Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-05
SHEEP IN DEMAND
Many Buyers Are in Town at
Present Time.
BILLY GOATS APPETITE
Depleted the Stock Of Several Mer-
chants--ChangesI in Resi-
dences--S0ciety Notes

OeuCeS..SOCIety VOteS
Peter Walton has a number of fine
goats. one is an especially fine specimen.
1t is a billy goat presented to him by
Mayor Frank Conley. This goat has an
appetite characteristic of the goat family
and this morning appeared on Main
street with his appetite. The first bust
ness transacted by his goatship was to
eat up six gallons of yellow Denver, sill
yer skin and Michigan red onions sets
at DR.. !. H. Owing's drug store. With
dignity and his breath carrying 80 pounds
pressure he next became infatuated with
a bunch of bananas hanging in front OF
Beaumont's market Before being dis
covered billy had partaken of more than
a dozen. and viewing a nice display OF
apples in front Of Charley Kenyon's
place took in the situation with a smile
and proceeded in his digni6ed manner
to top off with apples. Mr.. Kenyon met
him at the door and billy was given a
hurried passport to the court house yard
where he was last seen dining off of blue
grass and young hops.
r.. w. Dunlap. of the Cripple Creek
country, in Colorado, arrived in Deer
Lodge last Saturday, and is stopping at
the Scott house. Mr.. Dunlap was a resi-
dent of this section in 1868, when he
owned a placer claim and mined 1t in
Caribou gulch, southeast of this city. He
is a pleasant gentleman, and remembers
but a few of the old-timers here now.
w X. Foote. and Jere Hore of Butte
and N. Y. Hoss of this city, are now The
only members of the Bonanza Leasing
company. They put a new crew on this
morning. There is a lot of ore ready to
be brought to the depot here for ship
ment as soon as the roads will permit.
Heas. F. Ward, formerly of his city
but now of Garnet, passed through town
last night en- route to Butte, being a pas
senger on. the overland. The gentleman
is bookkeeper for the Nancy Hanks Min
ing company, better known as the Richie
property, a great producer.
JOIN Hemsted Of Race Track arrived
here early this morning with a special
train load of sheep from Oregon. COM
prising $500 head. Owing to lack Of feed
ing facilities on the road an extra fast
run was made, landing the sheep here
with but small loss.
G.. H.. Williams, of the stock firm of
Davis & Williams, near Garrison, was
a guest in town yesterday. The gentle
H1du Is ud1ulllS their elllIG sheep pOS-
sessions on the home place during the
landing season and reports little or no
loss.
Peter Como of the Emery Leasing
company, who was one of the victims of
the recent accident there, left for Butte
Wednesday to have one Of his eyes re-
moved. w. I. Higgins. of the same COM
pany, accompanied Mr.. Como to Butte,
and returned last evening.
George T: Mudd, a we'll known buyer
for one of the Butte butchers, is in the
valley looking for fat mutton, and as we
have EN- George will not return empty
handed. He paid a fancy price for his
purchases.
John Gherdts, president of the Cash
Grocery company in this city, having
large stock interests between Deer Lodge
and Drummond, spent several days this
week with his family here. The gentle
man reports his stock in good condition.
d. r. Jones, Hoqumain. Wash; H.
Bailey, Butte: A. Freeman, Chicago: f.
Beach, Helena; Levi Davis, Anaconda:
w. H. Cameron, Elliston, and Mrs. M. r.
Slaughter, Anaconda, are at the McBur-
ney house.
The party hat took the blue silk UNI
oiSiio "ANh otCII liS SIlNCI llu lIOI1
court house Monday evening is known,
and unless it is returned to the owner at
the McBurney house office, there will be
trouble.
c. M. Lawson of the Davidson Grocery
company of Butte, is linking of bring
ing his family here for the summer and
fall months and is negotiating for a suit
able residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H.. Hoss are now
occupying the Zenor residence lately
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Haskell,
who are now residing in Spokane Falls,
Mutton sheep are said to be worth So
per head when in good condition. The
good conditioned mutton is the kind tina
Is for sale in this valley.
Ben Franklin, one of the well known
prospectors of ORC Fine district, was here
yesterday preparing to begin work on his
placer ground.
visitor in town yesterday and returned
home on the delayed strain early in the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carlton are now
occupying the Kleinschmidt residence
south of the Christian church in this CITY
Sam Beaumont made a large purchase
of fine beef cattle from Peter Valitou
this week, for his market in this CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Shaubut are now
occupying their new home. the lately &C.