Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-27

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are making strenuous efforts to have
the Tongue river section completed by
May Is. when work will commence on the
Ekalaka section. Paul Milburn will leave
shortly to inspect the line. Owing to a
misunderstanding of the contractors
near Garland, eight miles of Cottonwood
poles We're erected in lieu of pine and it
Is probable these poles will be changed
and pine put IN their stead.
A tall Monaghan with a sparsely set
tied beard and a corn pepper on his head
attracted much attention on the street
today as he passed along looking for a
"washee house." Enquiry among the
slant-eyed fraternity developed the fact
hat he was an organizer for the Gin
Sing Lutte. a Chinese society on the order
of the Highbinders. F'
The I. o. o. F. are preparing for a
little entertainments among their menu
bership on Thursday evening. Euchre is
to be, the leading feature. krofonoe he
ing provided for those who do not in
dulge in that sport.
T. G. Cotter and wife and John Lamiler
and wife have gone to Mr.. Cotters
ranch. Mr.. and Mrs. Cotter were the re-
cirients of a grand serenade OH the even
ing of their nuptials from a number of
their friends.
A. w. Baker. who has been "%subbing"
in the mail service, has received appoint
ment as a regular and will have charge
of one of the new cars of the North
Coast Limited" which takes effect next
week.
The Inter Mountain premiums, con-
sisting of Webster's dictionaries, Hills
/ Manuals and large books on the subject
; of health. have been distributed and the
recipients are proud and happy.
The quarters and other buildings at
I the post will be repainted and put In
+ proper shape for, the soldiers who are to
occupy them. Wilson and Hanson have
the contract for the job.
A fishing party consisting of the Misses
Ethel Cato, and Katy and Lizzie Burgle
and Messrs. de G~raffenreid and Polk,
paid a visit to the dam o n Sunday.
John Fox and family of Livingston
have arrived in the city and will locate.
They are friends of j.. T.. Cusack of the
steam laundry enterprise.
Harry Truscott' has obeyed the biblical
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der his house, and is otherwise improv-
ing the landscape in his vicinity.
s. A. Hotchkiss has gone to the north
side and viii manage the cattle outfit
in which L. W. Stacy and Mr.. Swift of
Chicago are interested.
The l%ugubrious predictions of the
pessimistic weather-cocks were pleasant
ly disappointed today by the downpour-
ing of copious showers.
J. B. Hawkins has been appointed
guardian for Miss Jennie Grimes on ac-
count of the infirlnities Incident to her
! advanced age.
The Northern Pacific are hauling rock
and reinforcing the roadbed near the
culverts and otherwise improving the
track.
Miss Susie Kinsfather of Hathaway
and a young man named Peterson of the
same place, We're married last week.
Mrs. Rosa Mann has purchased the
four-room dwelling at the corne of Ohio
and Seventh street of James Sipes.
Fl. G. Wright has been appointed agent
for the Germania Life of New York by
the state agent, {. b. Mccarthy.
G.. M. Kerwan has sold his entire here
of horses, numbering several hundred, tt
Fred Rodgers.
Mrs. Harry Corbin has obtained a di'
Vorce from her husband.
BRIGHTER THAN HE APPEARED.
She was a pretty young typewriter ant
he was from the country. Last night
after he had brought her from church
they were in the front room of the board
ing house talking.
DC you write everything shorthand
7 he asked. after one of the frequent a n
painful periods of silence.
"Oh yes, everything" she answered.
! LET me see you write something" h
: said, drawing a notebook from his pocket
Anything was better than those dreadful
moments of quiet, so she acquiesced.
"What shall I writer" she asked.