The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-01

LEAVE orders for Sheridan coul at
MoCormiok's store; $3.7 70 per ton. 2
Feed and hay IRE handled by Ben.
W. Toole. Give him your order. 83tf
Sheridan coal for sale by Yegen
Bros, There Is no better on the
market.
--Yegen Bros. are handling Sheridan
and Gebo coal. Let them fill your or.
ders.
ALI the fine imported smoking
goods on the market can be found ut
W. b. Georges office. 84.2
Don't overlook M. B. Rademaker's
stock when you ire out looking for
Christmas toys and games. 84.tf
u. g. Sperry Of this city was dis.
charged from bankruptcy IN the United
States court IN Helena this week.
The most complete line Of toys aud
games to please the children at Christ.
mas time will be found at M. B. Rade.
makers. 84.tf
lid. Hayden, who has been work.
inf il 4. l.. Browns barber sohp for
several months pust, left this week for
Red Lodge, to work for d Mr.. Faust.
The banks, postotlee and public
offices took their usual holiday yester.
day. Merchants and clerks also had
something to be thankful for, az the
business houses remained closed the
greater part Of tho duy.
Wv. j. Stratton has resigned his po.
sition with the MoCormiek Mercantile
company to aRait takesup his work for
the New York life Insurance company.
He has been suotseded by Jack Whalen,
who was with W. j. Youmans for q
time.
These prosperous times have also
struck Mc1ntyre's candy store. Mr..
Mcintyre IL doing Il big Wholesale bus.
mess now and has been compelled to
engage additional help In his establish
ment. having secured the Misses Wal.
lace and Mills.
The Anaconda Standard Of Tues.
day contained an article on the brick
industry Of Montana by Prot. II. ID.
Smith Of the Montana university. He
credits Billings with having manufao-
tured $50, 900 brick this year, at Il total
value Of $B, $50.
Stock Detective j. W. Collins IN
circulating n petition, which Will DO
presented to the board Of county com.
missioners next week, asking that
honorable body to appoint Il county
game warden. The petition ~ being
quite generally signed.
Advertisers should remember, when
placing their newspaper advertising,
that The Gazette leads oil other Bill.
ings papers IN the matter Of circulation.
The best results are received through Its
columns. Over 1000 readers peruse
The Gazette twice every week.
AS a result of the Ladies' day sales
Of Monday and Tuesday at the Billings
Mercantile Co.'s store, the church 10.
oieties Of the city having charge OF the
same will receive the sum Of 1888. 30 for
their efforts. When divided among the
five churches represented, II nets each
$l7.h 30.
Another Billings couple hied them.
selves of to Sheridan aud were married
last week. The Sheridan Post says:
Narried--On November sbth, 1899,
(Uharley CLARK tor Mr. Maggie Holt,
both Of BillinRE Montana, W. II. John.
son, justice Of the peace, performed the
ceremony at the court house.
An accidental shooting took place
at the home Of "Frenohy," the hot ia.
male peddler. Wednesday evening, when
Ed. vanderburg, a dny laborer. was
shot In the shoulder with Il 22.ealibre
rifle in the hands Of the little sou OF
"%Frenohy." The wound was not 4
very serious one, but Vanderbnrg had TO
be taken to the hospital. The matter
will be inquired into by tho officers.