The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-05-26

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The Central Meat Market leads as
usual in the
Choicest meats of all kinds,
Strawberries and cherries,
New potatoes,
New cabbage,
Green onions,
Lettuce, the freshest,
Radishes.
Spring chickens.
Leave your orders early and be as
sured Of an appetizing Sunday dinner.
Helena has a case of smallpox.
Pie victim Of the disease is Mrs. Nc
Kay. wife of State Senator J. r. Nc
Kay Of Custer county, who arrived in
the state capital for O visit with her
parents. Mrs. Mckay recently visited
friends in Missoula, and it is supposed
she there contracted varioloid, if that
is what it proves to be, three cases hav-
ing developed in that city within the
last few months. About ten days ago
she was v%accinated in Helena and it is
thought she may be merely suffering
from what is known as vaccina.
The Billings baseball club received
word Wednesday that the only dates
left open for games with the Helena
state league club were May 20, 80 and
80, and unless they accepted these it
would be impossible to tell when they
might get a game. Our boys are unable
to accept the invitation, as several have
made arrangements to assist the Miles
City club on Decoration day, and the
club is not in as good shape as it wishes
to be. 1t is hoped that later dates may
be secured, when the boys expect to put
up a stiff game against the Helenaites.
Our boys are anxious to play the state
capital crowd, and have commenced to
do some extra practicing in anticipation
of such a event.
The famous wolf case in Bozeman
came to an abrupt end Monday when
the defendant, William Howaru, plead
guilty to beating the county out of
$3.50. His accomplice, ]. F. Basham,
wa arrested Saturday. Letters of a
damaging character were found on his
person and an information charging
him with perjury has been filed against
him. Howard was sentenced Wednes.
day. Baseam is a we'll known citizen
Of Sweet Grass county and a prominent
knight of Pythias. Howard has de-
frauded several counties out OF large
sums Of money by shipping in wolf
and coyote hides from Chicago. The
case is one of interest all over the east
ern part of Montana.
Passengers going east and west
from Billings, should remember that
under the new time card on the North
ern Pacific they cannot reach way or
local stations on trains No. 1 and 2.
These are the through trains and do not
stop at any Of the smaller stations.
Trains 8 and 4 are doing the local
business on the division out of Billings.
Travellers should also take notice that
they cannot get to Helena on train No.
l. This train runs by way of Butte.
Nos. 8 and 4 run via Helena and / and
Q via Butte. The change causes con-
siderable night travelling, especially on
the part Of persons wishing to stop in
the small towns. and is a source of
much annoyance to commercial travel.
ers especially.
The Great Northern IS preparing
to inaugurate a double train service out
Of St. Paul through to the coast. As
contemplated now the Great Northern
will a a train from St. Paul every
twelve hours, to meet the competition
of the Northern Pacific. It is under
stood that the Great Northern would be
glad to worry along with one train a
day if the Northern Pacific would take
off one of it's trains. And it is also
F1umored that this may be done, and
that both roads may adopt a fast sched-
ule in competition with the Canadian
Pacific. A fast train leaving st. Paul
in the morning, and another at night,
saving five or six hours on the trip,
would probably answer all the require
ments of the through business, although
it might not be SO desirable for the
towns along the lines.
Melbourne Mcdowell and Blanche
Walsh will be seen in Fanny Daven-
ports production Of Sardou's greatest
effort "La Tosca,,'' at the Billings
opera house next month. In the play
of.''La Tosca'' all of the wonderful
dramatic power which Miss Walsh pos
sesses in such a marked degree is
brought into action and the result is
said to be one of the most enjoyable
presentations the stage has ever seen.
The actress has decided adaptability for
a part like this. The character Of
Loris by NJ. Mcdowell is a highly i'm
portant one and an inferior rendition
would do much to annul the effects,
but the part is sure of an admirable in
depreciation in the person Of Melbourne
Mcdowell. The productions will be
given with the original Boston and
New York cast. neither money nor
pains having been spared to present