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SHOES yDid ou ? WILY, VI'S, WIE IIAVIE Ti'llM. MEN'S LADIES' MISSES' CHILDREN'S INFANTS' COLORED HIGH LOW DRESS IN PLOW NARROlW BROAD LEATHER CLOTH In fact all the latest creatioins i node() rn l(otwear to bIc f1n'(0 (1 in in a first-class shoe stor. ',Irs for Bargains in shoes, John 0. osekamp Falmous Outfitter a-nd Clothier. A H It.. , GOS, LA 1' YER. Otfice First National Hank Building. H. E. ARMSTIION(I. 1. I,.. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Belknat Block, - Billince, Montana. DR. J. H. RINEHART. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Ofice in First National Bank building, Billings, Monte ANDREW ('LARK, h. i). HARRIET FOXTON-CLARK, M. D., ('. M. PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS. Rooms 6 and 7, First National Bank Building. Night calls answered at offlice. R. E. 1'. TOWNSEND, PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office and Residence on Twenty-Ninth Street North, two doors north of ('ottage Inn. Office strictly private. All calls will receive prompt attention. Telephone 118. O. F. GODDARD. ATTORNE YA T-LAW. Office over First National Bank. J B. HERFORD, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Room 9, Belknap Block, - Billings, Montana. ERED H. HATHHORN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Oice--Room 4 First National Bank Building. Billings, Montana. JOHNSTON & JOHNSTON. LAWYERS. Room 18, Belknap Block. CHARLES L. HARRIS. LAWYER. Room 12, Belknap Block. - Billings, M1ontana P J. DONOHOE, ARCHITECT. lutte and Billings, Montana. A FRASER Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, U. S. Contmins ioner, General Commission Merchant. Room 3, First National Bank Building. Billings. TITLE ABSTRIACT COMPANY. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE To all real property in Yellowstone county. Montana, compiled by Geo. M. Hays and Austin North Company. Titles examined and complete abstracts furnished. Office next north Grand Hotel. Telephone 128. 4593 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL ... BANK K. OF BILLINGS -o CAPITAL, - $50,000 SURPLUS,- 6 $20,000 -o A. L. BABCOCK, President. DAVID PRATT, Vice-Preo. G. A. GRIGGS, Cashier. E. H. HOLLISTER. Ass't ('ash. ODIRIOTORI. A. L. BABCOCK, DAVID PRATT, 0. A. ORIG08, ED. CARDWELL, PETER LARBON. -0 Regular Bankin in all its Branches. Safe D.po.t Bowes Rented. Special Attent on Given to Colleeftons. -0- Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange FIRsT ATIONAki BANK -) OF - BILIjNGS, !MONTANA 'aid tUp ,Capital, - $150,000 9urplns and Profits, - 10,000 H'. K. Moss, President. H. W. ROWLEY, Vice-Pres. S. F. MORSE, Cashier. S. G. REYNOLDS, Asst. Cash. DIRECTORS: "has. T. Babcock, Jos. Zimmerman, H. W. Rowley, G. W. Woodson, P. B Moss. transact a general banking busi ness. Collections promptly made and remitted for. Billings furniture r { Ind Wilt Co. T 'able kinen, Towel and j l apkin i I 4 BILLINGS SFunitture & Garpet 4P1UYP1! Z The Billings Wool Market Is Quite Brisk Again After a Few Days. BUYING BY SEALED BIDS (ihae Ih'ices Prevail ntrowers Art' 1li 1 ,111' The L) lot) s11tr 'lTh wol I)arket in HI1illiu~s hIas booen llite brisk thle past two or thruo days anid the priceis t:aid have enado the sel hles happy, while the other growvers have begunl to think there in courle iily in harvest in store for them. Again the I 8.ounlt imark his not only bteen touched, but bettered, anid it is safe to presume that ill the good clips will be bought up at the same, if unot at evn butter pric!. The ountern buyers have formed themnlselves into (a pool nitd tare pnrchasing wool on the sealed bid sys temn. This is the same system in vogue in Great Falls, which has given such general satisfactiou to both growers and buyers. It makes competition sharper and brings out better priods. If it meets the approval of the growers, as it should, it means a lmuch better mnarket for Billings and next year will bring not only more wool to this city, but three times as many buyers. The buyers now in Billings have had large placards printed and sent throughout the surrounding country, bearing the following aneounllncement: "Owing to the large qunutity of wool arriving at Billings and thle large num bher of buyers at that point, it has been found necessary to adopt the Great Falls system of conducting wool sales, and the buyers have agreed to buy wools under the following rules-these rules being the same under which the Great Fulls nmarket has become so pop ular with the growers of Montana: "Slale will be held at the Northern Pacific warehouse between 10 a. m. and 12 mn. every morning, and at the Bur* lington warehouse between 2 p. m. and 4 p. mn, every afternoon, Sundays ex cepted. "All buying is to be by sealed bids, land no bid is to contain i smaller frac tion than Ili of a cent. "In paying for wools all merino and merino grade buck fleeces are to be figured at one-half tile price of the straight wool and tags at one-third the price of the straight wool. Tare Four pounds per sack. "The grower reserves the right to reject all bids,. The buyer may pay for the wool on warehouse receipts or may elect to have it reweighed, and pay on reweights, as he may decide. "The sellers, on their part, guarantee that their wools are honestly put up and properly packed." The clips sold since our lIst report Jas. Howell, 12,000 pounds, at l2 ~ýt cents to Jeremiah Williams & Co. This is Wyoming wool, an inferior grade to that of Montana, which no, counts for the low price, although this is about 1 cent better than clips sold at Csaper last month. OC. . Frank, 14,000 pounds, at 1(I eonts, to Hecht, Liebman & Co. W. L. Allard. 10,000 pounds; Bert Martin, 10,000 pounds; Beardsley & Martin, 10,000 pounds; T. A. Suniow, 26,000 pounds; M. F. Trogden, 20,000 pounds; all to J. (G. Fraser. The exact prine of each clip is not known, but it is thought to be nearly 16 cents. The Martin clip was contracted in May. Owoen & Duffoo, 10,000 pounds, at 17 cents, to Jeremiah Williams & Co. Fulton, 25,000 pounds, at 18, caeuts, to the samne firm. W. A. Hedges, 10,00(1 pounds, at 1(fld cents, to Nichols, Dupes & Co. John Stanley, 11,000 pounds, at 161 cents, to the same firm. Storey, 10,000 pounds, at 10 cents, to Dewey, (Gould & Co. Murray, 11,000 pounds, at 138t cents, to Jeremiah Williams & Co. Two small clips have been put up at the Burlington warehouse this after. noon and the buyers are bidding at the time of going to press. Great Falls has done but little wool business and very few buyers have reaohed that point yet, The rush i. expected to commence next week, just as it will here. A Boston dispatch says: "The wool market shows inoreasing strength this week, and general prices have been ad. vanced. The territory wools fine med. ium and fancy wools are now quoted at 480 to 480, while for Australian good lotsa 500 s quoted, Fleece wools are feeling the effeos of the strength of the market, and although sales are yet moderate, the prices have advanoed a little. Australian wools hold firm and buyers are forced to pay higher prioes. Quotations: Territory wools, Montana and Dakota, fine medium and fine, 14 07ITo, scoured 46@48o, staple 50O1 Utah, Wyoming, ine medium and ine 14(,ry l gtic, scoured 450i(470, staple 50c; Idaho tine medium and flue 13(,1flo, scoured 45(r,47c; Australian wools, scoured basis, combing, superfine, 76(f, 78H, good 746(:,750, average 70720." Ex-Seniator T. C. Power, president of the state board of sheep commission ors, has a telegram from Loudon stat ing that the London wool sales just conmmenced show an advance of 5 per cent over the last sales. The dispatch renad: "London auctions show 5 per cent advanco over last auction sales. United States market strong; outlook encouraging." Senator Power says this is about the best news the Mon tanaI shoepmnen could expent. This ad vance in London is having its result all over the sheep producing countries, and especially in Montana. The price for Montauna wool hebore has shown remnark able strength, a substantial advance be ing realized all arnud. Mr. Power I says that the iverage price in Montani is Ill clInts for rlhcelt wool. NATIONAl I I lhIATION ('ONGEIi.ES W'Ill 15 A.ttelde4 bi y |ilnny J.en 'Prmul neuit In Pnhlmi h' Life. The National Irrigation congress will hold its eighth annual session at the city of Missoula on the 25th, 21fth and 27th of September next, and great in terest appears to be manifested in the meeting, a number of tmen prominent in public life having signified their in tention to join witrh the scientists, en. gineers, business nmen and irrigators, who have generally composed former meetings. The fact is that irrigation is becoming a question which public men recognize as something they must keep informed .on, and the irrigation congress is beginning to have a strong influence with the other one at Wash ignton, which will be more and more felt as our statesmen become better posted on the subject. The membership of the irrigation congress is made up as follows: Five delegates appointed Ib the governor of each state and territory: one delegate from each city of the United States having a population of less than 25, 000, and two from each city having a population of over 25,000; one delegate from any regularly organized irriga tion, agricultural and horticultural so ciety, society of engineers, irrigation company, nuricultural college and cotm mercial body, duly accredited represent ative of any foreign nation or colony; any member of the United States senate and house of representatives, and gov ernor of a state or territory; any mem ber of a state or territorial irrigation commission; the obairman of each sec tion and the permanent officers of the conuress. It is hoped that the outside delegates may have an opportunity of seeing something of Montana as a fruit pro duner, and that they may be treated to a trip up the Bitter Root valley, and visit the famous Daly ranch. Here they will see the second largest apple orchard in the United States, contain inug 65,000 trees, from which Mr. Daly makes the "pie" which he annually distributes amcng the democrats. Mr. Edwards, secretary of the state board of horticulture, estimates that 18,500 acnres of Montana is devoted to fruit culture, which is a statement that will surprise a good many Montaunians, who have not visited the western part of the state, but there is no reason to believe that the amount is overesti mated. The largest apple exhibited at the Omaha exposition was a Montana apple, and the state won second prem iunm, Idaho taking first. But it is not alone the Bitter Root valley that will attract the attention of the foreign delegates, Those who come from the east over the Northern Pacific will pass for a few hundred miles through the valley of the Yellowstone, and while they will see many miles of irrigation ditches, they will also see more water going to waste, and bent on joining the Missouri and Mississippi in their assault on the levees of the cotton planters, than would water thousands and thousands of acres of arid land. And further on the fruitful Gallatin valley, with its barley fields, whose golden grain is coveted by Bohemian brewers for its excellence, and where farmers grow rich and are able to re tire before they are too old to enjoy a rest. The visitors will be able to realize that Montana is not only the "Treas ure" state on account of its immensely rich mines, but that its valley and bench lands, when once brought under the benign influence of irrigation, are the banner fruit and grain producers of the hemisphere. SJCORATR YOUR HOUSICS. v.ryh 1ho.ul, Do the Right Thing on the Fourth of July. It is hoped that every business man and citisen in Billings will take up at once the matter of decorating his store and house for the Fonsth and that as many of them as possible will arrange to be represented in the line of floats in the morning parade, It is not much for each one and the total display will add much to the sacoesa of the day. Some arrangemente should be made for the bicyolists of the oity to take part. Let Old Glory swiag from every busia aem bhose and door post in Billings next Tueday, COUIRT HOliISE MTTFER Attorney General Nolan Says the Proposition Must Be Sub mitted to a Vote. CANNOT ACCEPT OFFER Opinioln I)es Not Aflibet Itight to (tlOffer itniliits to the High est Bidder. According t opinion of the at torney general of Montana, the county commnissiorners of Yellowstone county cannot tiud themselves free to accept the offer of Mr. Chris. Yegen of $15, 000 for the present court house and jail buildings and a block of ground upon which they shall build a new $25,000 court house and jail building. This opinion does not hinder the county commissioners from offering the present buildings for sale to the highest bidder, but in order to erect such a building as stated in Mr. Yegen's offer. one to cost $25,000, the matter must bhe submitted to a vote of the taxpayers. The county commissioners will meet on next Wednesday to take action on the matter. The opinion of Attorney Gen earl Nolan is given below in a letter to County Attorney Johnston, in answer to the inquiry of the latter published in Tuesday's Gazette: "Helena, Mont., June 27, 189.. W. M. Johnston. County Attorney, Billitigs, Mont.-Dear Sir: Your fa vor of the 28rd came duly to hand. I do not think that the fact that the trade enters into the expenditure in any manner affects the conclusion reached. To make the expenditure, property be longing to the county is disposed of. The old jail property is transferred by sale, and the proceeds are disposed of in the erection of the new building. The simple fact that the money ob tained from the sale of the property does not get into the county treasury outs no figure. It is apparent that there is in contemplation an expendit ure of public money for a single pur pose wnioh will approximate 825,000. This undoubtedly the constitution con templates must not be done without the assent of the people. I do not, as al ready stated, believe that the mode of procedure suggested in any manner changes the right which under the constitution can be exercised by the commissioers regarding the disburse ment of public money for a single pur pose. In a direct and indirect way $25,000 are about to be expended, and this cannot be done without first secur ing the assent of the people. Very truly yours, "C. B. Nolan, Attorney General." AN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE. A Splendid Chorus in the Wakefield-An drews Opera Company. One of the prettiest and most artistic performances of Flotow's charming and tuneful opera, "Martha," ever given in Butte. says the Anaconda Standard of Monday, was that by the Wakefield Andrews company at the Grand last nlight. The company is composed of principals of established reputations and a chorus of splendid, well-drilled and fresh young voices. The part of Lady Harriet is taken by Nellie An drews, a former member of the well known Andrews Opera company, and 3- TH E - Linton Clothing Co. I L C OTHING AND jU RNISHINGS Everything of the Latest and Nobbiest for Men's Wear. HATS AND CAPS BOOTS AND SHOES' The Best Selected Stock in all Eastern Montana. The Linton Clothing. iew to the people of Butte. She pos ;esses a high, clear soprano, and she .ang the role last night most satis 'actorily. Miss Maude Leekly was particularly well received by the au ience last night. She is a handsome young woman and the possessor of a rich, true contralto voice. Jay C. Taylor, an opera singer well nown to Butte theater-goers, surprised his old admirers with his splendid sing ing in the role of Plunkett. He was never heard here when he was in such good voipe. A. L. Parmley, another linger new to the people of Butte. won inthusiastic approval of his work in the part of Lionel. His tenor is of a particularly clear and high quality. His rendition of "Like a Dream, Bright and Fair" and his duets with Miss Andrews' called for several encores. Miss Andrews' rendition of the beauti ful solo, "The Last Rose of Summer," was one of the delights of the perfor mance last night. The chorus, though not large, is made up of a well-selected and trained lot of good voices and the production of the opera as a whole was artistic, beautiful and entirely satis factory. This beautiful opera will be given here Friday evening, July 7. In order that no one will stay away, the prices of admission have been placed at $1, 75 and 50 cents. NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH. Lou Brock, A Cowboy Dragged Two Miles by a Horse. Lou E. Brock is a cowboy employed by the 7-7 cattle outfit and he had an experience Wednesday which came very near resulting in his death. It was a hair-raising experience and one rather unusual. The outfit had shipped in somne cattle from the southern states find were driving the same to their range on the Milk river. The accident, happened on Twelve-Mile. Brock roped a horse from the herd in the morning and proceeded to ride it into camp without a bridle, having only a rope about its neck. Brock had the coil of rope around his arm, and was riding quietly when suddenly the horse became frightened and plunged, throw ing his rider. With great presence of mind Brock threw his arm and hand free of the rope, but in some manner it caught on his foot. The horse started off at a furious pace. Brock had a knife in his pocket and this he tried to get hold of so as to cut the rope, but every time he reached for it he hit a rough place in the prairie and was knocked into the air. He did manage to keep his head from the ground and in this position he was dragged for two miles before being re leased from his perilous position. His predicament was notiled by another cowboy, who came to his assistance and lassoed the runaway horse. When found, Brock was badly bruised and scraped, his back and side being raw and filled with cactus thorns. He was immediately brought to Billings and is now being cared for at St. Vincent's hospital. W. A. CLARK'S GENEROSITY. He Subscribes $1,000 to Wesleyan Uni versity Improvement Fund. L.en-. W. A. Clark of Butte has sub scribed $1,000 of the $9,000 necessary to purchase the buildings in Helena for the Montana Wesleyan university. The president of the university has also received a letter from the Rev. Jacob Mills, pastor of the M. E. church of this city, stating that he would give 6500 for the same purpose, provided all he amount is raised. It is a great Mleasure to the friends of the university hat liberal men of means, even in dis ant parts of the state, are coming to he aid of the university at this time.