The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-17

not to be- compared with those in pros
pect. Over prosperity in the wool bus
mess has determined Bob Andre WIS to
start a Scotlish.American newspaper
here, and Charley Mcdonald says as
soon as he can close a deal with the
ranch purchasing syndicate he will
come to Big Timber and start an inter.
national bank.
The Northern Pacific railroad an.
nounoes a rate Of one fare for the round
trip for the reception to be rendered the
Montana soldiers III Butte next Mon.
day. 51-2
Geo. W. DALEY was presented with
a certificate last week by Justice Kelly,
which entitled the former to free board
in the county bastile for twenty days
for stealing q coat from q Chinaman.
The Celestial, however, recovered the
garment.
M. @. Roberts, who was fQy@a long
time engineer for the YELLOWSTONE Val
ley Touring mills in tbkffs city, is now
located o.. B1dger ~ Superintendent Of
the electric 4otiyp power Of the mine.
Mrs. RoberfNn go to that place
about November / to reside, while her
daughter, Miss Marie, will remain in
Billings this winter.
"A special train from Chicago car.
ryinR the delegates TO the national con.
vention of the W. @. T.. w., to be held
in Seattle, Oct. 20-25, passed through
Billings last evening. In order to
avoid travelling on Sunday a stop over
was made at Fargo, N. D. There
were about 500 prominent W. y. T. u.
workers Of the east on the train.
One reason why "In Old Ken
tucky' has been SO successful JIG be-.
cause it has been kept up to a high
standard of excellence by it's owner and
manager-Jacob Lift. 1t has never
been inditferently presented. Good
actors have always interpreted the roles
and Mr.. Lift has never attempted to
cheaper it. 1t has been provided with
new scenery this year and the picka-
ninnies and the horses are as potent at
fractions as ever. See this great play
at the opera house tomorrow eveing.
Miss Ruth Matheson Of Helena, a
niece Of j.. D. Matheson, Of this city,
who was nominated by Gov. Smith to
a scholarship at the Dread Institute Of
Domestic Science at Worcester, Mass.
has successfully completed a course of
study at that institution. She has been
selected to represent the college during
the month Of the Pure Food Exposition
at Boston. Mass. Miss Matheson will
remain at the Dread for some time as
assistant editor Of the magazine pub.
lished in connection with the college.
~ One of the really fine attractions
to be seen Oh any stage will be present.
ed tomorrow night at the opera house.
Jacob Lifts plays always inspire con-
fidence, as it ia we'll known that this
successful manager does not father any
second rate plays, and I'm Old Ken.
suoky' is probably the most famous Of
the many he has placed before the pub
lic. The advance sale has already be-
gun and there is certain to be a large
house. and those who fail to SEQ this
play will miss the prime attraction that
has ever been brought to Billings.
Fergus County Argus: Waite u
Elliot last week awarded their contract
for the construction of a line Of tele-
phone poles from the Culver ranch to
the formers property Oh lower Warm
creek. Messrs. Slower & Bold
were the successful bidders and contract
to have the work completed in sixty
days. Virus will be strung as soon as
the poles are up and the wire continued
from the Culver ranch to the central
in Lewistown along the Fergus
pole line. The Bell instruments will be
used so that connections may be made
with the Lewistown exchange and
branch lines.
The monotony of things theatrical
is to be broken tomorrow night by the
appearance Of the most successful play
produced in recent years. Reference
il made to Jacob Lifts picturesque
drama OF southern life -"In Old Ken
For seven months this play
delighted the thousands Of patrons Of
the big Academy Of Music inNew York
and theatre-goers throughout the coun.
try are familiar with its sterling merit
and distinct departure from the beaten
path. The famous ~piokaninny band and
genuine racing scene are features Of
In Old Kentucky" and the Kentucky
flavor permeating tho play lends to it a
charm which cannot fail to please.
Notice.
IL hereby given that there will be a