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Mems Overcoats

Exceptional bargains In mems autumn and win
ter overcoats. Made In the latest style. Tho
fabrics embrace worsteds. eoverts. twills chew
lots. viounas and rainproof fabrics. In various
designs and patterns.
2ss mems all wool rainproof overcoats: made
by hand throughout; cut 81 inches long; sold at
$500 to $500 To close out at. .......... cam
sel mems nne top coats; made Of pure worsted
homespuns. with pure silk sleeve Innings and fine
serge body lining; sold at tia.o0 to $500. To
ciosc OUT v0kUo
all mems fall and winter ovsrcoats neat dark
patterns; all sises, ~ to "a sell at $500 to
$4,000. To close out 49,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ooLoo
All mems very styiish overcoats: strictly hand
made throughout: the highest grade Of foreign
and domestic tweeds and beavers: every coat az
perfect a. the best tailoring can make Il: worth
sl7S0 to ,2i.5o, To close out at, .....,. .olo.sS
ioS mems silk lined black and blue patent bsav-
nneyercoats: cut 81 inches long, lined with pure
nsrd interiined with soft all wool ma
Y be duplicated in Spokane for less
50. To close out at. -. .o11.so
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Pants

Mems oxford gray wool pants;
double sewed; Bon Ton Tailoring
Co. prices are $500 and $500.
Wreckage price, .el.ss
Mems cheviot and striped work.
ing pants: Bon Ton Tailoring Co.
price $3.50. Wreckage price .7So
Mems fancy striped worsted
pants. In q big variety Of dark
stripes; Bon Ton Tailoring Co.
prices $500 to $3.50. wreckage
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Our classified column Is open to the
man or woman out Of work-don't
cost you . cent
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hE|M0RRHAGES CURED

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427 mems suits, single and double breasted fash
ionable all wool materials; retaied everywhere in
Spokane at $14O0 to $500 Your choice during
wreckage sale ...................... $685.
100 mems single and double breasted suits; tbets,
serges, novelty mixtures Venetian and mohair serge
lined; broad shoudered and silk sewed throughout;
guaranteed $1,000 to $21.5O suit Wreckage
price .......................... .$1005
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MEMS STYLISH SUITS
possesses It's own individual style.

Every garment we offer for sale possesses Its ow
273 mems suits, in variety of medium and dark
mixtures; made from tightly woven Materials Bon
Ton Tailoring Co. prices $1,000 to $1,000 Wreckage
247 mems suits, made from strictly all wool ma
erals and made up in the latest Styles farmer satin
and mohair serge linings Bon Ton Tailoring Co.
prices $1,000 to $500. Wreckage price . $3.50
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NOMINA TIONS


Of all
County Washington r the general election be held
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Health In the Desert.
PROGRESS OF GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION

Frederick H. Newell, in charge of
the government irrigation work, told
an interesting story the other day
before a joint. meeting of the senate
and house irrigation committees, OF
what the government is doing under
the irrigation law. Construction work
is under way in Arizona and Nevada
and very detailed surveys and inyes-
LEGATIONS of certain projects are being
made in California, Montana and Wy
oming, while general surveys are go
arid region. Mr.. Newell impressed
upon the committee the necessity for
thorough surveys and the highest utili-
cation of the water resources-the irri-
cation of the greatest number of acres
possible-since the works which the
government will build are to be OF
such a substantial character as to
endure for centuries, like the Roman
irrigation works of old. 1t is not a
WloC pC11Cy, uC oo1u ~ AuoA AdSCl4J
into construction of works before all
the detailed facts and figures OF any
project have been gathered and care
fully worked out.
The cost of this reclamation is,
under the law, to be borne by the
irrigator, and it is estimated will vary
from So to $40 per acre. All govern
ment irrigated land will unquestion-
ably be quickly taken up at such low
figures, especially where it is govern
ment land and can be secured under
the homestead law. If it is held in
private ownership it may not be set
tied SO promptly. The government
engineers find, in most every instance
where they have selected promising
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

stance the state of Montana was the
plaintiff and the amount of it's claim
against the defendant is 500, the
sum of a fine entered against him on
a plea of guilty to an information
charging him with permitting gam
bling on premises conducted by him.
For a number of months Watkins
has been making his home at Helena.
where he is engaged in conducting a
saloon. At one time he was the own
er of a considerable number of sheep
in this county, but disposed of them
to engage in the liquor business on
the south side. Subsequently he sold
his interests here and removed to
Helena.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Beers FOR
Large Colony May Settle in This State
This Year.

AS the result of a conference held
a st. Paul last week a colony of Beers
may settle in Montana. General
Joubert and Captain w. s.. O'Donnell,
late of the Boer army, met President
Hill of the Great Nothern railway and
talked the matter over with him.
They were trying to learn whether
they could secure good land in this
state under the homestead law.
After the conference Captain O'Don.
nell said that if the conditions in
Montana were as favorable as he was
led to believe he might induce 400
families to come here from South
Africa. The recent outbreak of vel
low fever ear Tampico, Mex, had
frustrated a plan for starting Boer
colonies in the Diaz republic. He
himself did not believe that the out.
break was a permanent barrier, and
believed that the land in Mexico was
unusually fertile, but the Beers had
evinced a decided objection against
taking chances with yellow jack.
General Joubert and Captain O'Don
nell are still in Minnesota. The cap
tain will lecture at st. Paul January
Is, after which he and the general will
leave for this state to make a persona!
inspection and investigation, upon the
results of which will depend the out.
come of the intended colonization
scheme.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

A previous letter in this series gave
a brief account of the 20-acre alfalfa
farms, supplemented by cows and
creameries, which a Chicago man
thinks is just the thing for the lands
now being irrigated on the Colorado
desert in southeastern California and
which he is backing with his money
by assisting small settlers to get a
start. These 2O-acre farms furnish a
striking contrast with those OF 800
and $40 acres which are being acquir-
ed in the same section under the
desert land law. But here is the story
of another IL of the richest
manufacturers in the Mississippi val
ley-who thinks that 20 acres makes
a farm just four times too big for
the average settler who has little to
invest except his labor and brains.
This other manufacturer is N. O..
Nelson of st. Louis, who conducts a
model profit-sharing industrial town at
Leclaire, Ill.,, across the river from
the great Missouri metropolis. Mr..
Nelson is a genuine philanthropist,
though of a practical kind, since his
idea is to help people to help them
selves and show them how to become
independent instead of dependent. For
years he has been casting longing
eyes toward the deserts of the west.
He was looking for a place where poor
people who are out of health, particu-
larly with pulmonary Or throat dis
eases, might go and forget their ills
while engaged in profitable outdoor
pursuits.
Health In the Desert.
He wanted a very dry place where
the air is filled with healing balm
and where the sunshine takes the
place of drugs and artificial heat. He
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

reservoir sites, that large tracts of the
adjacent irrigable lands have been
taken up for speculative purposes,
under the desert land act or the com
mutation provision Of the homestead
act and are being held "for a rise"
The oppaItunity offered is a good one
for the land speculator, who will take
his profit from-5the settler.
Preserve the Forests.
1t is conceded that our forests are
being wasted at a fearful rate, and
that if the present methods Of lumber
ing continue the entire United States
will be denuded of it's woods inside
of 40 years. What objection can there
be to the plan, as advanced by the
forestry associations and the National
Irrigation association, to include all
remaining public timber lands in
government forest reserves? This
would keep the title to the forests in
the national government and prevent
the present destruction. The govern
ment could sell the timber, or stump
age, but under such regulations as
would preserve the young growth,
thus insuring the water supply and
future cuttings of timber, as is done
in the German forest department.
Nh n 49,. - 4,. l =
is the repeal of the present Ubiquitous
timber and stone law, under which
corporations can hire men to buy gov-
eminent timber land worth $1O0 an
acre for $3.50. The big companies
and their attorneys will naturally OPP
pose any such action, but the people
will support it.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Saved from Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. M. l.. Bobbitt OF
Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying and
were powerless to save her. The most
skillful physicians and every remedy
used, failed, while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life. In
this terrible hour DR.. Kings New Dis
coyery for Consumption turned de.
spair into JOY. The first bottle brought
immediate relief and it's continued use
completely cured her. It's the mos,
certain cure in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed bot
ties SOC and 81. Trial bottles free at
Chapple's drug store.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

OF l per cent per month, payable on
or before two years from date, ana
to secure payment gave a mortgage
on lots 80 and 40, block 2, West Side
addition to Billings townsite. No part
of the note has been paid, it is charg-
ed, and judgment and decree of fore
closure, together with attorney fees
at the rate of 5 per cent of the prin-
cipal are demanded.
In addition to this action two others
were begun against Watkins Septem-
Der 4, last, one by w. M. Johnston and
the other by the A. l.. Babcock Hard
a company. In the first judgment
is demanded for the sum of $163.15,
claimed to be due on a note executed
by defendant in favor of Buel Bros.
and by them assigned to the plaintiff.
The note bears the date of December
2, 1902, and draws interest at the rate
of 1 per cen per month.
To enforce collection an attach
ment was issued against the defend
ant and the same lots covered by the
mortgage given the bank were attach
ed. No answer having been filed,
judgment by default was rendered in
plaintiffs favor, December 4, 1903.
The action of the hardware company
was also instituted September 4 and
an attachment issued against the same
lots. In this case judgment was rem
dered, by default, for $226.4O, due on
an open account for merchandise sold,
together with interest for 1890, max
ing the total of the judgment 1868. 70.
Beside the two judgments above
mentioned there is still another on
record against Watkins. In this in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
MORE ABOUT SMALL IRRIGATED FARMS
By William E. Smytl.

/ found this ideal spot ON the western
edge of the desert, about 12O miles
east of Los Angeles. Here he estab-
lished the Indio Health camp about IL
months ago. He bought a tract OF
land which is irrigated by ~artesian
wells and proceeded to erect cheap
but comfortable quarters for his col
onists whom he had no difficulty in
securing in ample numbers.
Mr.. Nelson believes that true pros.
perity in the land of irrigation is to
be had by the intensive cultivation
of little farms rather than the waste
full tilling of big ones. And at Indio
he believes five acres are enough. On
these small areas his settlers are rails
ing table grapes, melons, sweet pota-
toes and other products which are
readily sold in nearby markets at
fancy prices. In that favored spot
these garden crops mature earlier
than elsewhere in California and are
therefore very profitable. The Indio
people believe they will achieve indie
pehdence before many of their land
hungry neighbors who are acquiring
from "a to 1913 times as much land
under the desert land law as they are
buying from Mr.. Nelson at cost price
and paying for with the proceeds OF
their land and labor.
The truth of the matter is that the
people of Indio are making homes and
tilling the land, while their more ac-
quisitive neighbors are specializing in
the public domain. This speculation
will go on as long as the land laws
continue to favor human greed rather
than human need. The desert act
not only enables the requirement OF
large tracts of government land, but
it requires no settlement or residence
whatever.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

All the same, Oliver Wayne Stewart
will probably not find himself opposed
by as many anxious for the same honor
when the prohibition party meets next
summer to make it's nomination as
some of the other distinguished gen,
tlemen who are mentioned" in cor
nection with the same Office, but by
the other parties.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Accepting the promises it holds out
in its youth and if not disabled by the
supreme court, the fair trial. law
bids strong to become the most pop
ular law contained in the statutes
OF Montana. Although only a few
weeks old, already involvement of it's
provisions has resulted in the disquali-
fcation of the judges in three counties.
who are accused of prejudice and
bias in certain cases and hence de
barred from sitting ON them, and the
thing has ony begun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Whetheg it is a case of reasoning
from cause to effect or because of the
scarcity of the article within it's own
boundaries, the Russian government
seems to be satisfied with the Ameri-
can porcine abdomen as a food for it's
fighting men and took the precaution
of laying in a good supply, in view
of the possibilities as they have arisen
during the last few weeks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Change Of Firm.

The undersigned has purchased the
saloon, formerly conducted by Swim
& Buns, and will, in partnership with
Chas. Buns, continue the business.
The new firm will collect all bills and
pay all debts of the old firm.
Billings, Dec. %, 1908.
69-9 c. CLAUSEN.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Domestic Troubles.

1t is exceptional to find a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, but these can be lessened
by having DR.. Kings New Life Pills
around. Much trouble. they save by
their great work in stomach and liver
troubles. They not only relieve you,
but cure. Csc at Chapple's drug store.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
SUIT ON FORECLOSURE.
First National Bank Sues George p.
Watkins and Wife.

Suit on foreclosure of a mortgage
has been begun in the district court
by the First National bank of Billings
against George P. and Myrtle b.
Watkins.
The plaintiff alleges that November
26, 1901, the defendants executed their
joint note in favor Of plaintiff for the
sum of $1,000, with interest at the rate
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

VWithout wishing to seem boastful,
the people of Billings may we'll con-
template the new year with much
greater satisfaction and enjoyment
than many of the other communities
of the state. Kind as the old was to
them, the year now fairly entered
upon is fruitful of promise of even
better things for them. With the
different industries upon which the
city's prosperity and permanence are
founded upon a solid and substantial
basis and the evidence of continued
growth contained in all, the end OF
1904 should see a marked increase in
population, business and all the other
qualifications essential to a flourish
ing community. To the many acres
of productive and producing land at
it's very threshold many more will
have been added before the year is
over and a corresponding increase
made in the number Of prosperous,
contented and happy people who will
call the city and it's immediate en-
vironments their home. In addition
to the large area of excellent land
that will soon be tributary to Billings,
there is the exceptionally bright pros
pect of a speedy opening of the Grow
reservation, an event that can but
be beneficial in a high degree and
which will result in great and last.
ing good.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

In view of the success that has at
tended the efforts of General Skinner
In closing a commercial treaty with
the negus, some of the European DOW.
ers that have been anxious to become
established on the same desirable foo
Ing with him would do we'll to leave
their soldiers at home and send q
few civilians into Abyssinia, supplied
OF course, with the same sort of friend.
~ credentials as the American con
sui carried. But as long as they con
tinue to contemplate with wistful eye
his empire their representatives ma,
no be accorded the same cordial re
ception as was given the yankee.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

some very plausible and strong argu-
ments why it should be selected, in
stead of Billings. But the committee
should not be expected to do every
thing unaided. There are %undoubted-
ly some here who could be of material
assistance and now is the time for
them to act.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
For Rent.

4-Room dwelling at SIS per month.
4-Room wyelling at SIT per month.
7-Room dwelling, bath and electric
ligths. at $27 per month; fine loca-
ton.
7-Room dwelling, modern conven-
fences, at $29 per month, with water.
Call at 5, First National bank
block. EDGAR B. CAMP,
tt Real Estate, Loans and Insurance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Having refused to sell the islands
to us, Denmark will probably receive
a strong hint from Washington that
any move in the direction of selling
a part of them to Germany may cause
something doing in it's West Indian
possessions.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

Just for the sake Of maintaining
the cordiality of nations, the brass
bands at st. Louis next summer are
requested to refrain from playing "All
Coons Look Alike to Me-" when Meme
Xix and his friends appear on the Mid
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05
Tuesday, January 5, 1904.

AS between Olney and Parker, the
democrats of Montana ask for a little
further time in which to express their
preference.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

X-Ray examinations, osteopathic and
electric treatments are modern meth
DDS of diagnosing and treating dis
eases. See DR.. Prickett, the Osteo-
path. 55-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

O. B. Prickett, Osteopathic Physi-
clan, 1912 First avenue north. 55-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-05

For the benefit of the enterprisine
gentlemen, who, by virtue of the ap.
pointment they accepted, have assum.
ed the responsible duties of particular
guardians Of the interest and success
Szpf Billings-the commercial committee
q the Billings club-The Gazette will
= that q strong rival has sprung
*slp for the honor and benefit to be
9pected from being the seal Of a
Nv land Office in eastern Montana.
lorsyth is In the race and is making
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OF course, nothing that they may
do will lessen the pangs of the hor.
ror the awful calamity caused, nor will
it bring back to life the hundreds who
fell victims to that frightful catastro-
phe, but in seeking to ascertain where
rests the responsibility for it's occur
renee the authorities of Chicago are
worthy of all commentator. IT it can
be shown that it could have /. been
averted, then those who are RESPONSE
BILE for. the deaths that resulted should
be made to suffer the extreme penalty
of the law. They are murderers no
less than the one who kills another
in cold blood, and the public will de-
mand their punishment, swift, certain
and severe. The preliminary inquiries
established sufficient facts to warrant
the police in taking the action they
did when they arrested a number OF
persons and the promptness with
which they. acted in this instance will
excuse them for much wrong OF which
they have been accused in the past.
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Calling cards at The Gazette ONCE
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How to Secure Votes

The purchase Of $1.OO worth Of goods for
cash of The Billings Hardware Co. entities
a customer to 10 votes; 75c. six votes; SOC.
four votes; Csc. two votes
For each $500 subscription paid to The
Gazette a special coupon of 80 votes will be
issued. In addition 10 votes will be issued
to any young lady in che contest for every
dollar she secures on subscription account
for The Gazette.
A coupon clipped from The Billings Gazette
will entitle you to one vote.