The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15

There was a large attendance and sc
cially the gathering was one of til
most enjoyable held by the order il
many months.
T. w. Hanrahan, a Red Lodge sa
loon keeper, has gone on the warpatl
against the other men of the Goa
camp who are selling the ardent. HI
has caused the arrest of Larkin 6
Flemming for keeping their plac'
open on election day and declare,
there are others who will be prosecut
on the same charge. Hanrahan'.
place was closed on an attachmen,
and he says the action was inspired
by his competitors because he sole
fve-cent beer and he is now said tt
be out for revenge.
Before leaving for the Pacific coast
today, L. L. Moffett, president and
general manager of the Montana &
Wyoming Telephone company, an
nounced that upon his return to the
city he would at once begin construc
ton of a local telephone exchange un.
der the provisions of the franchise
granted by the city council last month.
The system will be copper wire and
the latest improved telephones. The
work is to be ushed to an early com.
pletion.
Speaking of advertising and it's pos
sible results, Thomas Hogan, who rep
resents in this section a Chicago live
stock commission house, said yester.
day that one Of the strongest COM
petitors in this field is a firm which
reaches the stock-grower entirely
through the means of news
paper and circular letter advertising.
Mr.. Hogan said that it was surprising
to learn how much good can be done
through systematic and persistent ad-
vertising. On the other hand he also
said it vas surprising to learn how
many people conduct business and
never discover the true value of keep
Ing before the public by the means of
printers ink. ~
It is said that the Rocky Fork Coal
company has issued a notice to the
miners in it's employ that they
must return to work Monday morning
their names will be dropped from
ne payrolls, as it is intended to re-
sumo operations on that day. The &C
Interpretation of the notice is
l manifest intention on the part of
company to import men to take
places of those now out unless
hey return at the time specified. The
miners are now claiming that the or
Ter prohibiting their riding up and
Town the shaft was inspired by the
officials of the company and that the
does not sustain the mine in
'pector, who caused it to be issued.
One of the most voluminous legal
documents that has passed through
he office of the clerk of the district
court in a long time has been given
he finishing touches and prepared for
transmission to the clerk of the SUI
IRENE court. The document in ques-
ion is the bill of exceptions and state
nent of the case in the appeal taken
the decision of Judge Loud in the
natter of George A. Miller VS., the
Northern Pacific Railroad company,
ecently decided adversely~ to the
'laintiff. Two copies had to be prepar-
d and compared and as it was import |
mt that both should be alike, even
0 the final period, the task of COM
airing them was a tiresome and la
oTious n and occupied the time OF
Clerk Dunno for a number. Of
avs.
The Shakesperean theme for the
Voman's club meeting yesterday af-
ernoon, was the third act of "Cimbe-
me-" which, under the direction of
IRIS. A.. M. Crawford, was read in full.
lrs. John Rixon reviewed the life
Gustave Dore, whom she described
$ one of the most wonderful design
that the world has ever known.
lis vivid imagination. originality, his
atural qualifications, which, without
eaching, enabled the great artist to
OF only win fame, but amass a for
Of over $ 1000, 900. The talk was
wen without notes and was highly
as we'll as instructive.
[rs. Crawford gave a brief review of
lie art at the Pan-American exposi-
on, comparing the, work of the Amer
an artists with those of the old
orld.
rom Mondays Daily Gazette.
Walter Braziel is her from the
lnge on the Grow reservation.
C. w. Spar was a passenger on this
'renoon's westbound Northern Pa