The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-11-17
LOCAL NM


City, where an institute Of the farm
ers of Custer county was held yester-
day. w. B. Harlan, the Como fruit
grower, accompanied them.
A letter has been received by the
trustees of the Congregational church
from the Reverend Arthur Miles OF
Stillman Valley, ILL.,, in which it is
stated that Mr.. Miles will arrive here
in time to conduct services on the
first Sunday in December. During
the interim effort will be made to fill
the pulpit with volunteers. Next Sun
day the Reverend Joseph Pope OF
LSG1el will oficiate.
M1Only a fair audience witnessed
Saturday nights presentation of '"The
Two Sisters" AS given here the play
has but little to commend it to theatre.
goers, while the company entrusted
with it's production was mediocre.
AS though realizing that the drama
itself was but poor recompense to give
for the price Sof admission charged,
the management introduced several
s~pecialties, some of which were pass
ably good.
Arrivals from there yesterday re-
ported that scab still exists among
the focks in the vicinity of Twodot.
Dipping has been in progress for some
time and only stopped with the ad-
vent of the present cold weather.
So far about $4,000 sheep have been
dipped. These belong the Nate God
frey, leaving about 5000 more, be-
longing to Mrs. Smart to be dipped.
The disease is now said to be under
control and no fresh cases are ex-
pected.
XEor the first time in a number OF
Years sleighing in Billings is a possi-
bility. So fearful were they that a
chinook might take a notion to saun-
ter down this way, that a number
braved the Indictment weather of last
Friday and Saturday and INDUCED in
the rather doubtful pleasure to be
then had from a sleigh ride. Not even
the Oldest of the oldtimers'' can re.
call In instance when so much snow
fell at this season of the year, or when
the thermometer evinced such a fond
for exploring the lower levels.
From the sheep ranges of the north.
ern part of the state come reports
OF the prevalence of scab among some
of the flocks. 1t is said that the dis
ease made it's appearance in a band
owned by Wright & Kenendy on Dry
creek, Chouteau county. A spe-
cial deputy inspector has been appoint !
ed and the authorities have taken the
customary precautions to prevent
of the scourge. The infected
animals have been q~uarantined and
at last accounts arrangements we're
making to dip them, about 10000 in
all.
AL Ellison, who made an effort to
keep alive the Billings News, a publi-
cation that had it's incipiency in the
of three years ago, has
branched out for himself one more.
After leaving here he went to Butte,
where he occupied a position as re-
porter ON the Miner. Subsequently
he raj placed in charge of the Mis-
soula bureau of that paper and re-
there until a few weeks ago,
when he removed to Standpoint, Ida
no. At the later place he is one
of the editors and publishers of the
Northern Idaho News, a weekly paper.
Frank D. Mccormick received a
forcible reminder yesterday that not
all the ordinances of the city are to be
with impunity, no NATTER
what might be said in respect to
some. He had a W connection
to make and instead of employing a
plumber to do the job he
decided to save money and be his
own workman. For this he was hailed
into police court and mulcted in the
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