The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-04
the Grand Army OF the Republic.
They will leave for home Sunday
morning.

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election, at which the following were
elected: J. G. Greed, superintendent;
W. s. Bayerd, assistant s%uperinten-
dent; Everett Birely, secretary; Harry
Wilson, assistant secretary; Miss Net
tie Freeman, treasurer; Miss Jennie
Stoddard, organist; Miss Florence
Wilson, librarian; Miss Jennie Carl
son, assistant librarian; Roscoe Allen,
Ralph Morris and Carl Wells, artists.
An attraction that will cause theater
goers of this city pleasure will be the
appearance of s. Miller Kent at the
opera house tomorrow, Saturday,
evening, in his new play entitled
Fighting Bob" Mr.. Kent is not a
stranger to the city ,as he will be
remembered as having appeared here.
for the past two seasons as Teddy
North in "The Cowboy and the Lady"
He brings with him IN excellent COM
pany of players, and the entire pro-
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success.
-Four men who are charged with o n
nection with the recent alleged at
tempt to rob a Great Northern train
near Malta are under arrest. Not
withstanding the large number Of Pin
kerton detectives that the company
has in it's employ, the arrests were all
made by a stock inspector, George
Hall, who was on board the train it
is said the fellows had designs on.
The charge against them is c%onspir-
acy. They will have their preliminary
hearing next Wednesday. 1t is said
that other arrests are likely to fol-
low.
After all, Montana is to make an eff
fort to secure the loving cup offered
by Captain Pabst of Milwaukee as a
prize for the best exhibit of barley and
oats made at the session of the Ma.
tional Irrigation congress, which be-
gins at Ogden, Utah, September Is.
Henry A%ltenbrand, president of the
Manhattan Mailing company, which
owns one Of the largest irrigating
systems in the west, having owe ITO
miles of large canals, will exhibit
samples of grain from the famous Gal
latin valley, in which the company
o~psfates.
|kSince the open season for ducks
many of the hunters of the city have
made excursions up the valley and
to the lakes of the northwest. All
have had remarkable success, and a c
cording to the reports brought back,
by the g%unners, ducks are more plen-
tiful than they have been in years.
One conscientious sportsman was out
last Tuesday and only a few miles
from town succeeded in filling his
bag and could have shot many more
had he desired, put having all the
birds he wanted, he refrained from
unnecessary slaughter.
ROLAND Potter, c. L. Jones and Doc
|<orJones returned today from a trip
Of almost three weeks duration during
which time they travelled over consid,
cradle country and had a good time
generally. They fished in the waters
Of the Boulder and in the intervening
| streams until Cooke City was reached.
Thence they continued until they
reached the Yellowstone National
Park, of which they made a complete
tour, camping and fishing wherever the
mood overlook them. They also hunt
ed and found more game than they
could use in the regions outside of the
park.
The Misses Brayton gave a paper
| chase Tuesday evening, which began
at their home in North Thirty-first
| street and terminated at the residence
of Mrs. A. H. Barth. One party was
led by Miss Mary Brayton, Miss Ma
rion Goss and Miss Georgia McCon-
nell and they led along and devious
trail over the northern and western
| parts of the city. OF the other party
Miss Harriet Brayton, Miss Nellie Bull
ard and Miss ELLEN Stebbins were the
leaders, who took a course to the east,
past the race track and back to the
brewery and then to the outcome.
where the evening was spent on the
| lawn, which had been handsomely dec
/ Grated for the occasion.
kAll arrangements have been perfect
ed by the local elks for the reception
of their brethren from Red Lodge next
| Sunday. The visiting Elks will first