The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-14
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for a band of sheep for winter feed
ing. Mr.. Clarke reports that many OF
the ranchmen in that locality have
still on hand their last years hay
crop and that it is now a case OF car
rying over two crops or going into
the feeding business on their own ac-
count.
This morning the preliminaries to
actual construction Of the block the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone com
pany intends to erect in North
Twenty-seventh street were begun. To
Peter Hoe has been awarded the con
tract for the stone work, which will
be begun in a day or two. The struc-
ture will be of stone and brick, with
steel Orders and joists and al nearly
fireproof as it is possible to make a
building.
Yesterday afternoon a man was re-
leased from the city jail, where he
was serving a sentence for drunken
ness, to enable him to go to work as
a section man on one of the rail-
roads, the boss having come to town
for the purpose OF employing him.
Instead OF leaving, as he promised to
do, the man proceeded to get drunk
| again and last night was arrested once
more. Complaint was made to the
police that he was prowling about the
residences of Mayor Foster and War
rem Evans, for both OF whom he diu
| odd jobs during the summer, and try
ing to effect an entrance. This time
he will be compelled to finish his
sentence.
Next Monday the different registry
agents appointed by the county com
missioners for the various precincts
and districts will be at the places des-
ignated by them for the purpose OF
receiving registrations of those quail
fled under the law to vote at the
forthcoming election. In the city
everyone will be required to register.
regardless OF any previous registra'
ton, while in the country, those who
registered within the years that have
passed since 1893 need not do so.
Frank Church, one of the early set.
tiers in this part OF the Yellowstone
valley, came down from Carbon
county last night. Mr.. Church is en-
gagged in the stock business in the
Clark's fork valley.
Congressman Dixon and the other
political speakers for the state tickle,
who were here Wednesday evening
returned this morning on a coal train
from Red Lodge. The party were or
the road hours and did moi
reach the city until Z o'clock. They
reported that the Red Lodge meeting
was n of the largest and most en-
thusiastic the speakers have held il
the state this year and that the two
republican factions at Red Lodge die
all in their power to eliminate for the
time being the family quarrel now or
in that county. Senator Meyer occu
pied the stage in the auditorium
where the meeting took place, but die
not take part in the speaking. Neither
did any of the members of the opposi
ton faction attempt to inject any dis
agreeable features into the meeting.
Last Wednesday afternoon the La
dies Aid society OF the Methods
church was entertained at the coun
try home of Mrs. J.. A. Calhoun, a mil;
west of the city. The members as
sembled at the parsonage and wer'
met by Mr.. Calhoun and given a ha,
ride to the ranch, which proved no
among the least of the afternoon
pleasures. The home had been beau
tifully decorated in honor of the OF
casion with cut flowers and plants
In addition to doing the regular wor.
OF the society, the members ais
found time to devote to less seriou
matters and a number OF musical sc