The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-06
which will keep them busy for at least
a week.

which will keep them busy for at least
a week.
Tudor & Co.'s eye specialist will
be at our store Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, June 8, 9 and 10. No charge
for consultation. Chapple Drug Co.,
Billings. +
Seven construction trains are at
work between this city and Miles City,
improving the roadbed of the Northern
Pacific, cutting grades and strengthen
ing the track.
Jos. Sims, the Lavina stockman,
shipped ten cars of horses to the eastern
market yesterday from Billings. They
were taken by a special under Con.
ductor Powell. 49,.
Does your head ache? Have your
eyes examined by Tudor & Co. S
specialist at our store Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, June s, 8 and 10. Ex-
aminations free. Chapple Drug Co. \
Mile Shields has opened a hair
dressing parlor in Mrs. Driscoll's mill.
inery store, one door south of court
house. A very large line of hair goods
on hand and made to order. Scalp
treatment a specially. Corns extracted
without pain.
The announcement is made that
the comic opera "Erminie" by local
talent, under direction of Mrs. M. Fl.
Tompkins, will be given in the
Billings opera house during ,.the third
week in June. Watch for further
announcements.
Billings people will have some
thing TO remember in the play of LILA
Tosca," both as to play and players.
Managers of other companies state vol
unfairly that it will be the best attrac-
ton aver seen in the town. Don't
forget-June II.
The firm OF Hogue, Robinson &
Co., which recently removed to its new
store room, is enjoying a splendid
grocery, produce and poultry trade.
They carry a finely selected stock of
groceries and being courteous and oblig-
ing, are deserving.
Through an error in bill posting,
the impression seems to prevail that a
change of programme by the Walsh
Mcdowell company is contemplated.
This is a mistake, as it is settled be-
yond a doubt that LA Tosca'' will be
given on the date named. June II.
~. H. Mccormick has returned
from a trip throughout the country,
taking orders for Donovan & Spear.
MIR. Mccormick expects to soon COM
memo the erection of a fine two-story
stone residence, with modern improve
ments, on his lots south of the Cottage
Inn.
A wreck is reported to have &C.
CURED on the Northern Pacific seventy
miles east of Billings late yesterday
afternoon. The special train of horses
which left this city yesterday was
wrecked by the spreading of rails. At
this writing we have been unable to
learn any particulars.
There has been a dearth of straw
berries on the local market the past
week. Several crates came in/ for
Saturdays trade, the first for nearly a
week, and then they weren't of the best
quality, although they retailed at 20
cents per box, and eve at That price
they were gobbled up like hot cakes.
Sheriff Hubbard has received notice
through the United States marshal's
Office of the offer Of a reward for the
six men who held up the Union Pacific
flyer at Wilcox, Wyo., Friday morning.
A description of the men was given.
The company will pay $1,000 reward
each for the capture of the robbers.
Invitations have been received in
Billings announcing the marriage of