The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-22

leutenants, Mead and Gainan. They
have not one good word for Otis and
say the Filipinos will never be con-
quered as long as he is in command
Eight carloads of horses passed
through town a few days ago billed for
Kansas City, Mo- They had been load
cd at Divide station and were owned by
X. L. Boatman, who is the western
representative of the Grand Avenue
Horse and Mule Commission company
OF Kansas City. They were from what
was known as the Largely brand of
horses, ranging above Rochester, and
were an exceptionally fine bunch of
equines. At Monida three more car
loads of horses were added to the train,
belonging to the same parties. This
lot came from the Ruby valley, in Mad
ison county, and were raised on De-
hance ranch and Home Park and COM
prised many standard bred horses.
The meeting of the grand lodges of
the various Masonic bodies in Helena
this week has drawn number of Dill
Ion residents to the state capital
Among those attending are John F.
Bishop and Hon. G.. T. Paul, who repre-
sent the K. T. conclave; DR.. E. p. Dun
can and Robert Mcdowell, who repre-
sent Dillon Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A.
NJ; Henry Jacobs of Bannack Lodge
No. 141, Mesdames j. F. Bishop and J.
e. Morse, from Mizpah Chapter No. Is,
o. e. S. John F. Bishop was chosen as
grand sword bearer at the annual meet
ing of the conclave held Monday.
Mr.. Hample of Butte, who recently
purchased the Shuler and Bishop bands
of sheep, made deal Tuesday whereby
Max Lauterbau becomes the owner of
the yearling ewes of both bands and
enough two-year- olds to bring the pur-
chased number up to 1000 head. The
price paid was SO per head.
Ten four and six six-horse teams are
in daily use transporting coal from
Barrett station and Dillon to the
dredges on Grasshopper creek. owned
by the Bon Accord and Coast compan-
les. For convenience in handling on
the barges the coal for the Coast COM
pany is sacked as it is unloaded from
the cars in Dillon.
A special meeting of the city council
was held Monday evening. Philip An
deregg was confirmed as chief of police
and some informal discussion was held
over the Forthcoming issue of $4,000 of
city bonds to be issued for the purpose
of buying the Orr electric light plant
and installing a water works system.
The bids for the bonds will be opened
on Sept 25.
Sheriff w. S. Pyle is attending the
meeting of the grand lodge, X. of p,
in session in Butte this week as a dele
gate from Occident Lodge No. of this
CITY.
On account of better mail facilities,
Editor Armstrong has moved the plant
of The Big Hole Breezes from Jackson
to Wisdom, both towns being in the Big
Hole basin.
The county commissioners, at their
meeting held last week, decided to is
sue $4,000 worth of refunding bonds,
bearing per cent interest. They will be
issued on Jan. 2, 1900, and bids for their
purchase will be opened at the Decem-
Der meeting of the board.
w. w. Underwood, who is interested
in mining near Bannack, was in town
this week and on Wednesday left for
Stone creek, in the Ruby range, where
he will build cabin on some copper
claims he owns in that vicinity. 1t is
his intention to do considerable devel-
opment work in that section later in the
season.
A rumor was current on the streets
last night that another raid had been
made on the sheep belonging to the Dill
Ion Implement company and ranging
on the Upper Ruby valley, the story Of
whose trouble was, told in the Stand
ard of few days ago, and that during
the melee one of the herders was shot.
All sorts of stories of the trouble were
afloat One story was told, and oft re-
peated. of how the herder, faithful to
his trust, when, in the cold gray of the
morning, when the cattlemen opened
fire from their place of concealment
upon the unprotected sheep camp, rusn-
ed out to save his pets, was stricken
down by a misdirected bullet fired by
the hidden foe. The Standard CORE
spondent chased up the matter, follow
ed one story after another, and finally
found that there had been no fresh out
break of the trouble; that the herder
was fooling with his own gun when it
went off accidentally, piercing his right
lung and causing a serious wound.