The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-05-23
PHlLSBURG DEER LODGE COUNTY,

} Company A, Nevada artillery, at Virgi3i
City. He also served the position G
deputy warden at the penitentiary q
Carson. He came to Butte about thre
years ago, whore, as in former places, h
arose in the estimation of all, and whel
the republicans secured the city govern
ment Of Butte he was chosen for cit
marshal.
Mr.. Coulter was man Of commandin,
appearance, about 46 years of age ant
leaves wife and seven children to noun
their loss-three daughters, Grace
Mabel and Maude, and four sons, Clyd,
and Roy Coulter and Frank and GeorR,
Wheeler.
The trial of Mary Simpson vs.. George
Simpson to recover custody of thei1
daughter, Miss Nellie, was brought be
fore Judge DeWolfe in Butte this week
Who, after hearing the testimony of the
mother and daughter. confirmed 6
former decree of the court and the child
was given in charge of her father. This
decision will, 1t is hoped, forever settle
the efforts made by Mrs. Simpson to OBJ
tain the child; and, as in former con.
tests, the child said positively that she
would not live with her mother. Not
long ago while Nellie was stopping on a
farm near Stone Station spending a
vacation, her father was informed that a
plot was being instigated to kidnap his
daughter, and he at once fastened to
Stone Station where he was informed
that the report was true, and that the
night previous woman and a strange
man appeared in that vicinity and offer
ed S2O to citizen if he would secure
the child and put her in their carnage.
The man refused to do it and they drove
away. but from their movements, which
were closely watched it was evident that
they were planning to steal the child,
and would probably have accomplished
their purpose had they not gone about
1t In so bold manner. On learning
that they were detected, the final effort
OF gaming the possession of the child
through the court was pursued with the
above result. Nellie is bright child l3
years old and is wurshiped by her
father, to whom she is greatly attached,
and she is likewise favorite among all
Who know her.
The residents of Kirkville were e.
tremely excited last Saturday when a
tire broke out in the Bancroft boarding
house, about l: 80 in the afternoon. In
half an hour it had enveloped that
structure together with Barnes saloon
and Mrs. Schultz's boarding house, and
Tor time it. waa feared tho whole town
would be burned. which was only avert |
ed by the mill men from the Bi Metallic |
who came to the rescue ard by working
prevented it spreading. The
women residents of the place are also
deserving of much credit for the cool
headed manner in which they fought
the flames to protect their homes. |
in the boarding and lodging
house was total loss, many Of the mill
men losing everything except the clothes
they were wearing. There was no insur-
ance on anything that burned except the |
Bancroft house which was owned by M. |
B. Scott and was insured for $500, |
which covers the loss. The total loss is
estimated at about 5000. The fire
in a chimney aue. The
boarding house will be rebuilt, and Mr..
Barnes has resumed his business in a |
tent and will rebuild at once.
Louis Lavlin. an old time Philips
burger, met with severe accident last
Thursday evening, while influenced with
alcohol. Big Louis, as he is known to
al, and companion who was also in
;oxicated, engaged in friendly set-to in
Aroger's saloon when in some unknown
manner Louis right leg was broken in
;wo places above the ankle. DR.. Allen
vas summoned and attended to the in
uries while Louis looked on and did
lot seem to realize the fatality that had
'efallen him. His recovery is very
doubtful, as the doctor thinks blood
'oisoning will surely set in, and his
ystem being SO thoroughly saturated
With booze" he will stand but little
how to recover. He was taken to the
'ospita] in Deer Lodge Friday, and
TRANCE to say, although he is Sc years