The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-07
MILLER IN CUSTODY
The Barber Must Face One of the
Most Serious of Charges.
LIGHT THROUGH THE TUNNEL
Trains VIII Be Running Through
the Big Bore Before Many Days.
IL Is Thought-An Entertain
ing Young Lecturer.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Bozeman, Feb. 5.-Charles +. Miller.
who left Bozeman a few weeks ago very
suddenly and it was claimed for the
purpose of escaping arrest upon the
charge Of criminal assault. was arrest
ed in Butte Wednesday morning on the
above charge. which was preferred by
the mother of a young girl in this city.
and will be brought back TO Bozeman
lie was for many years n barber here
and is bugler for Company H., Mon
tana National Guard of this city.
telegram received in Bozeman this
morning stated that the workmen at
the BoZeman tunnel broke through the
huge pile of dirt upon which they had
been working for so long last night.
number of the men on night duty pass
ing clear through the tunnel and eat
ing breakfast at the west end this,
Wednesday. morning. The large cave
in it was feared would keep the men
busy removing dirt for many weeks yet
and when the end of the pile was
reached this morning and daylight
showed through there was a good deal
of enthusiasm in the big bore Until
the past few days the heat has been so
great in the tunnel that the men after
entering the tunnel would strip off all
clothing and go forward to the drift
wearing only p pair of old shoes and
registered 40. A fan was set to work
a few days ago which drew off much of
this hot air, and the work has been
pushed more rapidly since. 1T ought to
be but a short time until trains shall
again run through the tunnel which
has been closed since the first Of last
September.
Judge Armstrong appointed board
OF appraisers consisting Of c. w. Hoff-
man. y. NJ. Ferris, and d. y. Weber on
Monday to place a value upon all as
sessable real estate for this year.
The ordinance passed by the city
council some weeks ago prohibiting
gambling in the city Of Bozeman after
Feb /. went into effect on Saturday
morning. The gambling fraternity had
declared their intention Of erecting
houses just outside the city limits,
whore they could still gamble unmo-
Tested, but no move has been made I'm
this direction and it is doubtful if gam
bling could be made profitable under
such conditions. 1t is not thought that
gambling will ever again be allowed i'm
Bozeman, and the sentiment Of the
people of this section being so univer-
sally against gambling no attempt viii
be made by the gamblers to evade or
break the new law.
Egbert Cockrel son of Attorney
Cockrell of this city, is liable to be
known in the near future as a Montana
lecturer and also as lecturer upon
Montana. He delivered lecture in the
Christian church here on Saturday eve
ming before the Happy order of Bach
elors" and a critical audience composed
of the college faculty, teachers and at
torneys of the city and a few other in
Vited friends. His subject was. Early
Life i'm Montana" Mr.. Cockrell said
that pioneer life had been misrepro-
scented, because portrayed by men who
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they wrote and because the minds Of
link singing tenderfeet" seemed to
grasp and remember only the crude
rough or lawless things they saw, AMI
heard Of. and that he should try to pre-
sent the bright and noble side of pio-
neer life. He spoke of the Indian i'm
his natural state, before civilization
had entered his country, saying that al
though his hate could be most bitter his
love for a friend was equally strong.
He pictured the home of a Montana
trapper. mentioned the trapper's life
described the life of prospector ana
told of the wonderful influence he had
upon the history Of this state. He paid
a tribute to the early settlers aud rulp-
gized the pioneer women. spoke of the
"old stage coach" and the range
rider ending with a descriptive scene
Of the rising sun As its bright rays lit
up the western mountain peaks with
the 'hght OF new day The lecture
was not one of history but pictured the
beauty and grandeur Of western life.
gave many interesting character
sketches of these early DAY types and
in the agreeable manner and pleasing
deliverey of Mr.. Cockrell showed the
bright side Of early day life in Mon
tana.
Mr.. Cockrell shows exceptional ahn-
ity and a great deal of talent as a
sneaker and having hppr1 resident NJ
this city since he was 6 years oil.
Bozeman is naturally much interested
in future which promises so much for
the Young lecturer