Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-10
MILES CRY NEWS eLEANINGs.
The Fire Losses-Action of the County
Commissioners-The Wool Crop.

The Fire Losses-Action of the County
Commissioners-The Wool Crop.
MILES CRY, July 2.-[Correspondence oil
The Miner.]-Later estimates placed upon
tie damage done by fire here Sunday
fixes the loss at $4,000. The insurance
reaches $500.
The county commissioners met to-day
and took action upon the letter address by
the q. s. Irrigation engineer relative to
the visit by the special committee OF the
senvte. The county surveyor was in
structed to prepare q map OF the county
showing all rivers and streams, with degree
OF fall; also all bitches and canals, AND
the area OF ground they irrigate; also
such other showing as might be pertinent
to the object sought. An active interest
is being taken in the irrigation matters,
and every effort will be made to get the
committee fully acquainted with the needs
of this county in respect OF irrigation.
The commissioners also obliterated the
eleventh registration district OF ~thecounty,
and merged it into the twelve district, with
the polling place at Ramsey & Beaman'f
ranch. The eleventh district bordered or
the Wyoming line, and the clerk named
Waggoner, who was appointed to that dis
trict, vas found to live across the line.
G. E. Jubert was removed from the regis
tration clerkship at Terry, and W. F. Jor
OF removal was that Jubert lived outside
of Terry.
I. Silverman has been appointed coroner
OF Custer county, vice Louis Payette, who
has removed from the county.
Abraham Calm was arrested here for ut
tering q forged check, purporting to be
signed by Col. Scheetz, one of the county
commissioners, and attempting to pass i,
off upon Mrs. Scheetz. He was bound ovel
to await the action OF the grand jury.
Wool is coming in here in heavy ship
ments. A. T. Campbell, representing al
Eastern house, has shipped $1,000 pounds
and Benz. w. Ladd OF Justus Baleman q
Co., Philadelphia, have purchased $4,000
pounds. The largest quantity OF wool evel
shipped in one car in Eastern Montana LEFT
Miles City to-day. 1t was the entire clip o
r. r. Selway and amounted to 10000
pounds. 1t was shipped by Mr.. Ladd.
The wool this year is very fine and thu
q third lighter. The reason of:this is the lacl
OF hot dry weather which preceded tn
shearing. Those woods which were shearee
later will be heavier.
The Pat Killen company is booked foI
this place on the 9Th. Killen has extended
an offer OF 500 to anyone who will stant
up before him forfour rounds, and Corpora
Toomey Of Fort keogh has accepted tn
challenge and will make the attempt
Toomey is a local pugilist and ranks wei
as a sparrer.
A. c. Milligan, whose real name is Muir
ply, was arrested in Jimt0wn, OAK, while
in the act of committing n burglary. HI
is the same man who was recently helc
here on a charge of breaking into the hard
ware store OF Tully & Freeze. but a dis
missed for lack OF evidence, though a knit
and razor OF the stolen property wer'
found on his person. When searched a.
Jimtown a quantity OF cutlery was foun6
on his person which is believed to be thai
of Tully & Freeze. He is being held for thu
action OF the Custer county authorities.
G. w. Allerton, the president of th'
board of county commissioners, has &C
cepted q position in Helena with the min
ing firm Of Downs & Allen. He has moi
rendered his resignation to the board.
Harry Bill, for a long time well known
as the Gle, K of the Macqueen house, has re
tired from his position to accept a lik'
Office at the Albemarle house at Living
ston.