The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-17
LEAD PIPE
C|NCH CLAN
ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE
PLUMBERS ASSOCIATION.
THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT
First Days Session Devoted to Rou-
tine Observation-Disclosures Submit
Yearly Reports.

One of the witnesses who appeared
in the police court yesterday was a
colored woman of the shade of a new
ly ripened pumpkin. County Attorney
Hathhorn, who was an interested spec
tator of the proceedings, recognized
her as one of the defendants in a suit
in which the state was the complain
ant and which was brought in the
Justices court last summer. At the
time she was permitted to go on her
own recognizance, but failed to ap-
pear when her use was called. AS
a result Of yesterdays recognition she
has been served with a notice to be
on hand next Monday to answer to
the old charge against her on pen
atty of being made to suffer severely.
Whether she will treat this later no
tice with more respect and appear re
mains to be seen, although those who
know her are willing to give odds
that she will forget all about the mat
ter by Monday.
If they refuse to take the city it is
because Of their modesty or a brother
ly desire to leave it for the benefit of
the members of the craft who make
it their home, for Billings has been
thrown open to the plumbers of the
state with the invitation to help them
selves to whatsoever may strike their
fancy.
The first contingent of the men who
wipe joints and cut sad inroads into
the pocketbooks of the other fellows
arrived from the west early yester-
day morning and took up quarters at
the Grand. The forenoon was devoted
to sightseeing and getting aequaint-
ed with the local representatives of
the fraternity and preparing for the
more serious work to come. A sam
pie. room in the hotel has been fitted
up for the meeting purposes and the
arrangement seems to suit exactly.
Right overhead is another DON where
samples of different kinds are kept
on view and if any of the delegates
find the proceedings getting too
warm for comfort or feel the neces-
sity of something cooling it can be
| nntoinnd fhorn Tho q q r1oo 1yor% IN
stock are representative Of various
products of foreign and domestic man
ufacture and so arranged as to be
easy of inspection and examination.
At 2 o'clock the first meeting was
held and was presided yer by Presi-
dent John A. Collins of Great Falls.
The other officers in attendance were,
w. J. Killeen, vice president; F. A.
Sutton, secretary apd L. Danielson.
treasurer. The annual reports of the
various officers we're heard and acted
upon, after which the rest of the at
ternoon was given over to the trans
action Of routine business.
Another meeting was held last night
and unfinished business of the after
nocn session disposed of.
Today two more meetings will be
held and the proceedings promise to
become more interesting, although the
real, serious work is usually done the
last day. Saturday night the conven-
lion will close with a banquet given
the visitors by the resident members
of the association.
Those who arrived yesterday and
were present at the meetings were:
F. A. Sutton, 1. Kruger, w. E. Linds.
ley, Edward Wright, R. Morrison, F.
]. Dorhofer, James Mclaughlin and
w. j. Killeen, all of Butte; w. H.
Reid of Missoula, j.. R. Hasley of An
aconda, John Sturrock and A. N.
Adams of Helena, John A. Collins of
Great Falls.
More were expected to arrive on last
nights trains, while still others are
looked for this morning.