Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
LlVlNGSTONNEWS
Livingston, Feb. "a.

The fifth annual masquerade bail given
by the Rocky Mountain ! at the Hef-
ferlin Opera house Thursday evening was
one of the best ever given in this city. AL
most a hundred couples participated in
the affair besides the spectators who
packed THE house to the doors. A more
select gathering IS seldom seen in Living
ston. All We're asked to raise their
masks as they entered by the door COM
mittee, therefore keeping the respect OF
the social gathering up to 1.-THE
There were many beautiful costumes
present, but the comic costumes were
more numerous and created a great deal
of merriment among the spectators. The
most handsome dressed lady prize was
won by Miss Turner. and for the most
original dress by Mrs. Nelson. F.. II.
Crawford won the prize for the best
dressed gentleman and George Van
Brocklin for the most original costume.
The event was a grand success IN every
way and the club members deserve much
credit for the able manner in which the
affair was conducted.
A certificate of the stockholders meet
ing Of the Crevasse Mountain Mining
company was filed with County Clerk An
gus this week. 1t states that the prop
erty of the company has been bonded for
a. term Of two years to Jas. GOurley who
is to pay 800, 900 for tine property before
the expiration of the bond. This property
consists of the following mining claims
in the Crevasse district: Thu Granite.
Summit, Consolidated Mizpah. Highland
Chief and Polaris, together with the mill
upon the same. A similar bond on the
property was given to NJ. A. Buckle IN
June last year, but his tragic death about
two months ago vitiated the bond.
Attorneys Corbett and Lee. Of Butte,
entered their appearance for w. A. Clark
& Bros, in the matter of the estate of
Harry Gassert, deceased, and hearing on
the order to show cause why the bill OF
w. A. Clark & Bro, should not be modi-
fled, was continued until the first day OF
the next regular term.
Two employees at the Northern Pacific
shops met with slight accidents during
the past week. Thomas Martin received
a painful wound in the foot and George
Burke was struck on the head by a three
inch pipe receiving a scalp wound. They
will both be laid u p for a few days.
Friends of John Treacy who was con.
victed at the January 1896 term of cour
of killing Chris. Anderson at Horr dur
ing a drunken row. have interested them
selves in ar effort to procure his pardon
Treacy was sentenced to ten years in tn
penitentiary for ~manslaughter.
John Graham, division superintendent
Of building and bridges, went to Billing;
this week to look over the ground fol
the erection of the new Northern Pacih,
wool warehouse which will be put up a
that point.
A lemon social was held at the home o
Mrs. E. C. Henry Wednesday evening
All present enjoyed a very pleasan
evening with music and social converse
ton. The hostess served a delicious
lunch.
In the district court yesterday Franz
Fisher was granted a divorce from Bea
tree FISHER. The case of the Stat
against Patrick Dougherty was continue,
for the term.
Washington's birthday, Thursday, wa
generally observed in this city by tn
closing of public schools and offices an.
principal places of business Throughout
the city.
; Marriage licenses We're issued thi
week to Vancer Smetz and Miss Agne
Kawcick n to George w. Owens an
Mary A. Evans, all residents Of Aldridgt
Chas. Leroy who was convicted in tn
district court Tuesday of grand larcen
has been granted a new trial, owing to
technical error during the trial.
, D. G. Miles, father of A. w. Miles c
thisc city, arrived this morning to visit h
: son for a few days.
!. Roll Richmond returned yesterda
> from Lombard where he has been in tn
:, employ of the Montana railroad.
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