The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-17

After study Of . real good photo
graph Of Mr.. Harry Thaw, one won
ders whether. after al. Evelyn did not
pay heavily for position and money
Butte Inter Mountain.
For some time after the holiday re-
cess visitors to the house gallery will
want to have Messrs. Williams and
De Almond pointed out to them. Fame
like theirs does not die IN q week
Miles City Independent.
That IS a ton In Helena for the best
Montana coal Is an excessive price Is
shown by the fact that within the last
las hours some dealers r advertising
the best lump at $6.--Helena Record.
A Minnesota prophet has an
nounced that Mr.. Bryan will Live to
be 81 years Of age. Is he going to be
a candidate for the presidency every
four years rs long as he liyes?-Fer-
gus County Argus.
One way to annihilate the mikado
would be to sell him some Of those
brands Of embalmed beef Mr.. Alger
purchased for our earlier campaigns
in the Spanish war.-Butte Inter
Mountain.
There Is one republican candidate
who is sure Of New York. Only one.
Nc the republican party wants to beat
Bryan or johnson, or both, 1t can
do 50 with Governor Hughes. Beware
OF anybody else!-Helena 1ndepend-
ent.
George Pettibone is to submit to a
surgical operation, but he is pleased
to be able to state that the Ada
county sheriff will not ~oficiate and
that the operation will not consist OF
an extension OF his cervical verte.
brae.-Missoula Herald.
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I'VE suspected right along" says
the Milwaukee Sentinel, that Scorch.
er Heinze would be arrested for over.
speeding" As one result OF over.
speeding Scorcher Heinze seems to
have run over a bank and been
ditched ."-Anaconda Standard.
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If, as Secretary Taft recommends
today, Cuba is given back to the Gu.
bans next year, and these II years d
schooling in Uncle Sans academy
have been fruitless, the United States
may turn over the Cuba libre business
to some other nation.-Butte News.
The class Of women in New York
who are in the habit Of hanging
around sensational court trials are
barred from the second trial OF Har
ry Thaw. "A precedent that should be
followed in similar cases in the fa
ture.-Fergus County Argus. i
Just as a matter Of information fol
1.-The visitors, It can be said that straw
hats In Helena In January are not ar
indication OF any freakish tendency
It is the usual head covering here
during the season known as winter II
other sections OF the country.-Hel
ena Record.
While Helena will be the Mecca 70,
the sheepmen Of Wyoming, Colorado
Utah, Idaho and Montana this week
II does not necessarily follow that the
men will bring their tlocks!: Never
theless there Will be plenty Of baas ii
the state capital SO that the sheep
men will not be Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
One year ago apcoal famine was or
hand, and the price Of coal went W
in consequence; this year there is not
coal enough being used to keep any
Of the mines running more than hal:
the time, and some not that, yet ths
price Of coal seems TO have forgotten
how to climb down again. Remark
able case Of forgetfulness, isn't it?--
Great Falls Leader.
The proposal is made at this meer
ing Thursday to form q state min.
owners association. Why not call TIN
Organization thefOre Producers asso
citation? Since the strenuous times ],
colorado the Miner will admit that
has borne some prejudice against tn
cognomen mine owners association
because 1t never believed in deporta
ton OF miners in that state any NOR
than 1t will champion the deportation
Of individuals in Montana by miner
or other members Of organized labor
Butte Miner.
District Judge Fox at Billings, be