The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-29
TOWN TOPICS IN BUTTE.

fet3f MxOulu0u was 08leep III Shtcttsh8hl y
saloon. ON Main street, sitting In n chair.
In his right hand vest pocket was q silver
watch. which he valued at So, and ON
which was inscribed his name. 1t was at
taclsed toa common cord chain. When
he awoke he tried tn pull out his watch to
see what time Ii was, hut the watch was
gone. This afternoon Mcmillan was
walking past T.. Jacobs pawnshop, ON
South Main street, where he saw his
watch i'm the show To make SURE
ne went in, asked to see il and found his
name on il. He demanded the watch, hat
the ~pawnbroker said he had let u man
have % ON Il, and would let the owner
about the matter. The policeman bs-
to give up the watch. The pawnbroker.
the watch was Patrick Maher; Monihan
in search Of him, After most of the
saloons and s9ambling pla s.,s,d IN in ,o ,Sa
California brewery saloon i'm East Broad
way. He was arrested on a charge OF rob
berry and taken before Judge Newkirk.
He will he tried next Thursday.
The county commissioners to-day raised
the assessment of the Butte City railway
of N. Fisher & Brother si.oGO. The as
sessment of the Utah & Northern .ailroad
company was fixed at S5.OOo per mile for
stock was liked at 500 per mile. The
amount of the Montana Union
WAS f1fd at 80 30 per mile for l5;S mill.
on the assessment of the Western Union
telegraph company was adhered tn.
board i'm relation to making n statement
OF the Anaconda company, and agreed To
=" Jnin n iss,n Thn .o fsa.r ~ n,i;n,r"e,i
until next Thursday.
The Pacific Express has filed
stock to he $4,sOO,OOO; the assets are it's
franchises, CONTRACTS, equipInents, etc.,
worth So0:ooo and bonds and rash on
A dodRer was circulated about the
streets to-day, announcing the opening of
teen new lady walters. fresh from the
east"
Among the guests registered at the Nc.
Minneapolis; u. j. Conklin. of Helena;
y: =. Schemcrhorn and wife, Of Des
Mfoine T.. e.. Kinney. of Anaconda; and
James NJ. Glass, OF Basin.
An old dccrcpit man, a cripple, was dis
covered by Officers NJ. Leggan and Carroll
tins morning i'm am alley back of T.: NJ.
Cars livery stable, monkeying with a
revolver. As the barrel was turned toward
ed suicide and the officers rompt seized
him and took the revolver from him. The
cripple was trying tn fit thirty-cight calibcr
Ss arrest t%i" charged with Carrying con-
cealed weapons. He gave no name when
arraigned to-day. he plead not guilty.
Jerry Shannon, who was arrested II few
days ago OH n charge of and
sleeping i'm the street, was not arraigned
hour this morning the jaiior and Chief Of
Police Smith knocked ON the door Of his
cell, but they could not wakcn him. He
had answered a summons tn he arraiRned
at "a higher court. He had evidently just
died AS the hours went to call him from
il supposed To he heart disease. He was
n well known character about town. Ten
s sn;rs ago. 2 he u WAS al the Sr, BLACK Co n !
girl. He was considered far above the
average in intelligence. and n smart man
rant and billiard hall i'm the Black Hills.
Later he worked ON a n~ewsraper i'm Dead
w WG,.r IA and BUTTE a..ery Wriske wor ssIev en sns
the better of him. and during the past few
years he has been u confirmed sot. He
"a BIG BAKGAfN"in a surveyed and
plated addition to Butte. patented quarts
claim title; within the city limits: Evans
The body of Shannon was taken to the
morgue. A coroner's inquest was held
came to his death from drink and dissi
patton. His brother I'm Deadwood has
been telegeaphed to in order to- ascertain
what shall he done with his body.
Something new turned zap i'm the case al
John Sands, who is i'm jail awaiting tria
posi-. which is i'm tho name of John Dan
ner. The certificate was issued by the
First National Bank. Of Pocateilo. To
gram from Danner, saying that he wouls
he i'm Butte tonight or early i'm the morn
ing to appear against Sands.
Thomas Stewart, arrested last night ol
a charge of rape, was a~rraigncd at
o'clock this afternoon. He asked time in
which to make his plea and was given un
til n .xt Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
His bonds were fixed at $3.50.
George Blinn. president of the Societ.
of STATIONARY Engineers of Butte wa
married in Helena on Friday by Judg
Howey to Miss Annie Brecn of Minneapo
lis.
Miss Birdie Shaw, one of the brightes
students in Deer Lodge college, il visiting
her parents i'm this city.
, Geoff Lavalle has "a valuable 81. BernarS
! dog - months old which weighs Ii
. pounds. The dog was imported fron
: Germany by Mr.. Lavalle at n cost q
!, about 5000. II is a magnificent spccimei
of that noble breed of animals.
, The men who quit work upon the sewer
. "a few days ago because they were notiile
I ny the contractors that their wages wcr
: only $3.50 per day, have gone back I
work. the contractors agreeing tn pay SS.O
: hereafter.
, The fine new block of brick stores hui
by Mcssrs. Lavalle Bros. on east Par
+, street, is nearly completed. Mr.. Campb
y has moved into the store Oh the west en-
: of the block and is busy arranging hi
large stock of drugs. books, s~tationer,
1 etc.
/ A NEW ADDITIONAL chance +,