The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-22

for Mr.. Bryan would be the prosperity
that has always followed his defeat
Virginia City Times.
Montana cares not for q financial
panic-the rains Of the past several
days, which have been general all
over the state, have insured us against
any calamity Of a financial nature for
this year.-Missoula Herald.
The Methodist general conference
having requested all parties to nomi-
nate candidates who are total abstain
ers, Mr.. Bryan invites particular at
tention to the fact that he never had
a cocktail record in his life.-Ana-
conda Standard.
The manufacturers association is
about to organize a business mems
political party to take a hand In the
approaching campaign. After the
battle is over they will have more
experience and less money.-Helena
Independent.
A feminine writer says "there is no
sleep SO delicious as that which over
whelms us when we know we ought
to be getting up" Quite right; and
there is no awakening so disagreeable
as that which comes when we are
dreaming that we have money in five
or six banks.-Yellowstone Monitor.
The latest important contribution to
the gayety Of the democratic cam
paign is the announcement made by
the Anaconda Standard for the benefit
of the Butte Miner that there is no
body in the vicinity of Anaconda who
is DESTROYS Of pulling Mr.. Conrad's
leg" Is this an insinuation?-Hel-
ena Record.
The orchards Of the bitter Root
were never SO bountifully laden with
blossoms and fruit buds, this favored
valley having thus far escaped the
rigorous embrace OF the frost king
that has already created such havoc
in the orchards Of Utah, Colorado and
throughout the eastern states.-Ham-
| ilton Western News.
: The selection Of ". B. McComb Of
Hardin as one Of the delegates from
Yellowstone county to the state con
vention at Butte was a just recogni-
ton of the republicans of this pre-.
cinct. Mr.. McComb is a worker and
accomplishes things in all of his un-
dertakings, and in the meantime he
is a good booster fol: Hardin and the
Big Horn valley.-Hardin Tribune.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
ordered intoxicating liquor and the
Helena Record barred from its trains,
probably on the proposition Of saving
passengers from undue excitement.
Now If the N. p. will only turn back
several million acres OF "non-min.
eral' subsidy land to the state, run
its trains on time, reduce freight
rates the good faith of it's goodness
will stand out beyond question
Great Falls Leader. @
The Billings Gazette says the NOR
ais Of that place and also Of the coun-
ty are improving and to prove the
assertion further. states that both the
city and county jails contain a less
number OF prisoners than they have
for a good many months, and there
are fewer criminal cases on the dock.
ct OF the district court, made 80 be.
cause the officials make the town and
county too hot for offenders and they
soon give the place a wide berth.
Missoula Herald.
The snow presents a magnificent
sight hanging to the leaf-loaded limbs,
and people are planning to secure
some beautiful pictureS when the sun
comes out. Old inhabitants state this
is the worst storm since 1881, when
there was Just about such a snow at
this time OF the year. In order to
make a record OF the unusual event
the boys in the county clerks Office
drew up a regular legal document
and swore to it.-Miles City Independ-
ent.
INTERESTING FACTS.