Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-10

entertainment, ana the manner IN when
he carried out every detail reflects great
credit upon his profession.
p. Fl. Scally dice at ST. Nincent's hos
pital yesterday morning after an illness
of several weeks. Mr.. Scally was pro-
prietor of the Exchange saloon for sew
eral years prior to last spring. Since
then. w to about the middle of last Oc>
tober. he had been on the Crew reServa-
ton. working on the irrigating ditch.
He has a brother, j. w. Scally. workins
for +. \. Richardson of the Crow
agency The brother is expected to ar
rive here in the morning to arrange for
the funeral.
Invitations have been received in this
city by friends of Hon. and Mrs. George
r. Miaburn of Miles City to attend their
t~wenty-ffth wedding anniversary on the
evening of Friday, December II. The
celebration Of their wedding comes at a
peculiarly appropriate time. following as
it does Judge Milburn's election to the
supreme bench of the state, and will
serve as a farewell reception to his many
Custer and Yellowstone county friends
prior to his departure for his new home
in Helena.
The funeral of E. j. Gculding was held
Tuesday afternoon. No services We're
held at the house, but the body was ac-
companied to the cemetery by the Ma
sonic, Woodmen of the World. and the
Royal Highlanders orders, besides many
synlpathiz.ng friends. At the cemetery
the Masonic order held the first services,
followed by the Woodmen of the World.
Little Horn "Encampment 1. o. 0. F.,
held an election OF officers Monday night
With the following result: E. II. Cole,
chief patriarch; JOAN Powers, high
priest; ]. G. Burns, senior warden; L. G.
Palmer, Junior warden; Henry White,
scribe; w. H. Heffner, treasurer. The
officers will be installed at the first
meeting in January.
Billings Star lodge, No. Al, !. O. Q. F.,
also elected officers on Monday night,
and the same will be installed on the
first meeting night in January. The Off
cers-elect are: w. A. Robinson, noble
grand; j.. c. Buns, vlce-grand; Henry
White, secretary: VIM. H. Hoffman,
treasurer.
A marriage license was granted yes
terday to Thomas Malstrom and Ella
Parker. The prospective groom is an
employee of the Northern Pacific freight
department in this city, while the BRIDE
to be is one of the popular and highly
respected young ladies of Billings.
A. X. Erwin, merchant; DR.. D. Camp
bell, Northern Pacific physician, and a
Mr.. Morgan, a real estate dealer, all OF
Butte, arrived in Billings yesterday
4 Doprninp laayinr in thu oftornoo~ on-
c%ompanied by John w. Collins, on a
hunting trip in the Bull mountains.
w. z. Drury of London, England, who
is buying horses in this section for the
British army, arrived in the city yes
terday from a trip through the northern
country, and is looking at the horses in
the country contiguous to Billings.
Henry Johnson wants the district
court to give him a divorce from Vir-
ginia w. Johnson on the ground of de-
sertion. Mrs. Johnson resides in Sheri-
dan, Wyo., While Mr.. Johnson follows
the business of cook in this city.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is constructing a new line on the
Burlington right-of-way between Hunt
ley and Sheridan, the work being under
the supervision of Superintendent Cal
lahan of Chicago.
A birthday party was given at the
Driscoll hotel on Monday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. F. L. Halbert of Hal
bert, Montana. There were about a
dozen ladies Of the city present, who pre-
sented Mrs. Halbert with several hand
some gifts in memory of the occasion.
The Burlington railroad is arranging
to enlarge it's switching yards in North
Billings, it being necessary on account
of Increased freight business. The ties
are already on the ground.
May A. Fishburn asks a divorce from
her husband, Jack f. Fishburn, on the
plea Of cruelty. The case will be settled
at the January session of the district
court.
Mss Edith Calvin, who has been visit
ing with Mrs. II. H. Boal in Sheridan for
the past few weeks, has returned to her
home in this city.
j, w. Shackleton of Butte, who has
the contract for the erection of c. O.
Gruwelrs new brick building, is in the
city getting the work started.
Miss Lyle has accepted a position in
the dry goods department of the Dono-
van-McCormick mpan store.
John r.. Hathorn of Livingston is WIS.,
iting in this city with his son, Fred
Hathorn and wife.
THE COMMON LOT.
Having firmly made up my mind to
stop at midnight" said Hawkins, enter
ing the friendly game. Il announce po-
sitively that I will not play later than 3