The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-05

The police magistrates report showed
that there had been S99 20 from Al cases in
August. There was also reported to be ~
horses and II head of cows in the pound,
and the city and the city fathers contem-
plate going into the live stock business
IL the inmates of the pound increase in
numbers. There were some dogs, but the
were not counted. Special Policeman En-
nest Conroy has been very earnest in his
~endeaVors along the line OF catching the
willy canine who runs at large without the
necessary tax tag on his collar. The
amount collected by this official in the
month of August was 500, which is more
than has ever been collected before in
one month.
Two pieces of land were decided TO the
city for the purpose of charging the
streets, one piece by Nelson Story and
the other by the school trustees OF school
district No. Z and Nelson Story. New boil
ers have been ordered in the city hall, for
which a contract has been let to Boyles
a Rich for sl,0S7 so. An old ordinance,
No. SIS, for the suppression of houses OF
nl-fame. has passed. which is likely TO
stir up a great deal of excitement I'm the
bad lands and keep the hands of the city
officials full for some weeks to come, be-
sides adding some dollars to the exchequer
of the city.
A man named Peterson asked the city
council to allow him TO put in a public
scavenger system on his own account.
but no action was taken on the PROPOSE
ton.
The public schools open again on Mon
day, Sept ;, for the school year of 1883.
The outlook seems TO indicate that there
will be quite an increase in the number
of new students. The trustees believe they
will have TO hire extra rooms I'm order 10
accommodate the increase In attendance,
and will probably rent the old academy
building. The following is the list OF
Teacher in tho Sphpnls for Tho ropnypn
term: Superintendent. W. z. Harmon;
George Swan. principal: Julia Mckee and
Kate Fsrr, assistants, High school: Mary
McBlroy, principal East Side school.
Teachers of the various grades: Olive II.
Jones. Sallle Stewart, Ella Ayres, Alice
Lewis, Alice M. williams. Addie Brandon
burg, Ada Card. Eleanor Ferris. Bertha
Maynard, Esther Butler, Letta Mason,
Ollie Ferguson. May Bull. Mary Hickman
and Jennie Cowan.
The census as taken by School Clerk ].
Martin for the city of Bozemau for the
year 1888, shows that there are 1857 chill
dren between the years of 6 and p and
565 under 8 years of age. making a total
of I422. or s. more than last year.
The threshing machines have been at
work In the valley for more than a week
now. The grain is turning out as well as
anticipated in some portions OF the val
ley, while in others II is a little short.
George Boothby's threshing machine was
burned in the F1athead district the be-
ginning of the last week, just as II had
In on a two-months' run by the
Mr.. Lux. 1t was thought to have
been burned by the act of an incendiary.
A large party of sales solicitors of the
Pacific railway arrived in Boze-
on Thursday morning on a special
car bound on an excursion to the Pacific
coast. They were taken in charge by
Colonel T. NJ. Pierce and taken over the
college buildings and shown the town avd
as much OF the valley as possible I'm the
short time they stopped over. They were
much pleased with the town and sur
prised at the productiveness of the soil of
the valley. They left on the evening pas
for the West.
The democratic primaries will be held
on Monday, Sept. u. i'm the several pre-
of the county of Gallatin, and the
convention will taA place In
tho armory hall on Monday. Sept. 10. The
delegates elected for the state convention
At Anaconda will then leave on the night
Of the 18th OF Goth so as TO be on time.
The primaries OF the gold republicans
will be held in the same precincts on
Sept. 10. and the convention
On Saturday, Sept. II.