Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-10
MONEY: IS RAISED
BILLINGS CITIZENS MAKE UP
ENOUGH FOR NEW BRIDGE.
HONORS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Put On New Accredited List-County
+. Commissioner Linton
Resigns.
iONORS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
Billings, January 9, 1901

Billings, January y 1901.
At the meeting of the board of county
commissioners held in this city yester-
day. Col H. w. Rowley appeared in be-
| half of the citizens and announced that
S15oo had been raised to secure the erac-
ton of the East Billings wagon bridge
resulting in the commissioners notifying
the contractor, VIM. S. Hewitt, to begin
the work. which will be done just as soon
as the weather will permit. The contract
for the bridge was let early in December
for 1893, but owing to the fact that GER
tain extra work had to be done wh;,n
, would make it cost $500, or more than
the $4,000 which the commissioners are
allowed to expend without first sub,ri-
ting it to a vote of the people, it was held
in allegiance until the citizens raised
si5oo as a bonus.
The state board of education has re-
Gently reorganized the list of accredited
high schools of this state. Several of the
schools formerly embraced in this list
have been dropped. and one or two new
ones added. Among the, newer ones re-
+ ceiving this distinction is the Billings
high school. 1t is understood that the
present list includes Butte. Helena, Ana
conda. Missoula, Bozeman and Billings.
This list is given from memory and may
not be exact. but the present number of
accredited schools does not eNcee six or
seven. 1t is no small honor for any
Sc hool to be rated as worthy place in
this list. Such schools receive the public
endorsement of the state board of edu.
cation concerning fitness of equipment.
merit of study, curriculums, and quality
OF teaching force. Hereafter every grad
uate of the Billings high school can en-
ter without further examinations. the
state university. state college, state
normal school or state school of mines.
This recognition of the Billings high
school has been brought about by the
efforts of the board of school trustees
which has done, and rs doing, every
thing in it's power to place the schools of
this city in the front ranks of the educa-
tonal institutions of Montana. The
board has done this by securing nothing
but the most competent teaching corps
and placing the schools in the hands of
trustworthy and able executive manas e-
ment.
When the board of county commits
sioners met Monday they found on file
! the resignation of Thos. S. Linton. chair
man of the board Mr.. Linton's resiSn;I-
ton came in letter from that gantle
man. who has been absent from the city
for several weeks. He announced as his
reason that he intended removing from
Billings. A few weeks ago Mr.. Linton
/ secured the patent right for the states of
Oregon and Washington For the sale of a
new patent harrow, and has been at Hot
Lake, Oregon. where he expects to locate
and establish headquarters. The resis-
nation of Mr.. Linton as county commits
sioner and his decision as to lea. iEg
Billings comes as a matter OF deep regret
to the citizens of Yellowstone county.
Only q little over a year go he Was APP
pointed as commissioner 10 succeed @. NJ.
Newman, resigned, who also removed
from the state, and his term of office
would not have expired until November
OF this year. He has served the county
/ Well and faithfully as a citizen and pub
lie servant, and. having been identified
with every movement which had for its
object the upbuiding of the city and
! community, will be greatly missed.
I Judge Loud has been notified Of Mr.
/ Linton's resignation. In all probability
! he will appoint one of the county com
missioners-e to fill the position for
/ the uneXpired term.
Mrs. F. l.. Purcell, who was called to
Livingston three weeks ago by the ILL
| ness of brother, which illness termin-
ated in smallpox has also contracted the
! disease and is confined to her home on
North Thirty-fourth street, the place be-
| ing quarantined Mrs. Purcell returned
| to Billings before she knew that her
| brother had the smallpox, but as soon as
appraised of it, she remained in the house
and has not even permitted visitors to
,,1,o I,.iV fx,,, u
w. Toole, the grocer, has not been on his
| wagon for over two weeks. having also
remained close at home. The case is of
the usual mild form.
| John NJ. Rapelzie of Glendive was in
| Billings Sunday. Mr.. Rapei..ie has re-
signed his position as trainraster of the
| Yellowstone division of the Northern
Pacific railroad. The duties of the posi-
ton require the holder to be absent from
home to an extent incompatible with Mr..
Rapelzie's temperament, ne therefore
! resigned and will, it is said, take pas
senger run.
The Billings Typographical union have
elected the following officals: President,
II. F. McFarlin; vice president. J. S.
Flanagan; corresponding secretary. p.
r. Sullivan; recording secrAtarv, w. i.
Harlow; sergeant-at-a arms, w. p. Schnei-
der; executive COMMITTEES -. S. Flara-
gan, James Murphy and c. S. McFarlin.
Thos. Hurley, who is engaged in the
sheep business near Roundup, has re-
turned from a visit to the east. bringing
with him a wife, who was formerly Miss
Anna Holland, of st. Cloud, MINI.
|
j. w. Newton has returned from trip
to st. Paul, where he placed Is cars o;
| sheep on six weeks feed preparatory to
sending them to market.
Sheriff John Dunnand, Deputy, Fred
S. Bachelor of Carbon county, We're in
Billings Sunday with two prisoners
whom they were taking to Deer Lodge