The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05


Z, and under their directions some intri-
cate and beautiful figures were exc
cuted. The programme was a gener-
GUS one and contained all the popular
dances.
misfortune seems to be haunting
Professor Boudreau, who has been ap-
pointed to fill the position OF COM
mercial teacher, recently created by
the board Of education. First he was
detained by the serious sickness OF
| his wife, and now he himself is sick.
Last week he left his home in the
east and began the journey to Billings.
When he arrived at Kansas City he
f, was suddenly taken sick and was
compelled to remain for treatment.
A letter received from him yester-
day announces his co~nvalescence and
he is expected to arrive some time
during the week. Pending his arrival
Harry Wilson continues to act as in
%structor.
With the first of the new year Har-
ry L. Sommers, who for h last 10
years has been superintendent of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany for Montana, moved up a notch
by being appointed superintendent OF
the company's construction depart
ment. His headquarters will now be
at Salt Lake, although he will spend
much of his time in Montana, Idaho,
Utah and Wyoming, in which states
he will have supervision of all mat
tiers pertaining to the construction
and reconstruction Of toll lines and
exchanges. A. G. Miller, lately man.
ager of the company's Butte office,
has been named as successor to-Mr.
Sommers for the superintendency OF
Montana.
Hiram Kimball, who came here last
May with his family, died Sunday
morning at. his home in North Twenty
ninth street. Mr.. Kimball for a great
many years vas in the employ of the
Burlington as engineer, having a run
on one of the Iowa divisions. Subse.
quently he was in charge Of the com
:, pany's shops in this city.
He was the father of Mrs. Ed. Barras,
and also left a son, Harry, and widow,
I. all of whom are residents of the city.
The body was taken to Settlers under.
taking rooms, where private services
were conducted Sunday afternoon,
Yesterday morning it was taken east
by the son, for burial at Moulton. The
death of her husband proved such a
shock to Mrs. Kimball that she was
unable to go east to attend the funeral
A civil judgment has been rendered
in favor of George A. Miller against
the Slater Brick company for the
value of the wood the company took
from his ranch during his absence
a couple of months ago. The matter
N!was tried in Justice Mann's Scour
yesterday by a jury consisting. of w
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| ter, ]. w. Vaughan and e. M. Hun
I gerford, who rendered a verdict iI
favor of plaintiff for $40 and costs
amounting in all to $108. Miller suet
!, to recover $246, claiming that tht
r wood in controversy had amounted
to Al cords and that it was worth s.
a cord. The company resisted hi
claim, alleging that the lot had con
. tanned but 81 cords and that a reason
t able value was not to exceed 81 a cord
AS he is acquainted with neithe
the plaintiff o the defendant in tn
action, Judge Loud was NATURAL,
. much surprised when informed of tn
fact that an affidavit had been file
yesterday with the clerk of the dis
trict court alleging prejudice on hi
part as against the defendant in tn
Yule-Hannah case, to be tried at Bi
Timeber sometime this week. Ha1
e. nah had filed a like affidavit agains
t. Judge Henry of that district and tn
judge had requested Judge Loud t
hear the matter. Now another judg
b will have to be called to hear the cas-,