The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-05-27
NEWS OF THE STATE.

NEWS OF THE STATE.
The Florence Crittcnden Rescue
Mission for fallen women was opened
in Butte on Friday.
Mrs. Stratton, who shot Goldie
Parks at Havre, has been sentenced
to eighteen months in the peniten-
tiary.
Gov Richards has granted Bill
Gay a respite until June S, in order
to hear petitions for the commuta-
tion of his sentence to Imprisonment
for life.
Joseph Pelitzer was instantly
crushed to death between a suddenly
released elevator in the Parrot smclt-
cr and the floor, last Thursday. 1t
was his own fault.
The work of timbcring the Boze-
man tunnel is preceding much faster
than was expected at the start.
Trains will soon be able to pass
through instead Of going overhead.
a man named Frank Hay, in at
tempting to board a moving train in
East Helena last Thursday. missed
his footing and fell under the wheels,
Which crushed his left leg SO badly
that it had to be amputated.
A fish ladder has just been put in
at the dam in the Big Blackfoot river
near Bonner and fishing promises to
be fine this season. 1t is said that
the fish are taking advantage Of the
outlet and are going up the river by
thousands.
Mrs. ]. G. Steele lost 4 hen one
day last week that had been in her
possession for "A years. Up to the
time it was II years old it would
raise its brood with as much amb-
ti1n as a young hen, but for the past
two years it has been failing and it
gave up the battle rcccntly.-Si]vcr
State.
Adviccs from Teton county report
that the recent rains were exception
ally heavy in that section, and that
in some localities there was a heavy
fall of snow. The country near Bur
ton is said to have become one vast
lake, and in some places the track OF
the Great Falls & Canada road was
under water.
A. G. Lombard, chief engineer Of
the Montana railroad, was a visitor
at White Sulphur Springs Monday
afternoon and remained until Tues
day morning. He says he has over
three hundred and fifty men and one
hundred and scvcny-tiyc teams en-
ploycd at the grading work, which is
being pushed rapidly along towards
Castle. c.-IIusbandman.
James r, Boycc, ST., one Of the
best known pioneers Of the state,
began suit Thursday in Butte against
Adelaide Il. I}oyce for divorce. Mr..
Bovcc is over SO years Of age and
| lives near Nine Mile. He is 4 grand
father and it is said is soon is become
q great grandfather. The lady from
whom he seeks separation is his Soc
ond wife. She has not lived with
him for four or five years.
Parlics in from the Shonkin report
that the latest addition to the tlocks
Of John T.. Patterson, the we'll known
sheep man, is an animal freak that
takes the blue ribbon. 1t is Il lamb
with seven legs; the fore part Of its
anatomy has three pedal cxtrcmiticS,
while the rear end is held up by four
well developed limbs. All other pOr-
tions Of the lamb have a normal APP
pcarancc, and the animal gives prom
isc Of Il thrifty and vigorous growth
to maturity. This solves the. future
of sheep lusbandry; a sheep that
produces three shoulders and four
legs of mutton to the carcass has
been the ambition of tiockmastcrS
ever since Abel put in his time herd
ing on Lonesome prairc.-Riycr
Press.
Manager Mcleod has received word
from Hammond, formerly of the
Missoulas, now with the Tacomas,
saving he would like to be back with
the Misspula team. lie has signed
with Tacoma aud is playing ball,
still he longs to play in Montana and
| viii no doubt be with the home team
in the near future. Griffin, A1iSsW-
las crack first bascman, is expected
here about the first OF June. He has
been east attending dental college
which has not impaired his i!owcry
PLAYS on the diamond. The Missuu-
las are claiming the best base bal!
team in Montana. At any rate they
are willing to meet all corners, no
matter whether they hal from Mon
tana or Puget Sound. They are dy-
ing to get a whack at Spokane and
will in all probability be Accommodated
before long, with the permission Of
the weather of course. NJ issoulian.
The Ideal panaccu.
Jas. L. Francis, alderman, Chicago,
saws: IL regard DR.. Kings New