The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29

@Mr. aud Mrs. F. b Eckholdt have
moved into their EngH home on North
Twenty-sixth stresf and Fourth avenue.
When you pay your money you ex
pect the best in the market for it. The
groceries sold by Ben W. Toole are the
best. 63-tf
Gee. Hopkins, a negro, who had
been confined at st. ViDcent's hospital
with an attack of paralysis, died Mon
day night.
1t gives the best satisfaction and
has no equal, SO say the Of
Bridger coal, sold by Ben. W. Toole for
only 1915 per ton. 63.tf
~. H. Hathhorn and wife have
Moved into their bew resfdence on North
Thirty-second sfesE where they will
soon be at home tefriends.
The Sheridan, Gebo and Bear
Greek coal are the leaders, give the
best satisfaction and cost no more than
others. Try them. Yegen Bros. y
DIR. Prickett the Billings osteopath,
treats all forms Of acute and chronic
diseases-nervous affections, stomach,
kidney and liver troubles. spinal curva-
lures, d@islocations. 67.9
Mrs Jos. Sansome entertained
aebut forty friends last night at her
home at a very pleasant dancing party.
Delicious refreshments were served and
a general good time prevailed.
1.-The new furnace purchased by the
city council for the fire hail, has been
placed in positionl and j6 giving splen.
did satisfaction. Driver Willard Baker
is now able to shbE either the Maver.
icks or aldermen a genuine hot time.
10. s. Hare, the Helena architect,
was in the city Wednesday to look after
the construction Of. the Parmly Billings
Memorial Library building. MI. Hare
expressed himseif>as we'll pleased with
the progress that is being made on the
building and the character of the work
that is being done.
Butte Inter Mountain: Nv. L..
Collins, cashier of the B. A. & F.. in
this city, is the father Of an eight
pound girl. He says all are doing
well.' Mr.. and Mrs. Collins are for
mer residents of Billings, Mr.. Collins
having been at one time ticket agent
for the two railroads.
Mrs. j. B. Elliott has received a
letter from her husband, who left about
the first Of the month for a visit to his
old home in Scotland. He reached his
destination safely and IN good health,
but writes that it holds no charms for
him and he will be glad when he is
once more in Montana.
Billings has accomplished some
great things the past year, but it will
do ever better during the closing year
Of the nineteenth century. Those who
have real estate are holding onto it
with a vengeance and unless all appear
ances fail they will realize much more
handsomely by doing 50.
"a number of citizens of Red Lodge
are rejoicing because permission has
been granted by the authorities Of the
B. p. 0. of Elks to institute a lodge of
the order in that city, which it is
thought will be done about Jan. 6.
Members Of the Billings pasture will
60 up and assist them in the grand
work.
IF nothing occurs to cause a set.
back. the contractors of the Laurel
bridge will have completed the struc-
ture in the required time or on Jan. Is.
1900. 1t may require a few days extra
to get everything in shape for travel.
The contractors now have a force of
about twenty men and are rushing the
work with good success.
Attorney Jas. H. Johnston OF Miles
City. who is looking after the duties Of
county attorney Of Yellowstone county
during the absence Of his brother, was
the recipient Oh Christmas day of a
beautiful goldheaded cane. a gift from
the members Of the Miles City High
School football team, which he so sue
cesstully coached last fall. j
1T is utterly impossible for a news
paper reporter to b. in all places at the
same time and he therefore has to rely
on kind and generous friends to put
him onto any item that may be known
by them. You are comforting a favor
upon the reporter when you give him
any news, and it is such a one az will
be duly appreciated by The Gazette.
L-Jailer Charley Harding believes in
the axiom that an ounce of preventative
Ia worth a dozen cures and therefore
took time by the forelock yesterday by
having his charges in tile county Jail