The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-16
ALLP0RT WILL CASE ON
Handwriting Experts Will Tes-
tify Again.
MATERIAL FOR BRIDGES
Work OF Construction Ts in Progress.
Great Northern Surveyors Msst
With an Accident Near
@ Boulder

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Boulder, Nov. 15.-The town is we'll fill
ed to-day with Iitigants, attorneys and
witnesses in the famous Airport will
case At the morning session of court
with Judge Henry Smith of Helena pre-
siding, jury was secured with less diff
hculty than was expected and at this
hour the examination of witnesses has
begun, Much interest will center in the
testimony of Mr.. Tallman of Chicago,
expert in handwriting and the chemical
analysis Of inks, as he appeared in the
contest of tho former will, and 1t was
| largely due to his testimony that that
document was overthrown and with
drawn from court.
1t is understood that the other side
also has an Eastern expert on chirogra-
ply, and there are many witnesses to
testify as to their familiarity with the
| handwriting Of the deceased Airport, and
who will give their opinions pro and con
| as to the signature to the document pre-
sented. 1t is reported that the parties.
B. G. w. Evans and Geigerich of Butte,
who are the witnesses to this document,
the body of which Is supposed to be in
the handwriting of Evans are absent
| and cannot be produced by the propon-
ness. but it is rumored that several sur
prses may be sprung in the progress of
the trial Eminent legal talent appears
on both sides-for the prepayment Of the
will, George +. Cowan of Butte, T. J.
Walsh of Helena. Judge Pemberton and
Wines & Wines Of Butte: for the contest
ants. Mrs. Miller Of Michigan, Mrs. Far
| leigh Of Chicago and other heirs appear
! Walsh G Newman, Governor Robert b.
! Smith, John H. Shober and M. S. Gum
| of Helena and Charles r. Leonard of
! Butte. Attorney General Nolan was also
expected to appear for the contestants,
but is detained by the case in the su-
| preme court.
In the case of the State VS.. Charles
Stevens. charged with assault with a. gun
on Thomas Jones of Alhambra, with in
| tent to commit robbery, the identity of
| the assailant was not sufficiently estab-
lshsd and the jury returned verdict
| of not guilty.
State VS.. Harry Bertrand, charged with
stealing horse from s. B. Van Wart of
Woodville. The horse was found in his
| possession in another part of the county.
| On the stand he admitted taking the
horse. but said he intended to return it.
The jury found him guilty and fixed the
sentence at one year in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Louis Suhr, charged with as
| sault and resisting an officer. Continued
|
jail.
The party of Great Northern surveyors
| working near here met with a runaway
accident in returning from their work
last evening and among those who jump
| ed from the wagon when the tongue came
| down and the horses were under good
| Roadway was Mr. Robson who sustained
fracture Of his left arm near the wrist
| and has gone to the company hospital
at Great Falls.
| THIS morning at the home Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. D. G. Warner occurred the mar
rage of their daughter Lottie to Ralph
| l.. Moore. A beautiful and impressive
| Howard CRUDE Of the Presbyterian
church. The bride has grown to wo-
| manhood in Boulder, where she has a
large number of friends, and gowned in
dress Of white organdie over taffeta
silk, with ribbons and point lace. and
carrying bouquet of white roses, she
| presented lovely appearance. Follow
ing the ceremony the bridal couple and
| guests sat down to a wedding breakfast
| OF the choicest kind which had been
| prepared and was under the supervision
| of Mrs D. s. Merrill The dining room
and the parIor, in which the ceremony
was performed, were deliberately deco
rated with festoons of evergreens and
bouquets of roses, chrysanthemums and
carnations. number of beautiful pres
ents were displayed. the gifts of rela-
tives and friends here and in the East
The groom is a well-known and popular
| young man in Missoula, where he has
the position of storekeeper for the North
ern Pacific Railway company. The
| guests present at the ceremony were the
brides parents. her brother Eben and the
family of her brother: Bert Warner, the
groom's mother Mrs. Moore of Missoula
| his sisters. Misses Emma and Mary
| Moore; Mrs. Gale, Mrs, Poore, Miss
Poore, Rev. and Mrs. CRUDE. Mrs Mer-
rill and Mr.. Cornish. Mr.. and Mrs
Moore left on the noon train on their
way to Missoula, where they will make
their home, followed by the good wishes
of many friends here, who bespeak for
them a cordial welcome in Missouia
The long delayed material for the two
bridges across the Boulder river, south
| of town, Is beginning to arrive and the
| work of construction is in progress. The
| Gillette-Herzog company of Minneapolis
has the contract. and they report much
difficulty in securing material at this
time Mr.. Fitch of Butte is in immediate
charge of the work and 1t is expected
that both bridges will be completed by
Dec. /. They are OF steel construction
with tubular piers filled with piles, ana
their construction is anxiously awaited
as the crossing has been very inconven
lent for several months and would sool
be worse while the river is in process O
| freezing.