The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-06
LOCAL NM


ferred to st. Paul. E. j. OMeara,
lately in the employ Of the company
AZ Storm Lake, Ia, is his successor.
IA wreck on the Northern Pacific
at the west end of the Muir tunnel
yesterday caused a delay OF hours
in the arrival of both passenger trains
from the west. Several cars Of a
freight train jumped the track and
were badly demolished, but fortunate
ly no one was hurt.
Doctor H. E. Armstrong was taken
to the Brainerd, Mimi, hospital this
morning to be treated for a serious
CASE of blood poisoning, which he
.~contracted last week while perform
ing an operation. His condition was
regarded as alarming for a few days,
but yesterday it was said that the
symptoms were more favorable.
The Montana Realty and Loan com
pany has been incorporated by the
Yegen people of this city. The cap
ital stock is $4,000 and the officers
are, G. Yegen, president; J.. M. V.
Cochran, v~ice-president, and H. S. Will
liston, secretary and treasurer. Part
Of the object of the company is to han
die the real estate in the city known
as the Yegen addition.
" News was received in the city this
week announcing the death of Mrs
Robert D. Read, wife Of Major Read,
stationed at Fort Mackenzie, in wy
remembered by many in the city as
having spent several weeks here dur
ing the long tieup of the Northern Pa
cifc a number of years ago. Major
Read at that time had charge of the
federal troops detailed to guard North.
eYl Pacific property in this section.
XXX delegation of farmers from Mis-.
souri, was here yesterday looking ovel
the lands the Billings Land and Irri
cation company is offering for sale
east of the city. The visitors will be
followed by others from the same
state in a few days. The company
is receiving many inquiries from
Estates to the east concerning the lane
which it will reclaim by irrigation
and it is predicted that after the ditch
is completed there will be no difficulty
1Ading ready buyers. =
" Saturday, May ID, the hardware and
implement dealers of eastern Montana
and northern Wyoming will meet il
this city for the purpose of perfectins
an organization and the discussion O
matters pertaining to their business
A further object of the meeting il
to bring about a feeling of friendship
among men engaged in the business
extend trade as much as possible anl
wind up with a banquet in the even
ing at one of the hotels. 1t is expect
ed that at least so will attend tn
meeting.
fhAmong yesterdays departures vii
Hthe Burlington was a colored man
who travelled as the guest of Yellow
stone county, with Sheridan, Wyo
as his destination. He arrived in tn
city several days before and manifest
ed unmistakable symptoms of mild in
sanity. 1t was learned that the at
thorities of the Wyoming county ha,
shipped him here, with the eviden
hope of escaping the cost of his car
and maintenance. This fact was CON
municated to Chairman Parker of tn
county board and he at once too,
steps to return the man whence h
came.
Chaplain and Mrs. Stull and daugl
ter bid adieu to their friends in til
city yesterday morning and started TO
Fort Russell, Wyo., where the chal
lain will be stationed for some tim
with his regiment. Chaplain Stull i
one of the most popular and bes
known ministers in the northwest an
has resided in the Yellowstone va
ley for the past % years, settlin
! at Miles City about the time III