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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
A CLOSE CALL.
The Supposed Victim of a Murder Turns
Up and Prevents a Hanging.

The Supposed Victim of a Murder Turns
Up and Prevents a Hanging.
From the Washington Star.
Ex-Sheriff Blakeslee. of Comanch
county, Nebraska, told a story OF his
experience while in office to a Star re-
porter the other day. Il never hanged
a man." he said. The vigilance com
mite usually settled offenses outside
of the courts. Then we were not fixed
for taking care of many prisoners.
When / was sheriff there were only
three rooms to the Jail and all of them
small. One / slept in. another l used
for an Office and the other l kept my
prisoners in when 1 had any.
lone time / received a man charged
with numbering his partner. There
was little doubt about his guilt. so
the vigilance committee turned him
over to me. The prisoner and the muir
dered man had left together and some
body found the partners body in the
bushes. A few miles farther on they
caught the prisoner, who had a gun and
other property known to have belonged
to the murdered man. 1t was bad
| case, the body being so mutilated as
| to be almost unrecognizable, but the
| prisoner said he was innocent, and
never had a more sociable fellow or
| better card player in the Jail. He was
the only one there, and after L got re-
| ally acquainted with him we would
| play old sledge until late at night and
| then bunk together.
He was tried and convicted. but 1t
| made no difference with me. 1t was
| my first hanging, and we got the gal
lows built, the prison watching the
work and making comments on 1t. The
rope came and he saw it. BILL said
he, yo' amt no good as a sheriff. Don't
| yo' know that rope ought ter be soak
ed? don't want this affair of ours TO
go off any other way than smooth.
Yo' go soak that rope
$50 / soaked the rope, the prisoner
helping me, and the night before the
hanging we sat down to play old
sledge. He said: Bill l Amt goin to
interfere none, an i don't blame yo.
no man can say that j tried ter run
or didn't die game, but / want yo' tel
promise me, IL yo' ever meet thai
pardner of mine, yo' will shorely shoo
i'm fer gettin' me hung. He's alive
all right, an its shore mean fer in
to vamoose an git me in trouble
II promised him and we went OF
with the game. About 10 o'clock &
man came TO the window and shouted
for me, then he tried the door of thu
Office, and IL wasn't locked. He walk
ed right in and said: Hello, Jim!
Hello, Bill! 1t was the man W.
thought was murdered. Jim stood III
and said: You're a pretty pardner t
leave me hyar to be hanged. The,
don't allow no shootin' irons hyar, s.
we KANT settle but one way. Shuck!
Then there was the prettiest fight
ever saw, Jim pounding his partne
, , until he called for quits. We all wen
: to see the judge that night and h
: called off the hanging, knowing tn
man who we thought had been murder
! ed. Then the two went away and W
! never saw them again, neither di
/ we find out who the corpse was tina
: we picked up in the bushes"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

on big farm in the eastern part of
Maine lives a man who has just cele-
brated his 95th birthday anniversary
but who in all that time has never
gone more than 0miles away from
the room in which he was born. Meth
err has he ever seen a train of cars,
ridden i'm a stage coach or been on
board a steamboat, or eaten meal at
a hotel, and never swore an oath. The
unique character is II. Thatcher Leigh
ton. known 1 nregions far beyond those
he penetrated by the title of Uncle
Thatcher. To-day his form is as
straight as an arrow; he is as smart
as whip and is in as full possession
of all his faculties as at 25.-Lewiston
Journal
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
OVER THE BIG HOLE
The New Bridge Is Said to Be a Good
and Cheap One.
IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
n. L. Frank Elected President
Again. Although He Wanted
the office Passed Around
Secretary Baker Reelected.

The annual meeting of the chamber
OF commerce was held last evening. The
attendance was rather larger than
usual. as officers were to be elected for
the ensuing year. very gratifying
report was received from Sewell Davis,
chairman OF the committee on the Big
Hole bridge. The bridge was complet-
ed on the understanding that citizens
should pay one-half the costs and the
commissioners the other half. The com
missioners had looked at the bridge
and pronounced II the best bridge, as
well as the least expensive bridge on
the Big Hole. The total cost had been
$2,50025. The committee has receipt
from the commissioners for just one
half that amount. OF this amount
raised from citizens $775 was from cit
izens. s775 was from citizens of Butte.
and s445 from citizens of Big Hole ba-
sin. There are a few collections still
to be made, and IL was decided To use
this money for improving the APP
proaches to the bridge. The report OF
Mr. Davis was accepted and the COM
mittee continued.
The election of officers was next In
order III. L. Frank was nominated for
president for another term. Mr.. Frank
tried to decline, saying that while ne
appreciated the honor he thought the
honor should be passed around and as
he expected TO be away good deal
during the year he preferred that some
one else should be chosen. The meet
ing would not listen to any declination
however, and Mr.. Frank was unani-
| mously chosen.
Sewell Davis was chosen by acclaim
/ alton for first vice president and j. l.
| Hamilton for second vice president; j
! A. Baker, the present incumbent, anc
/ w. Nee White was nominated for sec
? rotary. on the first ballot the vote wa:
six apiece. on the second ballot Mr.
Baker received and Mr. White 6. t
NJ Hodgens was chosen treasurer b,
reclamation.
The Western Mining World Offered
the chamber 1000 copies of its souveni
edition for 20 cents per copy, the copie
to be distributed generally as the boar'
might see fit. The matter was referre'
to the advertising committee and tn
! chamber adjourned.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
HOTEL REGISTER.

The Butte-w. W. Mcdowell, George
b. winston and wife, ]. V. Collins.
Louis ]. Pierce. d. NJ. Evans. Anacon-
da: A. L. Reed. New York; c. r.
Kaulsch. Denver; ]. W. Eddy, Ike
Boyer. II. Duncan. Helena: Simon VIII.
Cincinnati; F. Fl. Bird. Combination;
+. Scharnikow. Deer Lodge; G. b. Jor-
dan, ]. F. Boss and wife. Chicago; ID.
]. Donohue. Hamilton: Il. NJ. Lichten-
stein. Salt Lake: b. II. Dunshee. Phil7
ipsburg; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mccoy. Boise City.
j. NJ. Berry, st. Louis; r. Kuntzer, San
Francisco; ID. Warren, Billings
The McDermott-T. p. Kelly. Oma-
ha: w. NJ Glenfield. Helena: Robert
Quinn. r. Il. Heagy, Anaconda; j. NJ
pierce. Idaho: q. L. Scott, f. Linds-
lev. Yellowstone Park: ID. w. Cader
Denver: ]. F. Davis and wife. Salt
Lake; ]. w. Helms, NJ. b. Davis, w
r. Eastman, E Manger. Butte; Mrs
NJ =. Skelly, Camp creek: w. A. Fran
els and wife. Deer Lodge; s. l. Ma
han, Anaconda
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

ing. Miss Nora Jones OF Butte acted
as bridesmaid and Robert Dunn OF
Anaconda as best man TO the groom.
Thomas Crosswhite and Miss Lizzie
Belle Seba were attendants on tne
bridal party. The ushers were ). ".
Mackay, Guy Kingsbury, ]. Q. Bender
and will T. Powell. The party entered
the church to the music OF the Loneh-
Rren wedding march The bride was
dressed in green china silk, with cream
lace and ribbon trimmings and carried
a bouquet of brides roses. Her maid
was dressed in pink china SILK with
cream lace and pearl trimmings AFTER
the ceremony and congratulations the
bridal party and many friends went TO
the residence of the brides stepfather'
T. NJ. Adams, in East Butte, where
reception was held. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heagy will leave to-day for Anaconda
their future home.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
UP A NOTCH.
Number of Eighth Grade Pupils Who
VIII Go to the High School.


The following is list of the Eighth
grade pupils who will graduate into the
High school on Friday: Central school
Ella NJ. Wright, Jerry Lynch, Ruth l..
Russell, Laura E. Brown, Agnes w.
Mathews, Emilin Trewin, Katie Nc
Leod, John h. Copp, Angus Mcleod,
John Lynch, Helen Bess Snow, Sadie
Berryhill, Edward Finnegan, Maude r.
Heimbach, Maggie A. O'Connor, Han
nah Graney.
West Broadway school-Annie Meade,
Katie Meade, Julia LAUREL, Lizzie Rob
erts, Cornelia, w. Featherly, Lille X.
Reynolds, Lottie Arnold, Pearl Bate
man, Anna Thierman. Bert Scherlock.
Aida Ritter, Adelia Nichols.
Colorado street school - Berthold
Mayer, George Hart, William Ogle
Solomon Sabolsky, Earl Gilbert, Ralph
Wathey, William Walt, Bessie Johns
Blanche Knowlton. May Bretherton
Bmma Savage, Maud Kimball, Mary
Mcleod.
West Centerville school-Jerry Nc
Carthy, Archie Currie, James Constan'
tine, Ella Corbett, Mary Charlottt
williams, Mary Genevieve Kellett. ia
ME Jory, Emily Ann Williams, Ednz
E. Henderson, Katie Mcleod, Alfret
Balmforth, Mary Helen O'Neill, Franz
Melville.
There are a few others, who Will tax
a special examination before Superin
PENDENT Kern, and IL they pass 1t, thei
names will also appear in the list o
graduates.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Mrs. o'BrIen skips, Too.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena, Jan. H.-When Maurice
O'Brien, a colored waiter at the Helena,
returned home last night he found his
wife and all the furniture of the house
gone. Mrs. O'Brien had sold the furniture
TO a secondhand dealer and left on the
evening train for Butte, where she has a
sister. She only followed the example of
Mrs John A. Lucas the wife of a colored
barber of this city. who left in the same
way one day last week. Mrs. Lucas is
said to be I'm Anaconda.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

New Orleans. Jan. 21.-Six furlongs-
David won. Lillian c. second. Bird
Catcher third: time. 1:24. Mile and 20
yards-Midstar won. Dick Behan second.
Legrande third time, 1:55A. Seven fur
iongs-Marquis won, Chugnut second.
Banjo third: time. 1894. Fourth race.
mile and an eighth-Emin Bey won.
Clarus second. Coronet third. time. 2:0Sie.
Mile-Prime won. Lawless second. Con-
stantine third: time. 1855.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Only New Embroideries
Only New White Goods
Only New LaCeS

The only store in Butte
showing the New En-
broideries and White
Goods. Hundreds of new
embroidery designs. Hun
dreds of new patterns in
white goods and laces.
They get prettier every
year, and what is of more
concern, they never were
so cheap.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Paris Medical Schools

Foreigners who are not bachelors OF
arts or science are to be excluded from
the Paris medical schools. as the lab
oratories are overcrowded. and even
enough subjects for dissection cannot
be obtained.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Rxthe Commissioners.

The county commissioners yesterday
appointed T. T. Baker as county sur
veyor in place of F. p. Gutelius, who
resigned. The commissioners made an
examination of the county jail, and to-
day will visit the Children's home and
the poor farm.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
No New Cases of Diphtheria.

No new cases of diphtheria were re-
ported yesterday The new case in
East Park street is not in Stoddard
row, as reported. but eight doors east
Of there.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

BY advertisers I mean those who
know that advertising we'll done is
bound TO bring results; by business
men / mean a very large class Of man
ufacturers who are poor IN the midst
of great wealth." l. e., OF possibilities
of development.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
DROWNF|ELD-CANTY
CARPET COMPANY

We start the new year offering bargains
worth talking about Here's the proof
the PRICES:
Fifteen pieces best All-wools. 67i4c per
yard.
yard.
Thirty Pieces Wool Filled. 45c per yard.
Three-ply Carpets. all-wool. for 7sc per
twenty Pieces Brussels Carpet 4sc per
yard.
per yard.
yard.
long-IALF PRICE.
Remnants Brussels Carpets. 10 to 20
wards IonR-HALF PRICE.
one thousand yards L!noleum for soc
per yard.
yard.
yard.
Twenty-fiye Pairs Chenille Curtains re-
duced from 81 20 s. per pair.
Fiftv Pairs Chenille Curtains reduced
from IS to 50 per pair.
Two Hundred Pairs Lace Curtains re-
duced from $i.5o 10 SIC per pair.
I one Hundred and Fifty Pairs Lace Cur
,ains reduced from 81 to SOC per pair.
Ninety-five s-4 Table Covers reduced
from s.. rs 10 s..
FIf,v Pairs Tapestry Curtains reduced
from IS to 1915 per pair.
Comforts for soc worth 81 per pair
BLANKETS for 50c. worth 81 per pair.
one Hundred Pairs Heavy Gray Blan-
. kets. extra size, worth 80. for s. pei
I pair.
/ Pillows. Comforts. Blankets and Mat
,resses al a discount OF 10 TO - per cent
Trunks, Valises and Bags al p per cent
I discount
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
These Same Gloves

The lines that we are
going to close out entirely.
Quite a number still left
and all but one line have
all sizes.
Eteika, 81. % Glove, sizes 50. and 6. for
so cents pair.
Biaritz. a 81 90 Glove. for 75c pair.
Lippen, a 81 80 Glove. for csc pair.
Goethe, a 81 % Glove. for 95c pair.
The Lewis. s2.25 Glove. for $3.50 pair.
The Camille. a 81. 90 Glove for 81 80 pair.
Only promptness will insure you some.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Arrival of the baltimore.

San Francisco. Jan. 1e.-The cruiser
Baltimore arrived here to-day from Hon
olulu. She encountered fair weather all
the way and had an uneventful passage.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
MARRIED.

4 Young Anaconda business Man Captures
Butte Relic.
Edward Heagy of Anaconda and
Miss Nellie Ryland Of this city were
married last evening at the Christian
church in the presence Of a large num-
her Of friends. Rev. c. W. Pool officiat-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

Pat Mullins a Go. geo Main Sell
whitest -four. very best. s1-25 a sack.
Gilt Edge butter; no equal, 25 cents
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
HOusekeepers!
Attention.

We do not quote you prices on inferior
goods but on standard goods that We can
guarantee.
Read the following list carefully ana
compare with what you are paying Tor
the same goods elsewhere:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
Butte Department.

The Principal Branch ONCE OF the
Standard is at No. q East Broadway.
Butte. Telephone No. 40. Advertising
rates furnished on application
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

New Designs IN Wall Paper AZ
SchatZlein's. IL W. Broadway.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22

Plumbing and steam heating. go to
walker & Atchison, As West Park St.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
@. K. Lewis &Co
BUTTE, MONT, JAN. 22d.
A TWIN SALE.

n WIN ohLI.
Two lines that go well
together. Two lines that
furnish needle work for
women of families.
EmbrOideries and
White Goods.
The sale that began
Monday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
EUTTE WEATHER.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER.
The Indications for Montana to-day are;
Fair; colder in extreme eastern portoh'
winds variable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
REPORTS FROM ALL GREAT Busi-
NESS CENTRES OF THE WORLD.
Prices of Money, Bonds, stocks'
Grain, Tobacco, Cotton, Ca''ie'
country Produce, &C., Foreign
and Domestic.

NEW YORK, November 7.-SecurlueS
were active and buoyent during to-day
sbo-t session Of the stock Exchange IN
fact. the trailing was more aniiha'eu '''''-'
on suy other Saturday since December
last when the street was alarmed o'eI
,ne Veaezuelan-war scare. Inc oeniaiiN
Cor stocks was more general. and ootn
the cit-edged shares and the low-prlceu
.aro,es vera taken with confidence. me
rise since Tuesday last, naturally enough
invited profit taking, but the STOCK o.
fered found ready market. OolniiiiS
sion houses had more TO do indicating
4, revival Of outside interest, ana local
o,era4ors. who have been inclined to ques-
zion the legitimacy of the upward move
roent. and who from time to time curing
The mast few days have put out snort
lines. covered up.
The special influences at work were
the resumption Of business throushou'
the country; a belief that money VIII ruie
eoe,er now that confidence has been re-
stored and an impression that some Oh
.ha Granger roads will Increase 'he'r
a,,.idends in the near future. The DahA
..a.,,,,ort had no effect on speculation
Notwithstanding loss IN reSSi 80 We IL. 80
tes,,,, contraction In loans. Bank OF
aotoIs eta that tho exhibit hardiy re-
aocted the condition of local institutions
80 tbe close. as ii was made up on risins
o,,orogos Next Saturdays statement
oucbt 10 be a very favorable one
,rhe advance in prices. which WIS uh-
,,si,aIly well distributed. ranged from IL
.oXi-9 ner cent. Metropolitan Traction
rose IL. TO 11o IL; Sugar 3-s TO ~ d-S;
burlington and Quincy lo-S' 10 o. 80, 90,
poclf island. i7-S 20 "A Ia; Big four
60 S21-4: Consolidated Gas S1-s to
1s7 ID. Erie first preferred 5-S to Is ga
General Electric "a TO Ga 7-S; Manhat-
ton .. Idnseed Oh 2. TO 10; Susquehanna
and Western preferred 2, TO ~; racine
Nm 15-S 20 q SIS: Omaha IA, TO "A;
Tennessee Coal 31-S. 10 321-S; Coroags
Guaranteed IA, to %; Rubber preferred
> 10 70 "a; Western Union IL 10 % anu
the other issues anywhere from Ii 10
per cent. - .or,
speculation closed buoyant at the top
~ The day Net changes sho"
advances OF 1873 IL per cent on
the day. As compared with the preVi-
Gus Saturday. however. the market SHOWS
qains OF 100 per cent. The total sales
we're s2T SIS shares, including 1910 snsa AZ,
81 600 Reading. 1890 ST. Paul. and |'oO
Burlington and Quincy.
The bond market was extremely accu-
rnte and strong IN tone. The TRANSACTIONS
aggregated the large total OF S.eos.Vov 70
Treasury balances: Coin, SliS'soo'-H
currency. s54,Z2.o9s.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easy. at 4G6 per cent
rrirno mercantile paper, GQ7 per cent.
sterling exchange very firm, with actual
business IN bankers bills at N-l Ing
Ns212 for sixty days. and US, 20
a@3-4 for demand. Posted rates, Ssz IL
GS4ss. Commercial bills. s4So l-2a$Aa liz.
bar silver e5 is. Silver at the Doard
steady. -. ,ords
covernment bonds higher. state ponos
dull. Railroad bonds buoyant- -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
PosT-OFFICE ROBBED.
Complete Job Of Burglars Mt Keys
Vile.


KEYsVULE, VA, November l.
esecaL)-The post-oflce at this place
vas broken open last night and robbed
O. about $500. The person or persons
irs, broke open blacksmith-shop in
town and took therefrom a brace-and-bit,
@ cf.sel and a monkey-wrench. Entrance
o. tte post-onice was effected by forcing
open tfe front-street door with the chisel.
Tic knob Of the safe was twisted OF
with the m0nkey-wrench. and powder
was placed in the hole thus made and
flel. The door OF the safe was blown
completely off, About SO IN money was
secured and so IN stamps belonging 10
th5 Office ana a registered package OF
Stamps addressed 20 the GAINESVILLE Va.)
l.i-once. which came 20 this Office IN
ne through registered pouch from Rich
mono yesterday afternoon. and Is sup
posed tO contain abput 500 worth OF
ttmqs A number OF private papers
enf.ng 10 the postmaster. Mr.. J. u.
r-olnk. were also taken. All the private
man in the letter boxes was riGed, and
whenever the burglars found a thick let
'tI hey broke Il open.
no clue whatever was left behind. and
Ne police have nothing 10 work upon,
except that the wrench and the inside
drawers OF the safe we're found Ia a saw
Ill here this morning
ine robbery IS supposed 70 have been
committed n o'clock this morning. as
Iaf-.s living near the Office heard a re-
port at that time. ana raised their win
thin
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08

chatted around tho spacious nreplnces.
where wood fires served 10 make tea for
the fair visitors.
Among those present were: Mesdames
Buck. Talbot. Donnan, Scott. Peasants,
J. Scott Parrish: Boatwright. OF Roanoke;
Meyers. w. III. Parish; Misses Harris,
Hayes. Parker; Ponder. OF Texas; AL
friend. Ryland; Bauman. of New Orlears;
Mcssrs. Richmond Lewis. Horace Raves,
Archer Anderson. Jr.. W. VI. Parrish.
holland. Blair, Gibson, Talbot, Massie,
Davenport. Williams. Antrim. Currie,
Baskerville, Mcvelgh. Williams. Reid, AL
friend. Myers, Mitchell. Johnston, Bin
ford. Mccarthy.
These Saturday afternoon entertain
ments have become popular social func-
lions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-08
OF fnr The Horse show.

Quite a number of Richmond ladies and
gentlemen left yesterday afternoon over
the Chesapeake and Ohio for Norfolk
where they took an old Dominion steam
shin bound for New York, the scene TINS
week Of the great society event OF TINS
countryside horse show. Not only VIII
good horse flesh be on exhibition at thlS
great equine beauty show, but hana-
some women, as well, or rather they Will
re much IN evidence
The fashions for the winter season are
set at this annual event OF the great
metropolis. and the fair sex. no doubt.
takes more interest IN the handsome
gowns and fall hats which come under
their notice than IN the noble blooded
horses which are In the stalls.
The Richmond party is in charge OF Mr.
George Wyatt, Of the local office OF the
Old Dominion Steamship Company.