The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-17

superintendent Of the Wyoming forest
reserves, who also has charge of the
Absarokee division of the Yellowstone
forest reserve, the rangers in the
Absarokee division have been made
game wardens. This will give War
den Scott about rs deputies, and it is
expected that the increase will con
tribute materially to the success OF
the warden's office in enforcing the
laws for the protection of the. game
.oThe state.
N/While it will not be fully finished
before August 1, the Cody road into
the Yellowstone park has been ad-
vanced sufficiently SO that it has been
opened for traffic. The new route is
said to be one of the most attractive
and beautiful leading into Wonder
land" 1t plunges into the mountains
Immediately after leaving the initial
point, affording views of much magnif-
cent scenery, while it also affords
some excellent trout fishing to those
who care to avail themselves of the
opportunity for that kind of sport.
A Burlington freight brakeman,
named Mike Haskins, was brought to
the city yesterday and placed in st.
Vincent's hospital for treatment. He
was thrown from his train Wednesday
night near Perista, aobut 80 miles
south of Billings. The accident was
caused in a peculiar amer He
was on top of a boxcar, when the for
ward part of the train began to slack
it's speed, causing the a on which ne.
stood to violently bump against the
one in front. He sustained a broken
rib and was also badly cut about the
head.
Miles City is responding to the
good times with which that lively lit
tie burg is blessed at present. 1t
is arranging for an extension and
betterment of it's water supply by the
installation of a pumping plant on
the banks of the Yellowstone above
Fort Keogh, and on top of this the city
) council is struggling with the appli-
: cation of a Billings man for a license
to conduct a variety theater. On
e neither proposition are the citizens
: united and considerable opposition
has developed to both, but seemingly
particularly to the "show."
: Manager Winlson announces the fol
lowing lineup for Sundays game with
g Miles City: Platt, catcher; Corcoran,
pitcher; Wilson, first base; Harker
second base; Worthington, third base;
e Yates, short stop; Hoe, center; Eddy
q right; Mcintosh, left. The lineup o.
S the Miles City team is not known
q as the team has been r~eorganized, {
e consolidation having been effected
with the "outlaws," a rival team tina
J. sadly defeated the regulars" on thu
e Fourth. AS now constituted the Miles
ians should be one of the stronges
II baseball combinations in eastern Mon
n tana.
William E. Taylor, one of the vel
y known ranchers of Laurel, was II
Is the city yesterday dressed in his bes
IS and his face wreathed in smiles. ~
L, -. 4:o~-l. ~ 1o-fIn1 tho foot thq
h he had renouncedAthe life of a bach
elor and was now to be numbere
Is among the %benedicts. The young lad
re who consented to share life's jou1
ney with him was Miss Minnie E. Bel
" nett, who has beer residing with he
in parents a few miles UP the vale!
H. The wedding took pace Wednesda
evening at the home of Nr. and Mr.
is Bennett, the Reverend MI Barnes. {
ir LaHrel officiating. NJ
irIAeports concerning the condition {
ly the range in the vicinity or sRoundu
~ are of the most encouraging kim
Heavy rains have fallen there du
u ing the last couple of weeks an
grass is said to be abundant and {
al good height. Harvesting the fir
OIL crop of alfalfa AS in progress and n
vo tive hay also promises to be plent
en- full, as it is still growing and tt
* prairie presents the appearance
se May. The only persons who are heal
d. to make complaint are the freighter
,ct who find great difficulty in gett11
cd through some of the mud holes TIL
Xix have formed in the roads.