Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-05
HAMILTON NEWS
STILL A MYSTERY
Nelson's Disappearance Not
Accounted For.
AN ORGANIZED SEARCH IS
Being Planned by His Neighbours
Troubles Of the County Sur
vey0r Are Not Over.
AN ORGANIZED SEARCH IS
Hamilton, July 3.

Hamilton, July 3.
The conviction at Stevensville that
Andrew Nelson has been murdered has
not been changed by the Developments Of
the past week. Nels Peterson who was
arrested and charged with the murder,
stoutly maintains his innocence and Will
be given a preliminary examination on
Saturday,. In the meantime a more sys-
tematic effort will be made to clear up the
mystery by the discovery of Nelson or
his remains. Parties of citizens will be
organized who will carefully
every foot of country within three miles
of Nelson's residence. a %neighbor of
Nelson's living about one mile south from
Nelson's place was seen on Saturday and
states that shortly after shutdown on the
evening Nelson disappeared he heard
three shots fired in succession within
what seemed to be a half mile of his
home. Peterson, who accompanied Nell
son from his home was the only person
in the neighborhood out with u gun THAI
afternoon. Peterson now adheres to his
original story that Nelson went to the
Clearwater country alone. by way of
Big Creek.
County Surveyor Golden mas appealed
from the order Of the commissioners al
lowing 10 bills at the June session of the
board. This suit is the outcome of a.
contest between the surveyor and tho
board in which the court sustained tho
surveyor and dccreed him tied to the
~emoluments Of the office to which he was
elected. Notwithstanding the decision
of the court, the commissioners have ig-
nored the surveyor and proceeded to take
full charge of the road work themselves.
The bills from the allowance of which
the surveyor appeals were Tor the ex-
penses Of the election of road supervis-
ors under the new law when the court
declared to be unconstitutional and for
road repairs which We're made without
the authority Of the surveyor.
Alex Mari, proprietor of the Home Sup
ply Grocery store. died on Saturday az
tcrnoOn after a long and painful Illness.
Mr.. Mari came to Hamilton about four
years ago and has since been engaged in
the mercantile business, and At the time
he was attacked with pneumonia, about
four weeks ago, the outlook for a success
full business career seemed bright. he
leaves a WIFE and two sons. aged 5 and I
years, to mourn his departure from this
life. The funeral services We're conduct
ed yesterday afternoon from the CHRIS
tian church by the pastor, Rev. Fred k
Grims, assisted by Rev. j. \. Martin.
Hon. H. Fl. Grants auction sale on
Saturday was attended by the farmers Of
the valley generally and the property
sold brought a fair price, agSrasatins
over 81 coo. Mr.. Grant has been quite
seriously i'll during the past week. but
VIII start for his future home at Santa
Cruz, California, as soon as he is able to
be about again.
T.. c. Wholey, who spent last year at
the Salt Lake Law school. VII occupy the
office with O'Hara and Myers during the
summer vacation and will return to Salt
Lake at the opening of the fall term c,
school.
AT a recent meeting of the quarterly
conference Of the NJ. T.. church, E.
Tricher was elected lay delegate from
Hamilton and Albert May. from Stevens
willie to attend the annual conference
which convenes at Livingston On August
Miss Winnie squires, who has been
teaching in Phil.psburg during the past
year returned t o the city Saturday
evening and will remain the guest of her
brother, Treasurer Squires, during the
Sunmer.
Daniel Sturdevant, of KalispelI, pur-
chased through the Ravall Abstract Co.,
the ROBERT NullDtfl platt, ABOVE sleep
ing Child creek. where he will engage in
farming and stock raising.
Assistant General superintendent
Pierce. of the Northern Pacific, together
with Division superintendent Russo,
made a tour of Inspection over the Bitter
Root branch on Friday.
l.. II. Dayton, who has been engaged in
placer mining n Three Mile creek for ths
past twelve years states that this is the
most prosperous year he has known in d
long time.
Mr.. c. Z. Scott of Corvallis. who recent
ly came to the valley from Anaconda
states that he is regaining his health in
the clear air of the Bitter Root.
Walter Warner and Miss Ellen With.
ers, both of Hamilton. were married or
Sunday, Rev. Martin officiating.
Fred OStermeyer went to MisS0ula or
Saturday to accept a position in the if
office of the MisSoulian.
Tramps or hoboes robbed the cabin oil
japanese railway laborers, at Grants
dale on Saturday.
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