The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1888-02-23
TERRITORIAL NEWS,
Items Of Interest From Both
Sides Of the Divide.
Incidents Worthy Of Note Occurring
During the Week Given
Space Herein.

Notes Clipped and Condensed From
/ Exchanges Published Within
! the Territory.
| Sam H. Wildly, county attorney Of Yel
lowstone county, has been adjudged in
sane
Anaconda and Dillon gave leap yea
parties last week-that of Dillon being ;
masquerade.
Judge McCleary has resigned as one
OF the U. S. district judges for the Terri
tory Of Montana.
/ Frank Pierson, colo,ed cook OF Butte
was stabbed and fatally wounded bT Z
1aan named Wilson last Saturday.
An unknown man committed suicide
al Mullen last week by stabbing him.
self and cutting his throat with per
knife.
Charles Campbell, recent arrival in
Helena. attempted suicide last week by
tho use OF mo.phina lie was resus.
citated.
The city Of Helena will pay Louis
Smith $4,000 damages for injuries sns.
tained by falling into an excavation near
the City Hall
j. A. Stevens, On old-time Helena prin-
ter but FOR the past twelve years foreman
OF the Rocky Mountain Husbandman,
| died at White Sulphur Springs on Sun
Gay, the 18th.
The Townsend irrigating canal is to be
built by company stocked at $4,000.
The projectors expect returns o. 60 per
cent. On the Investment from water rents
ony under The Iicn;aha law passeu 1tssz
wlEter ard is punishable by fine and
Imprisonment in the penitentlary.
| James S. Kurl has been removed from
the clerEship OF tho first district court IN
Helena and Frank Mcdonnell, Judge
McCnnneil's con appointed in his place.
Tbe appointment OF near-relatDns IL
against the law for q. S. Courts, but
Judge Mcconnell argies that this is nc:
a q. S. court
The Anaconda murderer, Mart;n, en-
tered tia plea OF not guilty ct his pre-
liminary examination last Tuesday, an6
designated his counsel. H;s story Of tht
shooting ;s that Re:rdon first drew {
pistol upon him, that he wrested it from
him, and, IN the struggle the weapon wa.
dischar. ed. the bali entering Reardon,
brain by pure accident
Scott, the Granite wife murderer, wa'
successfully hanged at Deer Lodge las
Friday s.. so q. m. His last words
we're: q have been vron:ed; forgive
>oa all" Before III. execution hs VIZ!
confirmed III the Catholic faith ane
seemed resigned to bis fate. While wai:
ing FOR the execution Of bis eentence
Scott prepared long statement ~E'c!
was published il full IN the New North
veet, giving the history 0; bis tie fron
, tho time Of his early manhood and b
: vsre1on of the crime. It contained n
confession and adhered 10 his origina
absurd etory that he ,nistcok his wife TO
/ sor.e ono elso and vas acting ID sell
defense.
The Rocky Fork and Cooke City rail
,, road muddle continues. The ]aborerf
who Quit work sometime since bocaue
no pa, was forthcoming, we're starvln
and horseless, and were finally By orde
/ Of tho Board OF County Commissioner
( fed and lodged at the county's ezpens:
: This was at last stopped and now th
workmen ara again without the mean
OF supporting lie and roting is da:!
), feared. Tho county commissioners an
: the citizens OF Billings are at their wit
y ends as to what to do in the matter. III
I railroad company il heavily IN debt t
J. tho merchants OF Billings for supp}ie
e etc. I4ATpE-The laborers have bee
S paid but the merchants ere still in tn
hole.
man named Reardon was mnrdere
in Anaconda last Friday by Martin,
. Ibaarciin2-ho,isa keeper fox debt OF 81
dollars. .artin called Eeardon out OF
n house and after wofdy quarrel wh1
n walking up the street, knocked h''
down with pistol, and after tea''Ha;; az
kicking him to a state cf insensih'i.t
finally al.ot him in the back OF the hsa
1T S O'Clock last Monday, Martin ";
cap.,ire44 at !9l,iston b; Frank Ha:tc
. DEPUTY sh~si: .: Deer Ledge CO.. n.
o. .n.i t rank Ionlev, prison gnara. l2e ~
II on a hand car. dis+:sised having share
his raustache end otherwise altered h
appearance. He surrendered wltbo'
resistence. After his capture he state
:, that be was on the way to FoEt Bento
II ui,.ce his parents reside.
Il Some O. the ladies o: West :'hilirstu,
= took a,!yanrase OF yesterdays hpi-
- ecather md came up to tbs Old ton
ivisit;n1 aou shoDplu7.