The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-22
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A portion of the shipment was left
at Sheridan, Wyo., to be disposed OF
there.
The Right Reverend Bishop J. B.
Brondelf passed through the city sew
eral days ago on his way to st.
Xavier's mission. He returned today
and will remain in the city over Sun
day, as he will conduct services in
st. Joachim's church on that day.
III present plans mature the Eagles
will soon have one of the handsomest
lodge rooms in the city. They are
endeavoring to secure a lease of the
second floor Of the new George block
in North Twenty-eighth street and
should they succeed will fit it up and
furnish it in the most elaborate nan
ner.
In accordance with the law the Min
nesota & Montana Land and Improve
ment company has filed it's annual
statement with the county clerk and
recorder. The capital stock of the
company is given at $1,000 600, with
assets valued at $49, OO9. 40, consisting
of town lots at Billings and Park City,
Yellowstone county, Montana, in addi-
ton to land contracts amounting to
$1,SS3, and cash on hand in the sum
OF S5,433.99.
Accompanied by a brother and
tom Smith, a lifelong friend, the
body of the late Adolph Mueller pass
ed through the city last Tuesday
from Bozeman to st. Paul, where the
funeral took place. A number of Elks
were at the station when the train
arrived and several beautiful floral
offerings were made. Mr.. Mueller
was a member of the local lodge and
| at it's request the st. Paul lodge took
charge of the funeral.
Early yesterday morning the lower
ing clouds that have been threaten
ing h%ereabouts for several days began
to empty themselves of the stored
moisture they contained and it rained
almost all day without interruption.
The amount Of water that fell was
/ the greatest precipitated so far this
season and proved decidedly welcome
to both granger and grazer, particular
ly to the latter, as it was sadly need
ed on the ranges, which were becom-
ing dangerously dry.
Thomas McGirl, the Huntley stock
man, is among today's visitors in the
city. He returned a few days ago
from the east, after an absence of a
month or more. Several weeks OF the
time were spent at Dickinson, N. D.,
where he attempted to sell some cat
tie shipped to him from his range,
but found it somewhat of an uphill
task. Owing to the lack of rain in
that section grazing has been very
poor and in consequence there is lit
tie demand for stock.
Although early in the season, it is
said that already grasshoppers, which
were a pest there last summer, have
begun to make their appearance in
some parts of Rosebud county. A
district described as about 40 miles
square, Immediately west of Forsyth,
has been attacked by the insects and
so are they that they have
destroyed the grass there and stock
tnat was grazing in the affected 10
cality had to be removed. An appeal
has been made to the state agricul-
tural college for relief and samples
OF the 'hoppers have been sent there
for examination.
w. NJ. Johnston has returned from
Basin, Wyo., where he went with
Henry Koehler, executor of the last
will and testament of the late H. c,
Lowell, which was offered for probate
in the district court there. By the
terms of the will the testator left
the sum of 5000 to be paid yearly te
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