Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-07-09
MON TANA MATTERS.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS.
Rewritten, Clipped and Con.
densed From Our Valued
Exchanges.

The body of an unknown maj
was found last Friday floating il
the river at Saltwater.
VIM. T. Cover was killed in tht
Granite mine last week by car
/ load of ore falling On him.
A grand ratification meeting was
held by he republicans Of Helen;
Thursday night of last week.
No cieW has been obtained as to
who were the assassins Of Police
man Jordan il Butte last week.
Frank Neal, the 1O-year-old son
Of H. S. Neal, was drowned in t!lt
tailings ditch at Anaconda last
week.
The thieves and thugs have been
run out Of Butte by the vigilantes
and are filling almost every town
and CITY in the state.
Emil Boucher, all old time placer
miner of Confederate gulch, was
killed last week by cave-in, just
when he had struck pay dirt.
VIM. Fl. Bailey Of Virginia City.
a member of the a. O. U. W. and
6. A. r., was killed by a cavern
in Alder gu!ch Thursday of last
week.
Joe Allison Of the r L outfit, who
was recently injured by the rowel
Of his spur being driven into his
ankle: died at Billings Of blood
poisoning.
The quarter centennial Of Odd
Fellowship was observed in Helena
last Saturday by grand demon
stration, participated in by mem
bers fiom all parts Of the state
Michael Kelly, who murdered
Michael Commiskey, a section fore
man near Dillon some time ago,
has been found guilty and SEN
fenced to ten years in the pen
ltentiary.
The races at Miles City last week
were well attended, and for the first
time in several years the associa-
ton came out even. 1t is proposed
TO abandon the summer meeting
IN future and hold fair and race
meeting in the fall.
While searching for the body of
Jessie Wing, who was drowned in
he Yellowstone at Glendive last
week, the body of an unknown man
vas found. He was about 25 years
# age and is supposed to be a
slider from Fort Keogh or Fort
Custer.
Bandman, the alleged tragedian
# Missoula county has secured a
iivorce and married Mary Kelly,
he woman who last winter gave
;lrth to a child on Northern
'aclfc train near Spokane, of which
le was the father. She was a San
francisco actress, who had been a
'upil of Bandman's.
The coroner's jury have discov-
red that the body found in the
veil at Bozeman last week was that
t Hans Johnson, a Norwegian who
ad only been two months in the
tate. The jury further found that
e was murdered for the 5000 which !
e had in his possession. Several {
arties have been arrested on sus- ]
icion.
John HalIoran was killed by
ghtning last Friday afternoon s
ear Saltwater while hunting for
5ock, his horse also being killed. {
ohm Morton, who was near him. {
as also badly shocked by the /
ame bolt. Halloran was formerly
of the Northern Pacific c
nd we'll known in eastern Montana.
Fort Benton River press: Ed $
ard P. May, representing Jere- e
iah Williams & Co., of Boston. !
as purchased the greater portion y
the wool sheared at Chinook this
ason, and amounting to over 300,- q
70 pounds. The price for one clip 4
as II cents; several clips brought i
cents, but the major portion $
ougat III cents per pound. Il
The Latin & Rand powder house, r,
70 miles from Deer Lodge, blew e
Monday morning, killing Richard D
ilIer, II Years old. Ahont 300 Il