Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-11
NEWS

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M%issoula, Sept. Gov. Lind and staff
passed through Missoula this evening on
the Northern Pacific bound for San
Francisco where they will meet the re-
turning soldiers of the Minnesota regi-
ment. The party is composed of % peo-
pie, and are travelling in a private car.
They We're to travel by the Great North
ern but a bridge burned OF at Havre,
causing them to be transferred to the
Northern Pacific tracks. They expect
to reach San Francisco on next Monday.
Mrs. Lind is the only lady in the party.
Frank McLennen, a we'll known miner,
having worked in almost every mining
district in the state, fell over a precipice
Saturday night at Saltese and was found
dead this morning. He was an old man
and had been doing odd jobs around Salt
csc, and at this particular time was
sent to the postoffice for the mail. 1t
was very dark and it is thought that he
lost his way and fell over the mban
ment n was killed. His remains were
buried at Saltese.
Joe Feist. we'll known in Butte and
Helena, was arrested in Spokane Friday
and brought to the city and placed in
the county Jail. He was accused of hav-
ing broken into the basement of the EX-
change saloon and stealing about 400 very
fine cigars. He was taken before Justice
of the Peace Hayes on Saturday after
noon and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Judge Hayes then sentenced him to the
county jail for six months and to pay a
fine Of $500.
Sam Terriault, a Frenchman. who has
been feeding a threshing machine near
Frenchtown, is in the city receiving med
zeal attention for a poisoned arm. While
working around the machine he scratched
his arm, and while feeding the machine
his sore arm came in contact with some
poisonous weeds. His arm has swelled
to an enormous size, and the physician
fears that the arm will have to be ampu-
tated. At present he is doing nicely.
The Northern Pacific sane house
burned to the ground about 1890 o'clock
Saturday night. The building caught fire
from the o~verheated stoves that are used
for the drying of the san that is used
| for the engines. The water supply was
very poor, in fact, SO poor that no at
| tempt was made to put out the fire.
Mrs. Malvina Mamil of Frenchtown has
been arrested on a complaint sworn to
by Father Quesnel. He charges her in
the complaint with allowing a band of
nOSS u IOdIl dUOut IL -
Frenchtown. which is contrary to the
laws Of the state. She pleaded not guilty
and the case was set for trial" for next
Saturday at 10 a. m.
Threshing has been started in the Mis-
soula and Frenchtown valley, and the
outlook for a big crop is good. The late
season has not affected the grain crop
as much as it has the hay. The season is,
however, about a mon later than it
was a year ago.
Miss Eveline Ludermann celebrated
her 18th birthday Saturday afternoon,
inviting about 60 of her little friends to
her home. The rooms We're beautifully
decorated with flowers, and the afternoon
was spent in playing the many children
games.
The citizens are going to give the
Northern Pacific hospital patients a pic
mic this week on Grant creek. Every
thing will be furnished free.
Mrs. J. J.. Murphy, Mrs. P. Grim and
Julia Balls are in Missoula on a short
visit and are guests at the Florence
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