The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-05

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bedded in the flesh under the shout
der blade.
A meeting of the school trustees
was held last night. A number OF
bills were ordered paid and Mrs. NJ
H. Tompkins was elected teacher OF
vocal music for the ensuing term.
Several applications for the position
OF principal Of the high school were
received and considered, but no def
mite action was taken in regard to
any Of them.
Charles Hoe, whose friends believe
stands a good chance of being appoint
ed a cadet at Annapolis, left for that
place yesterday. A young man named
Hoover of Great Falls has passed the
preliminary examination for the place,
but because OF some physical de-
feet it is considered doubtful whether
he will be accepted. Should he be
rejected Hoe. will have the next show.
IA OAly A1Cd6I0 uOldl1S nave UCVu Ic.
ceived of what is said to have been
a serious stabbing ARRAY, which oc-
Cured ON the Grow reservation We'd
nesday night. The participants q
a Sioux woman and a woman belong
ing to the Crow tribe. The Sioux,
who was visiting friends IN the res
ervation, was the aggressor and used
her knife in a fit of jealousy, it is
claimed. ss.g sa6r 7r @@5
"Jim" Ramsey, a former member
of the state newspaper crowd, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route
to Helena to be present at tomor-
rows meeting of the exposition COM
mission. Mr.. Ramsey was secretary
OF the commission which had charge
of the states exhibit at the Columbian
worlds fair and liked the job SO well
that he is DESTROYS of serving the state
in<the same capacity at st. Louis.
xThe full limit Ut memberhip fixed
by the recently organized Billings
Gun club has beef attained and per-
mission has been granted by the city
council to use South park as a shoot
ing ground. ALL the supplies have
been received aid everything is in
readiness for theIfirst shoot, which is
to take place tomorrow or Sunday.
Doctor w. O. Alien is president and
Doctor O. B. Prickett, secretary OF tha1
club. vi
Senator G. o. Cromwell returned
last Wednesday from an extended
visit to his sheep ranch in Custer
county. Notwithstanding reports to,
the contrary, Mr.. Grunwell declares
that less rain has fallen in Custer
than in this county. He says that
wolves and coyotes are unusually
numerous and aggressive and that he
has sustained a considerable loss be-
aus of their fd%epredations on his
flocks.
Frank Buckley, who for the past
four years has been manager of the
dry goods department of the Yegen
store, has decided to leave the city
at al early date. Mr.. Buckley will
take a w%ell-earned vacation extending
over a period of two months or more
and will then locate in San Francisco
or Denver. The scores of Mr.. Buck
ley's' friends in the city will regret
to learn that he has determined to
seek a new location.
A meeting of the city council was
held Tuesday night, but it was of short
duration. After the roll had been
called Alderman Bennington moved
an adjournment for one week,
saying that because of the interest
taken by several of the members in
the school exercises, due to the tact
that they had children who .participa-
ted in them, he believed no attempt
should be made to hold a meeting.
The motion prevailed and the council
will assemble again next Tuesday
evening.
VIM. Rea, Jr., OF the sheep firm OF
Rea Bros, was here the first of the
week experimenting the crossing Of
three trainloads of sheep to the old
Gould ranch on the north side, says
the Rosebud County News. Since pur-
chasing the Cold Springs ranch of
the Gould brothers, Rea Bros. have
erected feeding sheds, dipping watts,
and all other appliances to the ranch,
which they are stocking with large
bands of wool producers until it is now