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lAt The Fashion Great things on all counters and center table's from every department in the house. Inventory brought many good things to be closed before spring goods arrive, which is in the near future. Every lady in the country and city should see this line. ILLINCS. O.T. LE . EIS.NBERGji >@***** ************************************* NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAINS. WEST BOUND. ARRIVES. DEPARTS. Mail No.1 .............8:00 p. m. 8:10 p. m. EAST B(OUND. ARRIVES. DEPARTS. Mail No. 2 ............ :00 a. mIn. 8:10 a. m. RED LODGE BRANCH. ARRIVES. DEPARTS. Accommodation ....... 7:10 p. m. 7:00 a. m. Daily Except Sunday. GEBO, BRIDGER & CARBON BRANCH. ARRIVES. DEPARTS. Accommodation........6:00 p. m. 8:05 a. m. Daily except Sunday. H. N. KENNDY, Agent. BURLINGTON TRAINS. lIAST BOUND. DEPARTB. Passenger No. 42................ 8:30 a. m. Freight No. 46................ .10:05 a. m. WEST BOUND. ARBIVEB. Passenger No. 41..................7:03 p. m. Freight No. 45 ....................000 a. m. J. L. HARRINGTON, Agent. BILLINGS POSTOFFICE. General Delivery....7:30 a. m. to 7:00 p. m. Sundays ............9:00 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Money Order Dept...8:30 a. m. to 5:30.p. m. MAlL CLOSES. Train No. 1-Western ...........7:45 p. m. Train No. 2-Eastern ............. 7:45 a. m. Train No. 11-Red Lodge, Mont., and Big Horn county, Wyo.....6:30 a. m. Great Falls stage ................6:45 a. m. L. F. BABCOCK. Postmaster. LOCAL INOTES. -A. B. LaMott of Roundup is in the city for a few days. -F. B. Thorns returned yesterday from his trip to Spokane. -H. G. Lyon of Red Lodge is in Billings today on business. -J. E. Edwards, the Junction mer chant, had business in the city yester daiy. -County Attoiiney Porter of Miles, City' had court business in Billings yes te'rday. -The De-su-ah club will give an other dance in the armory hall on Sat urday night, Feb. 4. -W. B. Calhoun visited Red Lodge last week and was a witness at the exe cution of Thomas Salmon. -Ueo. Soule was in Butte a couple of days last week attending the state meeting of the master plumbers. -Geo. Pirrie and Louie Lehfeldt left today for their ranch homes, after visiting in the city a couple of weeks. -B. E. Oppenheimer, representing the wholesale fruit house of J. E. Op penheimer of Butte, was here yester day. -The Red Lodge Picket says that Charles Howard, alias "Lost Charlie" has returned to that city from his meanderings. -Ben F. Romney of Butte, who was timekeeper for Hager & Co., the con tractors of the Billings sewer, is spend ing a few days in the city. -P. H. Smith and bride retu Sunday morning from their br tour and have gone to houb e ping on North Twenty-sixth stre. -Attorney John T. Smith of Living ston is in the city attending distriot court. He is assisting F. H. Hathhorn as counsel for Frank Savaresy. -Sheriff Hubbard left Saturday night for Deer Lodge with Wi. Mun ster, who was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary for forgery. -Chas. P. Story, editor of the Sheri dan (Wyo.) Post, was a visitor in Bil lings Saturday, having made the trip in the mail, coar with F. M. Moore, clerk. -John McCannell, who had been visiting his sister Miss Rene MoCannell At Dr. J. H. Rinehart's for a week, left yesterday morning for his home in Far go, N. D. -J. E. Hughes, Dick Hicks, Dooc Wells, John Christ, E. K. Campbell and Fred Bachelder were in Red Lodge last week and witnessed the hanging of Thos. Salmon. -R. B. Halkness, manager of the Billings Mercantile company, leaves this week for New . York for a few weeks' business visit to order new goods for his store. -Bank Chapman, the Carbon ooun g sheepman, was the lucky winner of John .H Wilson's two lots. The draw ing took place last night. The lots are *8 and 34, In block 48, of North Bill nga -Austin North resmued homoe Fri dy night Ros 3.bed Lodge, where he attended the eanmeonlen of Salmon as a .-ipr-er for the Times. Salmon made a statamsnt to North ca Thursday, but he meveale nothias new. -. ek ObapG mn, thCr ,bo , eaesm thepwm mwhoe w . bi th tor sebs i is Stowa I Ns l a thei- b-k 0.. workman of the A. O. U. W. for the purpose of instituting a lodge of that order in Red Lodge and expects to fulfill the special dispensation sometime within the next month. -At the March meeting of the com missioners of Carbon county, Sheriff DUgn 'will recommend the appointment of Fred Bachelder of this city as a de puty sheriff to look after the peace of the county at the coal camps of Carbon ado, Gebo and Bridger. -RHev. Jacob Mills, pastor of the Billings M. E. church, has been assist iing Rev. Maring of Park City .n -co/ ducting revival meetings at 10a on creek the past week. Several iver sions are reported and a deep interest is being taken in the meetings, which are being continued this week. -The store of R. L. Davis in Red Lodge was burglarized a week ago Sat urday night. George Kelly and George McDermott, who arrived in that city on Saturday from Billings. were ar rested, charged with the crime, but were later released as the evidence was not sufficient to hold them. -Nothing new developed at the coroner's inquest held Friday in Colum bus over the remains of Ernest Theol eche, who suicided. The two per sons shot by Theoleche are getting along as well as could be expected. ,The suicide has relatives living in Ne braska and they have been communi cated with. -0. E. Millis of Red Lodge, who is reported to be at the head of a move ment to establish a wholesale and retail grocery house in Billings, passed through the city last hunr~ night en route to New York w e he goes with the intention of pleting the necessary arrangements for opening his new enterprise. -S. A. Nelson, who is working with the Northern Pacific gang at the Huntley quarries, came into the city Saturday with a badly mashed hand. His injury was received fro a stroke from a sledge while he was oldiu wedge for a fellow-workma . he hand was terribly lacera ed but amputation was not necessary. -Henry Mueller and daughter of Butte were in the city yesterday for a day's visit while en route to New York City on a visit. Mr. Mueller is presi dent of the Cent6nnial Brewing com pany of Butte, and although not di rectly interested in the new brewery project for Billings, was assisting Mr. Best in the preliminary details. -The Junior League gave its "har times" social in the Congregation church Friday night. Quite a num er were present and enjoyed the eveni g's entertainment. The prizes for the most appropriate costumes we ard ed to the Misses Pearl Linton Clara Spear, the prizes being two good books,. As a result of the social the league trea sury is enriched by about $10. -The Sanford Dodge company filled an engagement at the Billings opera house Saturday under the auspices of ffe-, local lodge Knights of Pythias. The company gave a matinee in the afternoon, producing "A Prisoner of Spain,",which was presented to a fair sized audience. In the evening, the well known Grecian romantic drama, "Damon and Pythias," was given. -Walter C. Demorest died Saturday morning at 8 o'clock at the home of his brother. H. J. Demorest, near the Northern Pioifio round house. The de ceased was about 15 years of age and had been sick only about two days with an attack of pneumonia. The funeral occurred at the home of the deceased's brother, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. Carswell of the Episcopal church. WILSON'S HEARING. Evidence Not Sufficient to Hold Him for Trial in the Distriot Court. The preliminary hearing of John B. Wilson, charged with having conducted a lottery by C. E. Warner, was held before Justice Fraser Friday afternoon. The hearing was conducted by Deputy County Attorney Johnston, while Mr. Wilson's interest were looked after by O. F. Goddard. The court decided that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a case be. ing made out of it and aooordingly it was dismissed and Mr. Wilson released. AdverUtsd tLe s. List of letters reinmai ueinlled for In the postooe at BillUUI% Yalow. stone cosanty, etana, fer the week ending Jan. $0. 1809. Bradlq, Joseph Obhemrldai. W. S.; CooMa,P. P.; Deean, PIak lDuhe, I. P.; raves, Miyate OQee.s. AM. 3ht O. heur ; Ies *, e Lw%, an. Adftes Meanes. Joen; Mebli. WU; Mime" , WR ta t rsueemIng the lb wWg atu*g* eI T:OCO PLbTE BG DIT(I a Bill Introduced in the Legiala ture Today for That Purpose. TO BUY THE N.P. LANDS if Bill Is Passed Will Permit State Arid Land 'Commission to Pur chase Railroad Lands. Special to The Gazette. Helena, Jan. 81.--Representative Losekamp of Yellowstone county today introduced a bill in tbo house which, if enacted, will give the state arid land commission authority to purchase the Northern Pacific railroad lands in the Billings arid land district. A similar bill will be introduced early in the week itn the senate by Senator Gruwell. The bill has the endorsement of the arid land commission, which, in fact, originated it. In speaking of the meas ure, Donald Bradford, a member of the commission, today said: "If the Northern Pacific Railway company had fulfilled its promise to pay half the cost of the construction of the Billings canal, the ditch would have been completed today. As it was, when the company withdrew its en dorsement of the canal, the commission was powerless to proceed as it had con. trol of only one-half of the lands sought to be reclaimed. Now, if we are per mitted to purchase these railroad lands, as we have found that we may if we se cure authority by law to make the pur chase, we can go ahead with the work, providing that the commission is also given power to issue bonds. I have no doubt that this bill will become a law, as it will permit the commission to re sume work on the Billings canal and complete the enterprise inside of a year." Bereft of its title, Representative Losekamp's bill follows: "Said commission shall be and it is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, at a price not in excess of $2 per acre, from the actual owner or owners thereof, any lands that may be irrigated by any water system now es tablished, or that may hereafter be es tablished wit in the boundaries of the listrict established, or as may hereonaf be established in the county of llowstone, state of Montana. And order to pay for the lands so acquired and to reclaim their by the construeo tion of, a water system, the commission is hereby empowered to issue state arid land grant bonds in the same manner, and subject in every way to the same restrictions and regulations as are the bonds authorized in said article and amendments for the reclamation of arid lands granted to the state of Montana by an act of congress approved August 18, 1894, and the amendment thereto, approved June 11, 1896. "All bonds issued on behalf of said district shall constitute a lien upon all the lands 'for the reclamation of which such bonds may be issued, and shall be a lien upon the entire water system and appurtenances to such district belong ing. And such lands so purchased shall be fully incorporated into and made a part of such district; and for all purposes the provisions of said article and the amendments thereto shall apply to such lands that may be so purchased the same as they now do to arid lands granted to the state of Montana under said acts of congress." THREATENS A LIBEL SUIT. But a Democratic Attorney Refuses to Aid Beasley, the Traitor. Sydney Fox, the attorney of Big Timber is in the city today and informs us that W. W. Beasley, the republican representative of Sweetgrass county, who voted for W. A Clark for senator last Saturday, threatens to bring a libel suit against a half dozen leading re publicans of Big Timber, who, when the news of Beasley's treachery was received, hanged him in effigy in the main street of the town and then pub lioly burned the figure as a further mark of their contempt. The effigy was labeled "Beasley, the bribe-taker," and "Beasley, the traitor to Sweetgrass county.," which so outraged his feelings (?) that he threatens to bring a libel suit and wired to Attorney Fox to re tain him as attorney. That gentleman, however, though a life-long democrat, flatly refused to act for the republican traitor and has now been retained by the defense if the suit is brought. Beasley went through Billings Sunday morning, it is reported, on his way to St. Paul, where is is supposed he went to deposit the bribe-money he received from Clark. It is a ten to one shot, thongh. that he will never sue anybody for libel. The danger of proving it. o00V33)D WIlSH sow. A Regtulr Bliusard Swoops Down on The pat week was a "oork " fe a mi.iot of weather, the we~db man noe seming to ease whatl aner of UltaMel he ngu be s Ioi it wa. .sa then it w/ wt, ead bow it gS biwm em bisht. That o ibhi a egle alrassese= MasMr Tuhe smaw Msl ln. eIua m emtt bman l ass a se d m agnate fp a eRtes wir , baunbes e...absee Miheei "wtbausCusanmmui breath of fresh air. The thermometer Sunday night took a sudden drop until it struok 10 degrees below. zero, where it rested until Monday forenoon; then it warmed up slightly. The storm seems to have been a general one thrpughbot South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, and caused some delays to railroad traffio. The-Burlington en countered heavy snow all the way front Edgemont to Billings and on Sunday night was nearly four hours late. The snow drifts were reported so heavy on the Bridger and Rocky Fork branches that the trains were not sent out yester day until snow plows could be secured from Livingston with ·which to .clear the way. The storm is still raging to day and, is even more severe, than either Sunday or yesterday. HO)TEL ARRIVALS. At the Granld. Friday, Jan. 27.--Julius Sultan, San Francisco; W. B. Cochran, Wibaux; E. E. Lonabaugh, Sheridan; Louis Loeb, Rock Island; D. O. Clark, Oma ha: Chas. P. Story., F. W. Moore, Sheridan; Geo. P. Dier, Bozeman:; C. L. Butcher, St. Paul: J. T. Leakey, Wihaux; H. L. Miller, Glendive; E. K. Campbell, Denver. Saturday, Jan. 28.--L. Bruck, New York: W. H. Coates, Detroit, Mich.; T. Milton, Omaha: F. D. Robertson, St. Louis; J. B. Elliott, Highfleld; Louis Lehfeldt, Lavina; I. D. O'Don nell, E. B. Kennedy, Oscar Pearson, city; J. F. Nickolson. Chicago. Sunday, Jan. 29.-John T. Smith, Livingston; Ben F. Romney, Butte; D. C. Anderson, city; W. P. Franklin Melville; N. R. Wessel, Helena; W. A. Amsden, Lavina; W. LI G. Unger, Laurel; D. J. McCormick, Chicago; T. J. Porter, Miles City; R. H. Shadrick, Chicago; A. Branower, Milwaukee; Hari Gephen, Algiers; A. B. LaMott, Roundup; J. E. Edwards, Junction; Mrs. H. E. Oldt, St. Louis; Geo. Jor dan and lady, Georgia; M. K. Gra ham, Graham, Tex.: W. C. Carroll, Butte. Monday, Jan. 30.-F. W. Kreidler, Miles City; Louis P. Best, Butte; Henry Muller and daughter, Butte; F. W. Lee, Park City; H. E. Oppenhei mer, Butte; F. B. Thorns, city; G. W. Houghton, Helena; F. E. Unger, Rock Quarry; F. J. McDaniels, St. Paul; Tom Smith, Chicago;. J. T. Brown, Joliet; A. Sturtzkopf, Helena; J. S. Pendleton, New Britain, Conn.; W. McBride, Dixon, Ill.; H. L. Miller, Glendive; Sydney Fox, Big Timber; Robt. Lyon, Des Moines; H. G. Lyon, Red Lodge; Julius Sultan, San Fran cisco. NOTICE. $4,500 Obtained by Extortion. To All Persons Concerned: Notice is hereby given that four certain prom. issory notes dated November 29, 1898, payable to the order of James Donald. son at the First National bank of Miles City, Montana, signed H. A. Smith were secured by the said Donald. son from the undersigned by threats, coercion and extortion and the said notes are entirely without considera. tion. This notice is given to warn all per. sons and concerns against buying, dis counting or taking said notes or any of them, and that the undersigned will resist the payments of said notes for the reasons as above stated, to the full extent of the law. , Said notes are more particularly described as follows: $1,000 payable in sixty days after date; $1,000 payable one year after date: $2,000 payable two years after date; $500 payable two years after date. The above descriptions are made from memory and may in some respects be incorrect, and this notice is intended to cover any and all notes of whatever description made payable to the order of James Donalson signed by the under signed. H. A. Smith. Dated this 26th day of January, 1899. Bear Creek Coal. Always on hand and we can:prompt ly fill all orders on and after this date. Toole & Vaughan. Dec. 27, 1898. 71-tf Do You Know Consumption is preventable? Science has proven that, and also that neglect is suicidal. The worst cold or cough can be cured with Shiloh's Cough and Con sumption Cure. Sold on positive guar antee for over fifty years. Sold by Chapple Drug Co. The Army and Navy gave covered themselves with glory during the war. The army and navy vestpooket memorandum book pub lished by the Northern Pacific is a com pact digest of information relative to the navies and armies of Spain and the United States at the beginning of the war. It has a map of Cuba, illustra tions of naval ships, glossary of navy and army terms, translation of Spanish words, etc. Send 10 cents to Chas. S. Fee, Gen. Pass. agent, N. P. R. R., St. Paul, Minn., for a copy. 59-tf Does This trlke Yoe? Muddy complexions, nauseating breaths come from obhroni consttipation uarl's Clover Root Tea Ia an absolute .ure and has bean sold or f.ty years on a absolute guaranmte. Pdae 5 oQt and 50 ota. old by lhapple Drug C emash or asst, Whiskt When a trip lis oets.amtd it ts way ll he two , t ror to a ed litt Ia he-elavealsms ssbl a. tee m abs ettn. m ee 1 u lo w-L Is the finest preparation that can be used ;for chapped hands, suni-burns, wrffd-burns of fitbO. bites. It is cooling, healing and refreshing. to tlhe irritated, skin. It is not greasy. It is in. stantly, absorbed by the skin. Gloves may be worn imnmediate.y after using: The finest:: cream for general toilet use. Sold by CHAPLE. DRUG COMPANY, BILLINGS, MONTANA. '`~~ ?-' - TII HR VERYASS1JIIIEO Mr. Best Visits Billings Again and kooks at Sites from Which to Choose. WILL BE A COSTLY ONE Work Will Begin in the Spring as Soon as Weather Will Per mit-More Details. Louis P. Best of Butte, who was in Billings a couple of weeks ago with the purpose of determining upon the ad visability of establishing a brewery in this city, returned yesterday, and in company with Henry Muller, president of the Centennial Brewing company e; Butte, and two of our prominent citi zens, spent the day in looking about the city for a desirable site. Several different locations appealed to Mr. Best's judgment, but when he left last night for home he had not definietly determined which one to select. He will return again soon with an archi tect, when the, site will be decided upon, and the architect will draw up the plans for the buildings. The plant will be an extensive one for a city of this size, costing in the neighborhood of $60,000. Its capacity to start with will be 10,000 barrels per year, which is the largest of any brew ery in Montana, aside from that of Butte. The capacity will be so ar ranged that if the demand necessitates it can be increased to 20,000 barrels' with but little remodeling. Mr. Muller, who accompanied Mr. Best, is not financially interested in the new enterprise for Billings, but the gentlemen are associated at present in a business way in Butte, and the former being on his way to New York, stopped off to assist Mr. Best, being an old brewery man himself and knowing all the details connected with the locating of such enterprises. LOCAL ADVERTISING. Under this heading we will publish notices for 15 cents per line for the first insertion and 10 cents per line for each subsequent insertion. A special rate will be made for notices running one month or longer. No advertisement taken for less than 2.5 nents. iOR SALE.-125 tons of hay. Seven miles below Billings, J. H. Dover. 81-3 FOR SALE, CHEAP.-A combination pool and billiard table, bar, back bar, mirror, ice chest and safe. Apply to H. L. Williams, Junction, Mont. 64-tf ESTRAY NOTICE.-One red steer coming 3-year-old; KO on right ribs near shoulder. One light red steer com ng 2-year-old: E+E on left hip. One red bull coming 3-year-old: -D- on left ribs. Any person or persons know ing any thing of the above described stock will please write me at Laurel, I~ont., and receive liberal reward for same. C. D. Prather, Laurel, Mont., Jan., 21, 1899. . 79-9 H. M. ALLEN & CO. >L MBERH Sass, Dooms. MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, BmWLING PAPER, LATH, LIME, HAIR, PLASTER, aCEMENT, LINSEED OIL, MznEDPAIuEs, GCAse, E~o. Next to N. P. R. 1H. Depot, Writ ... IL Billing, to . la, SMITH'S ..hIVttY STlll... **S *As~ .,a he Parlors Overu Chapple vrag Co. DI11hS, y~ r. in the Yellowstone Yalley TlE G Ceorge F.,Bennighoff, Prop. Rates on Application, BILLINGS. 7TONT. 3elmonico estawuran VAUGHAN'S QLD STAND A First-Class Restaurant, open at all hours. Bakery in Connection. JOS. PARQUE & CO., P.s. GRU WELL & 6~S LIVERY BARN: Has Been Refuraished and Supplied with, the Best Single and Double Rig. Idlvy er t he 01ty Tlde i p Iu 13, OIWPA'& - 481Ck