The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-17
The GREAT NORTHWEST
Topics Of General Interest In The -Four
New States and Elsewhere.
Drowned In the Bitter Root--A
Youthful Bride-Spokane Has
Won His Last Race-Wash-
ington Bear Story.
MONTANA.

MONTANA.
The annual state shooting tournament
will take place ut Helena o n the 9TH, sth
and 9Th OF August.
The travel to the National Park Is i'm
mense, and the hotels which were consid-
cred much toe large, are now found not
large enough.
1t is stated that the Great Falls Water
will not be able TO secure pipes
until August 1 there will consequently be
some delay in laying In mains.
Sidney Manning, son Of L. p. Manning,
of Butte was drowned Tuesday afternoon
while bathing in the Bitter Root river,
near S~tevensville. The body has not yet
been recovered.
Captain James A. Wise, a well known
old time Missouri river pilot, died at Bis
marck last Wednesday. He first entered
on steamboat life as a pilot on the Alton
packet line, afterwards serving as pilot
from ST. Louis TO Kansas City and later
on the Benton line from st. Louis To Fort
Benton, remaining i'm their service until
the close Of last season.
A slight fire occurred i'm the Moulton
mine al Neihart Saturday night. IL is
thought that the fire must rave started in
the blacksmith shop, perhaps by sparks
from the forge. About 40 feet of the tim
beers in the tunnel were burned. There is
no damage done that will delay work
upon the mine. One thousand dollars
will cover the loss.
Capt. ID. II. Macpherson of the North
west Mounted police this morning re-
ceived warrants bearing the signature of
Secretary Blaine and dated June u. for
the extradition of +. X. Bertrand n
James Mclean, the fugitives who robbed
the police safe at Macleod last month and
were apprehended on this side of the line
and placed in Jail here. Deputy Sheriff
Crawford. in charge of the prisoners, will
accompany Captain Macpherson as far as
the boundary line where they will be
transferred to the custody Of the latter
Fort Benton Press.
Last Tuesday night 16 head of horses
belonging to Jack O'Hern and other
ranchers on the Teton bottom near the
Blackfoot crossing and are supposed to
have been stolen by Indians. Four In
dams were seen i'm the bottom on Tues
day, but the men who saw them could not
tell whether they were Crows, Peigans or
of some other tribe. This section has
been singularly free from such depreda-
tons of late and il the old chapter is TO be
again opened Indians who are caught
roaming of their reservations without
permission are likely to meet with severe
treatment at the hands of some of the
ranchmen.-Benfoa Press.
Ii will be remembered that a few days
ago a young man came To Helena from
Elliston. accompanied by q 15-year-old
girl. The pair went To the district clerks
Office and after some delay, caused by
difficulty in securing the consent of the
girls mother to the marriage, secured a
marriage license. After this delay had
been overcome they went i'm search of
some one TO tie the knot They took the
train last Saturday for Elliston. Their
trip was all i'm vain, for when they pro-
duced the license they were informed that
il was all right in Lewis and Clarke coun-
ties, but was useless in Deer Lodge
county. Back they came OF the first
train. arriving in Helena early Monday
morning. About 6 o'clock in the morning
they woke up Judge Fleischer at his resi-
dence, who tied the kno in due legal form
with all the Entertainments and appurte-
nances thereunto belonging, including a
kiss on the brides cheek and his blessing
thrown in for good measure.-Indepeadent.
Col. w. Is. Hundley of Helena is in re-
ceipt of a letter from Noah Armstrong in
which he stated hat the derby winner Of
1889 has run his last race and will be re-
tired TO stud duty. Montanians will re-
ceive this with regret. but
since carly in the season this result was
inevitable, as the famous stallion never
showed himself To be right after his vic
tory in the American derby. Colonel
Hundley says he knew Tho horse a won
his last race and foresaw what was COM
ing, and told Mr.. Armstrong what he