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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
The Irrepressible Small Roy.

This is a true story, and it really hap
pened in a New York family. It looks
as if it might be an old story brought
up to date or renovated for the occa-
sion, but it is exactly as the small 10y
arranged it and not to the ediication
Of his family. The small hoy was very
fond Of ice cream. 1t never clcved his
palate. 1t was with the same delight
that he saw it each time brought on the
table, and upon each Of these times he
showed the exuberance of his feelings
by crying in rapturous tones: 'tOh-o-o!
Ice cream! Ice creaml Ice cream!''.
much to his mamma annoyance.
""People will think we never have ice
cream or anything else to eat, " she said
to her son one day. CHOW, we are going
to have company to dinner tonight, and
/ don't want you to say a word when
the ice cream is brought on" The small
boy promised. He really was a good
little boy, and he intended to mind.
But when the cream was brought on
the old feeling of rapture was SO strong
that he forgot entirely and cried out
as usual. Then he remembered and stop
ped short, looking very repentant. He
had not intended to call out, and his
mother was mortified. He changed his
tone entirely:
"We have ice cream almost every
night, he remarked carelessly. New
York Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
Painfully Polite.

The people Of Dresden are very polite,
SO overpolite that they not infrequently
bring down ridicule upon themselves.
It used to be told in that city that a
stranger vas one day crossing the great
bridge that spans the Elbe and asked a
native to direct him to a certain church
which he wished to find.
Greatly, my dear SIR" said the Ores
dener, bowling low, Il grieve greatly
to say it, but I cannot tell you"
The stranger passed on a little sur
prised at this voluble answer to a sim
pie question. He had proceeded but a
short distance when he heard hurried
footsteps behind him, and, turning
round, saw the same man running to
catch up with him.
In a moment his pursuer was by his
side, his breath nearly gone. but
enough left to say hurriedly: my
dear sir, you asked me how you could
find the church, and it panied me to
have to cay that I did not know. just
now I met my brother, but I grieve to
say that he did not know either"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
FAUST"
BY Lewis Morrison Will he seen Here
Next Week.

BY Lewis Morrison Will he seen Here
Next Week.
The immortal drama. Faust" is
one Of the plays that always has it's
place upon the stage of human life and
although generation may come and go,
the story of Faust and Marguerite will
be ever Of interest to the SOILS Of NEIL.
The pathos and tragedy Of everyday life
are interviewer among incidents Of
realistic interest. and when interpreted
by a strong company such as will pre-
sent the piece here a week from Satur-
day night, the observer will carry home
with him something to think about for
many days to come.
As .Mephisto" in Faust" Lewis
Morrison stands alone, without a rival.
Such a subtle, polished. plausible
Devil" as Morrison oonceives fills the
minds ideal of His Satanic Majesty.
Tie im~personation as Morrison gives it
is artistic and impressive, and this is
one of the few western towns that Will
have a chance to witness Faust with
Lewis Morrison as central figure. He
is billed for March %.
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The Guns Motion.

An astronomical fact now as former
ly causing no little perplexity to some
is that the SIMS motion-which un-
q~uestionably s.,h indisputably is ex-
tremely quick does not change the
relative position Of the sol.r system to
the fixed stars and thu consultations
more than it actually does, and there
are some who on this account are in
clined to doubt the actual motion of
the u in space.
The Investigations Of astronomers
have nevertheless established n thing
as certain-namely. that the sun moves
through space at a great speed-esti-
mated by some scientists at 16 miles a
misunderstanding all the planets, satel-
lites and other cosmical bodies along
with it, but this motion of the vast
luminary, while affecting, of course
the real motion Of the planets in space.
does not in even the slightest. degree
affect the relative motion. of sun and
planets.
Even under the supposition Of SC
great a rate as is miles in one second,
this relative position of the sun to the
fixed stars would, astronomers declare,
be hardly %perceptible in a century, on
account of the almost inconceivable
distance of the latter-the conclusion
being, therefore, that many thousands of
years must pass before the suns proper
motion in space can change the contig.
uration Of the star groups.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the Grand.

Tuesday, March 14.-E. A. Canine,
city; L. E. Benedict, St. Paul; M. T..
O'Brien, Glendive: R. Marine, Pensa-
cola; FL. f. WEIGH, Gebo; N. r.
Vessel, Helena; s. F. Scott, Helena;
B. Rumsey, Buffalo; W. A. Evans, II.
Keiser, j. r. Haynie, Crow Agency;
g. W. Hull, Omaha; A. Sturtzkopf,
Henry Greenwood, Helena; Geo. p.
Dier, Bozeman: s. Rubenstein, Brook
Ign; A. S. Nash, Helena: j. W. Dodds,
Anaconda; W.. G. Jenizen, Lavina; 7.
P. Cullen, Glendive; S. j. McAllesp,
Minneapolis.
Wednesday, March ID. W. Doug
lass, Denver; w. +. Griffin, Chicago;
J. s. Wachter and wife, Butte; J. P.
Adair, j. G. Walker, Chicago; E. a..
Stiefel, Helena; M. Karpen, Chicago;
Miss Midaugh, Philadelphia; j. Mar
ing. city H. L. Miller, Glendive: 81.
A. Benner, Helena; L. Betz, st. Paul;
H. R. Pattery, Kansas City; N. Con-
very, Joliet; r. E. Benedict, st. Paul ;
10. G. Hunt, Gebo; G. B. Hill,
Bridger; d. J.. H. Allese, Minneapolis;
W. j. Fl. Wallace, Helena; G. A.
CHASER. Denver; R. W. Griffin, Des
Moines; G. o. Reeder, Lincoln; J. B.
Amin, Columbus; E. A. Stiefel, Hell
ena; J. F. Taylor. Lincoln.
Thursday, march, lev. H. McCor-
mick; Sim Baruch, San Francisco; G.
H. Bray, Helena: H. M. Drew, Bos-
ton; W. B. Cochran and wife, Wibaux /;
J. G. Emerich, John Rapelie, Glen
dive; Geo. e. Dickson. Minneapolis;
w. L. G. Unger, Laurel; J. w. Berth,
J. T. Cotes, city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
A Hank of Hair.

Chickens are sold by the piece in
Buenos Ayres. They are dressed before
being offered for sale. the only feathers
left upon them being those Of the tail.
The same custom prevails in China
as to dogs, where a bit Of the dogs hair
is always left on the end Of the tail,
even when the animal is cooked. But
this is because the Chinese consider the
flesh Of black dogs the best and most
certain to put a brave spirit into the
boly of the eater.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
and the transaction Of other urgent
county business
Cali for Bids.

Office of The County Clerk and Re.
corder, Yellowstone county, Billings,
Montana. March, II 1899.-Bids will
be received at the county clerks office
until 10 O'Clock a. M, March 30, FOL
certain repairs at the county Jail, &C.
cording to memorandum on file in the
Office of the county clerk. Bidders
must furnish specifications Of work tc
be done.
By order of the board Of county com.
missioners.
94-3 Nat G.. Carwile,
County clerk and clerk of said board.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17

where the Custer and Billings wagon
road crosses said railroad track; thence
along said wagon road or as near as
practicable to where the one-quarter
line running north and south through
section 80, township / north, range ~
east, crossss said Custer wagon road
thence in a northeasterly direction Oh
most practicable ground to a point
twenty chains west of the corner to sec
tions S, 8, 16 and II, township ]
north, range ~ east; thence north Oh
one-eighth line twenty chains; thence
west on one-eighth line twenty
chains" The said report was adopted
and the road as surveyed, viewed aud
plated was declared IA county road.
The following reports of county
officers were audited, approved and
filed:
T. A. Williams, clerk of the court,
fee. witness and juror reports.
Geo. W. Hubbard, sheriff, criminal,
civil aud Jail reports.
Geo. 7. Lamport, county surveyor.
The resignation Of Mr.. Geo. T. Lam
port as county surveyor was presented.
accepted and ordered fled.
The bond and oath of Office Of R. M.
Jones as justice Of the peace for Mus
s~elstell township was approved and
filed.
A remcnstrance signed by W. 81.
Neel and others against the action Of
the board OH June 9, 1898. in declaring
a road as surveyed upon the separate
petitions Of Ryan Brothers ct al. and
Mr.. E. A. Baldwin ct al, a county
road, was taken up for consideration.
It appearing from such remonstrance
and report of said road that the survey
had not been made OIL the lines as petit
toned for. and it further appearing at
this time that the road as surveyed and
adopted is not desired by the greater
number Of residents Of Musselshell, it
is ordered that the action Of the board
in declaring said road a public high
way is hereby rescinded, and the said
road vacated. For a description Of
said road reference is hereby had to
book 8, page 90, commissioners pro-
ceedings.
The board adjourned until March 10,
1899, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
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A. He Understands 1t.

"As I understand it," remarked the
intelligent foreigner, "you Americans
regard George Washington's Ratchet as
the emblem Of truth"
eyes, sir, that's right" replied the
American proudly.
"'Then, when statesmen or other in
dividuals who have quarreled, bury the
Ratchet, I suppose they cease to speak
the truth 2'-netroit Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
A Literary note.

Your majesty. said the prime
minister. this is the page who has
been remiss in his duty.
.Aha!'' exclaimed the king. "We'n
have to bring him to book.
He! He!" laughed the page. "A
noble jest. I'll be bound.
Thereupon the kings heart eoftened,
for he marveled that a man 10 young
could make SO old a joke. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
Animal. That Know Roads.

The Welsh mountain sheep have OBJ
tanned legal recognition of their ability
to distinguish boundaries and their own
roads through their pastures. One flock
of sheep fought a ~trespassing flock and
the court decided that the sheep were
worth a half crown more than others
because they knew their roads and
boundaries.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17

The Oldest medical recipe is said by q
French medical journal to be that Of q
hair tonic for an Egyptian queen. 1t is
dated 400 B. c.. and directs that dogs
paws and asses hoofs be boiled with
dates in oil.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
Explosive.

An ambitious young writer having
asked. .'What magazine will give me
the highest position quickest was
told, "A powder magazine. if you con-
tribute a fiery article"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17

V~egetarians assert that one acre Of
land will comfortably support four per-
sons on a vegetable diet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17

Acker's English Remedy will stop a
cough at any time, and will cure the
worst cold in twelve hours, or money re-
funded; % cents and 50 cents. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
Fifth Day.

Fifth Day.
Billings, Mont. March 10, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a. m. There were
present, o. N. Newman. chairman, J.
B. Amin and Pat Lavelle.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn fer the
amounts allowed:
S. E. Wimsett, road work. .$l2 90
f. r. st. John. road viewer . 3 90
B. Hartte, road viewer. 49,. -. 8 90
f. H. Foster, road viewer, &C.
count assigned. -. 3 90
Walter Lamport, road work. 2 90
A. P. Wheat, burying Thoelecke,
INDECENT .... 20 w
A. P. Wheat, constable fees Z so
Sarah Thompson, care of poor. Is 90
j. W. Sackett, road work.. SO 90
Donovan & Spear, fuel for poor. Is 70
Toole & Vaughan, merchandise
1Of pUOi .......... y w
Donovan u Spear, supplies for
poor D w
Donovan & Spear, fuel for poor 3 rs
D. E. Boykin, care of poor. 80 rs
H. E. Armstrong, salary county
physician for quarter. rs 90
Yegen Bros, supplies for poor. 80 90
P. q. Smith, burying paupers. 1876 90
P. H. Smith, transporting pau
pers; claim ed $23, allowed. Is 90
Gruwell & Gass, transporting
paupers. ....... -. 8 90
Joseph Kinnick. care Of INDECENT
poor; claimed $65, allowed. -. 20 90
James Craig, M. D., medical at
tendance. INDECENT poor. ~. Is 90
Donovan & Spear, witness JUS
tice court, account assigned. 70 OG
Donovan & Spear, supplies for
court house. ..... y 70
j. B. Amin, coroner juror, &C.
count assigned ........... 4 SO
Billings Water Power Co.. water
aud lights for quarter. +. 80. rs 85
J.. E.. Free, M. D., physician
board of health, two::quarters rs 90
H. A. VanHorne. typewriting,
insanity a ............ 4 10
H. A. vanHorne, typewriting
for clerk Of court -. ..... Z 80,
H. A. VanHorne, typew1iting
for clerk Of court. ........ SO 90
Geo. W. Hubbard, sheriff, tele-
grams . ........ b 10
E. W. Szitnick, court bailiff So. 80 90
F. R. st. John. court bailiff 80. SO 90
Geo. W. Hubbard, sheriff ex-
penses, account John Wilson,. 6 90
First National Bank, deputy
sheriff, account Robbins, as
signed 49,. 81 %
w. M. Johnston, 26 months office
rent. ....... ....... ....13O 90
Geo. Soule, plumbing at jail. Z 55
G. l.. Sawyer, constable fees;
claimed So. 10, allowed. 1 80
P. Peroe, counsel for Flynn,
prisoner, account assigned. -. % 90
A. J Gilsdorf, supplies for poor. 10 90
Donovan u Spear, fuel. .......1 1873 Al
Billings Gazette. balance due on
poll books, etc 10 rs
Billings Gazette, books and
printing -. $40 AZ
L. Robbins, constable fees claim
ed $35. 70, allowed .......... So 40
P. Peroe, witness, Justice AF1lA9
court, account assigned. .... 2 90
@. A. Dewar, per diem. deputy
surveyor. ....... ~ 90
Geo. L. Lamport, per diem,
county surveyor .......... 81 90
Camp Mercantile Co., road sup.
plies. ......... .......... 8 rs
P. H. Hohmann, road viewer. 3 90
9. A. Dewar, per diem. deputy
county surveyor. ......... 10 90
Geo. W. Hubbard, board of pris-
oners 49,. 49,. 172 90
Yellowstone National Bank, wit
ness, insanity cases, account
assigned y. 10 90
Yellowstone National Bank, cor.
oner's fees, account assigned. 90 rs
Yellowstone National Bank. cor
oner's Jurors, account assigned 50 90
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It was further ordered that the polls
at said election shall be opened at s
o'clock a. m. and remain open contin-
uously until 2 o'clock p. m. of the
same day, that said election shall be
conducted in the same manner as
school elections.
In the matter of the road report
upon the petition, dated Feb. 80.
1899. Of r. B. Camp and others; it ap.
pearing that G. F. Burla and E. L.
Fenton have filed objections to the
adoption Of said report, it was ordered
that final consideration of the said re-
port be deferred until the 9Th day of
June, 1899, at 2 O'Clock p. m.; the
clerk was instructed to notify the said
G. r. Burla and +. L. Fenton at least
ten days prior thereto. that said final
hearing Of said petition would be had
on the said 8th day of June, 1899.
In the matter of the road report up
on the petition, dated Sept. 26, 1898,
of Henry Struck and others, laid over
at the last regular meeting of the board,
for the following change in the county
road: Commencing at a point where
the M. q M. ditch intersects the coun-
ty road on section 5, township 8 south,
range % east; thence running west to
the west line of said section 5 along
the right-of-way of the Northern Pa
cifc railway" The proposed change
was allowed in accordance with the
viewers and surveyors reports and
plat thereof fled. and said change was
declared q part of the county road, and
that portion of the old road affected
Thereby was ordered vacated.
In the matter of the road report upon
the petition, dated Dec. 6, 1898. of II.
O. Klenck and others for the following
described road: Commencing at a
point on the right bank Of the Yellow
stone river 40 feet north of center of
Northern Pacific railroad track in sec
ton 81, township | north. range 90
east; thence in q northeast direction
and parallel to said railroad track to
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-17
The Resemblance.

He was the son Of a worthy citizen
and had just returned from college.
His father was a brusque, matter of
fact man. who had no liking for any
thing pronounced. and he noticed with
sorrow that his son returned with the
latest thing in collars and various 9TH
or insignia of fashion. The old gentle
man surveyed him critically when he
appeared in his office and then blurted
out:
young man you look like an idiot! Z"
Just at that moment, and before the
young man had time to make a fitting
reply, a friend walked in.
"Why. hello, Billy Have you return
ed?" he asked. "Dear me, how much
you resemble your father!"
$50 he has been telling me, replied
Billy.
And from that day to this the old
gentleman has had no fault to find with
his son. -M
A woman's Bank.
The Fifth Avenue National bank of
New York has j, 900 women depositors.
1t is situated at the corner of Forty
fifth street and Fifth avenue, in the
midst Of the residences of wealthy
classes, and is almost exclusively pat
ronized by rich women, who keep their
household accounts and pin money
there. The receiving tellers are very
busy during the first few days of every
month, when the patrons Of the bank
bring in the allowances they have re-
ceived from their husbands or fathers,
but the rest of the time they have COM
%paratively few depcsitors to take care
of, and have plenty Of time to assist the
paying tellers in cashing checks that
have been drawn to meet grocery or
dressmakers' bills.
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| Yellowstone National Bank,
juror, Justice court, account as
Sagned $3.50. ! on
Yellowstone National Bank.
three autopsies, account as
slgned .s ~ 70 w
Yellowstone National Bank,
typewriting for county attor-
ney, account assigned -. Q 80
Geo. W. Hubbard. sheriff,
mileage ........ so7 so
F. Peroe. road work, account as
signed 7. /. . . ...r.. ........ 80 w
Lebkicher & Simpson, property
books, contract. 700 90
The board adjourned until 2 O'Clock
p. M.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at Q o'clock p. M, all members
present.
The following bills were not al
lowed:
P. H. Smith, transporting
bodies of INDECENT dead. ~. So 90
P. H. Smith, team for road
. 80. ..... 49,. . w
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts allowed:
F. W. Kreidler, copy evidence,
Brooks case $40 W
E. Mills. burying dead animals. 10 90
State Publishing Co., Office sup
plies. .... ............ 8 W
Fl. A. VanHorne, typewriting
for clerk of court .......... 5 40
The clerk was instructed to draw war
rants on the general fund al follows:
In favor of Ed. O'Donnell for the
sum Of $3.50. 90 in payment for blocks
237. 234, 1913, 269, 274, 317 and 322
in the Billings cemetery.
In favor of Ira L. Whitney for the
sum of $s13.2 20 in payment Of judg-
ment, interest and cost as certified by
the clerk of the district court.
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn for the amounts
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-24

volumes and it is hoped will continue
to grow by generosity of the people.
Attend the Behannesey Grand
Oriental entertainment at the First
NJ. f. church tonight.
The Deweys beat the Orioles at
bowling last night at the Monarch
alleys. The scores were IA. 757, 773.
to 639, 665 and 759. The prize for
the best score made there before,
Thanksgiving is a big turkey and
the second prize is a smaller turkey.
The highest score so far is by G.. W.
Crawford, 218.
A letter from Miss Jennie 7. Mas
son of Indianapolis, secretary of the
state Y: p. S. c. E, says that it il
remarkable that so far no number oil
the program for the state convention
has had to be changed, but that ev-
cry person on the program for next
weeks exercises here has so far
failed to send notification of inability
to do his or her part. The prospects
are hat the full program as issued
yesterday will be carried out Those
of our local people taking part in the
program in addition to the singing,
etc, are DIR. /. NJ. Hughes, Presi'
dent J. j. Mills, Dr. j. w. Kapp, S.
w. Gillian. Rev. l.. /. Mercer, Tim
othy Nicholson, Miss Edna Kim,
Miss Ida Meyer, Rev. c. Huber, Rev
w. f. mccarthy, Miss Jennie Ritter,
Mrs. Catherine Cooley, Rev. l.. II
BunVan.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-24
Still More Counterfeiting.

The secret service has unearthed
another band of counterteiters, and
secured a large quantity of bogus
bills, which are so cleverly executed
that the average person would never
suspect them of being spurious
Things of great value are always
selected by counterfeiters for imita.
ton, notably the celebrated
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
has many imitators but no equals
for Indigestion, dyspepsia, constipa-
tiou. nervousness and general debili-
ty. The Bitters set things right in
the stomach, and when the stomach
is in good order it makes good blood
and plenty of it. In this manner
the Bitters restores vigor to the
weak and debilitated. Beware of
counterfeits when buying. See that
a private revenue stamr covers the
neck of the bottle.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Hathaway for toys, 2-1m
Fine watches at Haner's.
Fine watches at Haners.'
Spectacle fitting q speciality Ha
uer's.
Spectacles correctly fitted al
Haners.
Gloster j, Garrett and Daisy 10,
rinda Foster have been licensed to
marry.
Those in attendance at the funeral
of Glenn Mann from northern Ohio
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover and
MessrS. Clate and Brad Mann.
At meeting of the high school
debating club this noon. n committee
was appointed to make arrangements
for the Dayton-Richmond high school
debate
History class meets tomorrow
night at ae45 at the Masonic temple.
Stereopticon night Irish Views
by Mrs. Whitridge. Admission TO
non-members 10 cents.
The High school orchestra under
the leadership of Prof. Earhart will
furnish excellent music for the Sc
vastopol school entertainment tomor-
row evening at the school house.
The presentation of The Count of
Monte Christie" by the Carrie Stan
lev Burns company at the Phillips
last night was good. The company