The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-10
sTATEPREss ENT.

Sultan has a gait like a moving pic
ture.-Forsyth Times.
Congressman Willett of New York
is liable to wake up some morning
pretty o 0 and find himself famous
as a misunderstanding Miner.
Stockmen are jubilant over the pres
ent winter so far, and their earnest
hope is that the remainder will be
equally as mild.-Glendive Independ-
ent.
Despite the denial OF Mr.. Gillie,
there appears to be more than rumor
in the story that a settlement Of the
smoke case is being reached.-Mis-
soulian. s55
In the list of the instruments OF
death the automobile makes a credit
able showing, and the s~peed-crazed
drivers hope to do even better this
year.-Missoulian.
II 1t has not already done SO, before
1t is ended the sixtieth congress will
find Senator Thomas H. Carter in the
full flush Of all his abilities and agil-
ities.-Anaconda Standard.
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AS a brake on the Norris.W hiteside
juggernaut the Record would sug-
gest to its democratic friends q
Walsh-O'Connor combine. T. j.
Walsh for governor and J. e. O'Con-
nor for lieutenant governor.-Helena
Record.
When a man In search of a home
or business location goes to a town
and finds everybody full Of hope and
enthusiasm over the prospects Of the
place, he, too, soon becomes imbued
with the same spirit, drives down his
stakes and goes to work with equal
interest.-Joliet Journal.
Johnny Ritch has just received a
sack Of potatoes from the ranch OF
Waite, Elliott & Peck near Deerfeld,
which shows the wonderful results Of
dry bench farming. The sack, which
weighed over one hundred pounds,
contained but 80 spuds. The pota.
toes were not culled but are speci.
mems Of the entire crop.-Lewistown
News.
IL the story OF this Montana win.
ter could be t%ruthfully and adequately
told to the whole world it would rev.
olutionize the worlds appreciation OF
this wonderful state. Third in size,
first in natural wealth, least exploit.
ed, Montana has the most perfect eli.
mate year in and year out of any
state in this union. We who live
here know it.-Helena Independent.
One Of the holdu2s which have
made Butte famous Of late attracted
unusual attention in the big camp last
week because Of the fact that the vic
tim, a woman; nearly tore the clothes
Oft her assailant. When last see the
holdup man was over near Billings
still running.-Bozeman Republican
Courier.
The, News renews It's plea for q
high school for Harlowton. Before
the year is six months old the need
will have become imperative, and the
lack Of adequate school facilities .
serious drawback to the growth Of the
town. II there was ever a do il
now proposition put up to the .peo
ple of Harlowton it is this high schoo
matter, says the Harlowton News
J4ewistown News.
Governor Sparks Of Nevada says the
conditions that are now prevalent Al
Goldfield have been brewing for I
year. II this Is the case, 1t woult
seem that Nevada was unfortunate il
its choice Of governors at the last cleo
ton or precautionary steps would
have been taken which would hav.
prevented the present state OF affairs
Republican Picket.
II n. EaEH. EF$A%N MENH.P@1a
AS long as we maintain the bal
ance of trade; as long as the Unite.
States produces more than her PEG
pie can eat; while the hills are stored
with minerals and the mountain
sides covered with timber, the onl!
thing that should I'LL people witt
genuine fear is famine or blight o
storm. Nothing OF this kind hang
over the land. It is only a question o
time until the wheels begin to turf
again and the entire nation resumes
its normal activity and prosperity
Butte News.
billings started its campaign for
Y. M. C.. A. building months ate
M.ssoula and Butte began agitatinl