The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-31
Montana.

session at Helena.
Governor Smith appointed State Vet
Urinary Knowles delegate-at-large for
Montana at the National Stock con-
vention which convenes in Denver on
Jan. 25 for three days session.
A dispatch was received in Helena
from Senator Carter, announcing the
death in Washington of Frank Galen,
son of Hugh Galen of Helena, and
brother of the senator's wife.
The Volunteers of America are col
Iecting subscriptions in Butte for the
purpose of securing a hall where the
unfortunates might be taken care of.
Commenting on the accident that be-
fel the actor, Dan Daily, in the Park
theatre at Boston, the Butte Miner
says: The only matter of regret to the
mana cement is that the play was billed
as a comedy instead of a tragedy. Butte
had a similar experience few weeks
ago when one Griffith, a transforming
swashbuckler, who plays the part of
Mephistophles in Faust" assaYed the
role of Richard III, and in the duel
scene hacked up the face Of a fellow
tragedian to such an extent that he had
to be discharged without pay and or
dered to rehearSe in a hospital for six
months.
A notable wedding was celebrated at
Dec. %, the contracting parties being
NJ. w. Downie, assistant treasurer of
the Yellowstone Park Hotel associa-
ton, and Miss Evelyn M. Meldrum, a
niece of General Medium, United
States commissioner 70 rthe park.
The state board of land commission
ers refused to relinquish the claim of
the state to several thousand acres of
bench lands in the Bitter Root valley
in Ravalli county, as suggested by the
board of arid land commissioners,
which would like to secure the land and
! build a canal across it,
The Mcguire Opera House of Butte
was again sold Monday. The sale was
! by auction to the highest bidder, the
! seller or luctioneer was Under Sheriff
Jerry Murphy and the purchaser was
! Silas F. King. The sale was under an
order of the district court to satisfy a
! judgment in favor Of John O'Rourke
| against the Opera House company, and
the purchase price was 81, 072 43, which
covered the judgment and the costs.
! The sale did not create near so much
excitement as did the sale of the Mi
chael Davitt mine and the bidding was
not quite so spirited.
Carbon County Sentinel: Several
stag dances have been held in camp
this week, the object of them being to
| instruct some of the ambitious ladies'
men in the mysteries of the waltz, and
they do say that the boys have been
having real hot times among them
selves, Senators" Hill and Carter
vieing with each other as to which
should be the belle of the ball.
Anaconda Standard: Naughty Little
Egypt, the woman who turned New
York INSIDE down and earned a world
wide fame in one night by the part she
took in the famous Seeley dinner, is in
town and may turn Butte upside down
before she leaves. She is a pretty little
creature, not much bigger than a min
ute or two, but every minute is full
of life She left New York last March
rand is now making a tour of the west
doing her famous Egypt dance, the
same that was given at the See1ey din
ner.
A revolver duel occurred at a saloon
in Wibaux Sunday night between sup
posed warm friends. A party of COW
boys were eating pigsfeet and drink
ing beer, seated at round table, Wher
the lie passed between Wildam Moore
and John Nettleton, both of whom were
smitten with the charms of crtaiI
young lady. Nettleton pulled his re-
volVer and aimed at Moore's breast
but missed Before the latter could
: fire. both of his hands were disabled by
Nettleton's bullets, but he finally sue.
ceeded in shooting, using his teeth tt
cock the weapon. AS Nettleton fired hi
kept moving toward the front entranc,
! of the saloon. and after he got out o
doors. went to the livery stable, saddleC
his horse and left town, going toward
North Dakota. After the firing ceased
the spectators, who had sought refug
from the bullets where they could, be
gan to look after the wounded man
Moore. 1t is thought that Nettletol
must have carried two of the bullet
away with him, as eight shots wer
fired and only six accounted for.