Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-13

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defendants demurrer in the famous libel

defendants demurrer in the famous libel
suit.
John Fulkerson, sheriff of Lexington,
Mo-, was in the city this morning en-
route home with a prisoner who had been
arrested at Sprague, Wash, on a charge
of horse stealing.
j.. H.. Martin, formerly of Miles City.
will hereafter make Billings his head
quarters while representing the we'll
known house of Yerxa Bros. & Co OF st.
Paul n Minneapolis.
o. c. Finkelnberg, wife and boy of Big
Timber were Billings visitors Sunday,
being on their way to Bridger, where the
former will assist in the surveying OF the
new i%rrigating ditch.
Phil M. Gallagher returned the latter
part of last week from a trip to the Bear
Greek coal mines. He says that the re-
port crediting him with having sold his
interest in the mines is false.
Mrs. Thomas Halbert, who has been
stopping in Billings for several weeks
past, having been sick at st. Vincent's
hospital, left yesterday for her home at
T1albert, Mont, very much improved IN
health.
j. B. Amin Of Columbus, n of the
popular county commissioners and sec
rotary Of the Columbus Mercantile COM
pany, was looking after pushes mat
tiers in the county metropolis yesterday.
H. j. Walraven, a former brakeman
out of Livingston, has succeeded Con-
ductor Campbell of the Bridger run OF
the Northern Pacifs. Mr.. Campbell has
been transferred to a run on the main
line.
DR.. w. A. Allen returned home Satur-
day night from a successful professional
journey to Buffalo and other Wyoming
points. He expects to leave this week
for Lewistown, to be absent several
weeks.
j. H. Charters of Lewistown spent Sat-
urday in the Magic City. Mr.. Charters
was on his way to Alliance, Neb., to look
after his hotel property, which he leased
prior to his return recently to Montana.
M. H. Kane of Butte, who is to have
charge of the coal store at
Bridger, was a Billings visitor Saturday
night, en- route home from Bridger, where
he witnessed the starting up OF the min
ing machinery.
Z. f. Esselstyn of Red Lodge, Northern
Pacific coal inspector of the Rocky Fork
mines. came down last night and left to-
day for Santa Cruz, Cal, for the benefit
of his health, his complaint being kidney
trouble.
H. H. McCord and T. E. Butler, who had
been at Red Lodge %disposing of Butte
realty for the Montana Land and I'M
provement were in Billings
reported having met with success IN Red
Lodge.
Editor M. c. Morris Of the Billings
Times left this morning for Little Rock,
Ark, where he will remain for a couple
of weeks. On his return he will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Morris and children,
who will make their future home in
Billings.
The Red Lodge Picket is authority for
the statement that Richard Ashworth,
the millionaire cattleman of Wyoming,
is in Yokohama, Japan. Mr.: Ashworth
- -,.Al go r-1;~ lo~l on6
writes that he may do the Occident for
several month
Mrs. Eldora Boeger arrived in Billings
Sunday night from Davis City, Iowa, for
a nextended visit with her sister, Mrs.
III. S. Evans. Mrs. Boeger may decide to
make her future home in our city, and
should she do so we are sure she will re-
ceive a cordial welcome.
Mrs. S. G.. Reynolds, wife of Assistant
Cashier Reynolds of the First National
bank, who has been visiting at her old
home in Big Rapids, Mich, for the past
May 6. Mr.. Reynolds, who is the daddy
of a pretty girl baby, born to Mrs. Rey-
nolds last September, will be one of the
happist mortals in Billings on their ar
rival.
Julius Lehrkind, proprietor of the
Bozeman brewery Of Bozeman, was in
the city yesterday, the guest of w. H
Schneider, his local agent. Mr.. Lehrkind
left this morning for a trip through Car
bon county, the purpose of which is to
select a location for the erection of a
branch brewery of 5000 barrels capacity
and to cost about $25, 900. He expects to
decide on his location at once n will
the work on the plant inside of
two weeks.
Charles L. Lamb, at attorney of Min
neapolis, was a business visitor in Bill
hngs Saturday. He is interested in a
realty Investment company, which
bought UP some railroad additions in
Glendive, Forsyth and Livingston o few
years ago, and was returning from a trip
to Livingston. Mr.. Lamb seemed to be
of the opinion that the latter city would
enjoy a booming period this year. Dur
ing his stop in Billings he took occasion
to inquire the price real estate was SELL
ing for.
George T. Lamport, the civil engineer
OF Billings, who has located a ranch ad-
joining the Bear Creek coal fields, four
miles south Of Red Lodge, arrived in the
city this morning with an outfit of two
wagons loaded with household goods and
ranch supplies, says the Red Lodge
Picket. He will erect a new house on
his ranch, remove his family thereto and
spend the summer in working and inn
proving his property. Mr.. Lamport came
overland, and left Billings Monday, but
was delayed en- route by what he says
was the worst snow storm and blizzard
he ever
An early morning wedding occurred at
the Congregational parsonage Saturday.
A couple arrived in Billings on the $50
a. m. passenger train from Livingston,
and after rousing Clerk Williams from
his peaceful slumbers and securing a
license. went to Rev. Clark's and got the
minister up. The contracting couple
was Stephen N. Cornwall, who gave his
residence as DeadwoOd, S. D., and Dora
j.. Watson. residence same. After the