The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-15

Get your white shirts laundried at
the Steam Laundry. 67.2
Tile Racket Store has a neat line Of
fine jewelry. See 1t. GA
When others fail, then try DR..
Prickett, the osteopath. 67.9
You a get cigars form 5 cents to
$500 at Miss Marie %Sleeper's. 8s-s
All those interested in viavi should
sec Mrs. Yauney before the 20th. ds.2
For Sale-A good. clean harness
and wagon. cheap. Inquire Of E. M.
Hungerford. 8S.2
Those oandied fruits at McIntyre's
are just the thing for Christmas can.
dies. Try them. 87-4.
Sheridan and Bear Greek coal for
sale by Yegen Bros. There is no
better OH the market. y
Pure California wines and the cell
ebrated Green River whiskey, for fam.
lily use, at Ycgen Bros. 1873
Good goods and fair treatment Of
customers speaks tor the increasing gro
Gerry trade Of Hogue, Robinson & 90. ?
-Lost-Monitor Of Freemasorery,
issued in 1897. Finder will be suita.
bly, rewarded BY returning to this office.
The Maverick Hose company held
a meeting last night and appointed a
Commute to arrange for the Mavericks
annual ball, which will be given New
Years night.
Clean the $40 from your side.
walks. There is a city ordinance pro.
hibiting property owners from allowing
snow to remain on their walks longer
than forty-eight hours.
The Carbon County Democrat says
that =. M, Keen of Billings has accept.
cd a position with r, A. Emmons, a
druggist of Red Lodge, and will enter
upon his duties next week.
, The Northern Pacific railroad has
to the county treasurer the
sum Of $209 ms special school tax, as
per its ageement to do 20 provided two.
thirds Of the tax payers paid the tax
MRS. Luther Van Wagner of Laurel,
mother Of Jesse Van Wagner Of this
city. died at her home today after a
lingering illness. The interment will
take place in the Billings cemetery to-.
morrow.
The Cody Enterprise has entire
in the report that the Bur
is going to build through
and to that place, ever when
Manager Holdrege Of the road
denies the report.
-Bozeman Chronicle: Several oiti-
zens Of Bozeman have expressed the in
tention Of purchasing automobiles for
use during the coming year. One or
have been ordered already and
with the coming Of spring citizens Of
Bohemian will witness the advent Of the
horseless carriage,
The Ladies Aid society. of the Con.
eregational church gave its annual hol.
iday bazaar and supper in the Toole
warehouse WPdnesaay afternoon and
evening. MANY fancy and useful hand
made articles Were sold, besides the
sewing Of a fine supper, which Melted
the ladies something like $175.
Frank Custer, who killed Max
Hildebrandt Oh the Musselshell a couple
Of months ago, still languishes in the
Jail in this city, the officers of
Custer county not having come after
him. It ia not at all likely that he will
be tried at the present term Of district
court now in session in Miles City.
EInvitations to the number Of two
hundred have been issued, for a party
to be given in the opera house in this
city on Thursday night. Dec. 2S, by
Mr.. and Mrs. A.lT Babcock and Mr..
q. Babco6k. There will be
cards and dancing. This will be the
largest and most successful social funo.
ton Of the season.
John A. Storey, United States
attorney, who has been at the
agency taking testimony in
some Indian depreciation claims filed
the Crows by Fl. A. Kennedy.
1. E. Williamson, John s. G%albraith,
Pepion aud Geo. W. Magee. il
now at the Grow Agency to take the
svidenoe for the defense.
Billings is indeed fortunate that it's
citizens were SO loyal to the school as
10 pay the special school tax after it
had been declared illegal by the SUI
preme court. In many cities ove the
state ways are being devised for raising
money in order that the schools may
not be compelled to close on Jan. 81.
when the regular appropriation runs out.