The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21


You ought to see the nice dwell
ings being erected in the West Side
Addition. y
Peters, the tailor, is still leading.
See his suits to measure at $15, pants
at $5, and up.
Austin North for town lots. Low
prices. Reasonable terms. Easy
monthly payments.
Your poultry orders will have
prompt attention and be satisfactorily
filed, if given to Hogue, Robinson s.
90. 6O-2
The Sheridan and Gebo coal are
the leaders. give the best satisfaction
and cost no more than others. Try one
or both. Yegen Bros.
The Woodmen of the World will
hold a regular election of officers at
their hall in the Smith building Thurs.
day evening of this week.
Since the advent of the football
season the boys of the city can be seen
kicking the pieskin at almost all hours
of day when not in school.
The Knights of Pythias lodge will
give ita annual ball on the night of
Thanksgiving, having secured the court
house room for that purpose.
HJas. Johnston and Frank Rose Of
this city, who are stripging the wire
for the long bistapcM telephone line
from Red Lodde<6 Basin, Wyo., expect
to complete their work in about a week.
The Beasley libel suit did not ma.
terialize in Big Timber last week, az
the plaintiff was absent in North Da.
kota as a witness in an important trial,
and did not return. 1t was postponed
for the term.
The eve contractors have been
compelled to do considerable blasting
on the excavation at tile rear of the
Grand hotel, as their workmen encoun-
tered cement gravel, which could not
DO removed otherwise.
Sheridan Enterprise: We under
stand that T.. r. Holley has decided TO
locate at Billings, Mont, where he will
be exclusive agent for tho Sheridan
Fuel %Company's coal. We are sorry
to have Tom leave, but wish him an
abundance Of success wherever he goes.
abraham Anttila. a Finland coal
miner, got tired of this earth and took
a dive downwards Friday-he jumped
into the main shaft at Carbonado and
fell 900 feet to the bottom. When
brought to the surface the suicides fea-
lures were unreoognizable and there
wasn't a whole bone in his body.
John M. Rapelje, traiumaster of
the Yellowstone division Of the North.
ern Pacific, with headquarters i'll Glen.
dive, vas marridN in hat city last Sun
day to Miss Rose\M16rs. a sister Of Mrs.
Tom P. Cullen. VMr. Rapelje's many
friends in Billings will join The Ga
zette in extending congratulations.
-John Johnston, famous as oliver
Eating Johnston, will be removed
from this city to the national soldiers
home in California, says the Red Lodge
Picket. He has been bed-fast for
three weeks and will probably be started
the journey Saturday, being accom-.
by James Nelson. Mr.. John
Ia to be taken to the home at the
county's expense. A subscription has
been taken up to defray the expenses Of
his attendant.
The news that engineers, fireinen
and switohmen Oh the Burlington will
be granted an increase in salary of Is
cents per hundred miles ia a welcome
one to the Burlington employees every
as 1t is believed that the in.
crease in salary paid employees will be
general, and that All announcement of
fact will soon be made. The Bur
system has made good money
during the past few months, and the
increased earnings is given az the sole
for the increased wages to be
paid the men.