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he Billin Gazette .
VOL. xv. BILLINGS, YELLOWSTONEI COUNTY, MONTANA, .FIID , ST 18, 1899 NO. M,
NO 4
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JAB. R. GO-,
LAWYER.
Office First National Bank Building.
H . ARMBTRONG, M. L.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Belknap Block, - Billings, Montana,
D . J. H. RINEHART.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
FOe ln First National Bank building, Billings,
ANDJRW CLARK, M. D.
HARRIET FOXTON-CLARK, M. D., C. M.
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS.
Rooms 6 and 7, First National Bank Building.
Night calls answered at offiee
DR. E. P. TOWNSEND,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office and Residence on Twenty.Ninth Street
North two doors north of Cottage Inn. Offce
strti private. All calls will receive prompt
attestes Telephone 118.
oF. GODDARD.
ATTORNE Y-AT-LAW.
Office over First National Bank.
FREBD H. HATHHORR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Oll.-Room . Filet National Bank Buildag.
Bllingee, Montana.
JOUI4NFON 6 JOWSRTON.
LAWYERS.
Room I8, Selknap Block.
p J. IDO)0lY.
ARCHITECT.
Butte and Billings, Montana.
Ndtary Public,
Justiceof' he Peace U. S. Com iesi
General Commt.sion Merdbanrt.
Boom 8. First ational Bank BuiLding, Billings,
ARWIE ~& HOUTON,
'REAL ,ESI'ATE, LIVE .SQOCIE,
rNSURANCE.
Office in Wardwell Block. 'Tdleth one llL!.
'Correspondence Solheitedl.
rBILImes, - - MONTANA.
'I~ULLE AMBBURACT COMPANE,
SABSITRACTS OF TIILEl
To all real propelrt in Ydlewetone eouln ,
.on ,,comple&b so M._. Irand Indun
, om' Itr & poln .t e a _--4m lc t tn h Eo n 0p
_ mm a ra
FIRST JITIIAb
-) OF -
sagIes, ]ra
Paid Up Capital., - *O1 001o
8urp.es and Profits, - V0400(
FP. B. Moss, President.
H. W. ROWLEr, Vice-Pres.
S. F. MORSE, Cashier.
S. G. REYROLDS, Asst. Cash
DIRECTORS:
Chas. 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.
4598
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL
...BAN K...
OF BILLINGS'
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CAPITAL, .!0560"
A. L. ADmOOCKI anu 4 mt.
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. A. 0$,IUlW, 9S. 9 a cwdOL,
a ~r mraw, Ik P.
JOHN D.
.THE ChOTHIER
j FRAIOUS OUTFITTB
d,,sv Clothing,
AND B Clothing,4
Blankets and Bedding,
Bed Sheets,
Wagon Covers,
Hats and Caps.
The Largest Stock of Boots
and Shoes, comprising Ladies'
Fine Shoes and Slippers, Chil
dren's Shoes, all sizes, Men's
Boots and Shoes, all grades.
Sole Agent in Billings for the
Star brand rubber overshoes,
every pair guaranteed perfect.
Mail Orders
Promptly Attended to.
JOHN D. IO EKIMP.
lP Q'oI'IRON ,JOHN TODD
Cotbron & Todd,
Suooeaem toGrmoell & Gana.
hinvet,, feed. and Sale
STABLE
.s'enSell Live Sto..
S Teeme toLet to ravelinur en.
'eolegant igs for PsWue
Ikbflt. and let Av.
U.IDER STATE SUPERVISION.
Pays5 pericent on (avings Deposite
Interest compoundedcute rtrly.
Peq*ys7percent on e Certificate
of Depoeit, not .eubiet to check.
Imssees vinae Ceroifloates on Build
ing and Loan Plan With definite time o
matu.ity and definit wpayments.
Loans Money on Real Estate to be re
paid' n monthly inskallmente runnini
trodm OGNP TEN YEAARS, to suit bor
rower.
Trustees -- Lee Mantle, president
Chae. Sobetzlen, vioe preeident; Fayett4
Harrington, treasurer; Chas. R. Leonaaoi
attorne:y; A. Ba.Olements, secretary; F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, Frank W
Haskins, James H. Monteath.
a ffaltitube
of faults
In bicycle con be hidden
Creecent....
.... t1cgcles
Are lown as the wheels tt tanmd
t, tad it ist tperfeton in their
their rgtation. )Piee md quality
anaemet o..,o .............. ,,,..o.
1t99 MODEII
!lMOW RBADT.
0eor.. ,oide,
..k9IIRY STA RL..
?..*in, nt" , sýMPa
1STrF, R1A WAY NOU.
NAust . ' ltpo Pettions the
oil,' OGrant a
TO ENCIRCLE THE CITY
Cess Pools D)eclared Nuianices and
other Business Transacted at
the Reguhlar Meetintr.
The second regular bi-monthly meet.
inug of the city council was hold Tues.
day night with Mayor Yegen presiding.
The roll call showed Alderntann
Clement and Connelly absent, both be
ing out of the city.
On motion the sidewalk bills of John
Powers amounting to $84.80 laid over
at the last meeting, were allowed and
a special assessaent ordered for same.
The ordinance lhvying speclal aquessM
wmet for buildlng and repairlong side.
walks was introduced and referred to
street and sidewalk committee, which
immediately returned with a report
asking for its immediate passage, On
" motion unanimous consent to its 4mme.
4iae aotiop wa. spanied. On motion
the orditbaioe wwas dopted, signe(fid
approved py the for tMaaor.
year wi frerlre ~ae to enuce commitee
to repo a Ap reess mmeeting Wedpes*
On motion the tellowing bills were
allowed, '
'I. 8., Evans, eash disburse.
Ot m .nt.... ......... $ t, 88
UT. , ~dortgage Trust Co.,
commismio om payment of
bodeo g..o.Jet ,s1809.. . 0.
0. A. Dw ai,; ~al lting city
engineer, . .... ........ 18 0
Nina J,. h.owm, typewriting. 7 85
........t..r.et... .. 149 00
ikfi L,'asined street
woý e ........... .... 0 00
4 hw"'Poemi, 'betidlng street
reihigs "............ 9 745
G. W. Stedradd, wago .n dk
for etQeepqankler ........ .00
The nitIdHIin awP I M1 1Wnlu m'.ai
' 1 perwon uor ' a. U. ma n, 81
sfut' ewalk on the west
north TWeatDyr venth street, be
hand halhp e anes,, was re
I. me obln of Spear, seconded ed
showiug the .water 'main. now laid an
tishe propesed +be laid -by the watel
power omewary, :and abowing the ia
. estreest aseamittee seported' 'o
pe4tltk orf. , L. -' own, et al.,d for
sidewalk on uailb Twenty-.alte etreel
and on motema ef Saitniok, seconded 'I
Benigpldf, 'al ipetition wee allowes
and wal 'edsIed bilit' by May i, ,reo0
no bill etobe poesented for same ibetos
that date.
The petitime f iPolice Judge Maui
for Increae to ilcaee rent was selearis
to comimsltee ona officers, and snomew l
ately returned with an unfateoabh
report. Oa eblten it was laid on tle
table.
On maotdom sf Saltnick, seconded bgs
Friwelle, the dlneor license bend I-e
Swim 6 Brewew was approved and Vper
misnion give d der doense iseae.
The city marshal wasn instreted its
notify owners of properly in the sewer
district, whichb s unconnected with
sewers, that eeas peals and privy 'naqita
were nnisauces. This mneans that all
property 'must be conneoted jout as soon
as possilble.
An ordilunee granting an electric
street railway franchise to W. B.
George was referred to the oommittee
on ordinances.
On motion of Spear, seconded by
Priselle, the North Side distearit sewer
resolution was adopted, all members
voting in favor of same.
Austin North presented a petition
for a street railway frtanehie, the same
being referred to the speolial committee,
composed of Clement and Bennglloff,
whibobh had the petition of W. B, George
In charge, The petition follows:
To the Honorable City Counoil of Bill.
lags, Motsitnas
The undsigned irepeotfully submit
bse snnaled plt of a proposed elr0o
tal--t allweay In y.or city I that to
Sy, for i nlahle or doabe.en t
i-- elia t..nter t a.
metb wo w and rrmasla
the 0o171 U X math aeo$*
In: s te t pl eeigt .a to a
,iIae now s a . d a of nrooerd In
Te olg. of the Mear eo da. fors
relloweton n ,o and', o"ppoite te
Pil Natimoal hianof Di0e theaes
strip the ailstt .1 a!iM
he O.ald ho3l, h"y Shet Gen
Ital ehllshb. lth elee ss,
toil, the Bdoct * d Mu 'a
and bight bpa aE waool ware.
reusess. the wap 1i Lgth see
ta i mthsi a we alh the Meate
It o a p arceus as"th to lth
center line of north TwUoe
street; thence montherly alon sb
ter line of the north Twet
street, passing the north side pt
sobool houses, realdences, the . Cotta
Inn, the 'publio library, lumnber~3aud
and' wholesale houses, the
churoh, the south' side pu
and residents to South pa
ter line of Sixth Avenue
esaterly along the center
Sixth Avenue south to the ee
of south Twenty.seventb atteet;
northerly along the center line of d l
south Twenty-.eventb street, passing
the Nurtbertq Pacific railway freight
depot and wool warehonmes, city re I
hall, wholesale bhasme and No'thernu
Paoific railway passenger depasr the
place of beginning. With a branch or I
apur condeoting at the center line o
north Twenty.seventh street and Sixth
Avenue north and running thence east.
erly along the center line of said Sixth I
Avenue north to the center line of
north Twenty.mecond street to North
park, and the Yellowstone Fair aneoui.
atio grounds. And on behalf of my.
self and assoclates, ask that a franchime
be granted for same and the proper ordi. I
naunes adopted therefor,
Austin North,
The council thereupon took a recae
to meet Wednesday nlght to make the
annual tax levy.
Annual Tax Levy.
The city counoil met Wednesday
night pursuant to adjournme and I
pamsed the 'tax' levy r oltj ' Thl ih
year's levy amounts to mls, which
is % mills in excesl f last year's
levy. she tax was distributed as fol.
lkws: Fire, fund, 29, wtills; general
fund, 9j millial bond interest and I
sinking fund, I mills; street fund, N
mill: swer fund, 1 mill.
The lMst National ba .tittoned
the counml to be to be uild a
balcony front of t l.oee 'build.
fin, and it was grant e.
The liqueor ienuse bond of Jeff
Brewer, to take the place of, the Swinl
aB 1ewer bond, was acueItitg and a
epamte toenme also Iscen to F'rank
S1lm for use tl the old Racee. build.
tap.
lhiM. N J. Brow r lowed v$.0 ,
Sor wlbitenat type , ',:
OnaroiH adjourned to ma eet Au
14, b*etn the north l8e sotvr i 1i,
mwt 1i be sfinally pasted,
A 41UDOG bI TRIdh .
I .ae beobs of ihmlidmn Charged wel
Abset rof omes.
'osse oft co itt lei Importanoe.e b
nhg tried in Sbelda.m Wyo., this weel
1ibe one dan e Wherein Judlge W.
beta, well kown In , Billings, resetl
wresigned r the bench of tbe. Vota
,1uddoal dl4tiot -of. Wyoming. It
attaaottil lwatest in the western state
tand . il be n.e of the but legal di
Ipasrl in the. latory of Wyoming.
.Ieadge Meta.s held on the hbange c
meing l, asI oloal position for persns
aggeanlement. There wasn a qae be
er,wsiator Ilareloe brought by eertal
minor heMs, and it ii alleged, that th
Iaedice was 'tlken by the beire, an'
Judge Met, Iknowing that it would be
took advit.re of it for hin persona
Ibenefit. here are other obarges to 6
Ibrought I aainla blin at this time.
STe friends of Mets belleve lit to be i
poldtioa . oiatter. le resigned from bhl
polt oPn em baoooat of the case. Tbe
extreme uneolabmeut for the deed Ins die
barn enq m ee the practicing 6f law
ye of tde leading altotfeys of Wyoum
ug will ~seiut him' in the defense.
u(te e u.aeror of Deadwood attorney.,
t keher with Judges Mocre and ldMcGee
of the Black Hall ciolrouit, are in at,
teudance a witnuesses.
AT TUN M. B. e ei
Rev. JoIau0es Ople Bpply its Pulpit
UmVti Mvr. tull's Return.
There will be preaohiblg services at
the Methodist church next 8unday,
both morning and evening, by Rev.
Jamesn Ople, who has been cent here to
supply the pulpit until the appouinted
pastor, Rev. 0. O. Stull, arrives from
Manila. Rev. Opie In a young man.
Last year he supplied the pulpit at Gib.
by, Mont.., oming from the Canadian
conference, having been a mlassioary
fOr four years in the Newtoundland
lands, He was ordained as the recent
eonfroece in Liviungson and anyone
wisblpg his services will And him at
bthe Pronage,
The *ther mevie will be as usuall
abbath school at 16 an, and Ipworth
.--gue at 7 p. n.
ARNIORADO ASANDONID,
Pumaps sad milrloarl all del Takes
Oit of the seal MiI,.
Pow I, I. hSeelee, yNorthen. Pa,
ISa qo isecito, who was in the
is, WqIeedIap sgl", i t was lda14n
blht to i e op e eauin. a't near.
kioi g a ton as asi e let,
se peups bees Itepped ad
i b n t wile the teel In
he ai tos beis tahm s oe ,
hlobL amus thaI me aIne is to he
SYla e s huas Ste aiubed dill.
11 M00 Nkl the with a diasmAnd
li hbut no ocal was struck and as thb
vein was not large enough or
icd quality, to continue op.
was thought best to supend
u epondling any lnore
'en . was first commenced on
mi ne a year ago last
oh time it wes thought
fgood prospects for a
~ oaal, something like
S dedin machinery
Smine, but ooneldera.
prpbably be realiued
" t e -.inery.
It is to be regretted that affairs have
taken scnb a turn at Carbonado, for
since the Amalgamated Copper com.
pany got control of the mine appear.
anoes were decidedly in favor of its
maknlu a big coal camp out of its prop.
ty in casoe the coal veins' panned out
good, This still leave Carbon county
with three good coal camps, which are
being developed to their fullest capeo.
ity, and there will be,another when the
Bear creek opens,
NHOWN THIC IOT.YT.
einator Rlbeuck Was .avorabhly Int
pressed with Missoula,
Senator Babcock, whose visit to
Missoula was briefly mentioned in the
Standard today, was shown the sights
of the town by Harry B. OChaey, who
was formerly a fellow townsInsu if the
senator, says the Missoula correspond.
nces, 'When the drive about the oily
had been oonoinded, Senator Baboook,
in oouversatiou with a Standard re.
porter, ealJ4 "This is the first time
that I have ever been in Misaoula, 'It
is a beautiful city, and you seem to have
plenty of businese, I have been over to
look at the university, aend I am much
pleased with the buildings and their
surroundings. Your olty buildings,
too, are handsome and give the oift a
Sune appearance, '"
In respones to an inquiry regarding
the city of Billings, Senator Babook
said: "We ar4 having the beat year
that we,bave ever had. The business
in June and July was the largest that
the city has 4 s.n,, There ls a large
amount of buildin going on with am,
and the outlook for the tall is esleabt,
Otar fll ta ir' ill be held earlier than
usuasl;biyear, s. as not to interfere
i Ietg of the national irri.
gaSq;u a in Mipsoula. he late
s9t dthe foct thots we hold the
f.q atly this year will make our dia.
play a little light, I fear, but this was
the best arangqlement that we could
ake., I think teat we will probably
aend some of the display of the fair to
Mlsso4la for eazbition dpring the
meeting of the eo e."
Senator Babooi returned to Billings
an tunay night's train.
1WAXTO A WRMETLING MATCH.
rChajrle Moth Would Like a Os with
"I suhr" Hines,
Charles Mothb,, wbo arrived in the
ity yesterday, called at The Gssetnr
eioe this mouting and stated that he
wanted to make a wrutling matoh
with "Hurky" BlHe, the ball player,
for $880 a side, Moth says he wrestled
Hines before the Spokane Athletlio aub
last winter, eachb gettig oee fall, when
Binse was taken soik and ould o not
finish the matob. Moth also says be
wrestled "The Turk" in Butte on July
4th last, the letter agreeing to throw
him three times in 90 minuls. "The
Turk" threw Moth once and theu fool.
ed him, which ended the match,
Hines is now switbcing in the N. P.
yards in this city, but it ls said has a
lame bask and may not be able to
wrestle. Moth says bhe wrestles best
oatah.asa.otob.oan, but will wrestle
Graeoo.4oman or any other old way
that mubts "Hunky."
Linton Clothing Co.
C.OTHING AND
-ThNISHINGS
Everything of the Latest and Nobbieat for
Men's Wear.
HMTS RND CRPs
The Beat Selected Stook In all aitern
Montana.
The LUntop
samewamwwwwlera
THI LAURL
Contract Awarded by tbh Oouu
Oommisioners for Its Con
struotion.
BY A KANSAS CONCER
For $9,980-Four Other Bid. FPi"4u
Will Be Comp.ted by Jan.
* residents of Laurel and P.a.,
ty and that meotion of the oonud3.
can now rejoloe over the fact thb.:
after waiting about four years, t .qfi,
are so have a way to Oross the Yelliw.
stone river, The people have bee. ',O
patient, and their patience will be t*:
warded by a gooq bridge, Tuesdayde i ;;,
county oommisaloners visited LaWr' ,I
and went down to. the ellowst
river to deood. on a site. Thl r n
ad to Billilua that eveaing and o.
the bide fot the oonditeaotllh i .he
bridge, whichb bad beep prevlouulf ,i!,
vertised for, The oomnmionre bhate
been eanstioum that a bridAe might t,
conntei.,t,, but they w afe afrgadthit .,
it could not be done tar @100 ..0 ,
amount they are allowed to eipend,4 r
the statute without votingotn t.U .qaQ'' ,'
tion, 'What was their qIum!ie o0p.I ,op
log thb Rtla, thre beig pIn ,`
to find that sone scame ýiti b the i' t
it being .hat of the M'qt.1 . V It
Bridge compan.y of Leaveenw tb, a q.,
for $9,90., T other ti , weq',
hi h, bed as anoq10q , ohgo *Wý
8001 Pauet Sound Drfd. n pi0i '.,
Seattle, t10,6001 S. M,. Hewittdb ,
Minneapolis, $10,8001 Midlap~ B(rdge.
Co., eanse City, 100,90 .
The oommlmsionerr took no farther sO *
tlon in the matter, adjourning unti:.
Wednesday morning, when they met
to deolde on the mite and awarded, the.,
bid. The site seleoted for the c~l
tion of the bridge is at ad.
,place shout nlar , betweena
ann Park City, on tbe seotlon'i' ran",!'
ning porth and south, ' in eIohi.n.11,
townlblp dsouth, range 1 4 east, The
river at that point, whihob was thoughn
to be thbe most onvpnsenet ones, is '0 .O
seat wl4e. The bridge, goxOrd4j Ito"
the pJan o and speoiticatio W ll b' ll
three s*ane long of 100 feet each,'jth,
approaches on each ide of '_.60'
Mft.b There will b a 1A i4oo roarso
The height of the t r . es,,,a ,
TIhe brdlge is guaranteed to !Uo i04 a
live lodd of 1,000 pound pe r lin
foot, It 'will be ereoted on t-a i6 er .
of pillng with rookS11ed wooden cribr
uurronading them, and will be qon.
atruoeod under the dirept on ai apper'
=vilop. of the' aounty' saveor, The
ooraotors guarantee to ha 've the
bridge' ready for un e lnide of Aive
months from Aug, 10, when bhe con,
tract was awarded, which will run it
to Jan, 10, 1000.
The county commislionens of Carbon _,
oupty, who refuned to meet last spring r
with the Tellowatone county comami.e
liondet and discus the ereoution of thi
bridge,' will be asked to erect (bo 'p.
proahob to the bridge from their side-.
on the south-and it lN more than,'
likely that they will consent to do sot
rince they are getting off so cheap,.
There sidenta of this end of the countys:,'
rejoice with those around Laourl
in their good fortune in being 'ab1I,
after so long a time, to get the bridg'i"I
they have worked so hard for,