The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-22
nIS OULA NrW 5.

Missoula May H.-Oficer Keim and
Under Sheriff Curran had a lively chase
this evening after a man that had beer
trying to rob the Montana hotel. The fell
low was detected by one of the proprie-
tors as he was getting away with an
overcoat and some small articles and
Officer Keim was called. The man ran
when he saw the officer and Mr.. Keim
started after him. The thief was the bet
ter Splinter and was putting distance be-
tween himself and the officer when Denny
Curran came in sight. and, seeing the
man running, called on him to stop. The
fugitive did not stop worth a cent, but
ran all the harder. He finally took refuge
under the platform of the freight ware
house of the Northern Pacific and the
under sheriff called him out, but he show
ed fight and IL was not till he was COW
cred with a gun that he came out and
gave up his revolver. He was taken TO
the jail. In his company were two other
fellows who looked like bad men. but
there was no chance to take them in I'M
less II was as vags, and they were not
touched.
The sheriff has received a message from
Hamilton TO look out for a man mat es-
capped from the Ravalli county officer
while he was being taken to the county
Jail. He was sentenced 10 80 days from
the upper valley, but did not get II Tie
Jail. He has not come IN on any OF IL e
trains from the valley TODAY AMI It IL
probable that he will hide an the valley
where he knows the country.
A Chinaman came in on the Snake
train this evening who looks as If he
would die before morning. He is on his
way to Portland, but has given out and
he is trying to get his countrymen here
to take care of him. They are not willing
to do IL, and he is in bad way.
In the district court to-day John Kess-
Ter. the second of the men who were
charged with burglarizing the store of
Meade & Raymer. was tried and SEN
fenced to one year in the penitentiary.
An interesting feature of the case was
the glee with which his partner. Williams,
testified against him. Yesterday Kessler
did the same to Williams and IL was his
story that sentenced Williams. To-day
the tables were turned and the same med
icine was administered to Kessler. The
civil suit of Higgins VS.. Pussy was called
and jury was partly secured when
court adjourned.
The executors of the Higgins estate
have sold to l.. Duncan lots 3 and T.
block l. McWhirk's addition. for 81, 900.
Tomorrow evening the fire department
will give an exhibition run for the Wis
itors at o'clock. Following this the an
Hudl meeting OF the state
Sportsman's association will be held in the
court house, which Judge Woody has
kindly donated to the association.
c. r. Paul of Chicago. a well-known
commercial man, came in from the East
to-day and is seriously i'll with the noun
tain fever.
John w. Wade. the well-known mining
engineer, Is running the line for the new
tunnel at the Iron Mountain mine.
John Morony of Deer Lodge was in the
city for a short time last night on his
way home from Quigley.
w. c. Tonkin, the mining man from
Thompson Falls. is in the city on a bust
ness visit. Mr.. Tonkin is making a sue
cess of his operation of the mines on
Thomson river and has in contemplation
the purchase of one or two other proper
ties.
The circus could not get out of the city
without a row. The people of the show
evidently felt the influence of the peculiar
atmospheric conditions that have pre-
vailed here for the past few days and
they fell into line with a scrap in which
one OF the women was the aggrieved par
~ and she had to take shelter behind the
arm of the law before she felt safe.
A. w. McCune was in the city last
night on a business visit
The warm sunshine is having a marked
effect on the wheelmen and the rivers
Both are running freely again. The roads
are dry enough so that the cyclists can
get around in good shape and they are
making up for lost time.