The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Railsback, Miss Josie Lavigne, Miss
M.nda Mowre and Miss Margaret

Hannah.
Once more that most despicable OF
all objects, the dog %poisoner, is en-
gagged in his contemplate work and
a number of dogs, some valuable and
all harmless, were reported dead to-
day in consequence Of the creatures
practice. The police are ~endeavoring
to secure a clue to the perpetrator
Of the cowardly outrage and should
they succeed in obtaining sufficient
evidence the fellow may land in the
~penitentiary. Under the laws scat
tering poison for the purpose of kill
ing domestic animals is a felony.
F. w. Klippel, who succeeds H. 8.
Segur as general agent for the Bur
lington, arrived from Omaha Sunday
morning. Yesterday the office was
formally turned e to him by his
predecessor. Mr.. Segur expects to
leave for Beatrice, to assume his new
position, about the 18th. His family
will not follow until June 1. While
Inducing his successor MI. Segur re-
called the fact that the day marked
the goth anniversary of his connection
with the Burlington. His service at
| Billings covers a period OF seven
Ayears.
TX While watching the parade Friday
evening from their carriage Mr.. n
Mrs. L. E. Schad and little daughter
had a narrow escape from what might
have proved serious injuries, it not
worse. Their horse, an unusually do
cile and tractable animal, became
frightened at the fireworks and began
to rear on it's hind legs, causing it
to lose it's balance and fall onto it's
side. The buggy was also pulled over
and the occupants spilled onto the
ground with considerable violence.
fortunately none vas more than
shaken up.
Touching tribute was paid by the
Eagles in the city last Saturday morn
ing to the memory OF a departed
brother. The Burlington train from
the west bore the remains of A. N.
Wallace, a Butte Eagle, which were
being taken east for burial. When 1t
stopped a procession OF several hun
dred Eagles marched to the station,
headed by the band playing a dirge,
and placed a wreath of flowers on the
box containing the casket. A few
remarks were made by one of the
delegates from Butte, to which Mr.
Hinkle, the dead mans friend and
~. l,-:,oo, ~oco1;o4a rpodo rnn1v
A meeting of the school board was
held Saturday evening at which the
roster of teachers for the ensuing yeal
was completed. These were elected:
Miss Lucille Maxwell, Norborne, Mo.
Miss Fanny Tye, Big Timeber; Miss
Claire Sweetman, Stanford univer
sity; Miss Pearl Nasness, Humboldt
Neb. Each is to receive $40 a month
All of the old janitors were reelected
: with ages as follows: ]. L. Marshall
800; Barney Schneider, $50; Johl
Carlson, $125, each to pay for any as
+ sistant he may require. The salary o
: Professor Bevis was raised from Sill
!, to $125 a month and that of Mis-!
Travis and Miss Stebbins from So
! to $40,
V Arrangements had been made Sat
n urday afternoon for a mock court il
/. Econnection with the reception of tn
Eagles at Grein's park. The MAYER
lex hose wagon had been secured TO;
! the purpose of rounding up stray mem
! bers and hauling them before tn
judge. While waitingeto be called int,
; service, the driver, John Cosgrif, driv
j. ing one of Brewer & Lees teams. al
tempted to cross Twenty-fourth stree
and drive onto the south side. H
\ failed to see the approach of a switc.
engine on the Northern Pacific an
/, when part way across the locomotiv
: struck the outfit. Three wheels c
: the wagon were demolished and bot
horses so badly injured that they ha
to be killed. Cosgriff was hurt onl
a little.