The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-19

Christaa candies. 67.4
ALI those interested In Viavi should
zee Mrs. Yauney before the 20th. ds.2
Miss Marie Sleeper has the finest
assortment Of cigars III the state. da.2
--Yegen Bros. are handling Sheridan,
Gebo and Benr Greek coal. Let them
fill your orders.
Those candied fruits at McIntyre's
are just the thing for Christmas can.
dies. Try them. 87-4.
Austin North for town lots. Low
prices. Reasonable terms. Easy
monthly payments.
Sheridan and Bear Greek coal for
sale by YeRen Bros. There IL no
better OH the market.
The people who have been wishing
for cold weather can now sit back and
laugh, II they have any laugh coming.
1T gives the beat satisfaction and
has no equal, so say the consumers Of
Bridger coal, sold by Ben. W. Toole for
only $8.75 per ton. 6S-tf
Miss Marie Sleeper has some ele.
CANT Havana cigars, bought especially
for the ladies for Christmas presents
for their husbands. 6s.2
The several Sunday school organ.
izations are praotioing their Christmas
exercises, which will DO given in the
churches next Monday night.
1.-The boys IRE having big times
these days In skating and shedding.
Saturday they led the draymen Il busy
time by catching onto the wagons with
their sleds.
DIR. Priokett the Billings osteopath,
treats all forms If acute and chronic
diseases -nefvous affections, stomach,
kidney and liver troubles, spinal curva-
lures, disloeAtjons. $40
We are prepared to furnish you
with everything that goes to make up a
Christmas dinner, Let US fill your
order and syou will never regret 1t.
Hogue, Robinson q Go, 69.2
According to the agreement Of the
Billings merchants, who are parties to
the early closing movement, the sotres
will be closed all day on Christmas and
New Years, which are holidays,
Frank Rose, who has been assist.
ing Oh the construction OF the Red
Lodge and Wyoming Telephone line,
has returned to Billings and gone to
work for the electric light company.
DIR. A. p. Mesriwether Of tie Grow
agency has tackled the unpleasant job
OF v%aooinating 1000 Grow Indians, OH
account Of a case Of small pox having
made its appearance On the reservation.
County superintendent Gwen r.
Burln, who Ia sojourning at st. Win.
cents hospital on account Of a fever,
desires The Gazette to announce that
his Office will be closed for the time
being.
-On Saturday, Clerk of the District
Court williams issued letters TO Mrs,
Gertie Allen Of Columbus, as admins
tratrix Of the estate OF her deceased
husband. Chas. Allen, who committed
suicide q few weeks ago.
If one can Judge from the present
tone Of the wool market and the fact
that eastern concerns have representa-.
tives already in the western states buy
ing wool In advance Of the season. the
woolRrowers Of the west will be In
clover next year.
j. p. Martiny, the contractor, who
has spent the season In Billings and put
up a number OF good hoHdes, leaves to-
morrow for his home at Big Rapids,
Mich, to spend the winter. Ee will
return here In sthe spring, however,
having the prospect Of plenty Of work
during the next building eason.
A number of the Yellowstone
county teachers will attend the State
Teachers association, which meets In
Helena for three days next week.
County Superintendent Burla will prob
ably attend. At present he Ia oonya-
lesoing at st. Vinosnt's hospital. where
he has been for a couple Of weeks with
a severe cold.
There was a famine In the Billings
postoifice u couple Of days Last week.
The Office had exhaust9A~it supply Of
money orders and although 1t had
ordered n new supply q month previous
~, the deparIYsht was slow IN filling
the same aud HE local office issued no
orders for II couple Of days. The money
order business Of the Billings office has
made a remarkable growth IN the past
yenr. Some days the receipts run up
into the three oiphers.