Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-09
lVlNGSTONNEWS

Livingston. March Z, 1900.
Inc regular monthly meeting of the
cfty council was held ON Monday even
ing, with Mayor John T.. Smith in the
chair and all the aldermen present. Cur
rent bills for the month of February were
read and referred. Reports of the city
officers were read and approved. The
city ordinance adopted in August, 1897,
which compelled the BARRIERS to pay q
city license, was repealed by the unani-
NOUS vote OF the council. The city clerk
was instructed to call for bids for the
construction of a stone wall dyke along
the north bank of the Yellowstone river
east Of Main street. The dyke is to start
at the westerly end of the present dyke
and continue for 200 feet. It is to be 10
feet high and is to average 2 feet 8 inches
In thickness. The work is to be COM
pleted within 30 days after the accept
ance Of the bid. The following officers
were duly appointed for the annua city
election, to be held the first Monday in
April, 1900: First ward: Judges, James
Murchland. Doc Bartlett, W. H. Yeaton,
Pehr Wendell and James Maloney;
clerks. John Rankin and A. P. Drake.
Second ward: Judges, j. L. Holmes, P.
]. Nolan. Herman Wolcott, J. H.. Dough-
erty n F. A. Kreiger; clerks, ST Mar
shall and F. V. Clark. Third ward:
Judges, M. M. Coleman, Sam Geyser,
Charles Uhl, John Martin and Dan Fen
nell; clerks, ]. W. VanDoran and Joseph
Moriarity. The city clerk was directed
to cause notice Of election to be pub
lished for holding the city election on
April for the election of ore alderman
for each ward.
A happy wedding was quietly cele-
brated ON Sunday. March 4. at the home
OF the brides sister, Mrs. E.. E.. Wright
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
J. F. Pritchard and was attended by the
immediate friends and relatives of the
contracting parties. The bride was Miss
Katherine Spring a charming young lady
OF MelrOse, Iowa, and the groom w. B,
Amin. A wedding supper followed the
ceremony, and later the bridal couple
drove to their future home on 4 street,
where a house all furnished was await
ing them. The groom is a prosperous
young merchant of this city, and, with
his bride. has manyg good wishes for their
happiness.
The county commissioners met in, reg
ular session Monday and examined the
reports of the different county officials.
which We're found correct. A petition
was presented to the board, signed by
over 200 petitioners, asking for the es-
Establishment of a "free'' county high
school. The petition was approved and
the county clerk was directed to cause
the necessary notices of election, submit
ting the proposition to the voters. the
election to be held in connection with the
election OF school districts Of the county,
which will occur on April Z, the trustees
OF each school district to act as judges.
The case OF the Liquor Dealers asso-
citation against George Hustled, the drug
rir4 Eo~ No11fN S-,H~ SAI-,A
came up for trial in justice Bender's
u on Tuesday morning. The jury re-
turned a verdict of acquittal after a
short elaboration. County Attorney Mil
Ter acted for the prosecution and Attor-
neys Smith and Stark for the defendant.
j. r. King and family returned home
Sunday after a two-months' visit with
friends and relatives in the east. Mr..
King has been confined to his bed since
his return, threatened with an attack of
pneumonia. y
In the district court Monday II. c.. Lee
was bound over to the district court on
a charge of forgery. Lee forged John. La
Wells name to a check for $26.
B. L. Sperry returned fror an extended
eastern trip Sunday and will resume his
trick in the dispatches Office about the
20th instant.
Judge Henry went to Red Lodge on
Monday morning to convene the March
term Of court in Carbon county.
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OUR BRITISH COUSIN.
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One of them recently purchased nol-
Icy from the Mutual Life Insurance {.
of New York. for which he paid S130. 000.
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