Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-28
THE News TN BRIEF

ILL NuVU 1ls Ulklul
Senator Carter has introduced a bill
authorizing the COMMISSIONS of the gen.
eral land office to survey lands within
the limits of any railroad grant upon ap-
plication therefor in writing with the
state surveyor general. The railroad is
also required to deposit enough money
to pay the expenses of the survey.
Henry G.. klenck of KaliSpen was adj
judged a bankrupt in the United States
court in Helena yesterday. His petition
in bankruptcy showed liabilities of about
$45, 900. Among the creditors are: Conrad
National bank of Kalispell, $21, 900;
Griggs, Cooper & Co., st. Paul, $500; G.
r. Newell. Minneapolis, 81, 700, and James
Conlon, $1,000.
The Reding will case came up for trial
before Judge Henry in Livingston yes
terday. The lost will was admitted to
probate March 16, 1897, leaving all the
property to Adam Gassert Of Cinnabar,
Mont. Katherine Wagner Of Gutenberg,
Germany, who claimed to be a niece OF
the deceased. filed a petition to revoke the
probate of the will. The jury in the case
found from the evidence that the contest
ant was not related to the deceased ana
tina the will should stand. Jacob Redlng
died suddenly in Livingston February =
1897, and his will was found about TWO
weeks afterwards in an old tin can near
his home at Cinnabar. The property is
valued at SAC, 600.
Major e. G. Brooke of Whitehall, who
has been several days in town, is the
guest of relatives on the west side. Inc
major. although over so years of age,
still clinoS tp the old niODHpr StNIe OF
travel. He left Whitehall on horseback
Saturday night after II o'clock, stopplng
g, short time at Boulder. and arrived IN
Helena on Sunday afternoon. He is very
much interested in the senatorial contest
and wires each days changes to friends
at home.-Helena Herald.
M. r. Kennedy. manage OF the Mon
tana Pulp & Paper company, has been
at Manhattan during the week superln-
tending the unloading of eleven cars or
structural iron. AS soon as possible,
work on the immense building will be
started and by next September Montana
will be using paper made within its Dor
ders. The building will be located close
to the elevator and malt house, and will
give Manhattan an important industrial
appearance from the railroad. Manager
Kennedy will be out early in April to give
the work his personal supervision. Ma
chinery for all grades of paper has been
purchased, and M~ontanians will have to
buy but little of this product outside OF
the state.-Bozeman Chronicle.
The case of Miss Dougherty VS.. Henry
Dahlman, both residents of Boulder, for
breach of promise, which has been on
trial in the district court OF Jefferson
county, went to the jury yesterday after
noon, the twelve men after celebrating
returning a verdict in favor of the plains
tiff for $3,45S.91. During Thursday the
defendants side of the story was told,
several witnesses appearing in his behalf.
Most of the forenoon was taken up cross
examining witnesses to ascertain the
amount of Mr.. Dahlman's wealth. j. j.
Holmes testified to the fact that the Gray
Eagle mine paid him and his partner
n from ST, 500 to SO, 900 a month above eX-
penses, and caused considerable amuse-
ment by the statement that at a forced
sale the Gray Eagle would bring about
$25, 900, while his statement was that he
would refuse 10000 in cash.
United States District Attorney Rodgers
received a telegram Thursday afternoon
from the Blackfeet reservation from
indian Agent Fuller to the effect that an
Assiniboine Indian had stabbed a Black
foot and there was great excitement
among the Blackfeet, and an officer
should be sent at once. No names were
given. Deputy United States Marshal
Wall left Helena for the reservation to
bring the murdcrous Indian to Helena.
The dispatch from Captain Fuller read:
"An AssinibOinc Indian visiting here
stabbed a BlackfoOt Indian, probably
fatally. Send a deputy marshal without
delay to take the AssinibOine Indian to
Helena, or other murders viii follow"