The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-25
j. B. Coulter, Of Butte, Dies Sud-
denly in the Night in
His Room.
Judge McHatton Will Appoint
Davis Administrator Next
Monday Morning.
Madison and Jefferson Counties Divided
into Census Districts-COurt at Boul-
der and Billings-A Blaze.


Coulter, an old and highly esteemed resi-
dent of Butte. was found dead in his bed in
the McNamara house, this city, this morn
ing. His death was entirely unexpected.
When last seen, about 10 O'Clock last night,
he was apparently in the best Of health and
spirits. and up to the time Of his going to
bed nothing was noticed that would suggest
even illness, to say nothing of death. When
he failed to come down at the usual time
this morning nothing was thought of it, but
II o'clock came and nothing had been heard
from his room, Mr.. McNamara began to
grow anxious. The door to his bedroom
was found to be locked, but entrance was
effected be raising ladder to one of the
windows.
1 On entering it was found that he must have
been dead several hours, as the body was al
ready rigid. No evidence of violence could
be found about the room and as he was
resting easily in the bed and dressed only in
night clothes, the supposition was that
death had come to him while sleeping.
Opinions differ widely as to the cause of his
death, but all unite in believing it to be
accidental or from natural cause. It was
known that at times he had been subject to
terrible pains across the shoulders and
breast. and as he had been heard groonirg
about o'clock in the morning, the infer
ence was that these pains had returned.
His friends were of the opinion that either
these pains were the result of heart disease,
which had caused his death, or that, he had
taken morphine to ease the pain and that
drug had proven too powerful for system
already enfeebled. Mr.. Coulter had been a
resident of Butte about fourteen years and
had held many positions of trust and re-
sponsibility. He was prominent member
of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities,
and the funeral will be held under their
auspices. unless his only son, now in st.
Paul, decides otherwise.
Madison and jefferson Divided.
BUTTE, April A-[Special. Census Su-
pervtsor Speer has completed the division
Of jefferson and Madison counties into
enumeration districts, his list being as fol-
lows: Jefferson county, district No. ALI
election precincts Ten Mile, Clancy, Al
hambra, jefferson, Corbin, Wickes, Comet,
Evening Star, Gregory and Nellie Grant.
No. 2-All of Woodville, Elk, Park, Glover
Basin, Boulder, Arizona, Elkhorn, Lower
Boulder and Gardwell. No. 3-All of Mitch
ellis Gulch, Jefferson river Placer, Beaver
Greek, Bedford, St. Louis Radersburg and
Grow Greek. No. ALI of Gold Flint,
Grace, Fish Creek and Whitehall.
Madison county, No. ALI of Union
townshship, population about 1000. No.
All of Alden and Brandon townships, pop
ulation about 1000. No. 3-All of jefferson
township, population about GOO. No, An
of Rochester and Boulder townships, popu-
lation about GOO. No. 5-All OF Hot Springs
township. population about 800. No. G.
All of Madison township, population about
700.
The light for Millions. gAt
BUTTE, April M.-[Special. AT noon to-
day Judge Mediation took the appoint
ment of administrator for the A. j. Davis
estate under advisement and will report his
appointment at 10 a. m. next Monday.
Judge Kirkpatrick, of Montana, and Wool
worth, of Omaha, represented A. J. Davis,
Judges Meyers, of New York, and Warren
Toole, of Helena, represented H. A. Root,
and Judge De Wolf appeared in behalf of
Public Administrator Murphy. The conf
Dental friend and manager for deceased
has in his possession 95 per cent. of the
stock of the First National bank of this
city, which he claims was given to him by
his uncle shortly before his death, and
which he refuses to give up to any one. As
the bank has 100000 of undivided profits
this stock represents good round sum and
will doubtless occupy prominent place in
succeeding litigation.