The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-01

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NWord has been sent by the Elks
Of Red Lodge that next Sunday they
will return the visit OF the fraternity.
Of this city, which was paid to the !.
coal camp several weeks ago. The
visitors intend to come in style, bring
ing a brass band along and a crowd
of past masters in the art of root
A game Of ball between the two
lodges will be part Of the days fun.
<Rosebud county presents a peculiar
position as being the only organized
county in the state that has no justice
Of the peace. Charles Smith, deputy
game warden, was down that way q
few days ago and attempted to secure
warrants for the arrest of several
parties who are guilty of violating the
game laws. Inability to find a justice
compelled him to return without ac.
complishing his object.
A. A. Morris, who has been filling
the positions of county and city engi.
neer, has resigned both and leavesSto-
night for Seattle, where he has made
arrangements to engage in business.
The announcement of his resignation
and departure was anticipated a num-
Der Of days ago, when upon his re-
turn from a visit to the coast She in
formed his friends that he had about
concluded to leave Billings and settle
Mt@ sound.
Beginning with next Tuesday the
second annual teachers institute OF
Yellowstone county will begin it's SEES
Mrs. M. M. Strang, county superln-
tendent of schools, will be in charge
and has secured as instructors Pro
fessor J. e. Monroe Of the state nor
NAL school and Professor J. r. Bevis,
principal of the Billings high school.
The meetings will be held in the high
school auditorium.
NSunday morning "a delegation OF
Crows passed through the city en- route
to Bozeman, where they will be one of
the attractions of the Interstate Fair,
now in progress there. Not wishing to
disappoint his old friend, Charley
Hoffman, who had never e any
real "Injuns," the Honorable Paul Nc
Cormick acted as representative for
the fair management and exercised
his good offices in securing the neces-
sary permission from the agent Of the
tribe for the departure of the In
dams from the reservation.
A change of ownership went into eff
feet in the G. O. D.. grocery yester
day. The firm Of Thompson, Kahn &
Vaughn retired and was succeeded by
Thompson & Jones. The senior mem
Der of the new firm is H. ]. Thomp
son, lately of the Thompson-McGrego
Lumber company, while the junior i
Lorin T. Jones, who was accountan
for the last named concern. Mr.,
Jones will have the management
of the business, he being an expert
enced grocer. All the old employs
oftA store have been retained.
considerable attention was attracted
Gby a couple of tents and, several wag
ons that denoted a temporary encamp
ment in the rear of the CathOli'
church yesterday. The party Q
campers consisted of the Rev. Fathe
Taelman of st. Xavier's mission an
two Ursuline sisters, in charge of l
} Grow indian girls, who are attendin
|, the school of the sisters at the mis-
sion. The party is travelling by pr
vate ~conveyanc and left the reservs
ton last Wednesday. A few days vii
, be spent in the city before the retur
!, hope/
-IMhile recent rains in that localit
have caused the range to continue t
r be green, still the prospects for viii
: ter feed along the Musselshell are nj
bright, so says J. w. Richardson, no.
in the city from Lavina. The gras'
hoppers, which gave promise of owe:
!, looking that part of the county, hav
appeared in swarms recently, and a.
cording to Mr.. Richardson are devou
ing the growing grass about as fast a
. it appears above ground. Were it nc
for the visitation of these pests fee
would probably be quite plentiful du
ing the winter.
David P. Van Horne, n OF the we