The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-18
NEWS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Action of the commandments mother
New Mining Company-Per-
sonal Mention.

sOudl IlcntIOns
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Boulder March 1.-the county COM
missioners besides transacting regular
quarterly business and allowing bills
against the county, awarded a contract
for county printing for the term ending
Jan. 1, 1899, to John w. Pace of the
Whitehall Zephyr. Bids We're submit
ted by the Boulder Age, the Jefferson
County Sentinel and the Whitehall
Zephyr, all at very low figures,
so that the county makes a very good
contract for its printing and supplies,
the prices being much lower than in
most counties of the state.
They also authorized the installing of
a long distance telephone in the court
house, which will prove great con-
venience, as the county officials have
many calls relating to documents, rec
ords and court cases from Helena,
Butte and other points. Petitions for
jails at Basin and Whitehall were laid
over until the June meeting.
BY agreement the bill of Judge Park
er for $500 for consultation and assist
ing in arriving at a conclusion when
the county board of Jefferson and
Broadwater counties were in joint ses-
sion considering the valuation of county
property and adjustment of indebted
ness was cut to 500 and allowed.
some matter that was heritage from
the old board and which has been up
at every meeting for the past two
years. State officers, when Governor
Richards and II. J. Haskell were run
ming things took the liberty of ordering
from George d. Barnard & Co. OF ST.
Louis, for each county in the state,
set of standard weights and measures.
The commissioners of this county con-
a theu didn't want them and
wouldn't pay for them, and the bill
amounting to about $500 has been pre-
scented many times and was again dis
allowed al this meeting. The goods are
at the railway freight depot and likely
to remain there until the st. Louis
company disposes of them in some way.
Glass Bros. were allowed to withdraw
a plat of an addition to Basin where
the new smelter is being built. They
also granted the privilege of placing
poles and wires in the public highways.
which would indicate that Basin is soon
to have an electric lighting plant.
C. M. Whitney was appointed justice
of the peace for Whitehall township,
and G. w. Brooke as constable.
An order was passed, which is intend
ed to correct certain abuses in small
and unincorporated towns of which
there are several in this county, and
that is the obstruction by buildings or
otherwise of public streets and alleys,
and the county surveyor is instructed
to proceed at once to remove such OBJ
structions at the cost of the owners.
Bids are requested for bridge on
the Boulder river at Flaherty's crossing
| in the southern part of the county.
The matter of a road up Basin creek
| to open the porphyry dixie and other
mineral districts, was placed in the
| hands of the county surveyor. Viewers
| will soon be appointed TO look over the
| proposed route and make report and
estimate of cost.
AS to a bridge across the Jefferson
river at Willow creek the Gallatin coun-
ty commissioners did not seem to favor
the project, SO nothing was done by the
| jefferson board at this meeting.
Holmes & Dahlman, who have a
| large quantity of ore in the bins at the
| Gray Eagle mine up High Ore gulch,
| invited bids for hauling same, and the
| contract has been let TO Enoch Hodg-
son. Work will commence as soon as
he can get up stables for his stock and
get his equipments in shape.
Articles of incorporation of the Basin
| Creek Placer Mining company have
| been filed with the county recorder, the
| incorporators being l.. A. Walker, Will
| lam Muth and A. j. Carven of Helena,
| +. c. Berendes and d. Mcneil of Boul-
| der. The property intended to be
worked is what has been known as the
| Penn placer, about eight miles up Basin
| creek from the town of Basin. About
eight years ago this property was ex-
| tensivey worked by Eastern capital
| under direction of Helena parties, and,
| as is often the case, was not success.
| 1t is claimed that about $SO,0o0 were
spent on the ground in running long
| cut and in other improvements. and
! when the cut was completed ii was
found that through some miscalcula-
| ton of grade it was not down to bed
| rock The property was then abandon
| ed and tax deed passed to the owner
| ship of Messrs. Berendes and MCNEIL.
| With the formation of the new COM
| pany it is expected that Eastern money
| will be interested and the ground work
| ed by a dredge or steam shovel which
| has proved so successful in other local
/ tiles. The new company is capitalized
| at $4,000. with shares at 81 each, but
! the capital stock will no doubt be in
| creased TO 800, 900 after the organiza
! ton is completed.
John Smith who was brought back
/ from St. Paul by Sheriff Sherlock. and
| will be charged with the murder of his
/ son at Clancy as heretofore mentioned
| in the Standard. will have prelimi-
| nary hearing to-day Thursday. From
|
/ Cowan it Use expected that he will
waive examination and be bound over
! to the district court.
There is considerable speculation here
| as to whether the case against Thomas
Riley for the murder of Patrick Largey
will be brought to this county on a
E! change of venue
] Among cases recently commenced In
| the district court here are the follow
/ L. ill., 4
| Marsh ct al, a suit over water right
| from White Tail Deer creek. p. +. Ed
| wards VS.. Sarah Borren. a suit to fore
j close lien to recover wages in building
a house for defendant in Clancy, tbs
| amount being $3.50. A. 3. Smell VS.. Rid
| dell & Suffer: this is a suit against tbs
| contractors for the building for the deal
/ and blind. and is brought TO recover
payment for work done by plaintiff. tbs
amount being $243. j. b. Sharp ct al
VS.. Fred Taylor, jr., and the Basin Min
| ing & Developing company, to quiet