The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-13
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The building period is on.

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Ranch for rent. Inquire Of W. 81.
Donovan. SS.tf
B. Moore Of Red Lodge was il the
city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. H. Hardin Of
Wyoming are in the city.
Drain pipes to the sewer laid with
satisfaction by Ben Hager.
When you want the best coal buy
the Rocky Fork Of Donovan. M Cormick
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VIM. P. Mason, representing the
Butte Inter Mountain, was in the city
yesterday.
Rev. "A. Carswell left this morning
for Red Lodge to hold Episcopal ser
vices tonight.
Mrs. Rumsey is III experienced
nurse. No. 21O south Twenty.
eighth street. 91-3
Spring ia apparently approaching
and the housewives see visions of
house cleaning.
r. g. McCuish Of The Tribune Of
Winnipeg, passed through Billings Sat-
urday on a trip to the coast.
Peter Hoe is placing a brick vAult
in the building OIL the south side,
which is to be used as a bank.
Geo. G. Wilson, a ranchman Of the
Flatwillow country, was transactinR
business in Billings last week.
When you pay your money you ex.
pect the best in the market for it. The
groceries sold by Ben W. Toole are the
best. 63-tf
Prophet Hicks predicts that this is
iustXhe kind Of westher we are to have
during all Of March. But look cut for
April! @'
The streets are in fuir condition
for bicycle riding. They never will be
as good as formerly until they ar.
graded.
M. M. Potter Of Helena, travelling
freight and passenger agent of the O.
M. & st. P. railway, was in the city
Saturday.
IF. L.. Summers returned home
Saturday from st. Paul, where he dis
posed Of several thousand head of sheep
Mt a good figure.
w. Il. Mccormick left yesterday
Oh All overland trip through the north.
ern country in the interest Of the Don
ovan. Nc Cormick company.
The visitation Of smallpox in De-
oember, January and part Of February
cost the city aud county ~, us. 70, two
thirds Of which was borne by the
latter.
Assistant General Manager Rhodes
Of the Burlington was in the city Sun.
day from Lincoln, Neb., accompanied
by Assistant Superintendent Mutt of
Sheridan.
tGhas. Schneider and Will Brooks
ran a 100-yard foot race at the bicycle
track Sunday afternoon for a purse of
$40. the former winning by about
three feet.
City Clerk J. B. Herford returned
home yesterday morning from a trip to
Chicago. He was accompanied by bis
little son.. Mrs. HEREFORD will return
III about three weeks.
AT a meeting Of the county CON-
missioners last week. VIM. Linton was
appointed a member of the board OF
trustees of the county free high school
to succeed I. D. O'Donnell, resigned.
A petition has been filed in the dis.
trict court praying for the distribution
Of the estate Of Horace Countryman,
deceased. There are ten heirs among
whom an estate Of $8, 900 is to he divid.
ed.
Geo. W. Anderson of Livingston
came down from Red Lodge Friday
night en- route home. He has teen
acting az foreman OF the Picket office
during the quarantine of A. L..
Schlosser. .f ~
An Omaha firm will establish a
branch house in Billings about April l
to handle new and secondhand furni.
ture. camp outfits, saddles, tents, etc.,
aud will buy aud sell all kinds Of sec.
ondhand goods. The location has not
been denitely settled.
l-Gevernor Robert B. Smith was in
the city Sunday evening, returning to
Helena from ali eastern visit. He
was present at Il part of the CLARK in
vestigation and in his opinion the
bribing senator will be compelled to
step down and out. The governor also.
visited his old home in Kentucky.