Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-11

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held before Justice Fitzgerald today. The
state will attempt to prove that Morgan
took the gold from d leather sack con-
tanning about 81 900 in dust, while the de-
PENDANT will claim that it came from some
boxes which the manager of the company
"a him permission to clean up.
Much. activity is shown in the Hughes
creek placer district, considering that
the roads to the mines were absolutely
impossible until the middle of July.
About fifty miners are now hard at work
on their claims, with varying success, n
all who have reached bedrock are doing
we'll.
The Idaho Clearwater country is be-
coming a truly famous hunting ground.
Mess1s. j. e. Buckley and ]. B. Barns OF
New York arrived from the east last
night and are preparing an outfit Of pack
and saddle horses to take them over the
NeZ Perez rail-.
Postmaster Roberts and family, with
their guest, Llewellyn Roberts of Butte,
have gone to the West Fork and will
camp Out for the next two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. McMurray. who have
been in camp there for some time past.
lIle county CLERK dllu IeCOIucl Has SCiL
notices to the clerks OF the several school
districts of the county, requesting that
full reports OF special school elections for
special taxes should be filed in his office
by September /.
Mrs. B. Lenahan of Havre, mother of
our townsman. John Lenahan, and his
sister, Mrs. Thomas Scott, also of HaEre,
recently arrived in the city and will re-
main a month.
Coroner Adair went to Florence
Wednesday in response to a telegram an
nouncing the death of Engineer Beebe in
the freight wreck near that place ON
Tuesday.
The sheriff's office has been very busy
this week, tracing alleged offenders, sew
eral of whom are known to have crossed
the Idaho line to escape the officers.
The continuous rains of the past few
days have seriously interfered with the
work of farmers in securing their hay
crops on the lowlands of the valley.
Bass Bros. of Stevensville, who recent
ly bonded their copper mine at Lo Lo to
Butte parties for $25, 900. have received
full payment for their property.
Miss Daisy Bond of Victor is assistant
clerk in the postoftice during the absence
of Mr.. Roberts. Miss Bond has a fine
reputation in postoflice work.
Cooks Business College will open his
year on the first Monday in October.
Until that time Professor Cool will hold
his position as a forest ranger
A deed from F. RI. Drinkenberg to A. ID.
Sperry, conveying lot No. 3, block Sc, of
the town of Hamilton, was filed for rec
ord on Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Kennel of the Cur
| lew mine, near Victor, are enjoying a
visit from Mrs. Kennels mother, Mrs. A.
! M. Hotter of Helena.
President Craig of the University is
| spending several days in the city in the
| interests of the institution he represents.
The county surveyor has appointed J..
r. Logan supervisor of o district No.
6 to succeed John Lewis.
w. Lundgren of the geological survey
was a passenger OH Tuesdays freight,
| wrecked neal Florence.
Mike Collins was found guilty in justice
| court yesterday of disorderly conduct and
fined $40, which he paid.
| Rev. Grim is spending some time visit
ing the Yellowstone national park before
going east.