Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-21
CHO0[CROWDE
BILLINGS GREAT INCREASE IN
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
. DISMAL DEMOCRATIC MEET.
Petition For Flew Bridge Across the
Yellowstone East of
the City.
Billings, September II, 1900.

The Billings public schools opened this
morning for the 1900-1901 session, which
will close in the early part of June next
year. For the present the school will
be. very much crowded. the
being much larger than last year. The
new school building will not be COM
pleted until about January 1. Until that
time the frame building on the North
Side will be used. 1t had not been the
intention of the school board to have
the upstairs of the new building finished
this year, but if the attendance is what
is expected, it will be necessary to bring
all the rooms in the building into use.
The course of study was changed some
what, higher geography will begin in the
seventh grade, it's place in Ele sixth to
be supplied by elementary history n
physiology. Civics will be introduced in
the eighth grade, to conform with the
state law. The clerk was instructed to
take the necessary steps toward having
the high school placed on the list of ac-
credited high schools. The board will
advertise for bids for furnishing the
new school building, and also decided on
the following assignment of teachers, at
the suggestion of Superintendent Bray
ton: High school,, r.. H. Daniels and
inson; Seventh grade, Miss Johnson;
Sixth and Fifth (north), Ella Hayden;
Sixth and Fifth (south), Ella Hood;
Fourth and Third (north), Mae Calhoun;
Fourth and Third (south). a m Pitcher;
Third B and Second A (north), Rea Law
renee; Second A and Second B (south),
Laura B. earns; First A and First B
(north), Mabel Gordon; First A, First B
and First G (south), Cora Edwards;
Chart (north, Hetty Crawford.
The democratic county convention was
hold in this aitH on n k,IrSo1y nffnrnnnr
converting at 2 O'Clock and holding until
midnight. This was the most tedious
and lengthy convention ever held in the
city and showed a decided lack Of en-
thusiasm. A caucus was held in the
morning and a ticket practically decided
upon. 1t showed that the fight between
John D. Losekamp and C. E. Warner for
representative, that the former had the
greatest strength in the convention. w.
NJ. Johnston, chairman, and Allan Far
rell, secretary, temporary officers, were
made the permanent officers of the con-
'vention. The following delegates were
elected to attend the state convention:
j. d. Losekamp, c. o. Gruwell, 3. w.
Toole, c.. M. Hays, F. Fl. Foster, C. e.
Warner. VIII Murphy, w. B.. George and
S. F. Mitchell. This ticket was nomi-
mated: Representative, Ohm D. Lose
kamp; county treasurer, G.. p. Warner;
, county clerk, N. G. Carwile; clerk Of the
court, r. A. Williams: sheriff, George w.
Hubbard; county attorney, H. A. Firth;
county surveyor, Charles Smith of Park
City; coroner. DR.. Clark; public admin
i%strator, Henry Terrell; assessor, c.. S.
McFarlin; county superintendent, N, Nc
Crary; county commissioners, c. M. ia
cobs, L.. A. Nutting and P. II. Smith.
The county commissioners, in taking
action on the petition signed by $50 tax
payers, for the construction of q bridge
across the FaIlOWCtOna river moan tho old
ferry, just east of Billings, have instruct
ed the county surveyor to survey the
proposed location for the bridge and file
a report by October 1, at which time
the board will meet to axe further ac-
ton in the matter. In all probability
the commissioners will submit a propo-
sition to the taxpayers at the November
election as to whether or not bonds shall
be ssued for the construction of the pro-
posed bridge.
Mrs. H. N. Kennedy will leave tonight
for New York. where she will greet Mrs.
Kennedy, mother of her husband, who
sailed for the United States from Eu-
rope. The latter will reside in Albany
during the winter. Mrs. Kennedy Will
visit in New York state for a time and
then return west to GAINESVILLE, Wis, to
visit her mother for a few weeks, ex-
pecting to return to Billings about the
mi idle Of November. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy have rented the w. D. Parker
residence for the winter.
George w. Myers of Miles City, who is
a candidate for the nomination of dis
trict judge on the democratic ticket, was
in the city on Saturday. Since Judge
George f. Milburn has announced that
he is not a candidate, Mr.. Myers has a
full swing on the nomination.
Viola Ross has applied to the district
court for a divorce from her husband,
George Ross, on the grounds of deser-
ton and ~non-support and wishes to be
known by her maiden name of Stumff
again.
\ five-mile match bicycle race, for a
purse of 5000. was run at the bicycle
park on Sunday afternoon, between win
Lindstrum and Wilbur Mccormick. 1t
was won by Lindstrum. Considerable
money changed hands.
A. l.. Mitchell, who has charge of the
state circulation of the Butte Inter
Mountain, was here a couple of days last
week.
Thomas Nonan has applied for a di-
vorce from his wife, Lorene Nonan, Civ
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