The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-05
BILLINGS TRIP
President l.. w. fiil1 Entertained
About q Hundred Quests on
His Special Train.

President Lonis w. Hill, OF the
Great Northern Railway, the ed
itor Of the Searchlight was enabled
to take the trip to Billings in the
Hill special train Mayor Z.
Bruegger, G. H. Coulter and
Walter Mathews Of Culbertson
were also members OF the party as
well as some seventy-tive business
men and press representatives.
Some OF these were from ST. Paul
and Minneapolis aud other eastern
cities, but the great majority were
picked up along the line from Gull
bertson to Great Falls.
The patty was royallv entertain.
ed in the elegant special train Of
nine coaches, including sleepers,
diner and Observation car. Mr..
Hill. wit ting assistance OF w. p.
Kinney, assistant traffic manager,
St. Paul, O. w. Seaton. immigra-
tion agent, ST. Paul, ] q. Mooney
travelling passenger agent Of Chi
cago and w. NJ. Romine, district
passenger agent OF Des Moines,
Iowa, did all in their power to
make the trip pleasant one, and
they are the people who know how
to entertain, for II is part OF their
business.
Frank p Miller, 5. = Mitchell
and Bert Bowers OF Culbertson
went to Billings on the regular
trsis and arrived there abe. d Of the
special. Upon invitation OF Mr..
Hill lhey joined the party al
Billings and made the trip home in
the special tram.
john Lohr OF Tamp,co, a small
town west Of Glasgow, was guest
on the train He is one ot the
most prominent farmers in Valley
Count. aud secured three silver
cups as prizes al the congress.
One was for the best alfalfa seed,
and the other two were for best ex-
hibit OF fax, offered bv different
parties.
Minnesota got the big silver cup
offered Tor the largest delegation
from any state outside OF Montana
The Minnesota delegates brought
the cup to the Hill special train
filled to the brim wl.h champagne,
and il was passed around among
the guests.
| THE special work OF the Culber1-
son delegation was cut out for
them and that was in showing
Senator Clapp. ana others. The
monstrous outrage being perpe.
trsted upon Eastern Valley County
by the Interior department, In the
Rocky Boy question. an account
OF which was given IN the last issue
Of the Searchlight.
President Hill, backed up by
Supt Lohmiller OF the Fl. Peck
Reservation, held a very interest.
ing interview on the special one
evening with Senator Dixon. Mr..
HILL showed the Senator how,
with the present diiatory prac,,ces
OF the government surveyors and
allotting agents that it would take
four years longer to get the pre-
liminary work done for opening
the reservation 10 white settlers.
Pres. Hill said that il the G. ".
railway had the same work TO do
that it would be done in one year
instead OF four or Ave. Senator
Dixon promised to do all in his
power to hasten the opening date.
Spokane was selected as the
meeting place for the congress
next year As for the meeting of
the Congress itself. while we at.
tended most OF the sessions and
listened to the speeches OF Sen
ators Carter. Slspp. Dixon. Pres.
Hill and manv others, there was SO
much OF importance to chronicle
and SO little space to put il in that
we concluded 10 cut that part OF
IL short
1t was by long odds, however,