Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-27
M|SSOuLA news
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Branch Office Inter Mountain Publish.
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CHRISTMAS GIFT
JAMES CAMPBELL FORCED TO DO
NATE TO ROBBERS.
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Record Breaking Day, Just Before
Christmas-Land Office
Decisions
MANY MARRIAGE LICENSES.

James Campbell was held up by three
masked men on back street in this city
Christmas eve and relieved of five dol
lars in silver and $4,000 watch chain
which he had purchased in the afternoon
for the purpose of making Christmas
present Mr.. Campbell left the Florence
hotel about 1890 heading for home. AS
he reached point between the Catholic
and Baptist churches, the three men
stepped up and showed a murderous-
looking six-shooter in his face accom-
panying the action with a command to
throw up his hands. 1t was but matter
Of few minutes when his pockets had
been rifled and the men Disappeared. The
officers were notified. but as yet have no
clue to their identity.
-Four marriage licenses We're issued
from the office of the clerk of the court
Monday afternoon, which breaks the
record for the year. Alexander c. Nc
Donald and Emma Mckay, both of
Eddy, were granted license and mar
ried in the afternoon by Rev. Father
Pandino at the Catholic church. j. ).
Merritt and Miss M. A. Walter arrived
on No. 3 from Butte procured license
and were married at $50 in the parlors
of the Rankin hotel by Justice Hayes.
Licenses were also issued to l.. A. Dale
| of Spokane and Miss Mabel Engbert of
Portland, and Adoph Castonguy and
Miss Alice Trahan, both of Frenchtown.
Three decisions from the secretary of
the interior have been received by the
United States land Office in contest cases
1,ot %f, ,e hoe
| Tremblay, and William A. Claybourn
and Ole A. Ranstrum in which the It'll
| of the state to three quarter sections of
| land is affirmed In the case Of
| Tremblay, the decision of the local
| land office is set aside, in which it was
held that it was not necessary to have
| established prior residence to the open
| ing of the land for settlement. The same
| circumstances govern the case of Clay
,bourn In the case of Ole Ranstrum the
decision of the MiSsoua land office deny,
| ing application for homestead entry Of
the claim on the ground that he was not
| a bona tide applicant was upheld.
H. M. Gregg of Deep Creek arrived
last evening to complete Christina
where the pleasures of life could be had.
Mr.. Gregg is erecting a ten-stamp mill
| at his mine and hopes to have it in full
! operation in the spring. Although but
ten stamp will be put in at first, the
building erected is large enough to ac-
| commodate an extra ten which may be
Installed later. Mr.. Gregg is a practical
| miner of many years experience in Ore
gon, California and other states. and
| feels confident. after being in charge of
| his present mine since last summer, of
having good paying proposition.
! Maj. Arkwright Hutton, the author
OF 1.-The Couer d'Alenes." passed through
the city this morning on his way from
J Butte to Wallace to spend the holidays
with his family. Mr. Hutton will attend
the services of the legislature at Hell
ena and work in the interest of the
eight-hour bill and other measures for
the benefit of the laboring people of Mon
! tana. He was accompanied by RS. Annie
Ciafin of Mullan, Idaho.
Is Letters of testimony having been
granted James H. r. Ryman in the mat
ter of the estate Of David Poison, de-
ceased. the following named appraisers
were yesterday appointed by Judge
Woody: Henry Therriault, J. B. Jette
and Carville Dupeers
| Conductor Ryan of the Northern Pa
c.fic Railway company, was brought to
the company's hospital in this city yes
terday afternoon from Livingston where
he sustained some bad bruises and scalp
wounds by being thrown through a WIN
dow in the cupola of a caboose, which
resulted from the car becoming un-
coupled on steep grade and humping
against string of fiat cars.
The annual ball of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen will occur Thurs
day evening. Dec q. The hall has been
nicely decorated and good music en-
gagged. ensuring first-class time to all
who may attend
Lou Lyons departed Christmas after
noon for Spokane where he will reside
in the future, having accepted a posi-
ton with a large clothing house Mr..
T yOnS has made largo of