The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-14
ABOUT MIssoULA AFFAIRS.
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special TO the Standard.
MIssoULA, July 13.-Early Friday MORN
ing the silver cord which bound J. T..
Rutherford TO this world was loosed and
he quietly passed away. For some time
he had been a conductor on the Cascade
division of the Northern Pacific railroad,
hut about the first of June was compelled
To give UP his position and come 10 the
hospital here, where he kept up n hope
less struggle with that dread disease,
consumption. until death came Ia his re-
lief. Immediately after his decease his
relatives were notified. and yesterday his
brother aud sister arrived her from Amcs,
Iowa. They were met at the depot
10y members of the Order of Railway
conductors, who showed them every at
tention as they had o to their brother
during his illness. This morning the
order escorted the remains from the hos
pital To the depot and the brother and
sister started for home with them. Mr..
Rutherford was a man 81 years of age.
and stood high in the esteem both Of the
managers and of his fellow-employes.
The first term Of the Young Ladies'
academy came To a successful close on
Friday. A vacation will be taken until
thkNrh U y itiS Nl"stt tiht Ai't'
will he about thirty scholars ready for the
opening.
Deputy Sheriff Aberncthy returned
from ~. Regis last night.
l.. H.. Jnrtlcn IL suffering from a severe
attack of infiamatory rheumatism in his
left hand "a wrist.
Captain Anderson came down from the
Homestake mine this morning. He Will
stay till next Saturday or Sunday and at
tend the races. He brought with him
some samples Of silver and copper ores
from the mine, in which a tunnel has
now been run 40 feet. He is quite en-
thusiastic over the prospects. j. III. Is.
Foster, the vice president says that IL the
mine improves as much in the next 40
feet as il il has in this, stock will not sell
ai Q cents as IL does at present.
Il. j. Gowling, a conductor OF the
Rocky Mountain division of u Northern
Pacific, Is going East in a few days To at
ten the 81. Louis fair and visit friends.
Fred Musnch of Butte, representing
KirchoW q Neubarth, wholesale liquor
dealers of Chicago, came over from Deer
Lodge to-day.
is expected in the city this evening. He
will go to the Flathead lake country be-
fore his return.
The case of Carron W.. Woods ct al.
which was decided in favor of the plain
tilt yesterday, gives promise of playing am
important part III the uttlSipls Oh several
water-right cases of a similar character.
There are "A numbe of people i'm the Bit
ter Root valley who took up water long
ago, and who have been deprived of it 10y
newcomers, who will probably obtain
damages with greater ease because OF
yesterdays verdict Two such cases will
come up this fall, and four others later.
Last night Sheriff Houston was called
To Noxon by "A telegram from Deputy
Sheriff Butler To take charge of a man
whom he had under arrest. This morn
ing the sheriff returned with II. A. 1ooley
and locked him up on the charge of as
sault with intent In kill. The prisoner re-
fused to say anything when Intercepted
by the STANDARD correspondent this at
crnoo but IL was learned from other
sources that he said he meant TO shoot a
man, hut not the II whom he hit. The
victim was shot in the head.
The station employees of the Northern
railroad last night presented g. +. Car
headed cane as a token of their esteem.
A good sized Sunday crowd y ent TO the
racing park this afternoon. Tho attrac-
ton was "a half-mile run between Me
Ginty, Sorrel Jim and Jack the Ripper for
$50. Sorrcl Jim came in first, McGinty
second, and Jack the Ripper third.
Time, 81.
This morning as H.. NJ. Ogden was maxi
ing one of n series of attempts 10 break an
ntlrLlly o-yelr-Oiu horse wnich lie OWLS,
the animal kicked him over the yes cut
ting the flesh To the skull. Mr.. Ogden
was fortunate in getting of SO easily, as
kick was - bad one.
Deputy Sheriff Aberncthy bought James
Tobin in from the poor farm this morn
ing. He was arrested on n complaint
sworn ont 10y DIR. Hedger, manager of the
farm, charging him with breach of the
peace.
Belle Hall, who was recently released
from the Warm Springs asylum will be
taken back tomorrow. She was known
as one of the oldest and toughest resi-
dents Of the ''row." When she got back
To the city, the man who represents him
self as hcL husband got n room for her i'm
the house OF "A very respectable family
who were ignorant of her character.
Officer kim found out the imposition
that had been practiced upon them and
locked him in the county Jail.