The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-11

Fort Russell, occupied the pulpit at
the church at which Vice-Presidential
Candidate Fairbanks and party at
tended services.
Further evidence of the productive
ness of the Yellowstone valley is\af~
forded in the fact that not a few Of
the ranchers hereabouts are engaged
in cutting a fourth crop of alfalfa.
While three crops are quite common,
only few localities can truthfully
boast of four.
Cass Prudhomme, for a number OF
years in charge of the clothing de.
partment of the Mccormick
company, has resigned and engaged
in business for himself having the
local agency for an eastern tailoring
establishment. His new vocation
gives him more time to further his
candidacy for clerk of the district
court, nomination for which was
given him by the republican county
Convention,
W This is the third anniversary of the
formal opening and dedication of the
Parmly Billings Memorial library. The
event will be celebrated this evening
with a reception and musicale. Pro-
lessor Hey will furnish the music and
the members of the Woman's club
the refreshments. As it Is intended
that the affair shall be public, every
one is invited. No seats will be pro-
vided, as at functions of that sort
visitors usually restrict their call to
only a few minutes and then retire to
make way for others.
D. w. Grieve, who has been filling
the position of prescription clerk for
the Chapple Drug company for the
last two years or so, severed his con
INJECTION with that firm last Saturday
and took his departure for his old
home, Newcastle, Ont. After a short
stay there he intends to leave for
Guelph, where he expects to enter
a veterinary college and qualify him
xelf for the practice of that profess
Upon his graduation he in
tends to return to the Estates" and
become a full 1edged American citi-
zen.
Last Sunday, with all the pomp and
splendor of the Roman Catholic
church, the Right Reverend Matthias
Clement Lehman was installed as
bishop of the newly created diocese
of Great Falls. The archbishop OF
the province OF Oregon, three bishops
and a half hundred priests of the two
Montana sees attended and partici.
pated in the ceremonies. A banquet
followed in the afternoon at which
many distinguished men of the state
were present. Father Van Claren'
back Of this city was one OF those
who responded to toasts.
o. D. Hogue, public administrator.
has filed a petition asking for letters
Of administration Of the estate OF
Nicholas Abbuhl, deceased. The es
tate consists of personal property
money in bank, and claims for wages
against several parties. Abbuhl, who
died last mo1.th in Dawson, as the re
suit of wounds received, left no will
AS far as can be learned, his only
surviving relative is his father, VIII
resides at Portland, Ore. Although
he died in Dawson county, the de
ceased was a resident of Yellowstone
and at the time of his death was il
the employ of s. D. Church, of this
city, as s~heepherder.
Among Sundays visitors in the cit.
was Lieutenant George ]. Oden, o
the Tenth cavalry, stationed at For
Mckenzie. Wyo., neal Sheridan. HI
had just ended a 6O0-mile horsebacl
ride through the upper part of wy
oming, during which he fully explored
the Big Horn basin. While ostensibl.
on a hunting leave Of absence, tn
lieutenant said he had made man,
notes of his long Journey and woul,