The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-04
THEY GAVE UP THE CHASE.

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Msssouia Oaacers despair Of CapturinG the
Horss Thieves.
Special TO the Standard.
MIssoULA, June 3.-Deputy Sheriff
Abernethy got home last night from his
pursuit of the Bandmann horse thieves.
The posse could get no trace Of the thieves
whatever. According 10 Ike's description
the Clearwater and Blackfoot country
would he n paradise for sportsmen. The
posse killed n bear. saw n number OF
deer, found plenty Of tracks OF elk and
found the lakes Astounding In water fowl.
The country Is very wild and 30 sparely
settled hat one could travel for days and
never sec q house.. The men came back
TO Drummond last night tired and dis
Rusted with their poor luck. Abernethy
came down on last nights train, and the
others will ride in to-day.
Some idea OF the amount Of passenger
traffic ut Missoula can be learned from
the report Of the baggaRe-master at the
depot for May. The number of pieces re-
ceived was 1,521, the number checked out
1,491. The gross weight and excess of
baggage received was as,5A9 pounds, and
Of TINT forwarded 1920 pounds. This is
a large showing for a city Of this size. A
considerable part OF the above was the
property of drummers n theatrical
troupes.
The council last night granted NJ. 4.
Rutherford a franchise to erect and main
tain a messenger service. Mr.. Ruther-
ford says he expects to nave the service
in running order i'm a very shor time. 1t
might have been ready now, but for n de
lay about getting boxes. This will be q
great improvement to the city aud on
%venicnce to its people. At present people
have to use their own valuable time In
running errands as there are neither tele-
phones nor messengers. The latter will
soon be supplied, n it is TO be hoped
that telephones will be placed In the city
before n very long time elapses.
The contracts for the construction OF
the warehouse of the Montana CONNER
cial company have been let, and the ex-
cavating was commenced yesterday. II.
G.. McGarvey has h contract for excav-
ating the cellar, and Riddell& Watts that
for building. The structure Ia to be 80 by
100 feet i'm dimension, of stone for the
basement story and of brick for the first
story. II will probably take three weeks
to complete il. The bids for building the
new store will probably be opened to-mor~
row.
As soon as the Rocky Mountain Tele-
graph company gets its line into the city,
which will probably he about two weeks,
Rutherford q Tower expect TO start a
mining stock exchange. They propose to
get control OF n wire and have their own
operator.
Rev. Father Diomedi thinks that ground
will be broken for the foundation of st.
Francis Navier's church some time this
week. Six bids were received and were
under consideration yesterday.
Among the specimens of ore from the
Paying Teller lode recently brought into
Rutherford 4 Towers exchange the poor
est was picked ont and assayed, showing
S127 in silver and S6.40 in gold.
The board of school trustees met to-
night and appointed j. NJ. Hamilton prin.
cipal, Miss Witham teacher OF the third
primary and Miss Evans teacher OF the
second primary. The salary of the prin-
cipal was liked at Sl,25O for the coming
year, and that of the two lady teachers at
SO per month, except i'm the first primary
and grammar grades, in which the salary
adjourned to meet again Saturday even
ing.