The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-24
/ banquet will be given to the visit
ng team at the home Of Mrs. Whit

The good people of Laurel are any
thing but pleased with the new train
service installed on the Northern Pa
cific. Under the present schedule the
Billings-Red Lodge train is supposed
to look after all passenger business
originating at or destined for that
station and none of the through
trains stop there. Because of this II
any of the Laurelites desire to visit
Park City they are compelled to come
to Billings, remain yer night and
take inc of the through trains the
following morning. The same must
be done on their return. The matter
has been taken up and an appeal is
to be made to the superintendent OF
the Montana division for a revision of
the schedule by which at least n OF
the through trains will stop at Laurel
and Columbus.
NFormer County Attorney Hathhorn
returned last evening from Helena,
where he spent several days in the in
terest of the proposed judicial dis
trict to be composed of Yellowstone
and Rosebud counties. He states
that the sentiment of the senate is
quite strong against organization of
any further districts and he has but
Nittle hope that the wishes of the peo-
pie of the two counties will be graft
fed. The best, in his opinion, that
may be expected is that nothing will
be done in the direction of carrying
out Senator Meyers idea of attach
ing Yellowstone to Fergus county for
judicial purposes. 1t is possible that
a measure may succeed having for it's
object the re-districting of eastern
Montana, to become effective two
years hence. However, as long as
there is my possible hope efforts will
not be relaxed to secure passage of
the Yellowstone Rosebud proposition.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Carol Bowman OF Forsyth is a guest
at the Grand.
Doctor M. E. Knowles, staate veter-
marian, is at the Grand.
Thomas Hogan and F. L. Clark,
both of Red Lodge are registered at
the Grand.
Miss Elma Van Housen and Miss
Eva Robbins Of Red Lodge were Wis
itors in the city last evening.
A basket ball game is in progress
this afternoon between juniors of Red
| Lodge and those of this city.
Fred Ramsey, who has been spend.
ing several days in the city, returned
to his home at Kirby this afternoon
Alderman George F. Bennighoff and
niece, little Miss Julia Bennington
left today on a months visit to the
coast.
Walter Anderson, editor of the Rec
Lodge Picket and the only newspaper
man in eastern Montana who has the
distinction of being defendant in q
libel suit, was in the city this morn
Gmgson his way home from a visit te
Hteha.
AlKAile the weather hereabouts is
I reallySalmost too warm for comfort
considering the time of year. the PEG
pie of Miles City and the section east
of there are indulging in old fashion
ed sleigh rides in which heated
stones, plenty of wraps and robes en-
ter largely.
Ed Farmer, who vas brought bach
from Buffalo, Wyo., to answer to the
charge of robbery, preferred agains
him almost four years ago, was ar
raigned before Judge Mann late yes
terday afternoon. Preliminary hear
ing~was set for next next Wednes
1y February rs.
miller and Catlin, sheep feeders o
/Sugar Grove. ILL.,, purchased lao
head of alfalfa fed ewes and wether'
through Thos. J. Bouton from ranch
men in the valley and have shipped
them to their yards. The ewes
brought PA cents per pound and thu
Wethers 3h cents.
gin the lower house of the legisla
ture yesterday that body voted to in
definitely postpone the senate meas
ure introduced by Yegen to establish
an experimental station near the city
The same body voted favorably II
segregate a small strip of Fefgu'
county and attach it to Yellowstone
After giving the matter careful con
/ = =, - 4 ~ "10nH