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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-01
LATER NEWS.

treat Britain will consent to a mod
ification of the treaty regarding the
building of warships on the lakes in
such way as to permit the creation
of reasonable fleet of modern ships to
be built above the Niagara Falls
Frederick johnson, farmer near
Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, shot and
killed his wife and three children and
then killed himself. He is supposed
to have been insane.
Five cases of yellow fever have de-
veloped at Cabanas, Cuba
The battleship Alabama left Cramps
shipyard the 2sth for her builders trial
at sea, which will occupy about three
days.
The National Manufacturers associ-
alton has purchased in Shanghai, China,
building containing 10000 square
feet of floor room, and as soon as soon
practicable permanent exhibition
will be established there. One hun.
dred firms have asked for space and all
but two have signed contracts.
Fire destroyed nine of the ten build
ings of the St. Agnes Convent at Spark
hill, N. Y, and the following persisted:
Helen Brown, Emma Mackin, Jane"
a pensioner, and Mary mccarthy.
An earthquake shock is reported
from Wabash, Ind.
About seven miles below Dardanelle.
Ark, party of negroes-Mrs. Caloin
Jackson and two children, Mrs. John
Smith and three children, and Louis
Price-were crossing the river in a
skiff which capsized. drowning the en-
tire party.
At Greeley, Colo, the 2sth, the Their
mOmeter registered los in the shade.A
The Red Cross society has news
from Manila that Aguinaldo has prom
ised to release all sick Spanish prison
ers.
The brass and iron bedstead factory
of Oliver Bros at Lockport, N. Y, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $500, 900. Jas.
Melville, workman, was fatally in
jured.
Twelve steel arches, each weighing
33 tons, which were to have supported
the superStructure of the coliseum
building in course of erection on Wa
bash avenue in Chicago, fell to the
ground. 1t is known that nine lives
were crushed out. Seven are in the
hospital with injuries received in the
accident, and of these two will surely
die.
Jealousy caused Conrad Falscraft,
Burlington, TO-, aged 20, to shoot. his
wife, aged 10, and himself. He will
die, but his wife will recover.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-01
Tom Butler, Of Boston, beat the tens.
mile worlds bicycle record at Ravens
wood, ILL.,, his time being s16: 81 3-5.
FOREIGN INTELIIGENCE.

Edward Bedloe, of Pennsylvania,
United States consul at Canton, China,
has been suspended and is now on his
way home to answer charges Of aiding
the Philippine insurgents.
The yacht Genesee won the third and
deciding race at Toronto for the Cana
dian cup, and will carry the trophy
back to Rochester, N. Y.
I, Advices from Chill say that property
valued at, more. than E 100000 has
been destroyed during recent storms.
For Manila the Third cavalry, con-
sisting of us men and Is officers, left
Seattle, Wash.
In London Edmund Routledge head
of the well-known publishing firm of
Routledge & Sons, died suddenly. +,
Inhabitants of Acre, the territory
claimed by Brazil and Bolivia, have pro-
claimed their independence and consti-
tuted a new South American common
wealth.
With 726 soldiers and II officers the
transport Ohio arrived at Manila.
Revenue receipts of the Philippine
islands from the date of occupation by
the United States to July 81 were $5,-
249,411.
Near Mine Center, Ont, district
possessing rich and very strong veins
OF gold-bearing quartz has been found.
1t is said that President Kruger has
backed down in the controversy with
Great Britain.
In an order Gen. Otis thanks the
troops in the Philippines for their 10y
atty.
At Frankfort-on-the-Main the one
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the
birth of Goethe was celebrated.
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She'll Never Tell.

The last act was lust closing at the
Lyceum the other evening, and the
actors and actresses were grouping Tor
their final bow ensemble. In the house
the ladies were putting on their gloves
and getting their hats ready, A young
man and a young lady well toward the
front overheard this conversation;
"Why, Mary, I'm afraid | can't get
these on. They're nwfully tl&hh'
"Oh. yes you can, Nell, Try again
Nell evidently tried again, for there
was silence for Il moment.
"What shall do? can't get them
on. That's what comes Of wearing
new shoes to the thcater They hurt
me 50 that simply hNd to take them
off, and now they won't go on again
OH
The remainder Of the agony was lost
In the applause which greeted the fall
of the curtain. All that history records
of the uenouemenl Of the interesting
story IL that Il woman was noticed 60
Ing down the aisle with pair OF shoes
under her arm. Whether she and Nell
were ono and the same Ia not certain
lf 40. how she got out Of the difficulty
IL not told. 1t was raining. ana per-
haps she wore her rubbers. But this
only she and her friend know, ana II
is safe to say that she at least Will
never tell.-Detrolt Free Press.
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.AdyertoNeO Letters,

List Of letters remaining uncalled fo1
i'm tho postottice at Billings, Yellow
storre county, Montana, for the week
ending June 26, 1900,
Agnew, l.. H.; Boyd, VIM. J.
Blowder, $. f.. Campbell Mac; Can
thin, M, H,; Emalong, Edd; Engdahl,
L, j.; Evans, Joseph; Hanson, Clar'
enoe; Hillsbeny, Ed; Joyce, Andy
Koepsel, Albert; Krule, Martin; Nc
Bride, 4, j.; MeClenry, J, c.; Meyers,
Henry; Mule, q. R.; Parker, Chas'
g.; Peterson, Carl; Sjofelin, r..
Swinbauh, Sam; Whitman, +. A.
Williams, Paul; Wright, Edward
Woll, M. Al; Yeast, p, A.
Persons calling for the same will
please say advertised. "
l.. +. Babcock. Postmaster.
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Dlg Animals oe LOng AGa.

Most Of the gigantic animals Of geo
logical eras belonged to species which
have completely vanished, and of those
which have living Representatives 1t Is
difficult to soy whether they have un.
dcrgone u true change OF size or
whether the modern examples are
merely survivals Of smaller contempo'
rary varieties. Tho larger animals
have u tendency to disappear first In a
partial failure Of food supply. Gigantic
arlnadillos closely resembling those
Of the psase1lt day were formerly
abundant In South America. Tho re-
mains Of huge sloths arc found Ia Gu
ba and North America. Sharks attain
Ing q length of more than 100 feet are
found In comparatively recent fossil
deposits. Another fish which repre-
sents n larger prehistoric species IL the
American bony pike, which Is one of
Of the few survlvals Of tho enormous
gnnoIds Of tho secondary strata. The
tiny nautilus Of the present day had
kindred 10 or II feet long In early
times. Another small shelltlsh, the
ptcropod, whose dellcately complex
structure IL packed In an Inch OF shell
ID found In fossil remains to have
reached the respectable length OF
couple OF feet.
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IL VIVA Always Raining.

In his book "k'igures OK the Past
Josiah Quincy tells OF a journey tha'
he made In stagecoacb days-away
back In ls0o-from Boston TO Washing
ton. with Justice Story Of the Federal
supreme court: The justice was telling
Of the routine Of the courts washing
ton social life. I'VE dine" he said
"once year with the president and
that IL all. On other days we take oul
dinner together and discuss at table
the questions which are argued before
US. We are great ascetlcs and even
deny ourselves wine. except In we'
weather.
Here the Judge paused, as II think
Ing the act OF modification he haG
mentioned placed too severe AS
upon human credulity, and presently
added: "What | say about the wine
sir, gives you our rule. but II does
sometimes happen that the chief JUS
tlce will say to me when the cloth II
removed. Brother Story, step to the
window and see II It does not looE
like rain. And II tell him the sun II
shining brightly Judge Marshall vii
sometimes reply. All the better, fo
our Jurisdiction extends over 80 large
a territory that the doctrine Of CHANGER
makes it certain that 1t must be rain
ing somewhere
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Billiard and Club Rooms,
Old Stand, Opposite Depot
First Publication June 2S, 1884.
STATE OF MONTANA,

First Publication June 2s, 1884!
STATE OF MONTANA, 9,
County of Yellowstone. ''
We, the undersigned, do hereby cer-
tify that we are partners transacting
business in this state, at the city of
Billings, Yellowstone county, Montana,
under the firm name and style Of p.
Fl. scally & Company; that the names
in full of all members of such partner.
ship are P. H. Scally, ROLAND Potter,
and W. A. Vale; and that our place Of
residences are set opposite our re.
spective names hereto subscribed.
In witness whereof, we have hereun.
to set our hands Mt Billings, Yellow
stone county, Montana, June 20, 1890.
p. Fl. Scally,
Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana,
ROLAND Potter,
Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana.
W. A. Vale,
by Mrs. Sadie Vale,
His Attorney in Fact,
Billings, Yellowstone County, Mon
tana, temporarily absent in the klon-
dixie country
STATE OF MONTANA. g,
County CT Yellowstone. "''
On this twenty. y.seoOnd day of June,
A. d. 1893, hefo1e me, W. M. John
ston, q notary public in and for Vel.
lowstone county, Montana, personally
appeared p. II. Scally and ROLAND
Potter, kn0wn to me to be the same
persons whose names are subscribed to
the above certificate Of partnership, and
who ackn0w lodged to me that they OK.
ecuted the Same.
Witness my hand and seal Of Office
June "a, A. D. 1893.
(SeaI W. M. Johnston,
Notary Public in and for Yellowstone
County. Montana.
STATE OF MONTANA, ss
County of Yellowstone.
On this twenty y-secOnd day OF June.
A.. d. 1899, before me, W. M. john
ston, notary public in and for Yellow.
STONE county, Montana. personally ap.
peared Sadie Vale, known to me to be
the person whose name is subscribed to
the above eeytifcste of partnership az
the attorney in fact Of W. A. Vale; and
who acknowledged to me that she sub
sorihed the name Of W. A. Vale thereto.
as principal. and her own name as at
t0rney in TACT
Witness my hand and seal of office
June ~, A. d. 1899.
(SeaD W. M. Johnston,
Notary Public in and for Yellowstone
County, Montana.
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Woman wud peryersity,

Women and perverslty are one, says
tho philosophic street car conductor,
who asserts that she always does the
wrong thing In travelling on the trains
She wants to got aboard on the wrong
side of the street; she alights the wrong
way, facing backward, before the car
stops, and she'll crowd In between two
fat passengers near the rear door OF
tho car rather than walk few steps
forward where there is plenty OF room,
She may have nickels and dimes In her
purse to burn, but she'll fish and hunt
around for minutes looking for hye
coppers to unload upon the long suffer
ing servant Of the road,-Exehange,
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Election notice.,
STATE OF MONTANA, h

STATE OF MONTANA, tsa
County of Yellowstone. "''
Notice Is hereby given TO tho school
electors Of Yellowstone county, spate ID
Montana, that under the provisions OF
Substitute for House Bill No. 90. "
being an act entitled "An Act to Es-
tablish County Free High Schools and
to Provide for Their Maintenance, -
and election will be held Oh the Sth
day Of July, A. D. 1900, in tho sew
oral election districts Of said county,
and the following question submitted
to said electors;
Shall u County Free High School be
established at Billings, Yellowstone
County, Montana:
Said election shall be conducted in
all respects the same as the election OF
school trustees; the polls of said cleo
ion shall be opened at 2 O'Clock p. III.
on July s, 1899, and remain open until
o o'clock of said day, BY order of the
board of county commissioners
Witness my hand and seal Of office
at my Office ut Billings, Montana, this
| lath day of June, A. D. 1899.
(SeaD NAT. G.. CARWILE,
County Clerk and Clerk of the Board o.
County Commissioners, Yellowstone
County, Montana. la-td
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0nS IN the N1lOthter.

A distinguished Massachusetts cler'
gyman tells story at his own ex'
Dense. He was on tramp through
the White mountains with another
clergyman for companion. One day
they mounted the drivers seat OF Il
stugccoach. As IL often the case, the
stage driver was m interesting char
ncter, whose conversation abounded IN
good stories. The three speedily be-
came friendly, and 1t was with relue'
tance that they parted at the end OF
the Journey. Pm glad to hev mot
yer fellers." said the driver on leaving
them; yer see. haven't seen man
this summer-=only minister's
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First Publication June 1G.. lSAA!r3

First Publication June lG,. 1saAr3
Auction.
/ Notice is hereby given thar in pur-
suance of an order Of sale made and
entered by the District Court Of the
Seventh Judicial District Of the State
Of Montana, in and for the county Of
Yellowstone, on the 25th day Of April,
1899, in tine matter of the estate Of W.
r: Finch, deceased, the undersigned,
administrator with the will annexed,
of said estate, will sell at public auc-
tion, subject to confirmation by said
court, thu following described real prop
erty, viz" Lot numbered three (3) in
block numbered one hundred eleven
(111) in the original town (now city,
of Billings, inn the county Of Yellow
stone, in the state of Montana, together
with the buul5ing known as the pho
tograph gallery thereon situated, to.
gether With all the appurtenancesthere
unto belonging or in anywise appertain-
ing. Said sale will be made on the
9th day Of July 1899, at 10 O'Clock a.
m., at the place where said property is.
situate in the city of Billings, in said
county Of Yellowstone, in the state Of
Montana. Terms OF sale are cash.
Dated May 81, 1899.
GEO. M. HAYS;
administrator with the Will Annexed
CT the Estate Of W. r. Finch, De-.
ceased.
Jas. r. Goss,
Attorney for Administrator.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30

1t was very differen, meal from a
Victorian breakfast. The rude masses
Of bread needing to be carved an''
smeared over with animal fat before
they could hr made lMlatable. the still
recognizable fragments OF recently
killed animals, hideously charred and
hacked, the eggs torn ruthlessly from
beneath some protesting hen-such
things as these, though they constitute
cd the ordinary fare Of Victorian times,
would have awakened only horror and
disgust In the refined minds OF the peo,
pie Of these latter days,
Instead were pastes and cakes OF
agreeable and variegated design, with.
out any suggestion In color or form Of
the unfortunate animals from which
thcir substance and juices We're de-
rived, They appeared on little dishes
sliding out upon a rail- FROM little box
at one side OF the table.
The surface Of the table, to judge by
touch and eye, would have appeared to
a nineteenth century person to be GOV.
cred with tine. white damask, but this
was really IN oxidized metallic sur.
face and could be cleaned Instantly
after a meal. There were hundreds Of
such little tables III the hall, and at
most of them were other latter day citi-
xens, singly or In groups. And as
Mwrrs seated himsclf before his Gle.
CANT repast the invisible orchestra.
which had been resting during m In.
tarvni rnSu,n.I md Hl)n) ths. n lr with
Musc.-Pall Mail Magazine.
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IT SEEMED LIKE MAGIC.
How the HiGh Glass Expert Picked
Out the Ola MMatera,

OWs the OlN Masters.
"Spcaklng IT old pictures" said q
New Orleans d".lcr ut Is very inter,
esting to see Il really high class Euro'
pean expert making an cXaminat ion
Tho extent and diversity OF the infor-
nation OF such mon arc something as
tonshlng, Some years ago spent a
couple Of days with u gentleman who
is rccognlXee ~ ono uf the foremost
connolsSeurs OF Paris, We visited srv,
erAl country places which containc,l
pictures said to be OF great value. and
IN all he inspected upward Of two doz'
en- cNnvAses,
"ln every Instance he settled tho
questions Of date, period aud painter
beyond all reasonable doubt, The warp
aud woof Of tho canvas, the wood
composing the backing, the nature of
the horings made by worms, the work
manshlp Of tho tacks, the character of
the pigment aud certain minute pecul.
taritics Ia the mounting were all like
50 many pages Of print to him, He
was intlmHcly acquainted with the
style OF hundreds OF different artists,
the models they used, tho colors they
most affected. their tricks OF compost
tlon aud their peculiar methods Of OK.
pressing the effects OF light aud shade.
"To an outsider It seemed like magic,
"A copy he would say, for Instance,
after swiA glance at n painting, 1T
was made by So'Nnd'so, Il pupil, who
had very much the style Of his mastc",
Tho date IL about (here hc would
name 1t with lntNlihlc accuracy, aud
lf you clean tha, lott hand corurr |
dare say you will lind the signature In
vermllion,' In several eases he was
fully borne out by documents In pos
session Of tho owner, aud In all he was
sustained by clrcumstnntial evidence.
He told mo very modcs,ly that he had
devoted 10 years to the close study OF
his profession and was just beginning
to apprchcnd dlmly how little he
know" "- Now Orleans TiEes.Dcmo'
CrVt
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
First Publication June 2. 1896,
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land, Office at Bozeman, Montana,

Land Office at Bozeman, Montana.
May 20, 1899!
Notice is hereby given that the fol-.
lowing manned settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before Y. A. Will.
ians,. clerk Of the District Court, at
Billings, Montana, on July 8, 1899,
viM:;
JOHN Fl. ROSEAN,
III. r. No. 1,618. for the ~ 11a. SEA,
SW114 NE14 and SEA NWM section 8,
township 2 south. range 40 east, NJ p
NJ.
Hs names the following, witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land, viz: Pat
Eavelle, Of Columbus, Montana; George
A. Berlly, Of Billings, Montana; Frank
}. Davis, Of Columbus, Montana; ;
William j. Norton. of Columbus, Mon
tana
A. L. LOVE. Register.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
II Dttn~ Matter,

A bluff old farmer with loud
voice got n at little station and
walked down the aisle looking for a
friendly face or kindly eye, but not
seeing any he asked the most sour
looking man on the car TO move over
and give him seat. The fellow did
40, but with n manner that Indicated
that the old man was anything but
welcome. The old farmer wanted to
talk, and tried In every way to en-
gage his seatmAte IN conversation, but
the through passenger would have
none Of It. He turned his shoulder to
the farmer and gazcd out Of the win
dow with a bored expression on his
face The old farmer was determined
to draw him out, and after several ln'
effectual efforts raised his voice loud
enough to be heard all over the car
and said:
II killed a hog yesterday for my
winters meat. How much dye think
he weighed:"
The through passenger looked worse
bored than ever, but finally said, ~
don't know anything about hogs"
"Oh, we'll, you might make a guess"
"Well, say 800"
mo. he didn't weigh that much,
Guess again"
"Well. III say 200"
"roo high. He wasn't as heavy as
that. Make another guess"
"l'm not good at guessing, How
much did he weigh anyhow"
"Well. you have had two guesses,
But you see he wasn't much OF hog,
and didn't weigh him, "-lndianapolis
SaNtInnl
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ONE BRAVE MAN.
And the Reason He stood Firm While
Under Fire.

4 battalion Of volunteer infantry
was drilling In Il field when regiment.
of regular cavalry rode by, The colo
nel Of the cavalry halted his men to
watch the volunteers, and, getting
into conversation with the colonel Of
tho latter, he criticised thclr drill un.
fnvorbly, especially their want Of
steNdlness. The volunteer colonel was
a fierce fellow. and no cried hotly, "My
men are as steady ~ any regiment Of
regulars"
II do not think no." rctortcd the cav
alryman, "and II youll draw your men
In order to receive cavalry III prove
It."
The challenge wax accepted, and the
cavalrymcn charged down upon the
citizen soldiers, who awaited them In
the usual way. Now, regular cavalry
can charge to within few feet or
even Inches Of Infantry At full gallop
and then at the word OF command pull
up short The volunteers, however,
lost their nerve when they saw the
huge horses laundering down upon
them and showing mo sign OF stopping
when Il few yards off. They fed, all
but one man, who remained Oh his
knee, with bayonet leveled.
His colonel, enraged ut the others
flight. approached the hero sud, tap
ping him on the back, cried: "You are
the only brave man In the regiment.
You scorned to run"
"Yes, SIR" Easped the hero. II had
my fut stuck In hole, or shouldn't
have waited" ."-Spare Moments.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
The Teller wouldn't Tell,

Mrs. Brown~-Our language Is full OF
mlsnomers For instance. ! met 4
man once who was Il perfect bear, ana
they call him u "clvIl engineer"
Mrs. smith-Yes, but that's not 80
ridiculous as tho man they call tell
or" In bank. He won't tell you
anything. ! asked one the other day
how much money my husband had On
deposit. and he just laughed at me-
Catholic Standard and Times.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
The Land Of Horsesh0 0es,

Horseshoes are an important branch
Of industry In Norway, About 5000
tons are exported every year, Great
Britain and France, where horseshoes
arc used not only for horses, but also
for donkeys and oxen employed ~
beasts OF burden. divide almost the
whole Norwegian expectation between
them In about equal quantities,
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
OFFICE of Chief g. NJ. st. Paul,
" MINI, June 81, 1899, ,--SEALED

OFFICE of Chief q, NJ. st. Paul,
~ Mimi, June 81, 1909, -SEALED
PROPOSALS, in triplioate, will be re-
oeivad here, or at following named
posts, until II O'Clock a. M, July a,
1890, aud opened then for furnishing
and delivery of such OATS, BRAN,
HAY and STRAW, as may be required
during the fiscal year commencing July
|, 1899. at st, Paul. Fort Smelling, and
Camp Bacon, MINI, ; Fort Yates, N,
d, Camp Merritt, and Forts Assinni-
hoine, Harrison and keogh, Mont ;
Fort Yellowstone, Wye, and Fort
Meade, s, d, instructions furnished
Oh application here, or to the Quarter
masters at the posts named. U, 8, TO-
serves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals or any part thereof,
Envelopes containing proposals. should
ha marked "Proposals for Forage and
| Straw, "--GEO, u, POND, O, q, N.
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His COuuternNPt,

~ never expected TO hear OF Wellup
marrying anybody, lie was such q
tough old bachelor"
"Yes; but tho woman he married was
such a tender young widowg~Chleago
Tribune.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30
What IL shiloh

4 grand old remedy for Cough, Colds
and Consumption; used through the
world for half il century, has cured in
Vulnerable cases of incipent consump,
tion and relieved many in advanced
stages, IT you are not satisfied with the
results we will refund your money.
Price 25 cts 80 cts, and sl.OO. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
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Many n Hover

Has turned with disgust from an othev-
wise lovable girl with an offensive breath-
Karl's Glover Root Tea purities the
breath by it's action on the bowels ete.,
as nothing else will. Sold'fon years Oh
absolute guarantee. Price 25 cts. ants
50 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug CO..
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A Complies AnaErMm.

The following complex anagram on
tho name of the author OF the Hubai'
vat Ia taken from Literature, The let
ters which compose the word Omar
are used In seven different eomblna
tions.
Rit mora, sub rsme, can't Omar toatls % Gram
Cui sit amor, auantum dat tibi, Roma, Marc,
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Won Try 1t.

lf Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which ia sold for the small price OF
rs cts, so cts. and 500, does not cure
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price 25 cts. and 80
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette., 1899-06-30

Burlington Route Fourth OF .puay lsa$es
Usual reduced lates--one' fare Son' the
round trip between b. & M. r, rail-
road stations not more than 400 miles
apa1t-will be in effect July /, 2, b and
/. Return limit JULY g. 1872