The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-12
THE BILLINGS GAZETTE.

After a contention extending over
a period of years, Judge Henry OF
the district court in Carbon county
has issued a permanent injunction
against the Rocky Fork Coal COM
pany restraining that corporation
from dumping coal slack into Rock
creek. The action was brought by a
large number of ranchmen Of the
Rock creek valley who complained
that the wash from the mines was
injurious to their land. Judge Henry,
in handing down his decision in the
case, said that the order of the court
would not become effective until May
1 of this year, so that the operators
of the mines would have ample time
to make provision to take care of the
waS9idgs.
Lf further testimony we're desired as
to Billings being the center Of the
northwestern citrous belt, it would
be forthcoming by a trip to the east
ern part of the state. At Miles City
the thermometer has been doing bust
ness inches below zero, while a con-
siderable amount of snow covers the
round. A little further east, at Glen
dive, IS and even more has not been
uncommon for a week past, but this
is not as bad as just across the
Dakota line. There it has been al
most necessary to splice a couple of
thermometers to get an accurate reg
istration, and of snow there seems to
be nc limit. Yesterday it was neces-
sary to send a rotary from Glendive
to clear the track to the east, and
beyond Beaver hill, near Beach, a
freight train became stalled and could
only be released by gangs of men with
shovels.
Being still detained by sickness,
with 10 promise of recovery within
a reasonable time, Professor Bou-
dreau, recently elected by the board
of education as instructor in the
newly created business department
of the public schools, a few days ago
sent formal notice of his relinquish.
ment of the position. 1t will be re-
membered that the gentleman left the
east weeks ago for Billings and was
taken sick en- route, once at Kansas
City and subsequently at Page, Okla.
HE is at present at the latter place.
AS this left a vacancy, H. L. Wilson,
who has been employed temporarily
to fill the position, at the last meet
ing Of the board vas rendered the
instructorship permanently, which he
accepted. AS he has shown himself
to be thoroughly qualified, much salts.
faction is expressed by both parents
and pupils at his election.
b. l.. Downing, a young nan whose
appearance indicated that he was not
familiar with crime, but rather with
hard work, was arraigned before Jus
tice Mann Wednesday morning on q
charge Of petit larceny. The com
plainant alleged that Downing enter
ed one Of the houses in the tender
loin district Tuesday night and in
making a tour of the house helped
himself to a silver-mounted hand mir
ror, clothes brush and comb, al
quite elaborate in the line of toile'
articles. The theft was discovered
and Downing was chased out of the
house and up an alley. In the fligh
he dropped the articles. He entered
a plea of guilty to the charge, bu'
told the court that he had been drink
ing quite freely and did not remem
Der anything whatever of the circum
stances. Those who heard him be
lieved his story, but inasmuchs as HI
had pleaded guilty the court vas com
PEELED to administer adequate pun
ishment and Downing was given a sen
tence of 20 days in the county Jail.
THE WAY TO MAKE MONEY!.
A moment of leisure had come his way
And rather than idleness choosing