, con-
signed to L. w. Stacy & Co. of Miles
City. The cattle We're unloaded here and
will be driven overland to Stacy's range
are now in Texas buying cattle
and the shipments during the next few
weeks will be numerous and large.
Pat ODonnell, a county patient, who
was run over by a wagon on the Crow
reservation a few days ago and brought
to Billings, died yesterday. There were
10 marks on his body to Indicate an in
jury, but it is thought he was internally
hurt.
That Billings is forging to the front
rnr1 a hlISirQSS fon3npip &c ovf1.,nnntJ
by the fact that three new business
houses will open up this week. One of
these is a grocery, fruit and poultry es-
owned by Thompson, Kahn
& Vaughan, while the other two are Sec
ord-hand stores, one owned by Holly &
and the other by the Gate City
company. a.
The reelection of the present corps of
teachers of the Billings public schools is
universally commended, as the force is
one hard to improve upon and is general
ly satisfactory to the patrons. Principal
Brayton is just finishing his second year
at the head of the Billings schools, and
as an evidence that his work is appreei-
ated, he has been reelected for another
year at an advance in his salary from
81 $50 to 81, 900 a ear. He is a Jealous
worker and has few equals in executive
Since coming to Billings he has
added some very important and instruc-
tive features to the course of study, and
has the hearty and united support Of all
teaching force.
j. c. Sperry yesterday sold his pretty
home in South Billings to G.. w. Strum.
Mr.. Sperry has made arrangements for
taking charge of a ranch near Butte, and
will leave shortly for that place.
Steamer sailing from Portland. Ore.
70 Cane Nome. are SUPERIOR in everv wov