The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-01
Louis Jongenel Ventured Beyond
His Depth.
HE WILL MAKE THE RAISE
County Clerk Angus Will Not Question
the Authority of the State Board
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the City Council.
Special Correspondence of the Standard

man who was drowned while bathing in
the Yellowstone park, was brought to
this city on the park train and sent
east to Washburn, Wis, where his
parents reside. The young man was
employed by the Yellowstone Park as
ISOLATION at the Fountain hotel and
while bathing Monday evening in Bath
lake near the hotel he ventured beyond
his depth and was drowned. He was
in company with several other en-
ployes of the hotel when he lost his
life, but sank from sight before help
could reach him. His father is Rev.
Louis Jongenel, located at Washburn,
Wis.
County Clerk Angus has received sew
eral letters from county clerks in 9TH
er parts of the state inQuiring with
regard to Park county's action on the
raise in the assessment made by the
state board of equalization. Many OF
the clerks have said that they would
refuse to enter the increase upon the
tax books until compelled to do so by
law. To all such inquiries Mr.. Angus
has replied that he will not question
the authority of the state board in his
official capacity, whatever may be his
Angus states that in 1894 while he held
the position of clerk and recorder, the
following raise was made in the as
sessed valuation of the county by the
state board: Real estate other than
city and town lots, 20 per cent; cattle,
1913 per cent; improvements on real
estate other than city or town lots, 25
per cent. Mr.. Angus says the raise in
1894 was duly entered on the books and
collected and he iS nf the pniniDn that
this furnished a precedent for his ac-
ton this year, if any precedent were
needed.
The city council held an adjourned
meeting Monday evening at the city
hall. All aldermen were present except
John Harvey, who was on trip to the
park. The annual tax levy was made,
S13, $50 being the sum fixed by the coun-
Gil to provide for current expenses of
the city during the next year. There
was also 10-mill levy on the property
of special improvement district No. 2.
and a half-mill levy on all city property
for the bond and interest fund. Wells
& Chamberlain asked for and received
a permit to erect a billboard at the
corner of Main and Park streets. A re-
quest for a permit to erect a bill
board on the city hall lot,
with permission granted to the
city to erect shed for sheltering city
property against the billboard, was re-
ferred to the proper committee.
Acting under appointment of the
court, R. B. Kelly, j. w. Hefferlin aud
Worthy Mckee this week visited the
island ranch upon which Wong Huck,
the Chinaman drowned in the Yellow
stone a few weeks ago, carried on gar
dening operations, and appraised the
property of the deceased celestial The
price put upon his belongings on Erpen-
bach's island was $3.50, and this, with
the money Wong had in the bank when
he died, brings the value of his estate
up to $S1.60 All claims of indebtedness
may be made to Attorney M r. Will
son, who is attending to the legal end
of the process by which the late la
lamented Hucks estate is being put
through.
Thursday afternoon landslide OF
huge proportions occurred at a point
on the Bear Gulch road between Jar
dine and Gardner. Tons of earth and
rock slid down the mountain side and
leaped across Bear Gulch creek, chang
ing the channel of that stream con-
siderable distance from where it for
merly flowed, and piling an immense
quantity of earth into the valley below.
The telephone line from Bear Gulch
to Horn was wrecked by the landslide,
the poles of the line being torn from
their mornings and precipitated into
the general wreck. No further damage
was done and the travel on the road
and communication by telephone was
resumed in short time.
Those who have seen woman Veiled
and reticent upon the streets during the
week have marveled that any one
should go through the confines of the
city without disclosing their identity to
the curious populace. To the inquisi-
tive be it said that the person was no
other than the lady who was arrested
at the Albemarle last week for desert
ing her husband. She departed for Big
Timber Tuesday night and is now
domiciled in the Cobblestone City,
where she wears her visor up.
Deeds to half a hundred mining
claims in Bear gulch were filed ut the
office of the clerk and recorder this
week The following persons trans
ferred their holdings in many rich
claims to G. o. Freeman, trustee:
Robert Bush, AL Davis, 7. II. Lewis.
c. F. Pearls.
The body of Jesse Lane. who was
accidentally killed by revolver shot
Thursday at Gardner, was brought
down on Sunday evenings park train
and taken east Tuesday on the delayed
No. 2. The remains were consigned to
relatives at Chester Pa, where Lane
formerly lived.
Halliday and son disposed of a fine
bunch of steers this week to w. H.
Compton of Stuart. Iowa. There were
106 in the bunch. They We're loaded
for shipment Monday at the stock
yards at this place and taken to Iowa.
Owing to an accident on the divis-
ion west of here eastbound No. 2 did
not arrive in this city Tuesday until
seven hours after the schedule time.
The park train was held at this station
until the arrival Of the train from the
west.
Tom Kane of the firm of Acklemire
& Kane of Aldrldge arrived in this city
on yesterday mornings train from a
trip to the East. Mr.. Kane was as
far east as Chicago and spent about a
month travelling in various parts OF
Wisconsin. He reports a very enjoya-
BILE trip and says that business Is brisk
in the East.
]. E. Swindlehurst came over from
Butte yesterday to look after his bust
ness in this city. Mr.. SWindlehurst re-
ports excellent success in his business
venture in Butte and is pleased with
the future prospects of the Smoky
City.