The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-01

After all, why is SO much fun made
of MI. Conrad's candidacy? 1t is no
more ludicrous than the aspiration Of
Mr.. Bryan.-Missoulian.
Bryan is lecturing throughout the
country on the prince Of Peace" "a
better subject Just now would be the
price Of Dukes .'-Fergus County
Argus.
When Mr.. Cannon has STAYED OF &C
tion upon woodpulp Indefinitely, the
) press will have the opportunity to
demonstrate It's much-boasted power.
Butte Inter Mountain.
AS between the radical Bryan and
the conservative johnson, Mr.. Conrad
confidently invites attention to a hap
py medium in the person OF himself.
Anaconda Standard.
@
The editor Of the Record has filed
on a homestead and expects to be
kept busy between his editorial duties
and trying to give a practical dem
o%nstration Of dry farming.-Roundup
Record.
Laws have been passed In Okla
homa prohibiting the use Of the-cigar
store Indian. Nothing can extirpate
the political Indians = which threaten
the democratic convention at Denver,
Butte News.
The Bitter Root valley is welcome
to the red apple, the Gallatin valley
to the sweet peas, the Big Hole valley
to the wild hay and cattle, the. Deer
Lodge valley to the smelter and
smoke-we'll take sugar beets.-Dil
Ion Tribune.
The Miner must admit that it II
greatly disappointed over its failure
to enlist the support Of the Butte
Evening News in behalf OF Mayo
Corby's gubernatorial boom.-Butt'
Miner.
MI. Roosevelt now calls the yer!
rich Modern Robber Barons," there
in borrowing from Mr.. Bryan the las
, vestige of clothing remaining to tina
unhappy gentleman. - Butte Int
Mountain.
l The beautiful anemone opens It
petals fair; its dainty tints and mod
est hues. have charms beyond CON
pare; but the tender little flowere
upon the earth falls fiat when it see
the gorgeous splendor Of the Merr
3 Widow hat.-Missoulian.
! The republicans are trying to reco1
!. cile their differences on currency lel
islation, but it seems hard for them t
get together. There is a wide chas1
i, between the La Follettes and ALL
riches.-Helena Independent.
The special train which will carr
the Montana delegation and Conra'
Bryan shouters to Denver will ne
lack music. AS now planned MI. Col
rad will not only take the Blac
y Eagle band Of Great Falls, but ais
the State Capitol band of Helena an
. the Boston & Montana Of Butte.-He
ena Record.
L Miles City is fairly teeming wit
life and work these days. MOI
= buildings are going up than ever, b
e fore in the history Of the city. Mile
City is to be the coming city Of cas-
ern Montana and the citizens are b
8 ginning to recognize this fact.-Mile
u City Independent.
Any dead game one" who followe
the dope handed out by the. sportir
h editor of the Butte Evening New
IS would go broke in a year, even il
a. had millions and we're given unhea,
of odds. It's amusing to read the e
planationings in "Tosh's" columns
e day or SO after one Of his prophesie
winners has been wallopped.-Fo
n syth Times.
The present spring is nearly
month earlier in this section as 7
8 CARDS vegetation. While some graf
especially oats, sown early is alreat
up, many farmers have not finish'
blowing yet. The ground was gettil
unusually dry before the heavy rail-
the middle Of the week, but now aver
= thing looks well for the farmer al
stockgrower.-Glendive .Independel
al The appointment of j. M. Kenne'
= as. secretary Of the bureau OF chi
and animal protection has had the
feet Of making the Toole followers
Montana sit up and take motto
" They take it as meaning that the n
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