The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-16
-Yegen Bros. are handling Sheridan.

-Yegen Bros. are handling Sheridan,
Gebo aud Bear Creek coal. Let them
fill your orders.
Austin North for town lots. Low
prices. Reasonable terms. Easy
monthly payments. =
Sheridan and Bear Greek coal for
sale by Yegen Bros. There ia DO
better on the marker.
When you pay your money you ex.
pect the best in the market 10" it. The
groceries sold BY Ben W. Toole are the
best. 83-tf
You need have no fears about your
shirts, collars or cuffs being fit for the
party il they are done up by the Bill.
ings Steam Laundry. 1915
60. M. Bair entertained a large
theater party last night, composed of
visitors IN the CITY and other friends,
who enjoyed the presentation of "Too
Much Johnson"
The literary department Of the
Woman's club will meet Friday after
noon with Mrs. Paul Mccormick. The
work given ont for this week is Of spe.
DIAL interest aud members should not,
fail to be present.
Most Of the Billings merchants will
complete their inventories during this
week aud they will then shove some as.
tonisEing bargains in the way of buy.
ers. Keep your eyes on tho advertising
columns of The Gazette.
There is considerable discussion as
to the proper manner for abbreviating
the year 1900, and the custom Of plac-
ing AL apostrophe before the last two
figures aud letting it go at that seems
the best way for solving the problem.
Work was resumed last week Oh
the sewer. The ground was frozen
but little and it did not interfere much
with e%xcavating. With a couple of
weeks continued good weather, the con.
tractors expect to complete the So stem.
The position of managing editor of
the Bozen,an Chronicle, under the new
regime, has been offered Jean Decker,
the accomplished city editor of tho Vel.
lowstone Journal at Miles City, aud it
p said MI. Decker will accept the same
NJ The First National bank has de-
Folded to increase its banking space and
will TAKE out and extend the rear par.
tition SO as to include half of the office
room now occupied by l. D. O'Dou.
nell. The bank has long needed larger
quarters.
The directors of the Yellowstone
National bnak held all adjourned meet
ing Friday afternoon. ME banks bust.
ness has made a wonderful growth in
the Fast year ara the directors, be-
sides declaring a nice dividend and add.
ing to their surplus fund, decided to en-
gage another employe.
"A switch engine, a light freight
engine and n fiat Car OH the Northern
Pacific got tied up in the upper yards in
this city Sunday night and it took a
crew , seven hours to get the track
clear. No one was hurt and the dam.
age to property amounted to only about
$50. 1t was caused during some
switching.
The ''Too Much johnson" com.
pany, which played here last night. ar.
rived III Billings Saturday morning
from the east, having cancelled the
date at Miles City, having heard that
that place was nursing some smallpox
cases. They would not venture out of
the Hotel Driscoll in this city, where
they were stopping, until told there was
no danger.
1t is reported in Red Lodge that J.
R. Painter and Philadelphia associates.
who recently disposed Of the Silver Tip
mine in Sunlight to Henry Willard and
a party of New York capitalists, re-
ceived $75, 600 for the property, which
consists Of the Silver Tip claim and a
half interest in the Evening Star. It is
also said that the papers to the transfer
are on file at Basin City, Wyo.
zMaior J. e. Edwards Of Grow
Agency was in the city Saturday.
Major Edwards has been kept quite
busy recently paying the annuity money
to his charges; the Grow Indians. Sat.
urday afternoon, in company with
Henry Keiser, he went to the Pryor
creek agency, and made some presents
to the Indians, which comprised their
annuity money and also proceeds from
beef sales.
Conductor N. r. Vessel of the
Northern Pacific, who was injured in \
the Billings yards two weeks ago while +.
making q coupling Of engines to his
passenger train. has recovered and is
once more on his run. having come
down from Helena Sunday morning for
the first time. s. r. Scott Of this city
acted as his substitute during the time
he was laid up. /
The Junior q. h. will give an en-
tertainment at the Congregational
church next Friday evening at 7:3O.
a short literary programme will be
given, after which refreshments can bo
had from booths presided over by
Juniors. An admitiance fee Of ten /.