The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-30

named Thomas Barrett was killed by
freight No. as Wednesday evening. He
had been drinking in the saloon at CHEST
nut and had started to Walk up the track
and while some 800 feet east of the depot
was run over by the freight, which was
backing up. His skull was badly frac-
tured and the scalp hung down over his
face, having been almost torn OIL. Ills
right hand was also cut off just below the
finger Joints. When found by the conduc-
tor of the freight he was lying right
across the rails, and had evidently not
been killed instantly. In his pockets
were found two bottles of whisky, which
he was evidently been carrying off for
another spree. The coroners inquest,
held on Thursday by Coroner Finlay.
brought out the fact that the deceased
had worked on the Chestnut section Of
the N. P. r. r. Co. since last July, hav-
ing before that worked near Helena. He
was a stonecutter by trade and has work
ed in Anaconda and Butte. In the latter
city it is thought he has a brother quite
well-to-do financially. He was man
about 80 years old, and while somewhat
addicted to drink, was we'll thought of by
his associates. His fellow railroad men
will bury him if no relatives are found.
His body was brought to Bozeman for
burial.
The streets of Bozeman in wet weather
are hard to beat in the way of mud, es-
pecially in the springtime. But never
before have they been so slushy and
muddy as they are now. The recent storm
of about is days of incessant snow, rain
and sleet turned the otherwise fine roads
and streets into mudholes. In some places
in the country the ruts are so deep that
it is dangerous to travel along them.
The United States fish car returned on
Wednesday from its trip to Portland, Ore
gon, with supply of fish from the Boze-
man fish hatchery. having on board Mr..
Henshal of the hatchery, who accompa-
MED the car on it's last trip. On Friday
morning the car was started out with
another load for Seattle, Wash. This will
probably be the last distributing trip the
car will make this fall with fish from the
hatchery at this point, and on its return
will return to the South, or Washington.
D. c. This car has been distributing fish
from Bozenan for about three months.
The returned volunteers brought home a
number of curious from the Philippines
and have been showing them around the
last few days. Mayn Keoron and Mr..
Lisle have the best collections.
Jaior Jack Chapman has five boarders
In the county hotel at present, two hav-
ing recently arrived, named Frank Smith
and Perry Mitchell, who were bound over
by Judge Mcpherson on Wednesday to
the district court to anewer to the charge
of burglary. They robbed a man named
IoeltdS last Neeh, tdhl1S iehTlS all his
personal effects away from his home in
the city while he was away at work The
burglars are very light-footed men and
can sing very creditably. so the attain
ment Of being very iight-handed is not
their only redeeming or condemning fea-
ture. The other guests are a Chinaman
awaiting deportation, who Is very lazy
and so enjoys himself; a man charged
with robbery, and another, McQuon, do
ing 60 days for engaging in a free fight
Treasurer Davis Is still collecting the
special school tax and whenever anyone
objects to paying it he simply figures out
the amount of special tax and deducts it
from the sum total of the amount due
from the taxpayer. Very few people have
made any fuss, though some say they
will not pay the amount in to the treas
urer, but to the school board. The ma
iorty of citizens, whether they have
children or not, do not want the schools
to close with the beginning of the year,
and the school board says they will be
continued, as the money to run them will
be secured from some source.