The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-28
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sovereignty over the Philippines?'
Hear it debated by prominent citizens
at the court house next Monday night.
The Billings Furniture & Carpet
company has added some extensive
shelving to its building, preparatory to
putting in a large stock Of wall paper.
Eggs and potatoes were scarce ar.
ticles on the market a couple of days
last week and several firms were out
Saturday. Eggs have advanced to 80
cents.
-Thos. Snidcw, foreman for F. B.
Moss, came in from the range yester-
day. He reports the sheep as being in
fine condition and losses not worth re-
lating.
M. Shea of this city has commenced
the erection Of a twenty-room frame
hotel building at the mining camp Of
Bridger, the work being in charge Of
Contractor q. L.. Tubbs.
Terrence Fleming of Red Lodge
was in Billings Friday, meeting his
mother -in-law, Mrs. James Doyle Of
Pennsylvania, who was on her way to
visit her daughter in Red Lodge.
w. R. Crimmins OF Forsyth, a son
of Jerry Crimmins, al old settler we'll
known in this vicinity, was in the city
Saturday with a view of opening a first
class notion, book and news store.
j. Beck and wife of Portland ar
rived in Billings yesterday to make
their future home among us, Mr.. Beck
having accepted a clerical position
with the A. L. Babcock Hardware COM
pany. .
A car of Marcus Days race horses
passed through the city Sunday morn-
ing in a Butte, Anaconda & Pacific car,
en- route from the Bitter Root farm for
the east, where they will race this
spring.
The case of the state VS.. Joseph
Hurst vas called up in Glendive yester-
day by Judge Loud. Hurst is charged
with the murder Of Sheriff Dominick
Cavanaugh on the night of December
% last.
Miss Love Champion, who has been
clerking for the Billings Mercantile
company, las accepted a position with
Yegen Bros, instead of Miss Tillie
Dolphus. who was reported to have
done so. e
The bound Northern Pacific
passenger train Saturday night had a
special car which was occupied by thir-
ty people from Dany4lF. ILL.,. who were
going to New Whatcom, WASH, where
they intend to settle.
The Clara Hammer Theater COM
pany closed a weeks engagement at
the Billings opera house last Saturday
night, giving general satisfaction with
each production. The company is in
Big Timber this week.
Conductor Geo. Gordon contem-
plates moving his family to Helena,
which will be his headquarters for the
present. Mr.. Gordon has a passenger
run out of that city. We will be sorry
to have them leave us. @As7s
IS. D. Church has been confined to
his home with neuralgia for several,
days, but his many friends are glad to
learn that he is improving aud is in no
danger of another serious attack similar
to the n he had last winter.
The city election is but a month
distant. Five new aldermen, besides
the other city officers are to be- elected.
One alderman in each Qf the First,
Second and Third wards and Two alder
men for the new Fourth ward.
The Epworth League will hold a
business meeting at the church Thurs
day night at the close of the prayer
meeting. A full attendance of men,
bers is requested as several matters of
great Importance are to be discussed.
DIR. and Mrs. Andrew CLARK enter
tanned a number Of friends last night
in a delightful whist party. The even
ing was e%njoyably spent with the cards
and a general good time had, a SPLEEN
did luncheon being served the guests.
w. E. Russell, cashier of the Car
bouado mines. was in the city Satur-
day. The company at present is min.
ing 100 cars Of coal each day, there be-
ing 125 men employed, and their mum
Der will be increased 10 by 100 more.