The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-31
LOCAL AND

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= Yesterday morning witnessed the
departure Of several "schoolmarms,"
who left for the east. Among those
who left were the Misses Aennult,
Miss Hood and Miss May Calhoun.
All went via the Burlington, with st.
Louis as their first stop. The Misses
earns departed Saturday evening, go
iDSfo Nebraska.
HH. F. Clement returned yesterday
from a lengthy visit to his Flatwillow
ranch. Like all others who have come
from the country recently he brings
the most encouraging reports oncern
ing the range and the summers out
look. Conditions in that respect, Mr.
Clement says, are better than tb1y/
have been in several years.
John Darlington and A. NJ. Craw-
ford are two more of the ones who
were interested parties in the litiga-
ton instituted by the Billings Land
and Irrigation company that have
given deeds to the company for the
necessary ~right-of-way across thelr
land. Only three more defendants
were holding out when those mention
ed made their transfers.
Copies of the call for the state
Sunday school convention have been
received by the local churches. The
meeting will be at Bozeman, June ID
16. Among those of prominence who
have promised to be present and take
active part in the proceedings is the
Reverend w. C. Merritt, general Sec
rotary of the state of Washington.
HIS down for several addresses.
"a movement is on foot to organize
"a post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. A preamble for the signatures
of the old veterans, in the city is now
circulating and is receiving a con-
siderable number of signers. Many
more survivors of the civil war reside
here than was supposed and it seems
now a certainty that the efforts at
Generalization will prove successful.
fIPaul Mccormick returned last Sat
urday from Gardiner, where he is
outfttihg for his contract in the Vel
lowstone National park. According to
report Gardiner is .a bustling place
just at present. Several hundred
men are congregated there waiting
for the beginning of work on the roads
and other improvements to be made
in the park as soon as the season
VIII permit.
NApeculiar accident occurred to the
Huntington passenger train due from
the west Saturday morning. When
ascending the mountain this side OF
Butte the forward trucks of the chair
car became displaced. A couple OF
hours were consumed in putting them
back. Only a short distance had been
gone when they slipped out again.
This time it required much longer to
replace them and about 10 hours were
lost. The North Coast Limited, which
was following, vas also delayed in
consequence of the mishap.
N&or the present at least the matter
uniting the local offices OF the
Northern Pacific and Burlington com
panies is at rest and nothing in thai
direction will be done. Among some
of those who would be most affected
by such a move the impression pre-
walls that after the wool season closes
the matter may be resurrected and
the consolidation put into effect. They
argue that to undertake the thing a
this time would cause a great deal O.
annoyance and inconvenience to thu
working forces of the companies.
4 Trial is in progress this Afternoon
IN Justice Mann's court OF James
Dwyer and William West, arreste'
yesterday for having stolen goods il
their possession. Even if they ar
not convicted they will be held t
await the pleasure of the county a
torney, who will he asked to procee
J against them for attempted Jail breal