The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-10

II we could have a little more rain
right now what a benefit 1t would be
to the crops.-Manhattan Record.
Having heard that Montana Is q SUI
perior summer resort, summer is re-
sorting to Montana.-Anaconda Stand
ard.
The democratic convention rose
early today and took his usual walk
before breakfast down the principal
street Of Lincoln.-Butte Inter Mount
ain.
Montana's State Fair Is only ninety
days of, but now is the time to pre-
pare to make this years exhibition
the best in the history Of the state as
sociation.-Helena Independent. a
Inventor Edison thinks men do not
need much sleep, and goodness
knows, since he has placed the phono-
graph on the market, not many OF us
are getting too much-Havre Herald.
Mr.. Guffey is thoroughly competent
to detect a political boss when he sees
no matter how well disguised. In
the case of Bryan 1t was easy for the
Observation-Disclosures Daily Rec
ord.
No man so well equipped with pre-
liminary experience and training as
William H. Taft vas eve before
nominated for president. American
voters will not treat lightly his pre-
eminent ftness.-Forsyth Times.
Red Lodge has no reasons to be
ashamed Of the celebration it gave to
the people OF Carbon county last Sat.
urday. It was a success in every par
ticular, and shows what "the Red
Lodge way will accomplish.-Red
Lodge Picket.
The democratic convention rose
even earlier than usual today, in order
to revise his platform, as 1t came from
Denver cover the special wire-1ntel
Mountain.
Mr.. Guffey ''got his" at the conven
ton in Denver. The treatment O
Guney will be resented by Maryland
Delaware and New Jersey at the poll
In Observation-Disclosures Daily Record
In spite Of the proceedings beinl
harmonious in Denver yesterday after
noon the dispatches indicate tina
there was Gore on the platform II
the convention hall for severa
minutes.-Butte Miner.
It hardly seems right for q city t
prosecute and imprison the things i
the guise Of man who share in tn
earnings of the scarlet woman whe'
the municipality is in the same bus
ness itself.-Missoula Herald.
II lG @8lNaIg FESE4 N"rA Y 4 IT 4 fW--aE rer S. --fH"-
Red Lodge has no reason to b
ashamed Of the celebration it gave t
the people Of Carbon county last sa
urday. 1t was a success in every pa
%ticular, and shows what 1.-THE Re
Lodge way" will accomplish.-lR7e
Lodge Picket.
Hens might run at large witho'
doing injury to anybody II they dtdn
scratch. They would really be q ben
At to gardens then, for they eat Il
sects that are harmful to vegetation
Ira has invented roller skates K
: chickens and is now looking aroun
for some capitalist who will hanans
the invention.-Forsyth Times.
Most Of the merchants OF Dillon a.
. voluntarily offering special prizes 4
exhibits at the Beaverhead coun'
! fair. Some are offering as much
$25 in cash as special premiums. TIT
! deserve credit for their enterpri'
i Their premiums will add very NUT
to the inducements offered by the .
s~ociation for residents OF the coun'
!. to bring in those things worth Ell
: biting.-Dillon Tribune.
The democratic convention took b
d usual cold bath this morning and hi
breakfast upon the front porch,
Fairview.-1nter Mountain.