The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
A LOST MANS TRAIL
Sure Clues That E. B. HOsford Was
at PocatellO.
HE MAY MAKE FOR DENVER
But Friends Are in Pursuit ana
There Is No Doubt That He VIII
Be Returned Unframed
to His Home.
HE MAY MAKE FOR DENVE'

Another day Of anxiety was spent py
the friends of +. i. Hosford IN Ahdcoh-
da Yesterday. Until late in the AFTER
noon the search was kept up. W ork u.
the smelters was well-nig'h abahdoheu
bv the men Who turned out TO range
the hills and hunt for the missing man
But they found no trace of him.
one by one the parties returned Crew
after ciev vanished when run 10 eir'H'
and sim Hosford was missing. ...,
The entire valley was searched dsd4n
during the day and in Butte me queS.
was carried on. The police ana olheI
officers there gave generous assistance,
but were unable TO find any trace OF
the missing man.
At length there came definite Reports,
Mrs Maggie Stanton, well acqualh'eu
with him, rad IN the Standard me hrst
news of his being away, ana She
promptly reported having seen him on
Friday afternoon passing their mouse
on the ranch. walking rapidly. None OF
the searchers had called at the mousse
and she mad no; heard of II untl she
read the Standard. Other clews OF
like nature came in during the aiter-
noon and c. r. Holmes and {. y. John-
son set OUT for Silver Bow ana 10 toiioW
the trail southwark.
In the meantime in Anaconda hearts
were sad and downcast. The clews tur-
nished were. perhaps, Ike Cahers thd'
had raised hopes only to cast them
down again. The search that had been
made of the country round about con-
WINGED nearly every one that Hostoru
was not near by. and tidings from MI
Holmes were awaited eagerly.
About O'Clock news came, ana II
Eghtened many a burdened heart. send
ing ray of hope into the darkened
home on Locust street. The MESA &c
came to H. Nell from Divide, and ran
thus. being the first authentic news re-
ceived of his travels:
"Hosford left Silver Bow Friday
night on local freight. arrived at Po-
catello last night Saturday, Said MS
destination was ogden. Identification
complete. i am on south-bound pas
senger train and will stay on his tran
until found. {. K HOMES.
This news spread like wildfire and.
when authenticated, gave relief. though
the cause of the wanderers departure
still remains a mystery. Yet there IS
satisfaction IN knowing that. whatever
be his mania, he is not freezing and
starving in the hills. but Il taking care
of his comfort. and must soon fall into
the hands of his friends.
A message from c. a Johnson told
that he would return from Divide, leav-
ing Mr.. Holmes TO continue the chase.
II Hosford kept on going, he is a day
ahead of Mr.. Holmes, but efforts have
been made to head him off and he will
find friends awaiting him IN Denver.
The following special dispatch from a
Standard correspondent at Lima, con-
firms the news
Lima, Mont. Feb. "A man an
swering the description of +. b. Hos
ford in every particular arrived here on
No. 80, Feb. !, at 6:l5 a. m, and left on
the same train al about a. m. He
went no the depot, made several inqui-
ries about trains and, 10 all appear
ances. seemed as rational as any one.
on the way to Pocatello, Conductor
Burns had qu1te a little conversation
with him, and he IS not only positive OF
Hosford's being "a perfectly sane man
but that he is L. b. Hosford. from the
description in the Standard Of to-day.
Hosford mentioned that he was going
10 remain IN Pocatello."