The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-02-02

Hunt for photos. All sizes. All
prices. Satisfaction guaranteed. S2-9
Peters, the tailor, is still leading.
See his suits to measure at SIS. pants
at %. and up. y
u. b. Hefford returned yesterday
afternoon from a several days profes.
sional visit il Big Timber.
IT. j. Porter Of Miles City, county
attorney Of Custer county, ia in the city
today, returning from a trip to Helena.
When You pay your money you ex-
poet the best in the market for it. The
groceries sold by Ben W. Toole are the
best. 68-tf
Mrs. J.. B. Herford and little son
Brook left this morning for Chicago to
visit Mrs.. Herford's sister, Mrs. G. W.
Barney.
-YegeD Bros. are having a special
embroidery and linen sale this week.
Their display advertisement announces
some low prices. S1.2
E"Uncle" Billy Hamilton was
down from Columbus a couple Of days
this week and was warmly greeted BY
his many friends and acquaintance.
The Sheridan, Gebo and Bear
Greek coal are the leaders, give the
best satisfaction and cost no more than
others. Try them. Yegen Bros.
The first month Of the new year
has made its exit and another has ap.
peared. This means the visit Of the
collector, who never fails to put in All
appearance.
TO the merchants: Advertise in
The Gnzette. the peoples medium. To
our readers: Patronize the merchants
who advertise in The Gazette. They
want your trade and ask for it.
Wanted. place on sheep ranch BY
married man; have had four years ex-
p%erience and can take charge. Wife
good cook. q. W. Clifford, 2734 Sec
ond Ave. south, Minneapolis. MINI. 2
The Northern Pacific improve.
ments will fairly start the 1900 build
ing period in Billings. Just keep your
eyes on the. Magic City this year. All
former attemp pts will be put way in the
shade.
~Mayor Yegan was stepping high
yesterday and his friends and acquaint-
ances came in for the best to be had in
town. This was accounted for BY the
arrival of a sou and heir ut the home
OF the mayor. 1t is the first boy in the
family and the mayor says he already
rules the household.
60. H. Dietrich of H~astinsg, Neb.,
who is we'll known in Billings on &C.
count OF his connection with a gold
dredging machine on the Clark's Fork
river, ia being mentioned as a probable
republican candidate for the nomina.
tion of governor Of Nebraska. The re-
publican leaders are urging that he &C.
cept the nomination.
To-day is the traditional aground
hog" the day in winter when that ami
NAL is supposed to leave his hiberllat-
ing quarters and come out and view the
aspect of affairs to see how the weather
is. II he sees his shadow (and he did
all right in Billings, for the sun has
shown brightly at times) he returns for
another long sleep and it means at least
six weeks Of had weather.
The contractors have gotten about
as far along with the library building
as il is possible until spring. actually
The york Of outing the stone
continues, but it ID Impossible to 60 any
further with 1.-THE onstruction. The
next mov in thi6 direction will be to
place the large iron pillars, which it il
to satisfactorily do ia frosty
weather. The building will not be fin
ished until June !, but when it is Bill.
will have a structure to be proud
of.
Carbon County Democrat: Survey.
or General Beattie advises District
Clerk Mushbaoh that "the survey OF
contract No. 283 (Gallaher & Morris)
has been made and fled, examination
had, and as soon as possible the plats
Of the various townships will be made
aud forwarded to the commissioner Of
land Office for his approval" The
Gallaher & Morris survey embraces
about nineteen townships in Carbon
and Sweetgrass counties, and it will be
good news for the settlers when the
plats are approved and filed in the local
land Office.
Lit costs something to sell cigarettes
III Montana, and this accounts for the
reason that but one Arm is handling
Them in Billings. Another cigar deal.
sr took out a license the other day be-
cause his trade demands his carrying
The ''ooffin nails, but he solemnly de-
,lares no hovs or vonnp man unda, 400