The Billings gazette. [volume], March 31, 1899, Semi-weekly, Page 5, Image 5

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Is not only showing the fresh
S i Nest line of Dry Goods in the
*I city, but an honest and swell (
selection Ladies' and Child's X
SA S H Shoes. We don't offer a $4.0o 0
shoe for $2 75 or a $3.00 one I
at $1.75, as one can see in
e "print, but if in need or not of :
footwear, see what we offer daily at $1.75, $2.00, $2.50 and 2*
$3.oo. They are values hard to match in any country. i
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NORTHERN PAOIFICI TRAINS.
WEST BOUND.
ARRIVER. DEPARTS.
Mail No. 3............ 1:05 a. m. 1:15 a. m.
Mail No. 1............ 0:35 a. in. 10:45 a. m.
EAST BOUND.
ARBIVER. DEPARTS.
Mail No. 4 .......... 10:55 p. in. 11:05 p. in.
Mail No. 2.......... 5:50 a. in. 6:00 a. m.
RED LODGE BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation .......7:00 p. in. 6:30 a. In.
Daily Except Sunday.
GEBO, BRIDGER & CARBON BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation ........6:30 p. in. 7:80 a. in.
Daily except Sunday.
H. N. KENNDY, Agent.
BURLINGTON TRAINS.
EAST BOUND.
DEPARTS.
Passenger No. 42................ 8:30 a. In.
Freight No. 46 .................. 10:05 a. in.
WEST BOUND.
ARRIVES.
Passenger No. 41.................7 03 p. inm.
Freight No. 45..................6:00 a. m.
J. L. HAR$INGTON, Agent.
BILLINGS POSTOFFICE.
General Delivery... 8:00 a. in. to 7:00 p. im.
Sundays ............11:00 a. m. to12:30 a. n.
Money Order Dept.. 8:00 a. in. to 5:30 p. in.
MAIL CLOSER.
Train No. 1-Western ..........10:00 a. in.
Train No. 3-Western ............ 9:00 p. m.
Train No. 2-Eastern............ 9:00 p. In.
Train No. 4-Eastern............ 9:00 p. Im.
Train No. 42--Burlington ........ 8:00 a. In.
train No. 21-Red Lodge, Mont.,
and Big Horn county, Wyo.... 9:00 p. nm.
Stage-Lavina and north......... 6:45 a. m.
Stage-Pryor and south.......... 6:45 a. m.
L. F. BABCOCK. Postmaster.
LOCAL NOTES.
-C. M. Bair has been in Helena
this week on business.
,-.Architect C. S. Haire is down
frm Helena for a few days.
-Hear John Griffith and company
in "The Avenger" tomorrow night.
-Peters, the tailor, is stillIt ing.
See his suits to measure at $ L, pants
at $5, and up. *
-A good play by a strong company
tomorrow night-John Griffith in
"ThePAvenger. "
-Herman Moser of Bozeman has
come to Billings and accepted a posi
tion in The Fashion.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Harrington
were delayed in their departure for Ne
braska until this morning.
-J'. L. Kelly of Grass Range, fore
man for the Cruse Cattle company, was
here several days this week.
k--Austin North returned home this
morning from a several weeks' business
trip to Chicago and the east.
-E. Gillette of Sheridan, Wyo., was
attending to business matters in Bill
ings a couple of days this week.
-Tomorrow is All Fool's day and
unless we miss our guess more geese
will be at large than ever before.
,ZHi Henry's celebrated minstrels
will fill an engagement at the Billings
opera house some night next week.
" Agent H. N. Kennedy and wife
are expected home tonight on the Bur.
lington from a month's eastern visit.
-A bright-eyed girl baby was born
Tuesday to the wife of A. Campbell,
sub-agent of the Pryor Indian reserva
tion.
-T. L. Ringwalt, treasurer of the
Gebo mines, was in the city last night
en route to Omaha for a visit to his
family.
BILLINGS MERCANTILE CO.
£a~te' 01ove sae ~Women's Wrappers
fasdater 01ooe dialelm e"BPer
AN Would You If you make your
AINTY SPRING COL- Do Sewin own house-owns
For in wofee o a hshos-ons
orings in all the New- Nothin th such gowns
est Styles, the Choicest Pro- ' offered you at these
duct of one of the Most a Day? prices, you do
Celebrated French Makers. \ worse, you pay for the privilege.
For Saturday only the price Sixteen dozen \' omen's Percale Cal
will be 95c-practically a ico and Lawn Wrappers, in dark and
little more than half-price. and light grounds, over fifty distinct
Do you wonder that such . designs in the collection, with double
glove selling has set the ruffle over shoulder, yoke collar and
whole town talking? There cuffs, trimmed with braid, Watteau
is no reason to cut down back, with extra wide skirt. Other
Sprices on this extremely at- stores are asking $1.50 for no better
tractive collection of Kid garment. Our price,. while .95ý
Gloves, but enterprise knows they last .. ..... 9
4~no precedent.
A Large Assortment of Bro- Saturday we Will Place on Sale a
S ken Sizes in Kid Gloves, Large Collection of
values up to $2.00 a pair; Daint Easter nbk ercbtefe
SALE.... THI 75c at Extremely Low Prices.
SA~n....,444
-Go to W. B. George for fire and ac- I
cident insurance. He represents thei
largest line of fire insurance companies
in the state. * I
omil B. Gilbertson and Josie Lyle. I
a ouple of variety players from the a
south side, were spliced Wednesday by I
Justice of the Peace Kelly.
-The voting place for the election of
one trustee for the Billings district
will be in the south side school house
tomorrow, Saturday, April 1.
-I-Mrs. J. J. McCormick was called
to4ielena Tuesday by the illness of her I
little daughter, Helen, who is attend- i
ing school in the capital city.
Mi rs. Sleeper, mother of Mrs. W.
'. George. sustained some severe in
juries to her face a few days ago by
falling on a slippery sidewalk.
-C. G. Hoyt of Beatrice, Neb., a
member of the commission to treat
with the Crow Indians, is in the city
today on his way to the agency.
-C. J. Davis, late of Erie, Ill., and
who arrived in Billings last week, has
accepted a position as salesman with
the Billings Mercantile company.
-Edward Brown, the popular pro
prietor of the basement barber _aop,
was confined to his ro . se~~igf days
this week with an attack-"e grip.
-J. H. McNeeley, the Indiana mem
ber of the Crow Indian commission,
came up from Crow Agency and spent
a couple of days this week in Billings.
-Elections will be held tomorrow
in the various road districts of the
county for the purpose of electing one
supervisor to look after the roads in
each district.
i--4-erman Lehfeldt and wife and
Miss Brey have returned to their home
in the Lake basin after a few days' en
joyable visit to Billings friends and
acquaintances.
-Albert C. Larpenteur, traveling
representative of Field and Stream,
America's magazine for sportsmen,
was in the city Wednesday in the inter
est of his periodical.
-The next general meeting of the
Woman's club will be held at the home
of Mrs. H. W. Rowley on next Monday
night and will be in charge of the
mothers' department.
-Harold Brown and family departed
yesterday for Fort Hall, Idaho, which
will be their future home, Mr. Hall
having received a clerical position at
the Fort Hall Indian agency.
k'A boy baby was born to the wife
of J. O. Haynes in this city this morn
ing. Mr. Haynes is station agent for
the Burlington at Felix, Wyo., to
which he was appointed recently.
-Grant Lamport has withdrawn his
nomination as alderman for the Third
ward, and through the efforts of friends
Uriah E. Frizelle has consented to have
his name substituted instead of Mr.
Lamport's.
-Mrs. W. J. Glass, wife of Con
ductor Glass, one of the popular em
ployes of the Northern Pacific, is visit
ing in the city today. She will go to
Butte from Billings to make the former
place her home.
-Jos. Koul, who was brought down
from Gebo a couple of weeks ago and
taken to the hosu , suffering from
burned eye, ca d by molten lead, has
recovered itiwill be able to return
home tomorrow.
( ---The Burlington brought in fifty
a passengers last night who were en
route to Oregon and Washington points.
i The Northern Pacific west-bound trains
are loaded with homeseekers every day
and there seems no abatement in the
heavy travel westward.
-Dr. J. M. Fox of Red Lodge was
in the city Tuesday night on his way
to Helena, where he will meet with the
state capitol commission, of which he
is a member, for the purpose of decid
ing on the stone to be used in the erec
tion of the state's new building.
-Tomorrow the question of bonding
the school district will be submitted to
the people of Columbus. The proposed
amount is $8,000. If the bonds carry
that amount will be expended in a fine
stone school building. Two sites are
already available for that purpose.
-A civil service examination for the
position of railway mail clerks in
Uncle Sam's service was e&i in
the court house tod Fred Wana
maker, a special. !aminer from Wash
ington, D. C. Only three persons pre
sented themselves for the examination.
-Mr. John Griffith, who is an
nounced to appear here Saturday night
iin "The Avenger," is a master of the
art of fencing. As Henri DeLagardere,
the cavalier of the seventeenth century,
he fights on the stage a duel which is
said to be the most remarkable per
formance of its kind ever seen.
-l"The Avenger." which is an
nounced to appear in this city Saturday'
night, is a romantic drama tel 'i the
love-story of the seventee century,
and showing incidents that stir the
blood through scenes of adventure. It
is said to be a play of absorbing inter
est, passion, action and fine rhetoric.
It has been received everywhere with
enthusiasm.
-Livingston Post: H. B. Segur,
general agent of the Burlington road
with headquarters at Billings, was in
the city Friday. Mr. Segur reports an
excellent business over his road and
says that the new through sleeper ser
vice recently inaugurated by the Bur
lington is meeting with a great deal of
favorable comment from the traveling
public. The general agent is as genial
a gentleman as one would meet in a
month's journey and he will always be
accorded a warm welcome in the Gate
way city.
S-H. A. Van Horne received a sam
ple Racvycle from the Miami Cycle com
pany of Middleton, Ohio, Wednesday,
which wheel, together with the Olive
bicycle, he and Bob Allen will sell the
coming season. The R cycle "point,'
is that the bearings ar outside ,he
sprocket wheel and in th cran/bhubs,
thus doing away with ev ~r.rticle of
leverage and side pull, allowing the
chain to be run tight and thus saving
lost power, besides lessening the pres
sure on the bearings 27 per cent. The
Racycle is a beauty and we predict that
the boys will sell their share of high
grade bicycles. The Racycle may be
seen at T. W. Humphrey's.
-Phil Gallaher of Billings, who has
been continually working and patiently
waiting for a railroad to build to the
Bear creek coal mines, in Carbon coun
ty, and is about to see his hopes rea
lized, spent Tuesday in Bozeman, says
the Bozeman Chronicle. Mr. Gallaher
has nothing to say about other coal
fields, but is still enthusiastic over his
own, which he says will be the best
outside of Colorado. Like all Billings
men, Mr. Gallaher sings its praises in
a key pitched to the highest point. The
Billings man is as breezy and refresh
ing as the first breath of spring; he
cqmes with new notes of melody and in
his eye hope sparkles like a diamond in
an engagement ring.
PUT ON BREAD AND WATER.
Four Vagrants Will Diet After Refusing
to Work.
Out of the number of vagr ts sent
enced Monday to work on he streets
five days, four are langui ing in the
city quay on a diet of bre d and water,
after having refused to work. Their
sentence imposed upc them a duty
which they have never been known to
perform and so they ebelled, but until
they give the city yve days' labor on
the streets they wvill continue to eat
bread and drink water. City Marshal
Bond will take them before Police
Judge Mann this afternoon to be re
sentenced and after the authorities have
finished with the vags they..will prob
ably come to time.
Alfalfa Hay for Sale.
Inquire of Donovan & Spear. 98-tf
THE CITY ELECTION.
A Liv y Contest Promised for Next Mon
day-The Registration;
he time for filing nominations of
adidates for city offices closed this
afternoon, the names of the aspirants
being published in our advertising col
umns. The election occurs next Mon
day and as the day approaches consider
able interest is being manifested, es.
pecially in the contest for mayor. Mr.
Yegen, it would seem, has the best of
the situation, as he is the only south
side candidate, and the vote on the
north side will be divided between
Mayor Smith and Dr. Rinehart. It is
not thought, however, that Mr. Yegen
will have a walkover and the result of
the mayoralty contest will remain in
doubt until the votes are counted.
The fight for police magistrate is still
more complicated, there being six can
didates in the field, and it would re
quire rare political sagacity to name
the order in which they will come
under the wire. Five of them are
bound to be left, however, unless there
is a tie vote, and the laugh therefore
will be distributed against those defeat
ed; a single candidate will not have to
bear the burden.
The contest for city treasurer is go
ing to be a very close one. H. V.
Bailey and Hugh Evans, the two can
didates, are both competent and popu
lar and are now believed to be running
neck and neck. The city's strong-box
will be safe whichever wins, and the
finish will be watched with interest.
Aldermanic contests have developed
in the Second and Fourth wards. In
the former, Geo. W. Robbins is out
against H. F. Clement, while in the
Fourth, which elects two, Alderman
Szitnick, F. R. St. John and J. W. Ap
pleman are in the field. Geo. F. Ben
nighoff has no opposition in the First
and in the Third Grant Lamport has
retired in favor of U. E. Frizelle.
Registration closed yesterday after
noon at 5 o'clock. The total number
registered, as reported by the agent for
publication, is 483, divided as follows:
First ward, 115; Second, 124; Third,
92: Fourth, 152.
The voting places are as follows:
First ward, court house; Second ward,
Allen's lumber office; Third ward,
Boykin house; Fourth ward. ,vwarehouse
opposite Donovan & Spear's store.
THE MONTANA MUSIC COMP NY
Of Butte, Montana-Special Sa of Pianos
and Organs.
The strongest musi ./house in the
northwest will be i your city for a
few weeks only, wh a stock of high
grade pianos, on sting of the peerless
Vose & Sons he celebrated Crown
piano, the one of many tones. No
other like, or equal to it; warranted for
ten years; the most wonderful piano
ever exhibited. Also the Kingsbury &
Hamilton, with mandolin attachment.
It will pay you to call and examine
this fine line of high grade instru
ments, which will be on exhibition one
door south of court house, Mrs. Dris
coll's millinery store.
Terms, small payment down and $10
a month. Old instruments taken in
exchange if desired as part payment.
Up-to-date sheet music for sale.
Montana Music Co.
98-2 Lew W. Stanley, Manager.
Milliner Apprentice Wanted
At once at The Fashion. Apply at
the store. Lee Eisenberg.
For Mayor.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for mayor of the city of Billings,
subject to the action of the voters at the
April election. J. H. Rinehart.
For Mayor.
I hereby announce that I am a candi
date for mayor of Billings, subject to
the action of the voters at the April
election.
96-8 P. H. Smith.
For Mayor.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for mayor of the city of Billings,
subject to the action of the voters at
the April election.
96-3 Christian Yegen.
For Police Magistrate.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for police maigstrate of the city of
Billings, subject to the action of the
voters at the April election.
97-2 B. Schneider.
For Police Judge.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for police magistrate of the city of
Billings, subject to the action of the
voters at tole April election.
92-7 A. Fraser.
Police Judge.
The undersigned will be a candidate
for the office of police judge at the
city election.
93-6 J. D. Matheson.
For City Treasurer.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the office of treasurer of the
city of Billings, subject to the approv
al of the voters at the city election
April 3, 1899.
H. V. Bailey.
March 14 ,1899. 93-6
For City Treasurer.
I would respectfully announce that I
will be a candidate for the office of
treasurer of the city of Billings at the
election to be held on Monday, April 3,
1899. Hugh S. Evans.
Billings, Mont., March 17, 1899. 95-5
Land for Rent.
From 1 to 200 acres of cultivating
land, under ditch, with water privi
leges. Seed potatoes for sale, foen
varieties. Apply to Thos. McGirl,
Billings, Mon. 90-f-5
WANTED! -
Some person to write advertisements. We want plainly
written, truthful accounts of our stock and prices. We
want advertisements that will tell the people how we
can serve their interest. We have a first-class stock of
Spring Medicines, of Paints, of Kodaks, of Stationery,
in fact of anything found in a Drug or Stationery Store.
We want advertisements to show the people what we
have and why we can make the best of prices. There
are still a few people who do not know how low our
prices are. We want someone to tell them.
Very truly yours,
CHAPPLE DRUG COMPANY.
"NEIGHBOR JACKWOOD."
The Home Talent Production Attracted a
Large Audience.
,Abirge audience assembled at the
Billings opera house last evening to
hear home talent present "Neighbor
Jackwood," and those in attendance
certainly got the full worth of their
moneys the play began at 8:80 and
lasted for four hours and fifteen min
utes, or until 12:45 a. m. And then a
half-dozen of the twenty-five scenes
described in the synopsis were omit
ted; it would have taken fully an hour
longer if these had also been presented.
The curtain went down after each
scene, which practically made the play
one of twenty-five acts, and never, in
the history of the drama in Billings,
has so much play been presented for so
little money. The audience, however,
enjoyed the production, Miss Nickey
and Walk being presented with hand
some bouquets during the evening in
recognition of their histrionic talent,
while along about the eighteenth scene
an immense bouquet of vegetables, con
sisting of turnips, potatoes, cabbages
and onions (hinc illae lacrimae) was
passed up to the stage as a testimonial
of the merits of the entire company.
This expression of approval virtually
brought down the house with applause
and the actors, no doubt, felt relieved
that the vegetables were passed up in a
quiet and decorous manner instead of
being thrown upon the stage by the au
dience.
However, some of the performers
showed real dramatic ability, but it
would be unfair to thention one with
out naming all who took part, and The
Gazette desires to distribute the honors
equally. It is of the opinion, though,
that the play would have been better
appreciated if it had been commenced
in the middle of the afternoon or its
production spread over two evenings;
it was altogether too much of a good
thing for a single sitting. But the
presentation of "Neighbor Jackwood"
will be remembered in Billings; it de
veloped the fact that this city, which is
never behind in anything, possesses as
much histrionic talent as any town in
the state.
HAD HIS BACK BROKEN.
Yet Lives to Tell the Story-A. G. Hooley
Visits Billings.
A. G. Hooley of Grand Forks, N. D.,
well known here, has been in Billings
for several days on business.
Mr. Hooley bear the dis ' tion of
being a man who as d his back
broken but yet lives, \v6ich is the only
incident of its kind know . Several
years ago, in New he was
thrown from a horse, meeting with the
injury above stated and his escape from
death is certainly a miracle. He is en
joying good health now and gives no
appearance of ever having been injured.
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 25 cents.
SAFE WANTED.-Will pay a fair
price for a safe in good condition.
Apply at this office. 1
PIANO FOR SALE.-Kimball up
right. used a short time, just as per
fect as when new. Do not want to ship
it east, so will sell for just one-half of ori
ginal cost. O. P. Nash, at Losekamp's
store, shoe department. 98-tf
WANTED-Furnished room located
conveniently to Grand Hotel. Ad
dress, stating price and location. F. L.
care Gazette. 97-tf
FOR RENT.--Large furnished room,
suitable for lady or gentleman. In
quire of W. H. Rose, corner North Thir
tieth St. and Third avenue. 97-3
H. M. ALLEN & CO.
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perhaps both. I can do
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Finest aotel
in the
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TIE GRAND
Ceorge F. Bennighoff, Prop.
Rates on Application,
BILLINGS. MONT.
3elmonico
lestaurant
VAUGHAN'S OLD STAND
A First-Class Restaurant, open at
all hours.
Bakery in Connection.
JOS. PARQUE & CO., Props.
GRUWELL & GASS
LIVERY BARN
Has Been Refurnished ,a, n.4
Supplied with the B 'e i
Single and Doubie Rigs'
kIwi 10 tbm ft