The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-25

ticing without a license. The doctor
was still busily engaged on the teeth
of the Loganites when the sherir
walked in and politely asked him to
go to Boaefnan and face the powers
that be- The doctor was surprised
and somewhat mortified at the turn
affairs had taken. but being acquainted
with the legal maxim that '1gnorapce.
of the law eXcuseth no man he did
as he was bid The little experience
cost the doctor a few dollars, but he
considers he got off cheaply, as he
said he had heard that a "tenderfoot"
was always sure to become the victim
of some joke or law before he be-
came acclimated.
Wednesday morning DIR. Higgins, as
sisted by Drs. Foster and Alton, am
putated the right leg of A. P. New
man who was so seriously injured in
the Bozeman tunnel Tuesday morning
by falling off freight train while per-
forming his duties as a brakeman. Ow-
ing to the severe shock caused by the
accident the operation was postponed
until Wednesday morning. About $3.50
Wednesday night the injured man died,
being unable to rally from the severe
strain on his vitality caused by the
amputation of his leg. Mark Newman
Of Billings arrived on Wednesday MORN
ing and was present when the opera
ton was performed, and took the re-
mains of the unfortunate man to Bill
ings with him Wednesday night. From
the time of the accident until his death
the deceased suffered a great deal of
pain. His leg had the flesh cut i'll
strips and was torn and lacerated
from his body to the end of his foot,
exposing the muscles and bones in
places. While the right limb, which
was amputated, was crushed at the
ankle and lower extremity so that
there was no hope of saving it. The
unfortunate man leaves two brothers.
who reside in Billings, where his moth
er also lives, and one sister, who is now
at Boulder. Everything was done that
was possible. but his enfeebled condi-
ton through loss of blood and the
severity of the two shocks was too
great.
While undergoing an operation
Thursday Mrs Richard Corrigan died
from hemorrhage. She had been fore
ed to undergo several operations be-
fore. and has been sick for some time
past
Thursday evening man by the
name of F. Scott, somewhat under the
influence of liquor, procured Win
chester rifle and went on still hunt
for the colored cook of the Bozeman.
After running him into place of
safety he started after Peter MarDel,
| but failed to catch this would-be VIC
tim. The policemen caught the bad
man before he had time to do much
damage and landed him in Jail, where
he is enjoying his Christmas holidays.
On investigation it was discovered that
his wife was sick, and both she and
| the children in very destitute con-
dition, caused by the drunkenness and
laziness of Scott, who is burly, good
for-nothing ruffian. The county COM
missioners are seeing to it that the
| poor woman shall spend a much bright
er Christmas than she anticipated
while the sheriff is attending to the
wants of her husband and probably
! will do so for some time to come.
| One of the local meat markets pur-
| chased a buffalo from the Allard col
lection last week and it was shipped tc
Bozeman Tuesday. Before it was kill
ed on Wednesday evening nearly every
man, woman and child went down tc
the stock yards to see and take q
photograph of it. The animal was q
fairly good specimen of the buffalo
tribe, having a very handsome head
which has been sold to one of the 10
cal gun stores for 500. The schoo
teachers let the children out from thei
classes an hour earlier than usual Of