The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-12

Get your white shirts laupdried a,
the Steam Laundry. 87.2
Tile Racket Store has a neat line Of
nne JeWelry. see it. ,67-4
When others fail, then try Dr..
Prickett, the osteopath. 67.9
Those candied fruits at McIntyre's
ara just the thing for Christmas can.
dies. Try them. B7-4.
Miss Edgthe v. Gamble ia assist.
ing in the Hilltnks Mercantile store
during the holidays.
Sheridan and Bear Creek coal fol
sale by Yegen Bros. There is nc
better OIL the market.
Good goods and fair treatment of
customers speaks tor the increasing gro
Gerry trade Of Hogue, Robinson & Co. 2
The latest word from St. Paul is to
the effect that Matt H. Murphy, the
cattle king, who has been seriously i'll
at his home in that city for some time,
is improving.
All kinds Of candies in any guam
tity at MoIntyre's. Sunday schools
and all societies should remember this
in preparing for their Christmas festiv.
titles. Special prices for large or
ders. 67.4
Work on the new school house in
Forsyth is progressing nicely. The
brick walls are up one story and the
contractor, VIM. Mitchell of this city,
is pushing the work as rapidly as the
weather permits.
Lulu FREEMAN is suing her hus-
band, Fred FREEMAN. a merchant Of
Gebo, for a divorce. Both the parties
are we'll known here. Mrs. Anna A.
Reiss, a sister Of Mrs. FREEMAN, was
last week granted a divorce.
In this issue of The Gazette will be
found the quarterly statements Of the
First National and Yellowstone Nation
al banks Of this city. These two inan.
cial institutions show a substantial in
crease in business, which is we'll meri-
ted.
Professor Brayton will speak before
the Mothers department of the Wo.
mans club on Thursday afternoon at
Mrs. Whitney's, on the subjects of
"Sympathy between Parent and Child'
and Parental Support Of Teachers Au-
thority."
"a. D. Matheson came down from
Red Lodge Saturday night, spending
Sunday With his family and returning
to his work the next day. The judge is
giving the democrats of Carbon county
q good newsy paper and should he sup
ported accordingly.
j. N. Hill, a son Of Jim" Hill,
the Great Northern railroad magnate,
passed through Billings Saturday morn
ing %westbound on the Northern Pacific
in his special car, A 1. Mr.. Hill is 70.
ported as having succeeded his father
as president of the o. r. & N. railroad.
VIM. Calvin of Helena, travelling
freight and ticket auditor Of the North
ern Pacific, was here yesterday making
his usual monthly visit. He found af-
fairs in first class condition under
Agent Kennedy's supervision and bust
ness showing a very good percentage of
increase.
The American Federation of Labor
had an interesting meeting at it's hall
Thursday night, at which time D. Nc.
Donald of Butte, president Of the West.
ern Federation, addressed the union for
about two hours and a half. A large
number were present and much good is
expected to result from the meeting.
a movement ia on foot at Miles
City, headed by J. H. Johnston, to or
a lodge Of Elks, the signatures
Df about forty men having already
been secured for n charter. BY a ruling
Of the grand lodge at the national con.
vention held in st. Louis last Septem.
Der, no lodge can be organized in a city
Of less than 5000 inhabitants after
next January, and many towns are ap.
for charters before that time.
chaplain Geo. @. Stull has been
to conduct the funeral services.
the remains of Captain Erench,
which will be held in Great Pals Fri
lay afternoon, and for which place tho
chaplain will leave Thursday morning.
Captain French was a lieutenant in
Company A Of the First Montana volun-
5eers, but being offered the oaptaincy
If Company e Of the Thirty seventh
.egiment of regulars, he remained in
The Philippines on the return of his for.
ner regiment to the United States,
meeting death in a battle with the in
,urgents.