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

Let Mcintyre fill your orders for
Chrjstas candies. 67-4
Those Christmas candies will taste
doubly delicious il bought at McIn-
tyres. 67.4
The Racket store, next to Lose
kainp's, is showing a good line Of toys
and notions for Christmas. Don't over
look them. GA
No kick coming If you use Sheri-
dan screened lump coal. Orders left at
Mccormick Mercantile Co.. will re-
ceive prompt attention. 68-2
-HoRue, Robinson Co., are doing
the poultry business Of the city. They
are prepared for it. Remember they
dress their own poultry. 67-2
Have you seen those new laundry
bags that Erickson & o.. have given
to their customers? just the thing to
keep your soiled clothes in. 67.2
The Sheridan, Gebo and Bear
Greek coal are the leaders, give the
best satisfaction and cost no more than
Others. Try them. Yegen Bros.
Ladies, come and have a real ear
nest health talk with me and learn
how. by the aid Of Viavi, to cure your
selves. See me at Mrs. F. s. Whitney's.
Mrs. N. Yauney. 62-tf
DIR. Pricketu the Billings osteupath,
treats all forms Of acute and chronic
diseases-nervous affections. stomach,
kidney and liver troubles. spinal curva-
lures. dislOcatjons. 67.9
7DBr. J. H. Rinehart~was appointed
chairman Of the county board of health
yesterday BY ~fhe>board Of county COM
missioners, vile DR.. J. r. Free, whose
term Of Office had expired.
The sheepmen of southwestern
Dakota and eastern Wyoming will hold
a meeting in Edgemont, s. D., next
Saturday to take action on the proposed
wool warehouse at that place.
"A wool growers association has
been perfected at Buffalo, Wyo. The
establishment by the association of a
wool warehouse is one of the chief oh.
jects Of tho organization and an effort
will be made to have the B. & M. rail-
road build one, either a Buffalo or
Clearmont.
Sim Roberts, who killed Nate
Young in Big Timber last August and
was acquitted, claiming self.defense,
has decided to pull up stakes at his old
stamping ground in order to avoid all
further trouble with relatives of the de.
ceased, and oontemplates locating on a
ranch in Carbon county.
The payment of taxes in Carbon
county amounted to $54, $40. rs, leav-
ing only $8,5l9.41 delinquent. The
latter amount includes the special
school tax, something over 81, 900,
which the taxpayers refused to pay.
Just what effect this will have Oh the
schools OF Red Lodge is not known at
this tins.
Although the treasurer has not pre-
pared a report and filed SAM with the
Yellowstone Fair association. it is
known that the receipts from the Sep
TENDER meeting were sufficient to apply
$500 Oh the indebtedness, leaving some.
thing like $500 or $500 indebtedness,
which it is thought can be settled with
a successful meeting next year.
1.-THE Ryan Bros. Cattle company
intend putting about five thousand head
Of cattle in Montana next spring. The
company placed about one thousand on
their range last spring. Jepp Ryan. SO
we'll known in Montana cattle circles.
expects to spend a few months eacll
year in this vicinity in the manage.
ment of their Montana business.
deputy County Surveyor Dewar
left yesterday for Laurel to superintend
the work on the Laurel bridge in the
interest Of Yellowstone county. The
contractors have a force of FIFTEEN men
at work and are rushing the bridge as
fast as possible In order to get it SON.
pletsd before extremely cold weather
sets in and puts a stop to the work.
Speaking Of the hearing of the
Fisher and Calder murder cases; set by
the supreme court for Jan. 8 and 4, re.
speotively, the Fergus County Argus
says: Should a decision unfavorable to
the defendants be handed down, which
is altogether probable, it is quite posi-
BILE that Judge DuBose would convene
an extra term for the purpose of resen-
fencing the prisoners.
"A four-months' term of school be.
gan yesterday in what will be known
as the Root district, at the Twenty
Mile ranch. This is in response to the
appeal of residents in that section.
which was too remote from the Bill.
ings public schools, but comes under
the jurisdiction of District No. 2. The
school is in charge of Miss Sophia Hoe
of this city, who is a graduate Of the
Billings High school.
1.-The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fielding
White was the scene Of a quiet we'd
ding last evening. when Rev. A. Cars.