The Ravalli Republican., 1898-01-19
STATE AND WORLD.
Hon. w. a. Clark, has gone on
visit to Europe.


e. L. Bonner and family sailed last
week from New York for Genoa
Italy.
! The Inland Forge Co., giving en-.
/ Payment to 800 men, has started ur
at Chicago.
w. IT. Smcad, the new agent at
the Flatlcad Indian agency has as
sumcd charge there.
The state bar association has elect
ed State Senator Leonard as it's pres
ldcnt for the coming year.
Conlcy & McTaguc, the state
prison contractors. are going TO put
in an electric light plant of their
own
Bob Shadwcll, a Butte gambler
shot and instantly killed another
gambler named Martin O'Conncr last
week.
The stampede of gold seekers to
the Klondikc has begun for the year,
and over 500 have already left
Tacoma
O'Ncill Of kalispcll won the
wrestling match with Uhl Of Texas
at the athletic club exhibition in
Missoula last week.
The receipts from customs dntics
arc still climbing up. Last Wcdncs-
day they reached $SS9,024, the larg-
est for one day yet.
The postollicc at pardec, Missoula
county, Mont, has been ordered dis
continued janis. The mail will 90
to Superior. ..~. ...@.
Christian i. Brady of South Dako-
| ta has been appointed additional
farmer at the Crow Indian agency,
Montana, at $50 per month.
The combine in Ohio against the
return OF Senator Hanna to the Unit
cd States senate fell two votes short
and Hanna was elected for both the
long and short terms.
The president has nominated Chas.
Page BRYAN of Illinois, who was first
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minister at Brazil, and Ex-senator
Congcr Of Michigan will 60 to China
Gov. Smith has offered reward of
5000 for the apprehension Of the
murdcrcrs Of Mrs. McDonough, the
old woman who was fOund brltallv
hacked and killed at Basin last Feb
ruary.
Edward IT, Ten Eyck, the winner
Of the Diamond scullS, in England,
has decided to enter the university
Of Pennsylvania dental school. He
says he will have no connection with
the crew.
John Cooley, an experienced min
cr, has been pannin~ Whitewater
creek ut Fillmore, Dubuque county,
Iowa, for gold, and has found enough
to encourage him: though not enough
to pay wages =..
Fort Smith, Ark, was struck by
Il tornado last Wednesday night, and
in addition to over a million dollars
worth Of property being destroyed,
persons seriously injured.
James j. Corbctt is the latest Gus
toner Of Chris Won Der Abe for his
base ball franchise and team. Cor
bctt said he would like to buy the
browns and was willing to put up a
good pile Of money for the club.
a syndicate Of American and Can
adian capitalists has been formed to
develop and work the mineral belt
along the northern part Of the PROV
incc Of Ontario. The belt extends
from the st. Lawrence river to the
! Lake Of the Woods, and is 1000
miles long and 100 miles wide
On Jan 9TH il bill passed the Unit
ed States senate awarding damages
to G. J. Baronctt Of Gardener, for a
bridge destroyed by the Ncz Pcrces,
for 5000: j. NJ. Mccartney gets
$3, 600 for certain buildings destroy
ed at the same time and Matt Nc
Guirk 81, 900 for buildings taken and
used by the United States.
The articles Of incorporation and
the annual statement of the Armour
/ Cudahy Packing company organized
under the laws Of Illinois have been
filed with the secretary Of state
f. W. FlonlcW Of Butte, was appoint.
ed Montana agent for the corpora
tion which is none other than tho
big packing house Of Chicago.
| Advices from Denton report that
Geo. Allen, Of that place, met with
quite serious accident a few days
ago. He was helping to shoe a
fractious horse when the animal
broke away, dragging Mr.. Allen d
long distance before he could be
rescued. The victims leg was badly
Broken in two places, with several
minor injuries in addit;on.-Rivcr
Press.
Prof. Nordcnskjold, the Arctic OK.
plorcr, has informed the Swedish
Acada1ny of Sciences that the foreign
Office has received intelligence that
several persons worthy Of ercdence
saw Prof. Andrcc's balloon early ir
August in British Columbia, seven
miles from Qucsnelc lake in the dis.
trict Of Carboo. The professor re-
cards the news as being of Sut1icicn,
importance to call for Il close inycs
tigation.
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