Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-07
Transacted Considerable Bus
mess Yesterday.
PETERSON WAS ARRAIGNED
On the Charge of Murder For Killing
His COmrade--ItemS of the
District Court.
Hamilton, September 5, 1899.

Hamilton, September 5, 1899.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session yesterday and
transacted considerable routine business.
The greatest items of expense in the
county during the past three months
seem to be for road work. Seven suits
are now pending in the district court
against Ravalli county, six of which are
for disallowed claims for road work.
And it is expected that such suits will
multiply at every session of the board
until the supreme court CONSTITUTES the
new road law and the exact status of the
county surveyor. 1t was agreed to en-
ploy Attorney r. Lee McCulloch to assist
the county attorney in all cases pending
in the district court in which the county
is a party. Seven bids were received for
the construction of a road on the West
Fork, where h e'county road was washed
out by high water, ranging from ST, 6S7. so
to s275. Messrs. Charles DAILY and James
Higgins being the lowest bidders, the con-
tract for the construction of the road was
let to them, their bid being 1878. 81.
In accordance with the request of the
state board of equalization. the levy for
stock indemnity tax was put at 10 of
one mill. In REGARD 10 the pellllOn iOI
the change of road, on the East Fork. 1t
was decided to take no action at the
present time, but an agreement was en-
tered into with T. w Laird to repair the
road where washed out, and also to con-
struct a bridge across the stream near
his place.
Nels Peterson was formally arraigned
yesterday on the charge of murder. His
otto "a ~; a n nd oO1l CrnH nxync show
ed nc evidence Of fear or emotion as he
answered mot guilty" His trial was
set for Wednesday, Sept. Is, at 9 o'clock
a. m. The case of the state VS.. w. F.
Sheriff. was set for Monday, the nth;
state VS.. Morgan, Tuesday, Sept. II;
state VS.. Albert Sheriff., Thursday, the
14th. The court announced that it would
not consider tn. cases of the county sur
veyor against the county until the SUI
preme. court decides the cases there
pending, which it is expected will deter
mine the rights of the county surveyor In
matters pertaining to that office. In the
matter of the trial jury, a venire was
issued and placed in the hands of the
sheriff for service with instructions to
keep the names secret until the return is
made.
The public school opened Tuesday
morning with a large attendance of
pupils. The new principal, Professor
Mckay, who comes from Butte. has an
enviable reputation throughout the state
as an educator of marked ability. The
school board and patrons of the school
are congratulating themselves on secur-
ing his services, and marked improve
ments are looked for during the coming
year in the conduct of the school. The
assignment of teachers as made by Pro-
fessor McKay is as follows: Principal.
rs NTcC[ay. hioh SphOOl Miss A
White: sixth and seventh grades, Miss
Kittie Howard: fifth grade, Miss Roa
Totnan: fourth grade, Miss Stone; third
grade. Miss Adams: second grade, Miss
Bond: first grade, Miss Walsh.
While Mr.. Hunter, who recently came !
to Hamilton from Anaconda to take a
position in the mill here, was out driving
with his wife and child on Labor day, a
serious accident befell him. They We're
in the vicinity of w. B. Harlan's ranch
when Mr.. Hunter alighted to adjust the
harness. and the horse suddenly took
fright and ran away. Mrs. Hunter and
little child We're thrown out and quite
badly injured, and Mr.. Hunter also sus-
tanned some severe bruises.
Charles Buck and w. A. Duffield start
ed on a hunting trip to the Clearwater
yesterday, but when near Darby Mr..
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probably deprive him OF the pleasures of
the trip. His horse stumbled and fell, |
in some way catching Mr.. Dufield's arm
beneath it and breaking one of the bones
of the forearm and throwing it out of
joint at the elbow. +
The time of the district court which
convened yesterday morning was taken
up hearing motions and demurers. In the
matter of the contempt of C. G. Lowney
and others, the court gave the respond
ents until next week to place the proper
head gates in their irrigating bitches and
in compliance with the order of the
court the actions will be dismissed.
Rev. G. w. Stewart came up from Mis-
soula Monday evening. in response to a
telegram from Senator Myers.
ing him to the bedside of the latter's
aged father. who is still very low from
the effect of a recent stroke of apop!eXy.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart will remain in the city
and hold the regular services at the Epis-
copal church next Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Ewart came up from
~Stevensville last night with Mrs. Fergu-
son of Wallace. Idaho. who consulted the
county attorney relative to the sending
of her two young daughters to the reform
school. The girls in question are aged Il
and Il respectively, and are residing near
the White Cloud mine with Mrs. Fergu-
sons husband. from whom she parted
some time ago.
Hamilton for several months past. will
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