The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-18
HAVE GONE UP A NOTCH
Promotions and Changes In the Ranks
Of the Hofmin Guard. ~
RAPID WORK OF THE POLICE
Officers Gather I'm a Couple of
Sneaks in a Hurry-Changes In
Postal Routes-Friends of Miss
Lamont In Bozsman.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard 2p1.
BOHEMIAN, April 16.-The boys of Hoff-
man guard met at Armory hall on Mon
day evening to elect a captain to I'LL the
vacancy caused by Captain j. w. Dren-
mans appointment as major First
Lieutenant DANES Il. Keown was elected
captain and Sergeant j. M. Robertson
was elected first Lieutenant to fill the va
cancy caused by the promotion of Lieuten-
ant Keown to the captaincy. This gives
to Company ii, Montana National guards
the following commissioned officers:
Captain. James f. Keown; first lieuten-
ant, James NJ. Robertson; second lieuten-
ant, John DAZZLING.
A Chinaman running a laundry on the
corner of Church and Main streets re-
ported the theft of some underwear from
his clothes lines late last night and the
police had the thief in the city Jail two
hours later. He gave his name as Charles
Edwards and ut his trial this morning
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced by
Judge Cook to 30 days in the county Jail
and Ave days on bread and water. The
fellow had the underwear in a bundle
which he was carrying when arrested and
was wearing other stolen clothing which
he had taken from clothes line in Mrs.
Spieth's back yard. He said he had been
hired to go to work for Mrs. Frank Roy
who runs a ranch IN the valley, that be
was lousy and wanted to wash and change
his clothes before sgong to work there,
but being broke he could not purchase
clean clothing. He found the underwear
stolen from the Chinaman too small and
SO stole more from Mrs. Spieth's yard,
getting shirts and socks also at the last
place.
Then yesterday forenoon Gus King re-
ported having caught a man trying to
break into his house, the man having
broken in n window, when Mr.. King saw
him and he ran away. He gave descrip-
ton of the man to the police and last night
he was landed in Jail. Although Mr..
King identified the man he pleaded not
guilty and will have his trial on Thurs
day. Mr.. King lives on the outskirts Of
the city in q house belonging to Nelson
Story, just below the Bozsman Milling
company's plant. The man arrested
| gives his name as Frank Kelly.
Tho change in the Star route supplying
mail to the postoffices of Spring Hill,
| Courts, Duncan, Gailop, Baker and Six
teen, the point of supply being changed
from Belgrade to Bozeman, went into
effect on Monday morning. The round
trip is made in two days and George Nell
| son, who took his first trip on Monday,
came in on Tuesday two hours ahead of
schedule time, although the roads are
very rough.
The murder of Miss Blanche Lamont at
| San Francisco is brought home to the
citizens of Bozeman, not only by her be-
! ing a resident of Montana but by reason
of her having personal friends among our
citizens. Miss Lamont was a cousin of
Mrs. c. c. Wylie's, formerly resident of
Bozeman, but now living in Helena, which
fact was mentioned at once upon the re-
ceipt of the awful news here and no higher
tribute has been or could be paid to the
murdered young lady, as to her personal
| beauty or the beauty of her character than
comes from the lips of a former school
mate and close friend of MISS Lamont's,
Mrs. w. b. Burket of this place.
Arbor day caused no commotion or re-
ceived no recognition in Bozeman beyond
the closing of the banks and the post
office. Neither the schools nor the business
houses celebrated the day here.