The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-10

Is considered as exceptionally furtun-
ate. AS the duck season may be said
to have begun, many of the hunters
have given up looking for grouse and
and are hunting the quack-
tr5 Several f1oclss have been seen
south during the past few
days and if the present chilly snap
continues they will be flying rienti-
FIJI before long.
In an interview at Helena General
Miles gave it as his opinion that none
of the three important military posts
now .garrisioned in Montana namely
Forts Keogh, Harrison and Asiniboine
was in immediate danger Of being
Aside from the advantages
offered in the way of possessing ample
for field maneuvers, it vas nec-
essary to keep troops stationed there
because Of the possibility OF Indian
troubles. Furthermore, he said it was
the intention Of the war department
to keep up a number of western posts
to have available places to draw upon
for soldiers in case of trouble either
on the Mexican or Canadian frontier.
The general also said that extern
sive repairs would be made at all the
posts in this state as soon as posi-
BILE and that the probability of their
receiving full garrisons was very
strong. Ike
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
Trainmaster B. A.. Campbell of the
Burlington system was here from
Sheridan, yesterday.
After arranging the classes the
schools took a recess yesterday morn
ing. School will begin in earnest
this morning.
A girl baby was born last Sunday
to the wife Of r. r. BODICE, who lives
a short distance below the Northern
Pacific railroad bridge.
Colonel Malone, who represents the
traffic department. of the9nfcago,
Milwaukee ast.m road, was
among yesterdays visitors in the
city.
The county CONFERENCE.-The in
special session yesterdaxLM the pur-
pose of spreading the railroad assess
ment on the books Of the county
clerk, as required by law.
z. B. Hastings was in from his val
ley ranch yesterday to arrange for
the annual meeting of the Big Ditch
company which takes place October
IA. Mr.. Hastings is secretary Of the
company.
The public schools of the city open.
led for the term yesterday with an
exceptionally large enrolment. The
pupils who responded to ther names
at the call Of the-rpn numbered sci.
or 200 more than were present at the
opening day last year.
San Francisco newspapers an
nounce that Judge Dudley Dubose has
been released from Jail on bonds and
has secured a rehearing in his case
He denies that he advised his clients
to ignore the writ Of the court which
sentenced him for contempt and IL
support of his assertion has submitted
several affidavits.
E. j. Wagner, of the Mccormick
store, returned from Kansas City an(
other southern points. Mr.. Wagner
was accompanied by Mrs. Wagner.
i Although somewhat early in tbs
season, the heavy fall of snow which
occurred during the latter part O
last week in the country about Grea
Falls was welcomed by the stockmen
It extinguished prairie fires which
have been burning in the northern
part of the state and insured al
abundance of water for the herds an
flocks.
Governor Toole has been notified
by the treasury department that hi
request that the government brin'
back the bodies Of the two Sullivan
brothers of Butte, who were murder
ed in Alaska, would be granted. TIL
letter notifying him stated, however
that no funds were available by whicl
49,, r, -, o~tHso0r1 nov, %La ooc
of exhuming and ~encasing the bodie
for shipment. II this expense wer
met by the relatives of the decease
the government would provide a re1
enue cutter for the purpose Of trans
porting the bodies from Dutch Hal
Dor to Seattle.
), The announcement published i
Minneapolis newspapers that the SCI