The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-03-15
Roseborough. The protestant is the
trustee and alleges that there is fraud
X connection with the claim.

Roseborough. The protestant is the
trystee and alleges that there is fraud
AEonnection with the claim.
so far as this immediate vicinity
is concerned the Yellowstone is open.
The ice began to mov last week and
for a number Of miles east Of the
city the channel is clear. 1t is said
that the ice has gone out Of Clarke's
fork and that the main river is now
free of ice from the forks mouth. ~
News Of the death of Harvey Lane,
son Of Glib. A. Lane, formerly of this
city, was received q few days ago by
The Gazette. The young man died at
San Francisco, where he had been
visiting a relative. His death is the
third occurring in the Lane family
during the last few months, the other
two being Mrs. Lane and the oldest
siea in the family.
N./carly this morning a heavy fall Of
snow began and continued several
hours, covering the ground to q num-
Der of inches. AS it was exception
ally wet and heavy it will give he
ground another good soaking. To-
ward noon the sky began to clear and
the promise of fair weather is borne
out by the display of the white flag
from the city hall tower.
F. H. Benjamin, at one time con-
nected with the business office of The
Gazette, has entered the publishing
field and about the first of next month
will begin issuing the Mountain Eagle,
a se1ni-monthly publication devoted
to the interests of the F. o. Il. The
paper will be the official organ of the
order for the states of Montana, Idaho,
/ Washington and Wyoming.
|xJohn Douglas, a sh~eepherder, was
brought to town Sunday evening and
turned over to the sheriff, who ordered
the man locked in jail. Douglass was
| said by those who brought him in to
be out of his mind. although it was
believed that his insanity would be OF
short duration, as he was laborlng
under a colossal attack from the gen.
tleman known as James Preserves,
otherwise, Jim jams" Douglass had
been around Musselshell for some
tine| where he was arrested.
lA. B. Camp took his departure last
I Saturday for st. PAU. where he went
to meet the first of the tourist ex-
cursions sent out by the Northern Pa
cifc, which left the Twin Cities To-
day. He will endeavor to do a little
missionary work for the benefit Of the
! Billings Land and Irrigation company.
H. P. Vermliye, general sales agent
for the same company, left yesterday
afternoon via the Burlington and will
meet a like excursion started out by
that company. He, too, will endeavor
to interest prospective settlers in
what the company has to offer in the
waEsof farm lands. =
NkAn invitation EXTENDED ny l. y.
6Donnell to visit the high school
and make a short talk to the pupils
was accepted by Daniel Bandmann
yesterday morning. The distinguish
ed gentleman related some of his ex-
Experiences in giving performances
of the immortal bard's plays
in different parts of the world
and closed by rendering sew
eral selections. In the afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Bandmann were the
guests of the Billings Woman's club
and graciously entertained their en-
tertainers with q number Of readings
from Shakespeare, choosing their Sc
lections from some of the better
known tragedies and comedies. 1t
proved a rare treat to the club mem
bers and such of their friends as had
been fortunate enough to be invited
to share it with them.