The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-09-12

Prepare to attend the Yellowston
county fair ct Billings, Sept. IL, IS, J.
and is. TIE Northern Pacific la
made a rate Of II fare for round trip
See large display advertisement. :
The general merchandise firm o
Newton & Rose Of Joliet, whose stor,
was burglarized several weeks ago
made a voluntary assignment last Tues
day. to Griggs. Cooper q Co. Of st
Paul.
The Northern Pacific railroad will
make q rate Of II fare for round tril
from all Montana points I the Vel
lowstone county fair in this city Sept
IL, 10, IA and Is. Tickets will be OF
sale Sept. 10 to 18th inclusive.
The Chapple Drug company has OF
exhibition in it's show window several
Japanese dancing mice. which viii
amuss people during fair week. The
firm had some of the little animals or
exhibition last winter.
"A. W.. Coffin OF North Yakima,
WASH, is here on business. Mr.. Cofiin
ia one of the Coffin Bros. extensive
sheep growers and merchants aud III.
tends buying some ranches near Bill
ings for the purpose Of engaging in the
sheep business.
The literary department of the
Woman's club has changed the day Of
meeting from Thursday until Saturday.
The meeting this week will ba held
Saturday afternoon with Miss Roeser
in the Carl Henson house on South
Thjrtieth street.
1.-THE Breezy Time company gave
a very good show at the opera h0uee
Saturday evening to a small audience.
The Billings baseball club, through
The courtesy Of Manager Babcock, was
PRESENT. III a body and enjoyed the per-.
Torrance very much.
Sheriff Hubbard will leave tonight
for Helena to witness the execution Of
Joe Alien. the young half breed, which
takes place il that oitys.Tbursday morn
ing. The sheriff will probably have a
similar act to perform in this city
III about two months.
Cheap rate Of one fare for round
trip via the Northern Pacific to the
Yellowstone county fair in Billings,
Sept. IL, 10. IA and 10. This applies
to all stations on that road or its
branch lines in Montana. Tickets on
sale Sept. 10 to 18th inclusive.
-Hysham Eros. Of Red Oak, Iowa.,
.-Lo - 1o~, s,,nalxs n~0 hon~kk o11 thu
cattle interests Of John T. Murphy Of
Helena, have commenced to ship the
stock east, some sixty odd cars being
sent ont over the Burlington yesterday
and today for Iowa points and Chicago.
The grocery firm Of Toole & vau-
CHAN has dissolved partnership, the bust
ness being continued by B. W. Toole.
who has purchased the interest Of j. W.
Vaughan. Mr.. Vaughan has not de-
cided upon bis future business career,
but says he has several good offers. He
will remain with MI. Toole for two or
three weeks.
Another case Of scarlet fever is in
the close vicinity of Billings. The
patient is a girl, a sister Of the Brewer
boy who was stricken with the disease
several weeks ago. The family is liv-
ing with A. T. Ford near the Yellow
stone river and the girl is the first
to catch the disease after him. The
attending physician reports the patient
being very i'll.
BENZ. II. Brown made final proof
Saturday before District Clerk T. A.
Williams on his homestead on Big
Coulee. il the northwestern part Of the
county. Mr.. Brown has n Of the
best improved ranches in Yellowstone
county. He has threA acres In orchard.
there being 9 400 fruit bearing trees,
seventy acres in alfalfa, even acres of
aud All acre Of small fruits.
VT is learned that Hank Chapman,
The well.kuown flookmaster, has decid.
ed to curtail his sheep interests and en-
gage In the cattle business. He has
Just sold a band OF 1000 ewes to an
feeder and has purchased fifty
head Of Hereford cattle from bis
brother John Chapman. He IL
now negotiating for 100 more thorough.
bred q and by next fall expects to
hays a big herd.
%Mr. aud Mrs. Matheson entertain
"a a large party at domino whist last
evening. The lady's prize fell to Mrs.
who received q framed etoh-
Ing. Mr.. Becker and MI. H. G. Will.
Jams had the highest SCORE among the
gentlemen. and the former won on
of the tie, the prize being Kip. Y