The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-09-17
MONTANA

Eighty responded to roll call at the
teachers institute in Helena.
The Casino of Butte, variety
theater. has been closed out by the
sheriff
At Whitehall. on the 1st inst, in a
saloon row. Bert Belt fatally shot
Thomas Denton. Both working men.
The city fathers OF Missoula will not
allow horses or other stock to be tied
to shade trees
1t is reported by the railroad agents
that more cattle are being shipped
from points on the Great Northern
than ever before.
On the I'd inst. James Whalen of
Anaconda, had just reached the street
from the dining table when he dropped
down and soon expired. Heart failure.
Isaac Pauline of Frenchtown, sold a
load Of hogs in Missoula and then be-
came intoxicated and walked into the
Missoula river and was drowned.
William Mcmillan of Great Falls is
under arrest charged with outrasing
the 9-year-old daughter of a neighbor,
who was lodging at his house.
The Pioneer Society of Montana has
decided that only persons who came to
Montana prior to December 81, 1854,
shall be deemed eligible to member
ship
The Anaconda Standard upbraids its
local contemporaries for grumbling
about their scant patronage, and de-
clares 1t is run on business principles
and is not an object of charity.
1t is claimed that the favorite Mon
tana field for mineral explorations this
year Is the northwestern portion, drain
ed by the Kootenai river. The min
eral wealth of that region is reported
to be boundless.
The first National bank of Helena
has closed its doors. but the directory
say depositors will be paid in full 1t
held at the time of suspension 5000. 900
In state funds. It's July statement
showed $3.500.00O liabilities and 81
100000 assets
Constable Thomas Coombs of Butte,
was set upon by five roughs and near
ly beaten to death on the I'd inst. He
is one-armed man and was attacked
when he had read a warrant of arrest
against one Of his assailants for as
saut.
Joseph c. Mitchell of Great Falls,
settler says, years used to come and
was killed by lightning near Belt while
hauling home load OF poles. An old
so without a lightning flash being seen
In the skies of Montana" Are not
railroad rails and telegraph wires max
ing the atmosphere more electric?
You can have my husband but llrst
take this. and If that don't kill you /
have something that will" said the
furiously jealous Mrs. Rose Heimbach
of South Butte, as she threw a guam
Susie Smelling, destroying her eye
sight and otherwise terribly injurlng
and disfguring her. Mrs. Heimbach
has been arrested and will be prose-
cuted
On the 9Th inst. Hawkins Eggens IA
years old. was killed one mile north of
East Helena by discharge of bird
shot through his head His companion,
tity of vitrol into the face of Mrs.
Joseph Shoemaker. reported that he
was killed by strange man who seiz-
ed the gun the boys were using to
SHOOt SdHS luIOWH lHlO the ali, ana
after the shooting, escaped to the hills.
1t is suspected that Joseph shot his
companion accidentally.
You are an A. P. A. said John
Shay, delegate to the populist state
convention from Fergus county, to
John Mooney. a miner; and when the
latter replied, That's just what / am
delegate Shay drew his six shooter and
blazed away at Mr.. Mooney. Fortu-
nately the bullet flew wide of the mark
and buried itself in the wall OF the sa-
loon where the trouble occurred, and
Mr.. Shay was placed in jail His
mood of penitence and Mr.. Moody's
merciful disposition the next morning
insured his discharge. on pleading gull
ty to exhibiting deadly weapon. and
paying the fine imposed.