Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-26
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w. T.. Hassler. Representative Inter
Mountain, Branch Office Gazette Bldg.
Billings. July %.
What promised to be the prettiest
game of ball seen in Billings this season
was marred by a wind storm Sunday
afternoon. For three and one-half in
nings Billings and Livingston put up a
pretty game, only three excusable errors
having been made up to that time and
the score being a les to 3. Then the
wind broke loose, filling the eyes of the
players n spectators with dust, and
before the Livingstons' We're retired they
had scored five runs, giving them a lead
which the home team could not over
come. The Billings team Shove a
marked improvement in playing over
previous games n demonstrated that
with strengthening in two or three places
and more team practice they will be able
to put up an article of ball hat will win
games. The Livingston team plays a
fast game Inc shows up we'll, both in
fielding Inc batting. Their infield work
especially shows the result of practice
together, which is the only way to secure
good team work. 1t was one OF the most
friendly games ever played on the home
grounds. The visiting team is composed
of as gentlemanly a lot of players as
SNA1 oAAA " IA IAN NAANy "SAO AS-
corded the best of treatment by the
home boys. Livingston had the clnch
over our club in that the former players
We're accustomed to playing in a wind
storm, since the wind blows continually
in the Gate city. But then they won
fairly and are deserving of the victory
we don't care for any of L~ivingston's
wind. Fred Penrod umpired the game
and did very well, his decisions on a
whole being fair. The game was called
at the close of the seventh inning with
the score II to I.
L. w. Hahn, formerly local agent of
the Burlington road in this city, has
come in for a nice promotion. It is just
learned that he has received the appoint
ment Of travelling freight and passenger
agent for the Burlington, with head
quarters at Salt Lake City. Since leav-
ing Billings a couple Of years g Mr..
Hahn has been stationed at Superior,
Neb., as local agent. His many friends
here are glad to hear of his good luck.
J.. E. Edwards, agent of the Crow In
dams, accompanied by F. E.. Miller,
clerk. We're in the city yesterday, accom-
panied by E. Gillette, assistant SUPER
intendent of the Burlington railroad.
The gentlemen were on their way to the
Pryor s~ub-agency to a the Indians
70: the ri HI OF way bought from them
for the Burlington Toluca-Cody branch.
Thu secretary of the interior appointed
Agent Edwards to attend to this SETTLE
ment in preference to sending SOM one
out from the East.
Alderman H. F. Clement has received
an invitation from Llewellyn Powers,
governor of the state of Maine, to at
tend the "Old Home Week in Portland
from August 6 to Angst 13 inclusive.
The good old state of Maine has a his
AVN to ha nrnt,1 IF ona Mr. Claimant 70.
grets that he will be unable to accept
the governors invitation.
w. H. Bryning, city tick and freight
agent of the Burlington railroad at
Atchison, Kan, accompanied by his
Segur and wife in this city. They spent
today in taking in the Custer battlefield
on the Crow reservation.
The new dwellings i nthe a Side ad-
dition are being rushed to completion.
County Attorney Johnston will take pos
session of his this week., while those of
W. B. George, c. N. McCracken, William
Birely and w. E. Hassler will be COM
pleted about September l.
Hon. T. C. Power is moving several
thousand head of sheep from his range
zeal Steel, in the northern part of the
state,t to the range on the Crow reser-
walton, formerly occupied by The Custer
Cattle company's outfit in which he was
interested.
Hon. George H. Maxwell of Chicago,
the noted irrigation lecturer, will ad-
dress a Billings audience at the opera
house on next Saturday evening. There
is no doubt out that Mr.. Maxwell will
have a large crowd out to hear mis- dis
course.
w. ]. Cruise, a nephew of Thomas
Cruise, is here looking after the disposal
of the Cruise WOO clip of $50, 900 pounds.
Mr.. Cruise will hold the wool if he does
not receive a satisfactory bid for it.
Col. J. L. Torrey of Embar, Wyo., he
| of Torrey Rough Rider fame, is spending
a few days in Billings, having about
100, 900 pounds of WOO on this market.
c. H. Brown is erecting a broom
house IN North Twenfy-sixth street,
which will be used as a lodging house..
Two special trains of cavalry passed
through here this afternoon enrOute to