Daily inter mountain., 1899-07-10
In Which Was Found the Body
Of a Man
1T IS PROBABLY NELSON
His NeighbOr Did Not Give Up the
Search When the Officers Did and
Made the Discovery.
Hamilton, July s, 1899.

Hamilton, July ., 1881
The worst suspicious Of the people of
Stevensville and vicinity in regard to the
strange disappearance of Andrew Nell
son. the Swede, on June Is, have been
confirmed. Searching parties have been
securing the country near Nelson's nome
in different directions ever since lie failed
to return home, but their efforts have
been unavailing-no trace OF the missing
man could be discovered. Yesterday
Deputy Sheriff Ewart gave up the
search and recalled his men. Today john
Bennett. a neghbor of Nelson's and very
familiar with the mountains concluded
to push his search farther up the noun
tains This he did, and following an old
trail suddenly came to a point where,
from indications. it appeared that some
object had been dragged through the dust
from the trail along the bushes at one
side. He turned aside and pursued his
investigation until he came upon a shall
low grave. Digging down some six or
eight inches he found the body Of man.
Without disturbing thu remains further.
he a once fastened to Stevensvillc and
reported his gruesome discovery. Deputy
Sheriff Ewart imm adlately telephoned the
facts to Sheriff ChafIin Of this place, then
organized a posse and proceeded with Mr..
Bennett to the place on the mountains
where he had made his discovery. The
remains will be brought to Stevensville
and an inquest held tomorrow. Sheriff
Chaffin and County Attorney Baker went
to Stevensvlle tonight to be present at
the inquest. The general opinion, of
course, is that the body found is that of
Nelson, whom SO many believe to have
been fouly murdered by his companion,
Nels Petersen, while on a hunting cXpe-
diton. Petersen is in Jail here awaiting
his examination, which had been set for
tomorrow, before Justice Sedgwck Of
Stevensville. He will be taken to
Sheriff Mitchell. If the body discovered
proves to be that of Nelson, it will see m
a strange freak of fate that it's discovery
should occur just before the examine
ton OF the man accused of his murder.
At the meeting of the board of commits
soners today the contract for building
the combination bridge over the river at
Hamilton, to replace the bridge washed
out by the recent floods. was let to +. O.
Peppard of Missoua. Mr.. Peppard will
proceed at once with the construction of
a temporary bridge hundred yards
above the old bridge, and will have it
ready for traffic in three weeks. The per-
manent new bridge will cost about $4,000,
and its construction will require about
lhfee months time. owing TO the ulfll-
Guilty in obtaining the necessary iron, as
the manufacturers are already crowded
witt! orders. There We're several other
bidders for the contract, but all express
themselves as satisfied with the action of
the board, with the single exception of
Andrew Carlson of Hamilton, who init
mates that he will appeal from the de-
clsion, on the ground that the notice for
bids was not a legal One
Mrs. Allison Reinkeh has closed her real
estate office and placed her city prop
erty, which is quite extensive. in the
hands of the Ravalli Abstract company,
to be sold by them.
Professor Albert J. Roberts returned
from his Idaho trip this evening and will
remain in this city until September, when
he will go to Helena to take charge OF
the department Of languages in the high
school.
Marcus DAILY and family are daily ex-
pected at their elegant home near this
city to spend the summer. The mansion
has been newly repaired and improved
IN many ways preparatory to their COM
ing.