The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-04
Greene Havana cigars, which tho
drug company sells 80 snany Of,

NtfoOho HAVANA tlkurA, wnlen tNo
drug company sells 40 snans of,
Tho scholars Of tho Congregational
Sunday sehooli with their teachers IA
ohaporons, spent yesterday pi0nioing at
Mr., CMdwell's grove, west Of tho city,
II was an ideal picnic day aud the
young folks had an enjoyable time.
Among tho wounded Montanians
who reached San Francisco a few days
ago from Manila, was Private A. =,
Hicks Of company G., a brother Of Dick
Hicks, formerly Of this city, but now
deputy sheriff Of Carbon county at
Ilidaor.
"A. b, LaMott Of Roundup was Ia
tho city yesterday delivering two cor.
loads Of horses, which no sold through
Williams u Railsbaek 10 l., q, Green
aud II, l., Wood Of Lake Park, Iowa,
The h0rses were a worry iin6 lot OF
young stock and brought a good price,
Owing TO tho heavy travel and OK.
~eeptionally long train, tho Northern Pa.
oile eastbound passenger was divided
and sent out Of Billings Wednesday
morning Ia two sections, Parti0s 70.
turning from tho Yellowstone park sAy
that such crowds were never seeM b..
fore,
1T will DO pleasing news to the
friends Of George Beusloy TO learn that
h0 IL not Qxfy out Of danger, but on
tho hiRllx6Ad 10 recovery. Recent 70.
port from Glendivo are TO tho effect
thaA6o IL mending rapidly from tho at.
tack OF pneumonia and will DO able to
leave his room shortly.
w, II, Clanton Ia building a nice
two,stoly residence on his ranch north.
west Of Billings. Mr., Graham, form.
orly of tho sheep firm Of HainbridRe u
Graham Of Blue creek, who recently
purchased Il ranch adjoining Mr.. Clan
tons, Ia also erecting a desirable resi-
donee, ", II. Gasnon has the contracts
for both houses,
--Senator 9. o, Gruwell has award.
I'd tho contract 10 Potter Hou for tho
construction Of tho stone foundation for
tho new store building, adjoining John
d. Losekupm's /, TAT work will CON-.
menee at once. tbs'stane being already
on tho ground. Mr., Gluwell has not,
M yot, made up his mind whether or
not he will complete tho building this
year,
tNS%Tho old LOO building, which has
stood 40 long on North T%wenty.Hixth
street at the corner Of First avenue aAd
hNs hp1ii used for some time past AZ a
hQtM1ng works, has been torn down and
sArtud away, The bottling works have
been removed to their now location.
tho ono.story brick building recently
oleetod by l., II, Fensko on the same
street,
The executive committee, Of the
Palmly Billings Memorial library
met "wednesday night and opened bids
FG<tho excavation and stone for the
foundation, Cleo, A, Miller wa the
lowest bidder Oh tho excavation work,
agreeing 10 do tho same for 40 cents
per cubic yard, W, L., selvidge got
tho contract for the stone for the
foundation. no agreeing to furnish
Alkali creek granite In the walls at ~
per perch,
\%savaresy's saloon was the scene OF
alf Nffray Inst night In which one OF the
variety actors aud his wife. an actress,
figured, Some difficulty arose between
them, when the woman broke a beer
bottle over hes hubby's head and then
proceeded TO out him into pieces with
the jagged end Of the hottie, She was
stopped, however, before she had made
more than two or three jaha, The po'
lice have been notified, but will pr0ba'
bly, not do anything unless MI. Hubby
complains,
WIN, ReR, Jr,, tho sheep buyer
from At, Paul, who has been In the o'ty
aud vicinity for several weeks past, has
already contracted for 30, 600 head OF
two and three,yeRr,old wethers tor
September and October delivery, The
price paid was from ~ to ~, 40, The
sheep will be fed this winter at Nv,
Paul and put on tho market later, Mr.,
Rea leaves Monday for Oregon, where
no goes to ship 1900 head ct lambs
which will pass through here about
next Saturday on tho way To tho Chl'
oNg0 market,
%, II, Gagnop has heen awarded
tho contract for the erection nf Mrs, NJ,
b, RademRker's fine new lodging house
MT tho corner Of NrSs<RvenAe and North
Twenty eighth sheet, The city engi-
peep yesterday established tho survey
and GRADE. and work on tho excavation