The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-24

nings were played and the game was
neither side having any the better
of the argument, the score standing
A to 4. Much of the time it rained and
the rest the wind blew a gale,
while the weather was cold and raw.
~ few days ago a sale was made
by which the Thompson-McGregor
lumber yards passed into the hands
o. ]. NJ. Broat, a recent arrival from
Minneapolis. For the present at least
no change is contemplated in the force
employed in the Office and yards. The
late owner, H. ]. Thompson, has not
yet decided as to his future move
ments, but very probably will con-
tinue a resident of the city, as he still
retains/his homestead, one of the
M1sSomest in Billings.
w celebration was held at Garneill
last Saturday night, when the rails
were laid that will connect the village
with the outside world. Immediately
following a locomotive drawing sever
al construction car pulled into he
and then there was great re-
joicing, says The Gazette's informant.
The work of the Lewistown extern
sion is progressing rapidly and judy
ing from present prospects the road
will le completed to the Fergus coun-
ty capital by about September 10. :.
Captain Chittenden, engineer in
! charge of the improvement work doing
in the Yellowstone National park,
will not go to the Philippines after
all, though an order for his transfer
was issued some time ago. He re-
turned last week from New York,
| where he had been called before an
examining board for promotion to the
grade of major. He passed and his
advancement to the higher rank is
expected soon. He will continue at
the park and complete the scheme
of betterment he outlined when he
first arrived there.
Two parties of members of the
National Educational association pass
ed through the city this week, en-
route to Deadwood, thence to Omaha,
where they disbanded. The first ar.
rived Tuesday and the second Wed
nesday. Both had been to the Vel.
lowstone park. The association con
vened at Omaha and after transact
ing some business went west over the
Union Pacific and entered the park
from Monida, visiting salt Lake and
other points of interest before the
gateway to the park was reached. AL
of the junketers were eastern people
The funeral of the late William ]
Sweeney, manager of the N ranch
who died last Saturday, was held a
Helena Wednesday,. Services were
conducted at the cathedral of the Sa
cred Heart and the funeral was large
ly attended by the prominent people
OF the city. The pail bearers were
Major Martin Maginnis, former Senate
T. H. Carter, General Charles D. Curtis
John J.. Fallon, T. l.. Martin and r
r, Purcell. Instead of having beef
married to a niece of the Honorable
Thomas Cruise, as was reported, tn
d%eceased's wife is a sister of that gen
tleman.
An amicable adjustment of the wag
scale has been arrived at between TIN
machinists employed in the Livingston
shops and the management OF tn
>, Northern Pacific company, and wha
little talk there has been heard O
possible trouble is now dissipateo
The representative of the men VIII
was sent to st. Paul IN a conferenc
has returned and says all the demand
: ne presented have been granted. VI
= der the new schedule machinists vii
receive $3.50 for a 10-hour day, a
: advance of 80 cents. Night men wi
be paid $4.O7 and apprentices wage
are advanced 10 per cent.
As attorney for the plaintiffs F. +
Hathhorn has been paid the sum {
$2S7.3O. the amount due for wages t
e employees of Logan Wolfe. recent
closed out under an attachment issue
at the instance Of Gilsdorf Bros, VIII
n had a claim against him for merchal
a disc furnished while Wolfe was Ell
gagged in the restaurant business. III
a claims, IS in all, had precedence ove
8 all others and the remainder OF tn
proceeds from the sale by the sheri
OF the attached property will go
the other creditors, of whom thel
8 are several. 1t is believed that mol
KIT the Gilcdorfc will racaiye an.