The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-18
ST0CkMEN AT
MILES CITY
MOVE TO CHANGE PLACE or
MEETING FAILS.
MANY OLD-TMERS PRESENT
secretary's Report Shows Necessity
Of Issuing New Brand Book
by Association.

Miles City, Mont, April 15.-The
largest crowd that has assembled at
any morning session of the Montana
Stockmen's association in recent years
was present at the opening today In
Leighton hall. A good many Of the
old timers were there, as we'll as the
constantly increasing additions of new
members. It is not the first time that
a resolution to change the place of
meeting from Miles City has been
made, and the rumor of an expected
revival Of the effort has been unus
ually persistent, and the shifting of
the center Of the cattle industry to
a point further west In the state has
been a good reason for it's advocacy.
Therefore, there was not much
prise manifested this morning, when,
just as a recess was being called,
David Frat introduced a resolution
to amend the constitution to read
that the meeting should be held at
Helena in 1908, future meeting places
to be determined by majority vote
taken at the next meeting.
The resolution when it came up in
the afternoon was defeated by five
votes and the meeting place of the as
ISOLATION will remain at Miles City.
The association by resolution went
on record as favoring the land leasing
bill on condition that provisions were
inserted for the protection Of small
owner
The seretary's. report for the year
showed the business done in recover
ing estrays and contained several rec
concentrations, among which were a
plea for a new brand book as follows:
"Since our last brand book or sup
plement was issued we have made 81
great an increase in membership that
we shall probably have to take action
at this meeting toward the publica-
ton of a complete new brand book for
the association. Our finances are in
splendid condition so we shall not be
hampered in that respect"
Officers Are Chosen.
President, j. T. Brown.
First vice president, David Frat.
Second vice president, Jesse /.
Phelps.
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Executive Committee-M. Barrett,
j. E. Morse, Beaverhead county; F.
j. Keene, Thomas Nield, Broadwater
county; J. Sieben, c.. H. Austin, Cas-
cade county; J. N. Tolman, ]. W. Chap
man, Carbon county; c. ]. Mcnamara,
G. w. Price, John Harris, S.. Pepin,
G. B. Bourne, Choteau county; Q. @.
Cato, L. w. Stacy, e. H. Johnson, ].
R. Mckay, A. R.R Farnum, Custer
county; Charles Krug, F. P. Flemin,
P. Wibaux, E. H. Brewster, G. McCone,
Dawson county; N. J. Beilenberg, D.
D. Walker, Deer Lodge county; S. S.
Hobson, Oscar Stephens, G. Goodell,
Fergus county; j.. A. Ford, Nice. Win
niger, Flathead county; Charles An
ceney, A. D. Weaver, H. H. Sapping-
ton, Gallatin county; Al Schulz, A. A.
Mcdonald, Granite county; John Fla
herty, w. M. Fergus, Jefferson coun'
ty; j. T. Murphy, j. I. Phelps, Henry
sieben, D. A. Flowerree, H., Cans
Lewis and Clarke county; w. J. En-
mis-, S. R. Buford, Madison county
J.. T. Moore, George Lyons, Len Lewis
) Meagher county; G. L. Cowell. A. Il
Arnett. Missoula county; J.. u. Dc
Hart, G. w. Wakefield, Park county;
]. Beilenberg, Conrad Kohrs, j. A
Featherman, Powell county; w. M
Franks, Ravilli county; J. s; Hopkins
J. T. Brown, T. w. Carpenter, Rose
bud county; ]. N. Kelly, W. L, Shank
Jake De Hart, Sweet Grass county
n. Williams, Silver Bow county; w
K. Flowerree, s. L. Mitchell, H. Il
Nelson, Teton county; 7. L. Blackman
D. c. Kyle, H. H. Hedges, Valley coun
ty; P. Mccormick, D. Fratt, Thoma!
McGirl. Yellowstone county; ]. Z
Kendrick, William Moncrieff, wy
ming; M. C.. Connefs. ]. A. Pemberton
South Dakota; w. G. Comstock, WI
liam Ferdon, Nebraska; w. F. Cocf
ran D. 1. Wylie, Northwest TER
tory: /. p. Baker. W. L. Richards
North Dakota.
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