The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-16
MiSSOULA NEWS.
Gossip About Men and Measures In the
Garden City.

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Special In the standard
MIssoULA, Aug. i5.-The infant child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Helaire Palm Of French
town died at noon Yesterday. The funeral
took place al . o'clock to-day.
Manager Stevens announces that the
Philipsburg base ball nine will play the
Missoula team here on Sunday.
This afternoon a party consisting of
Mrs. Brayton aud family, F. Gilbert and
sou, Mrs Haskell and Miss Sanborn, the
Misses Richards and one or two other
ladies Of Fort Missoula went up 10 the vi
cinity Of Victor, where they will camp for
two weeks. Ca mp Gilbert is the name of
their retreat.
Judge Reeves is confined 10 his room by
sickness.
The feast of the assumption Of the Nir-
gin Mary was celebrated with fitting
solemnity at Saint Francis Navier's
church to-day. The high altar and the
side altar which is dedicated TO the Virgin,
were beautifully de ,orated with flowers.
At the mass at l0:O Father Diomedi
preached very interesting sermon, taxi
ing for his theme the day that was being
celebrated.
Mary Jane Denway and Minnie feenan,
natives Of Canada, to-day declared their
intention TO become citizens Of the United
States.
Sheriff Houston returned from the
reservation last night. The posse which
have been chasing La Lncce have been
discharged and have gone home. The
Indians were helping the outlaw as much
as possible and the men had become
worn out in vain attempt Ia capture
him. One day they would hear of him at
one place; during the night his friends
would take him somewhere and the next
day the posse would hear Of his being be-
hind them. The sheriff is now about to
try new scheme. To-day he deputiLed
Antoine Finley, who was here as chief
witness against Pascales. aud will let him
organize posse of half-brceds aud 20
after la Lacce for the reward Of 500. II
they catch him they get the money; n not
the county is AT no expense.
II looks as il the difficulty between the
Montana Commercial company and the
Higgins estate was at last settled. Ii was
reported ia the STANDARD a few days
since that the matter had been amicably
settled. This was supposed to he the
case, but the agreement which was drawn
up was not satisfactory la the Commercial
company and il was reported yesterday
that operations on the new building had
ceased and that Mr.. DAILY was about Ia
Withdraw all his interests in Missoula.
To-day the executors Of the Higgins cs-
tate executed n quit clam deed of the
four and a half feet in dispute. This will
doubtless tcnd all the difficulty unless
John X. Higgins, who il now at Rlathoad
lake, refuses To sign the deed. The other
three executors have already signed and
| il seems hardly probable that he will re.
| fuse. Judge kirkpatrick and Judge
Moody have stated, as their opinions,
that the Commercial company are safe in
going on with the building. This last ac-
ton on the part Of the Higgins estate will
meet with the approval Of the people who
are Interested in Missoula's welfare.
While the land in question is worth sew
eral thousand dollars il is situated between
| two other properties in such a way AS To
be useless unless IL could bc sold To the