The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-10-28
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PEKoOlNA1 ;
lieved him to be dead. A passing de-
livery wagon was pressed into service
and he was taken home, where a
physician attended him.
Mccullough, a candidate for
the legislature on the republican
ticket in Carbon county, was in town
this morning, returning from a cam
paign tour of his county in the Sec
ton south OF Columbus. Mr.. McCul-
Tough reports that Notwithstanding
the fierce fight which the opposition
is putting up against the reelection
of Senator Meyer, he believes that he
will be successful.
w. w. Berry, who for years man
ipulated a conductors punch on the
Northern Pacific between this city
and Helena, came in from the west
this morning and went from here to
Red Lodge. MI. Berry is a candidate
for legislative honors on the demo-
cratic fusion ticket in Lewis and
Clarke county and presumably his
mission into Carbon county is in the
interest of that hybrid political or
g%anization.
1t may interest the friends OF the
late H. B. Segur to learn that the
amount OF the insurance carried by
him on his life in the Royal Highland
ers has been paid to his widow. The
money, $4,000, was received by the
secretary of the local castle of the
order a few uays ago and forwarded
by him to Mrs. Segur. It was the first
payment to be made by any OF the
seyera. beneficiary orders to which
NJ 6egur belonged.
NThis evening the local democracy
will be entertained by Senator w. A.
Clark of Montana and General T. A.
Blair, a Texas orator. The event will
be made the most of by the faithful
and any amount OF red fire and cotton
wood will De burned. Today
'iFrenchy," who knows no politics
when it comes to supplying fuel for
bonfires, was busily engaged in deliv-
I ering huge piles OF fuel to be con-
sumed at street corners to warm the
dropping spirits and freezing hearts
of the unterrified.
Instead of having merely gone to
Canyon creek, as they gave out when
leaving the city yesterday, ". b.
George and G. 8. Cothron, who are
the gospel of Heinze de.
mocracy, turned their heads toward
the Musselshell valley. This was as
certained last evening from parties
who arrived from there. The two
are intent upon making special efforts
in behalf Of the Legislative ticket, in
the success of which their patron is
particularly interested. MI. Heinze
ha9 senatorial aspirations.
I4ast nights republican meeting at
Columbus was one of the largest and
most enthusiastic political gatherings
held in the rural part OF the county
this campaign. MI. White, who for
the first time had been heard In a
political speech, made an especially
strong address and those who listened
to the remarks of the candidate tor
county treasurer are confident that he
did much good for himself and the
entire county ticket. All the candi-
dates who were at the Columbus
meeting will attend the rally to be
held at Park City tonight.
q. w. Keene has returned from
Shelbina, Mo-, whittier he vas called
by a telegram several weeks ago in
forming him of the dangerous sick
ness of his youngest child, Mrs,
Keene and children having gone
there earlier in the season to visit
relatives. When Mr.. Keene reached
the bedside of the little sufferer the
local doctors had given her up and
pronounced her to be beyond medica.
aid. A specialist q summoned
from st. Louis and under his treat