The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-12
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cles OF incorporation.
correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
LIVINGSTON, April 10.-The April term
Of the district court convened in this city
Monday with Judge Frank Henry on the
bench. The order recently promulgated
fixing the terms of court in the Sixth ju-
dicial district, comprising the counties of
Park. Sweet Grass and Carbon, is as fol-
lows:
Park county-Second Monday in April,
third Monday in June, second Monday in
October and second Monday in January.
Sweet Grass county-First Monday in
May, first Monday in August, first Mon
day in November and first Monday in
February.
Carbon county-Second Tuesday in
July, third Tuesday in November. third
Tuesday in February and first Tuesday
in April.
The petit jury was called yesterday and
impaneled. Among the cases thus far
disposed OF are the following:
W. N. Pinkston of Butte VS.. Abby
Pinkston. The plaintiff commenced ac-
ton for q divorce a year ago. When the
case was called it was dismissed by the
plaintiff for the reason that the defenda Mt
had recently secured divorce in the East.
The case of ex-Road Supervisor Joe
Meredith against the county commissions
ers was decided in favor of the plaintiff.
Mr.. Meredith brought suit to recover the
sum of S132, balance alleged to be due for
work and labor performed. The amount
of the original bill was 1902, but the COM
missioners only allowed $40 of the amount
claimed, hence the suit. The commits
sioners claimed that the amount was ex-
cessive. The case was tried by jury and
MIR. Meredith was given verdict for tho
sum sued for.
The grand larceny cases of Albert Cook
and Bob McPhee. and Anderson and Har-
ris of Melville and Big Timber. respec-
lively, were sent to Big Timber on a
change of venue. The four defendants
are charged with cattle stealing.
Manager j. Ii. Conrad and Auditor
Walter King of the Montana Coal q Coke
company, came down from Horr Wednes-
day. They report everything running
smoothly at the coal camp. The COM
pany has just completed a large fiume
from the mines to the washer, distance
Of $500 feet. This takes the place of the
tramway down which the coal was for
merly conveyed to the ovens and will
lessen the cost of coke production consid-
erably. All the ovens, some 30 in num-
Der, are in full blast and superior quail
ity of coke is being manufactured. At
present the company has $50 men on it's
pay rolls and the force is to be still fur
Their increased and additional ovens con-
structed.
The bicycle craze is on the increase in
this city and the ushering in of spring has
developed many new riders. The
bloomer costume has made its appearance
and the fad bids fair to become quite
popular. The first young lady to make
her appearance on a wheel in boomers
was the observed of all Observers and
created quite a sensation.
Herman Kahle of Fridley was in tho
city to-day and reports the destruction by
lire at an early hour this morning of Lee
Dc Miles saw mill which was recently
started up near Fridley. The mill build
ing was entirely consumed and the ma
chinery is almost total loss. 1t is not
known how the fire originated.
Articles OF incorporation of the Carbon
Mercantile company were filed with
County Clerk Angus Tuesday. The incor-
porators and trustees are: A. +. Flager.
Z. L. Wright aud Ruth Flager of Red
Lodge, where the business of the compauy
is TO be carried on. The capital stock is
$4,000, divided into shares of the par
value of 500 each. The company COM
menced business on Wednesday.
The board OF county commissioners
met in special session in this city Monday
TO consider bids for the construction of a
rock wall along the south side of the Yell
lowstone north of the race track 10 pre-
vent the washing away of the county road.
The contract was awarded TO Joseph Bal
linger on his bid of 97E cents per cubic
yard, work to be competed by May 5.
David Sineock of Shields river has been