Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-25

| city several days. a guest of Sister Theo-
dora at st. Nincent's hospital.
p. NJ. Gallagher and Ben Hager visited
the ~latter's stone quarry near Columbus
Saturday, getting a sample of stone to be
sent to the capitol building commission.
Jesse Nelson and Karl Sorrenson of
Cody, Wyo., are in the city today en-
route to New York City with a carload of
bucking horses, which will be added to
Buffalo Bills show.
P. B. Moss is expected home the lat
ter part of the week from a business trip
to New York. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Moss and children, who are Wis
iting in Missouri.
w. B. George is in Helena watching the
actions of the legislature.
The mines at Carbonate are turning
out 100 tons of coal daily and as soon as
the development that is now under way is
completed the output will be increased to
a wonderful degree.
John Scanlon had d hearing today be-
fore Justice Kelly on a charge of petit
larceny for stealing a coat from a Mrs.
Heatherington in South Billings and was
sentenced to forty days in Jail.
Col. Sam Gordon and E. H. Johnson of
Miles City passed through Billings Sat
urday en route from Helena, where they
had been doing some lobbying against the
Rosebud count bill.
Judge A. Fraser has taken a backset
and is once more confined to his home
with the grip. His many friends trust he
will not long be kept an invalid and that
soon he may once more be seen in his &C
cuStOned haunts.
Mrs. Chas. Trott and family have ar
rived in Billings from Forsyth to make
this place their future home. Mr.. Trott
has been engaged at Jos. Zimmerman's
for some time past.
DR.. Cliff Lindsay of I.ewistown visited
in Billings a couple of days last week,
where he will be present at the trial of his
brother, j. H. Hurst, charged with the
murder of Sheriff ~Cavanaugh.
Col. w. F. Cody of Cody, M. r. Rus
sell of Deadwood and H. G. Alger of
Sheridan were in the city Saturday night
on their return from a trip to Cody, Wyo.
Mr.. Russell was en- route home, while the
other gentlemen were going to Sheridan.
O. F.. Goddard made a trip to Big Finn
Der yesterday, having business in connec-
ton with the Representative Beasley libel
suit against several prominent citizens,
being attorney for the plaintiff. The case
viii come up at the May term Of court.
Attorney w. NJ. Johnston left Sunday
night on a professional trip to Helena and
! Butte. At the former place yesterday he
represented creditors Dan Boyle and
Donovan & Spear at the bearing before
) Referee Balliett in the Sperry bankruptcy
case.
Donovan & Spear are making some not
ed improvements IN the interior of their
store, preparatory to adding a new stock
of hardware, which has already been or
dered. New and extensive shelving is be-
ing erected to accommodate the new
stock.
B. A. Harlan of Gebo, accompanied by
his brother, J. c.. Harlan, formerly a
newspaper man of Cambridge, Neb., Were
visitors in Billings Friday. The latter
mi. Harlan has been visiting at Gebo. He
expects to leave shortly for Ohio, where
he viii locate.
j. C. McDonough, deputy head consul,
accompanied by E. f. Sprague of Liv-
ingston, is in the C ity for the purpose of
organizing a lodge of Modern WOodmcn
of America. The former has come to
Billings from Miles City, where he insti-
tuted an order with twenty members.
Toole & Vaughan have rented all of the
new Goss building being erected on Mon
tana avenue. The lower floor will be used
as the store proper, while the upstairs
rooms will be occupied by the clerks as
sleeping apartments.
Agent Becker of the Grow Indians has
appointed A. A. Morris of this city as his
assistant regarding Indian allotments on
the ceded strip and in future white set
tiers desiring to obtain ACCOMPLISHMENTS
from the Indians should negotiate with
Mr.. Morris instead of Agent Becker.