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THE BILLINGS HEBALD. BILLINGS, MONTANA, MARCH 8, 1883. The* Herald lias contracted under the printing law to do all legal advertising, printing and publishing of whatever char acter, required to be done in Yellowstone County, or for which said county is charge able. FEDERAL OFFICERS. Governor—J. Schuyler Crosby, Helena. Secretary—I. D. McCutcheon. Delegate to Congress—Martin Maginnis. JUDICIARY Associate Justice. 1st Dist.—E. J. Conger, Vir ginia City. Associate Justice, 2d District.—Win. J. Gal braith Deer Lodge. Chief Justice, 3d District,—Decius S. Wade Helena, United States District Attorney— F. M. East man. Surveyor General—J. S. Harris, Helena. . U. S. Marshal—Alexander C. Botkin, Helena. Collector of Internal Revenuc-Thos.P. Fuller, Helena. Collector of Customs—W. H. Hunt, Benton. Territorial Officers. Auditor—J. P. Woolraan, Helena. Treasurer—Daniel H. Weston, Helena. Supt. of Public Instruction—Prof. Howcy. Supreme Court Reporter—Cornelius Hedges. Helena. Clerk Supreme Court—Isaac R. Aide» Helena. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. bit Dist.— T. R. Edwards, Bozeman. 2d Dist.— W. Y. Pemberton, Butte. 3d Dist.—J. A. Johnston, Helena. DISTRICT CLERKS. 1st Dist. —Theophilus Muftlv, Virginia City. 2d Dist.— R L Davis, Deer Lodge. 3d Dist.—Alexander H, Beattie, Helena. U. 8. ASSAY OFFICE, HELENA. Asscyer— R. B. Harrison. Melter—M. A. Meyendorff. Warden U. S. Penitentiary. Deer Lodge, Hugh O'Niel. County Officers. Member of Council- C. G. Cox Members of Legislature — P. W. McAdow, Sidney Erwin. Sheriff—J. W. Johnson. Treasurer— W. W. Carland. Clerk and Recorder—L. S. Tavlor. Judge of Probate—Chas. Walker. Dept. Clerk of District Court— W. W. Carland. i Assessor—Cass Gates. Surveyor— W. B. Gaw. Coroner— R. G. Redd. Supt. of Schools—A. C. Logan. Commissioners—J. B. Hubbell, Russell Briggs and D. A. Robertson. TOWN OF BILLINGS. Deputy Sheriff— W. W. Kelly. Constables—J. H. Bloom. Thos. Wheeler. Justices of the Peace—J. D. Matheson. Fred. Swcetman. United States District Courts. Filed by order of the supreme court, made AND ENTERED ON RECORD, AUG. 'J, 1881. j FIRST DISTRICT—E. J. Conger Judge. At Virginia City, Madison Coumv, second i Monday of November; third Monday of March, At Dillon, Beaverhead Countv, first Monday I of September: third Tuesday of February: At Bozeman. Gallatin Countv. third Monday ! of October; third Monday of April. At Mile? City, Custer Countv, fourth Mondav ! Of September; fourth Mondav ofMav. SECOND DISTRICT— W. J. Galbraith, Judge. 1 At Deer Lodge City, Deer Lodge Countv, j third Monday of March; fourth Monday of I November. At Butte, Silver Bow County, second Mon- 1 day of February; third Monday of September. | At Missoula City, Missoula "County, fourth , Monday of June: first Mondav of November. THIRD DISTRICT— D. S, Wade, Judge. At Helena, Lewis & Clarke Countv. first Mon- ! day of March, first Monday of November. At White Sulphur Springs, Meagher countv, ! first Tuesday of April.first Tuesday of October. ! At Fort Renton, Choteau Countv, third 1 Tuesday of April; first Tncsdav of September. At Kadersburg, Jefferson Countv, third Tues day of September: Third Tuesday of February. Notice of Election, Notice is hereby given, that on the sec ond Monday of April, same being the 9th day of April, 1883, an election will bo held at the several places ami precincts herein after mentioned, for the purpose of electing the following officers of Yellowstone County, viz: 1 Sheriff. I Probate Judge. 1 County Clerk. 1 Assessor. 1 County Treasurer. 1 County Surveyor. 1 Coroner. I County Superintendent of Public Schools. 3 County Commissioners. 1st precinct, Junction City, at McCormick store. Judges, C. D. Brown, H. C. YVil liams ami John Roberts. 2d precinct, Huntley, at Smith & Ilagy's store. Judges, Thos. MeGirl, Wm.Coad. Wm. Hamilton. 3d precinct, Coulson, at National Hotel. Judges, James T. Westbrook, T. B. Ash, S. VanWagoner. 4th precinct, Billings, at Court House. Judges, Geo. D. Rice, H. W. Carter, Geo. W. Reed, Sen. 5th precinct, Canyon Creek, at Erwin's store. Judges, W. D. Brockway, J. J. Walke, Samuel Saubbury. Gth precinct, Park City, *nt Lee's store, Judges, J. W. Cole, Perry Whitsitt, — Lee. 7th precinct, Rapids, at Hensley's house. Judges, Isaac Hensley, — Tucker, John Ailing. 8th precinct, Stillwater, at Countryman's Hotel. Judges, Horace Countryman, Wm. Judd, E. C. Culver. 9lh precinct, Merrill, at Porter's House. Judges, S. W. Porter, Edward Cardwell, — Summers. 10th precinct, Musselshell river, at Olden's Ranch. Judges, W. A. Olden, Win. Un ton, T. J. Brewington. Ilth precinct, Musselshell river at Ram sey's House. Judge», John Ramsey', -* Shannon, E. J. Colder. ,12th precinct, Musselshell rivor. Reed's Ranch. Judges, Lawrence Reed, Chas. Ohlson, John Falig. JOHN H. GERR1SH. FRED H. FOSTER. PAUL McCORMICK. Ocunty Commissioners. Billings, M. T., March 8th, 1883. | j I I j i ! j | \ j : Democratic Central Committee. The following persons constitute the Democratic Central Committee: Billings— H. W. Carter, H.. H. Bole, J. J. Alderson, Alex. Devine, R. J. Anderson, Herman Vonlladeln, Jas. Grady and C. A. Wustnm. Coulson— W. D. Olmstead. Huntley—Win. Hamilton and.Ed. Dunn. Junction City—Peter Withington. Canyon Creek—J. M. Dennison. Park City—J. W. Cole and Caleb Rich. Btillwater—Mr. Pierce. Merrill—J. P. Sullivan. Musselshell—YValter Burke. H. II. BOLE, Chairman. ALEX. DEVINE, Secretary. I ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SHERIFF. To the electors of Y'ellowstone County: I beg to announce myself as a candidate for tlie office of Sheriff'of this county, sub ject to the decision of the Democratic Con vention. JAMES FERGUSON. FOR SHERIFF. To the electors of Yellowstone County: I beg to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of this county, sub ject to the choice of the people. GEO. F. BRECKENRIDGE. FOR SHERIFF. To the doctors of Yellowstone County: As one of the earliest settlers of this county and one who is thoroughly ac quainted with the topography of the coun try, I announce myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff subject to the decision of the Republican Convention. W. A. ALLEN. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER. To the electors of Yellowstone County: I Leg to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Clerk and Recorder of Yel lowstone County, subject to the choice of the people. LESLEY BATES. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER. To the electors of Yellowstone Cbunty: I bog to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Clerk and Recorder of this county, subject to the decision of the Dem ocratic Convention. H. W. CARTER. i j i I ! ! 1 j I 1 | , ! ! ! 1 county clerk and BKCORDEIt. To the electors of Yellowstone County: I beg to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Clerk and Recorder of Ycl stone County, subject to the decisionjof the Democratic Convention. H. H. BOLE. COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER. To the electors of Yellowstone County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Clerk and Recorder of this county subject to the decision of the Re publican Convention. ED. B. COVELY. COUNTY TREAfl - I! HR. To the electors of Yellow s tone County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Treasurer subject to the decision of the Democratic Conven tion. J. BREUCHAUD. COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner sub ject to the decision of the people at the ensuing clcetion. T. A. DAVIE, M. D. ASSESSOR. To the electors of Yellowstone County: I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of Assessor of this county subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention. J. M. DENNISON. The long expected boom edition of the Post is before us, and its ap pearance produces a slight feeling of disappointment. Such a publi cation is generally supposed to be the most complete exponent of the condition and resources of the town and surrounding country, but this does not altogether come up to that standard. Such cuts as appear are worthy of all praise, but it is un fortunate that their number is so small. After all the protests of tongue and pen, against leasing any por | tion of the Yellowstone Park, it j transpires that Rufus Hatch and I his associates have accomplished their purpose and secured their I lease. It covers a period of ten j years, and gives title to seven small parcels of land, aggregating in area i about ten acres, at an annual ren ! tal of $2 per acre. The lessees agree j to construct a hotel at the Mam | moth Hot Springs to cost $'>0,000, \ and contain not less than 250 rooms, j and smaller hotels at the geysers, : at Soda bath springs, at Tower Falls, at Great Falls, and on the banks of Yellowstone lake. They agree to observe all rules and regu lations prescribed by the interior department, both for government of the Park and the imposition of charges for accommodation. If the Park agitation has not accomplish any better purpose it has certainly advertised the National wonder land sufficiently to insure greatly increased attention from those who are looking for a chance to enjoy themselves and spend their surplus cash. J. Governor Crosby has drawn forth much criticism by his free and fre quent exercise of the veto right. Members of the Legislature have not hesitated to express their dis approval of Ills action, and the Territorial press has commented freely and not always favorably. The Legislature which passed the vetoed bills was an association of men of more than average intelli gence, most of whom from long residence in Montana, fully under stood her needs, and no person can bring forward against them the slightest imputation of merely self interested legislation. While Gov. Crosby is donbtless actuated by a desire to serve the best interests of those whom lie governs, he is not possessed of supernatural wisdom, nor has lie obtained the clear in sight into Montana's needs which comes only from long and close at tention. Several of the bills to which lie refused his signature, were framed as no matters of spec ial enactment, and as it would ap pear with direct reference to exist ing necessities. The right to veto in such cases should lie carefully exercised, and in our opinion with more discretion than has marked Governor Crosby's course. I The political horizon ol' Yellow stone County is now clouded with dust. Some of the aspiring candi dates have already been worsted in the primary caucuses and the fate of others trembles in the balance. The Democrats claim with some show of reason that they have in Billings elected for delegates those who will nominate the best men in the party for office. At the present writing the Republican candidates for the various offices, are each striving to elect their friends as del egates to tlie Republican County Convention. There is great danger in all this party and faction light ing; that the main question will be lost sight of and that the most com petent men will not be nominated. While different candidates are striving to secure nomination and election to the offices which prom ise the greatest emolument we fear that the selection of County Com missioners will he neglected. It is of more importance to the taxpay ers of the new county that men of ability, who are above reproach should be elected to fill the offices of County Cominisioncrs than any other consideration which will en ter into the ensuing election. These men will administer the affairs of the county, and upon their action regarding the various improve ments and expenditures will de pend our future prosperity. It would be well for Democrats and Republicans to combine upon three of the best men in the county to fill these offices, and thus remove their election from the mælstrom of partisan strife. OP Notwithstanding CHANGING THE NAME CLARK'S FORK. Will not our friends in Montana take steps to provide another name for the stream called Clark's Fork of the Yellow stone? To have two Clark's Forks in one Territory and on the line of the same rail road is confusing. The longer stream will probably keep its name, though it would be better to call it the Missoula, but the smaller one could readily be rechristencd, the settlement of the neighboring country being too recent to have fixed the title iii men's minds. Our suggestion would be to call it Garfield river, in memory of the martyred President's visit to Montana some dozen years ago. when be made a treaty with the Indians in Bitter Root valley. We should like to bear from the press of the Territory on this point. The new name could be given bv act of the Legisla ture.—[The Northwest. That the existence of two streams bearing the same name in Montana is somewhat confusing there can be no doubt, hut in this ease as in most others, it is much easier to j detect the evil than to rectify it. j Were the Legislature in session it would but make a mockery of its powers by attempting to enact a name for a natural object already christened by common consent. the recent settle ment of the neighboring country," the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone, witli the mining dissriet at its head and the Clark's Fork bottom in which Billings stands, are so wide ly known by those names that we fear a new name would never come into general use. Before we leave the subject, however, we would sug gest that if a substitute for Clark's Fork be chosen, that it be Sheridan, in honor of the well known general ! who, with his party, followed the j river_from its source to its mouth j j j j last summer. This would be more appropriate than the name of Pres ident Garfield, who, though he vis ited Montana, never saw' the Yel lowstone nor its tributaries. Wiggins and his Storm. The date for Mr. Wiggins' great storm devastation has come and gone, with as little weather disturbance as might lie expected on any day ofboistrous March, .Storms at different points over a widely scattered area are reported for the days included in his predictions, but they were of minor severity, and never would have been reported, except for the undue interest attaching ubout that time to weather manifestations. As might have been expected, Wiggins claims them for his storm in a modified degree, and expresses the probability that the brunt of the storm and its ac companiments, has been borne by East Indian latitudes not yet reported. This may possibly, but probably will not, prove true. Mr. Wiggins lias succeeded in obtaining by a very cheap and easy method what he has been striving for \ unsuccessfully «lut ing main ol the ear-j lier years of li is life, viz: widespread j notoriety. He has gained it at the ex- j pense of making himself ridiculous, but for that he probably cares little. The idea that lie is a crank is no nearer the truth than is the belief that be is a gen uine astronomer. He is merely a mis chievous charlatan—one of the army of weather prophets who seek to impose upon the creduilty of the mass. E. Stone Wiggins was born about i forty years ago in Queens county, in the province of New Brunswick, whence ' , ! early in life he removed to Ontario and i received a collegiate education, and subsequently the honorary degree of L. L. D., since when he has been known as Dr. Wiggins. After completing his education he en gaged in the higher grade? and when Die writer first knew him was principal of a high school in St. John, i teaching, X. B. While Here he compile«! and pub- ! lishcd a treatise on grammar which at- j traded some attention in local cduca tionnl circles, ln 1873 he developed in- j to a politician and offered himself as a | candidate to represent in the conserva tive interest his native county. He was aided and encouraged by »Sir Leonard Tilley, also a native of the same county. Notwithstanding the strongest efforts on the part of Wiggins he was badly de feated by .the liberal candidate. Dur ing that campaign, when the writer last saw him, lie was a man of fine presence, a good public speaker, and an earnest worker. As a reward for his good poli tical intentions Dr. "Wiggins was ap pointed, by Sir Tilley, to a position in the civil service at Ottawa, and he was subsequently transferred to the depart ment of finance under Tilley himself. Such is Wiggins the man who to-day is more widely known than any other living Canadian—a disappointod politi ticianand false weather prophet. j John A. Jessrang, the man who on the 5th of February last killed and robbe«l his partner, V. H. Davidson, near Glen dale, an«l then burned the remains of his victim, has met speedy punish ment. On Tuesday of last week a mob broke into the jail at Dillon where he was confined, took charge of Jessrang and hanged him to the transom over the jail «ioor. YV. H. DeWitt, his at torney, had written from Helena the day before to his client, and on YVednes & last night." I of LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The bill for the erection of Park coun ty witli Livingston as its county seat, did not become a law. The solons of the Council looked upon it as part and parcel of the Livingston boom enter prise. , The bill to remove the commissioners of Custer county and appoint others in their place, passed the Council by a vote of 7 to 5. Cox vigorously opposed the measure, and in speaking against it said he ^bought the Governor exceeded his functions in bringing such a case be fore the Legislature. No attempt had been made to look into the matter, and on the slender suggestions of evidence contained in this petition "this dawdling dandy from the banks of the Arno" had, before taking oft'his shoes in the Terri tory, sent in this message to the Legis lature. For his part, if this bill should pass, he would advise the commission ers to fight it and refuse to give up the books of the county. He thought the supreme court would set this act aside as unconstitutional. j j ! and an effort was made to pass the bill j over his veto, but without success, j ^ 1US f ar hi bis official career Governor Crosby has kept his right of veto in active use. By the provisions of a law made by the late Legislature, editors are exempt from jury duty. This is good for the editors but li—1 on those who submit their cases to juries. The bill providing for refunding the indebtedness of Dawson county met the Governor's veto and was returned to the House and passed by the requisite two-thirds vote. By the new apportionment the differ ent counties will be represented in the next legislature as follows: Council—One member for each county with the exception of Yellowstone and j Dawson counties, which shall constitute j a joint council district, j House—Dawson county, 1; Custer, Yellowstone, 1; Gallatin, 3; Jefferson, 1 ; Lewis and Clarke, 2(Lewisand Clarke and Jefferson to have in addition a joint member); Silver Bow, 3; Deer Lodge, 2; Missoula, 2; Meagher, 2; Madison, 1; Beaverhead, 1 (Madison and Beaver head to have in addition a joint mem ber); Choteau. 1. Previous to adjournment the legisla ture rectified the mistake by which a thirty mile strip was taken from Custer and added to Dawson instead of ten miles as was intended. H. B. 4, an act defining water rights was returned to the house on the after noon of the last day without Governor Crosby's signature. Strong ground was taken against the Governor's action, J j I : ) ; j ! ! In the last days of the session a bill was introduced into the Council provid ing against tlie crime of polygamy and especially aimed at Mormonism. In tlie course of its discussion Cox opposed the bill in a speech which if reported correctly was conspicuous for lewd hu mor and indecent allusions and lan guaga. In commenting upon it the Helena Herald censured Cox and the j Council as a whole in unmeasured terms. Next day Cox rose to a question of privilege and demanded the expul sion from the reporter's gallery of the representative of the offending paper and after investigation his demand was J complied with by resolution of the Council. At 12 o'clock, midnight, March 8th, the Legislature adjourned sine die. Business was conducted with all haste up to the last minute in order to clear the calendar of pending hills. Resolu tions of thanks were extended to Pres ident Stuart, of the Council, and Speak er Mayhew, of the House, and to the I j j j j j officers of each body. Cox, the \ i„d oiri itabIe, seized the last moments to q iail ] c j,j s friends for the many pleasant j courtesies extended to him. If the j Councilman from Custer has «lone notli ing else, he has at least proven ills claim to be called a man of unusual \ ability with an extraordinary faculty j for misusing his natural gifts. i ' , , , , ! were hanged in New York on the 9th i NEWS NOTES. Ex-Senator David Davis has gou i to Fayetteville, N. C., to get married. Two murderers. Majone and McCIoin, The clause in the •sundry civil bill for the repeal of the pre-emption laws was defeated. Prince Gotschakoff, ex-chancellor of Russia and one of the greatest statesmen t| ie a g e> j a dead. The country around Helena, Ark., is ! inundated by an overflow of the Missis j si PPi an<1 several lives have been lost, Next July, Santa Fe, N. M., will cele j brate the 333d anniversary of its founda | tion. It is tlie oldest town of the United States. »Simon B. Paige, of Davenport, Iowa, late of Oshkosh, Wis., suicided on the 11th. He was very wealthy and the cause of his act is unknown. A terrific wind accompanied by snow rageil over Dakota and Minnesota on the 9th. Railroad travel was su speuded over a great part of the district visiteil by the storm. A man named Robert Harden, a resi dent of Bozeman, was killed by the train on Saturday last, at Midma station east of Bismarck, lie owned seven claims in the Clark's Fork mining dis trict. A severe storm of rain and wind witli slight tidal rise was reported on the 10th inst. from the coasts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick anil Maine. It is looked upon as Wiggins' storm in modified form. *« vr"«« fo v he of • commission to select a Bight for a new A National Railway exposition is to be Held in Chicago next summer. Curiosi ties and antiquities in raifway equip ment will he exhibited as well as the latest improvements in railroad appli ances. A bill has passed the Dakota legisla others injured, Territorial capitol. The site will be away from any present town, and it is proposed to defray the cost of public buildings by the sale of lots. On the night of the 18th inst at Brownsville, nine miles from Deadwood, on the Homestake railway, a fire start ed in a boarding-house occupied by tim ber cutters. In thirty minutes the building was destroyed and eleven men were burned to death beside several Frank Moore, of Little Missouri, is in St. Paul making arrangements in interest of a New York syndicate for providing J accommodations for tourists in the Bad Lands, or Pyramid Park as that region j is termed. A commodious hotel and I necessary equipments for tourists are : among the contemplated improvements. On the 10th inst at Mandan Peter J. Book shot and killed Steve Walsh. The story runs that the two men were quar reling over the right to a claim on Hart river and that Walsh began firing at Book when the latter returned the fire with fatal effect. Book is a brother of Jacob Book, who was killed by the Truinbulls last fall. Fargo is to have a free postal delivery with three carriers after July 1st. This is a distinction enjoyed by no other Territorial city. The law provides that only cities of 20,000 population and with a postal business of $20,000 shall have free delivery. Though Fargo has less than 10,000 inhabitants she contributes §28,000 to the postal revenue and this being taken into consideration the boon j was granted. * RAILROAD MATTERS. ) Winston Bros. & Clark have received j the contract to close up the gap between the two termini of the N. P. The con tract for the western end places them J Ore in charge of construction from a point j near Missoula to Helena. A large portion of Helena's freight, will this spring come by the Northern j Pacific. Even this early there is a good ! deal of freight coming that wav. Last Wednesday 25,000 pounds of freight was I loaded at Bozeman for Helena. "The Montana Short Line" is the title j given the Northern Pacific bv General ; Passenger Agent Barnes, who is not out j of the way in the statement that it is J the shortest line from many Montana! points to the Eastern States by 300 to ! 500 miles. There are now at Livingston steel! rails sufficient to lay upwards of fifty j miles of track, with other cargoes arriv ing daily. Winston Bros, claim that they will be able to put down track to a point within fifty miles of Helena by April 15th. Wednesday night of last week saw I lively times in Livingston. A ruffian on j horsebacl^with a Winchester in one hand and a revolver in the other, rode j through the streets and amused himself j by shooting at any and every person 'who ventured within range. Several { strangers who had just arrived in town|Cor disliked that kind of * amusement so | j much that they took themselves and!Ri Advices just received at Portland, on, from Umatilla Indian Agency bring the news that the famous Indian scout Unapire was recently murdered in Montana. In 1878 he renderetl signal service to General Howard, during the Nez Perce war. A history of his life would be a recital of deeds of great bravery and daring. HOW HE MISSED IT. ! In the San Francisco YVasp the rea sons "Why a Roman was not elected" ! were given as follows: Coriolanus, noble Roman, Wouldn't give the voters taffy; Wouldn't tell 'em they were brilliant; Wouldn't tell 'em they were valiant;' Wouldn't kiss the Roman babies; Said he'd see their duds in hades ■Kre he'd buss the dirty youngster* Of a horde of swelling bungsters; Said no olliec he would fawn for; So, his toga he'll first pawn for What he needed, no, he wouldn't Give 'em taffy; no, lie .shouldn't. Thus it was the noble Roman, Fearlees, peerless Coriolanus, Just as might have been expected, Never came to be elected. Notice. All parties knowing themselves indebted j to the undersigned are requested to call j anti settle their accounts on or before April ; 1st. All hills remaining unpaid after that date will he place«! for collection. C, W. THOMPSON & BRO. FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING —DONE BY— Mrs. J. D. McClintock, 28th Street »South, - Billings, M. T. | Keep all tlie latest Styles and Fashions Tht Ladies of Billings are invited to call. RESTAURATEUR. FOSTER and SON'S RESTAURANT. Oysters, Chickens and Came, Always on baud. 2GT1I ST. NORTH, OFP. BANK. DROVER'S HOTEL, JOE. LAWLER, Prop., (Successor to Jones & Lawler.) Clean Beds and Good Meals, 50cts each. Board by the Day or YVeek at reasonable figures. Give me a call. Charley's Restaurant! Oyster Parlor. Minnesota Ave., Opp. Freight Depot. Board by the Day or Week at reasonable rates. Game and all the Delicacies the season j affords, served to order. i j NTT". C. PElTDLETOlT, Wholesale Dealer in -^FRUITS Fine Imported Tobaccos, cigars, Cigarettes and Cheroots. Old Gold Cut Plug Tobacco a specialty. Try it. Also Fancy Candies, Newspapers and Periodicals. ^S0"Fisliing Tackle of all kinds, Trout R<Ms and Flies. Montana Avenue. - - Billings, M. T All on Account of the Weather I We Shall Offer to the People our Stock of Stoves, -AT Dakota Snow Storm Prices. This means an actual reduction of TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT. If necessary wc are prepared to give an extra Tin Dipper to catch the trade. Our line of Shelf and Heavy Hardware is complete and we can supply the building material for any kind of a house from the smallest shack to the largest browp stone front Billings will ever have. V e have the largest stock of goods ever brought to Eastern Montana and are her< j to st 'H them. Buying as we do, for cash, and selling upon the same terms, we can af j ! I j ; j J ! j AUU1U n . ce »' ford to give our customers better bargains than any other firm. BABCOCK & MILES, Wholesale and Retail Hardware. Cor. Montana Ave. and 27th St. BILLINGS, M. T. BLUE FRONT Prices: Belle of Moorhead Flour......$4.50 Standard Granulated Sugar. Beans.................................10 Sardines........................ Peaches....................... Coal Oil, best, per gallon. Coal Oil, best, per case.... Macaroni...................... <J] iecse .............. Butter, A 1........ Corn Meal ..$4.50 Overcoats............ ....$7.00—$50.00 .. .12} Suits................. ..... 9.00— 40.00 .. .20 »Shirts................. ..... 1.00— 5.00 .. .20 Drawers............. ..... 1.00— 5.00 .. .20 Socks................. ......25— 1.00 .. .10 Overalls.............. ..... 1.25— 1.75 .. .124 Hats................... ..... 2.00 — 5.00 10 . .30 Boots................. I ..... 4.00— 10.00 .. .25 Shfics.................. ..... 1.50— 8.00 GO Over Shoes.......... .............. 2.50 . .25 House Lining...... ...............10 .. .25 Canton Flannel.... ................20 . .50 Prints................. ...............10 . .05 Ginghams............ ...............15 Full Lines Of Marks & Soule, Groceries, Clothing, Dry Goods, Boots & Shoes Hats <& Caps. BILLINGS, M. T | G. E. BARNEY, (Successor to GRAVES A BARNEY,) * -DEALER IN Furniture & Crockery, Glassware, Bar-Goods, Lamps and Chandeliers, Oil Cloths, * ' Window Shades, Wall-paper, Mattresses, Etc. Pianos and. Organs. All out goods are well selected. Prices Reasonable. N Opposite Depot, COR. MONTANA AVE, AND 28th STREET. BILLINGS, M, T. . Job Printing*. We would respectfully call the attention of our Business Men to the fact that our Job Printing De partment is now one of th e best West of St. Paul, and that we can supply you with anything in the printing line, from a visiting card to a three-sheet poster. Fine color work a specialty. ^ n • /> r >-7 we have also for sale large Plats of the town of Bit H/lgS and ÜS additions, printed ill COlol'S Oil fl Ca VlJ nUcn paper . Evcnjbody should have one.