Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-04
Who Robbed a Store in Mis-
S0ula Sunday.
HAD STOLEN PROPERTY ON
Their Persons When Taken-City
Council Holds a Meeting--
Teachers Institute.

Missoula, Oct. "A fistic encounter
between two colored men took place on
Monday evening in front of the Louvre
saloon in which both Of the men were
pretty we'll scratched up. The fight was
caused by VIM. Waller slapping the bro
Their of Thomas Waller, and Thomas TAX
ing up the fight. The men We're arrested
and tned SIS each and costs.
Sheriff Curran and Under Sheriff Vlo-
lette left for Thompson this morning,
they having received word that four men
with the stolen property OF w. +. kalp
on them. had been arrested by Constable
j.. H. Massey of Thompson. All the
watches and revolvers were found on
them with the exception OF one Watch
and one revolver. 1t is u that the
watch was sold to a man in the city for
81, and that it will be taken to Mr.. Kalb
for Identification The men, it seems,
broke into the store some time before II
O'Clock Sunday night, for they took a
freight train that left Missoula at l2:3o.
The men were brought back this evening
on the east bound train and placed in the
county Jail. They will have their pre-
liminary hearing Wednesday.
The second hand store of w. F. kalb
was broken into Sunday night by TWO
men and a quantity of jewelry ana sew,
eral watches stolen. The men gained
entrance by breaking in the back door
and then going to the show case contain
ing the jewelry, watches and reVolVeTs.
The men were in the store during the
day and offered for sale a Regina music
box and some clothing. They We're tod
to leave the things and come around IN
the morning, and that if they We're al
right the jeweler would take them. The
men failed to put in an appearance ana
are thought to be the men VINO broke IN
and stole the goods. A sharp lookout is
being kept. and If caught they VIII be
easily identified. The goods stolen are
valued close to $500.
The following transfers were filed with
the county clerk and recorder: Eugene
Carr to J. r. Latimer, 1900 acres of ranch
property in Butter and Lavelle creeks;
consideration, $4,000. Charles r. Camp
ton of Golconda, H., to Cora L.. Stiff of
Missoula. lots l, 2 and 3 in block % of the
Montana additions; consideration, $l. W.
J. Stephens to Cora Stiff, lots 4 and 5 IN
block % of the Montana addition, $500.
j. j.. Bowling to e. G~oughnour, the
southeast quarter of Section % in 7. IS
N. R. % W., $500. p. Fl. Rabbit to E.
Goughnour, the west half of the south
east quarter of Section "a, in 7. IS n, r.
% w, $500.
The seventeenth annual session of the
Mlssola county teachers institute was
called to order this morning by County
Superintendent Harriet Hord. About 40
teachers are in attendance and more are
expected on the trains Tuesday. Pro-
fessorklock of the Helena schools failed
to put in an appearance at this morn
ing's session. and in place of his address
the teachers held a general discussion
of the same subject tina he was to speak
on-'Numbers.' At the afternoon SEES
sion President Craig of the state univer-
slty addressed the teahers. and his re-
marks were very instructive and enter
tanning.
The city council met Monday and trans
acted considerable business. There was
some objection by the aldermen to paying
certain bills, otherwise the meeting was
Der harmonious. 500 was allowed for
destroying Russian thistles. The city
treasurer's report showed that $446 had
been collected during Sept. The commit
tee to whom was referred the request that
an electric light be placed at the corner
of Toole avenue and Hawthorne street,
reported favorably and the light was ore
,dered placed. A retail liquor license was
issued to Dan F%eighner, who will con-
duct a saloon at 17 West Main street.
The Missoula Electric Light company
presented a bid for furnishing the cleo
trio lights for the mex five years. The
bid was referred to the light committee.
The second days proceedings of the
Missoula county teachers institute OPEN
ed with a larger attendance than was on
the first day, about II additional teachers
having arrived. Prof. Klock of the Hell
ena high school was in attendance and
took charge of the studies assigned to
him on the program. At the afternoon
session Prof. VIM. A. Aber of the state
university delivered a lecture on Some