The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-02
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Reduced Rates for the Competitors il
the Shooting Tournament.
WAR AMONG REPUBLICANS
A Lot of Tacks Intended to Dam
age Bike ires-Charles Frost
Loses More Fingers The
Bond Sale-Baseball.

Missoula, May The county COM
missioners have been i'm session all day
and have considered the details of the
bond issue and attended TO some road
business. orders were made for the
Improvement of a number OF county
roads and for the opening of a few new
ones.
Woody & Hayes shipped a coffin this
morning to Lynchs spur for the baby
of ID. IL. Murray. which died yesterday.
The Rod * Gun club mas secured con-
vention rates for the state tournament
that is to be held here this month and
all who take receipts Tor their fare to
Missoula will be granted NTH rare on
their return.
Gen. Ivan n. Walker, commander-in-
chief of the G.. a. r., accompanied by
Col Henry S. Dietrich. chief of stan.
passed through this city this morning
on No en- route to st. Paul from the
coast He was met at the station by
some of the local Grand Army men,
who had a pleasant visit with him.
In the election contest of Merrick VS..
jackson in the Fourth ward alder
manic election, the answer of Mr.. jack
son was filed to-day and the case was
set for Monday next.
There is some trouble In the local re-
publican camp now. The JuVehlls
gentlemen who control the destinles OF
the party do not like the way that
things are going and called meeting
of the county committee this evening
TO put things right There had been
some ward meetings called for the pur-
pose of preparing lists of delegates for
the county convention. and II was fear
ed that the meetings would not DO the
thing in the right way, 50 the commit
tee was brought together to nix the
matter How IL was fixed or whether
q. TO- laa An
of the ward meetings will appear In the
attitude of the lion and the lamb to-
ward each other in the next few weeks.
Some miscreant scattered lot OF
tacks on the crosswalks that lead
across Higgins avenue from the Bee
Hive to the Western Montana bank.
This is on the principal thoroughfare
of wheelmen. and the cowardly josher
would have done some serious damage
AZ the tacks had not been discovered IN
time
Charles Frost. an employe at Hay
Bros mill was brought in this evening
with the fingers and thumb OF his right
hand cut and mangled by saw so that
they had TO be amputated. He was taken
10 the office of DR.. Hanson, where his
wounds were treated and he is now doing
as well as could be expected. His fore
and middle fingers had been cut OF TO
the second Joints before and this acci-
dent took off the two remaining fingers
and the stump of the middle finger
President Quigley and Manager Bah
cock of the Golden Scepter Mining COM
pany came In from the mines this even
ing They report that everything at the
new camp is in good shape and that work
will begin Monday on the railroad from
the mines TO the mill and on the big
ditch that is to carry the water for the
mill.
The county commissioners met in the
court house this evening to take mai ac-
ton on the bond sale. The certified check
of 81 600 required by the board from the
successful bidders. not having been de-
posted by the firm to whom the contract
was awarded yesterday. who agreed TO
deposit Il to-day. the commissioners re-
considered their action of yesterday and
awarded the contract for the bonds TO
Theis & Barroll of Spokane, whose bid
was at a premium of $3.50. accrued inter-
est and the lthographing of the bonds.
The Missoula baseball team will have
its first game Saturday with the Fort
Missoula team. and a week from to-day
will 20 to Spokane and play series of
games there. The team will be captained
this year by O'Toole the crack second
baseman of the last years Spokane team.
The Missoula team that will go to Spo-
kane will be: Goodyear and Harpster,
catchers: Hammond and Liech. pitchers:
O'Toole. first base; Stephens. second base;
Campbell. third base; J. Mccormick.
shortstop; w. Mccormick. left field;
Hardness centerheld: Powers. right field.
Three games will be played.
A J. Stone, who has been in charge OF
the carpet department OF the Missoula
Mercantile company for some time. re-
signed his position to-day. He has not de-
cided what he will do.