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The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
DROWNING Of H. c. RELF
No Trace of His Body Has Been
Found.
RIVER WILL BE DRAGGED
Division Engineer Wyche Tells How the
Accident Occurred - Probably
Broke His Leg as
He Fell.

Missoula, June 10-The news of the
Pacific civil engineer. was great
shock to the many Missoula people
who knew him. Mr.. Relf resided in
Missoula for few years during the
early history of the railway construc-
ton. and whoever knew him admired
him. No trace of his body has yet
been found but the railway company
is making arrangements to drag the
river from Plains to Lake Pend
d'Oreille, the Wilson steamer having
been pressed into the service. DiVis-
ion Engineer Wyche, who was present
a the scene of the drowning, gave TO
a Standard reporter this afternoon the
following account of the accident:
Il had called for Mr. Relf at super
intendent Russells car, and we htsA
gone together to point near the sink
hole that gives us so much trouble near
Plains. There is a ledge which crops
out of the river near the tracks, and
it was our theory that if we could
blast out this ledge we would have an
outlet for the subterranean stream
that caused the trouble. Mr.. Relf had
looked the place over with me, and had
asked me to go up the track to Where
the ledge cropped out again, while he
would step upon the point that rose
above the water in the river near the
embankment of the track | was walk
ing toward the point indicated when
I heard him cry out behind me. Turn
ing. / saw him in the water between
the rock and the swift current. l
called to the section foreman, who was
near with his gang, and we all ran
toward the spot where he had seen
nd
while | was calling to my own men
to come to our aid, the section fore
man saw his body rise to the surface
twice before it finally disappeared.
II have no knowledge of how he lost
his footing. My opinion is that in
climbing down the bank he lost his
footing and slipped toward the river.
Feeling himself going he probably
threw himself to one side in an effort
to regain his foOthold. This probably
threw him to the other side of the
rock and he went into the eddy. AS he
fell I heard him groan and it is likely
that he injured his leg in the fall. Pos
sibly it was broken. Had he fallen
the other side of the rock he would
have been in comparatively still water
and would probably have been saved
We will do everything that we can to
recover the body
County Commissioner RUSSELL in
speaking of the accident this afternoon,
said that he considered it doubtful if
the body is ever recovered, unless it
floats on the high water in a bunch
of bushes or upon a bar He said' also
that his log boom at Eddy could be
swung across the stream, so as to come
within 10 feet of the opposite shore, and
by placing a watchman at the boom the
body might be interrupted as it came
down the river.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

tation, "The Garden of Life" Alice
Hardenburg; recitation, Write 1t"
Pansy Benton; singing, Buds of Prom
ise;" recitation, Essie Ray: recitation,
Alta Gordon. Part II.-"Peace or War
Young Americas Verdict" Introduc
ton, Byra Abbott; Peace, Rilla Likes;
War, Charles Avery. "History's Tri-
butte to Peace" Alice Bardwell; singing,
Peace Song" "Conquest's Tribute TO
War" Amos Avery; .Liberty's Tribute
to War" Luck Likes; Patriotism S
Tribute to Peace Jessie Ambrose;
singing, "Good Bless Our Land" Mo
rality's Tribute to Peace" Avery May;
Religions Tribute to Peace Ethel
Ambrose; singing, "Recessional" ad-
dress by pastor; closing hymn, For
ward Be Our Watchword.'
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
MIsSOULA NOTES.

The commissioners evidently thought
that the long way around to Bonner IS
the short way in the end.
Whoever it was that predicted that
Missoula would not accord respectful
hearing to anybody who is respectable
did not know Missoula
The discussion of the improvement of
Higgins avenue will do much good. Inc
more information obtained the easier
the matter will be settled
The Degree. of Honor will give So
clal dance Monday evening, June Il,
in the Elks' hail. Music by the Shaffer
sisters. Admission 25 cents.
According to DR.. Fluno, the political
parties ought to place Christian
Scientist plank in their platform II they
want to settle the financial problem
Among the numerous attractions
promised for the Fourth is the appear
ance of the Bitter Root strawberry
which bids fair to be the same fine ar
ticle as of old.
In Missoula, as elsewhere, there We're
men who thought Fitzsimmons invinci-
Bile. They backed their opinions heav-
lily in some instances and the blow that
hit Bob SO hard hit them harder.
Frenchtown refuses to surrender her
distinction as the only place in which
st. Johns day can be properly cele-
brated The boys there are making
lively campaign and promise hot cele-
bration.
Missoula and Bitter Root and Plains
valleys should be preparing even this
early for a big display Of produce at
the fair this fall 1t will be the best
opportunity ever afforded for properly
exhibiting the resources of this end of
the state. And while the fair matter
is up, why would it not be a good idea
to invite the eastern valleys of the state
to show as we'll?
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Missoula, June 10.-A new time card
has been decided upon and will go into
effect, it is expected, Sunday, June Is.
Under the new card the trains Nos. 3
and will be discontinued. The Cop
per City Limited, which did such good
service last summer, will be restored
for the season and will have practi-
cally the same time card that it had
a year ago. The time of arrival of No.
1, the westbound overland, will be 2:4O
p. m. the eastbound overland, No. 2,
will reach here at 5:45 p. M, an hour
later than at present The Copper City
Limited will leave Hamilton at 6:44
a. M and Missoula at $40 a. m. Com
ing from Butte it will reach Missoula
at :35 p. m. and Hamilton at 1922 p. m.
This card has been agreed upon, and
though no official information has been
given out as to the time when it will
go into effect, it is supposed that 1t Will
be Sunday, June 49,
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
Ehi1dren's Day.

Missoula, June 19,-The following pro-
gramme for Children's day will be rem
dered at the NJ. Z. church Sunday, June
II, beginning at l p. m: Organ vOlun-
tary; singing, "WelCOme to June"
prayer: responsive reading; singing,
The Kindly Skies" Part IAN exer-
else for young scholars: Introductory
address. Hazel CranstOn: How They
Grow" infant class; recitation, Gods
Voices" Carrie Hardenburg; recitation,
"A Puzzling Question" Clarence Dun
stOn; recitation, only Small Boys.
Harold Colsey; Motion Song" infant
class; recitation, "Some Small, Sweet
Way" Mary EIrod; recitation. The
Reason Why" Ethel Mccormick; reci-
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
MCDONALD AGAIN.
The Young Woman Who Was With Him
Has Disappeared.

Has Disappeared.
Missoula, June 10.-John Mcdonald is
in town again. Mcdonald is the man
who was arrested in this county some
years ago on a charge of burglary, he
having been suspected of robbing the
ranch house of B. r. Williams, near
Florence, and a sheep camp on the foot
hills The case will be recalled from
the fact that Mcdonald had as a COM
panion young woman who Travelled N
boys clothing. An attempt was made
to induce the girl to leave him and
mend her ways, but she would not. NC
Donald had two horses, which he turn
ed over to the attorney who defended
him. This left the pair afoot and they
struck over the Clearwater trail by way
of Lolo hot springs. AT that place Rev.
F. j. Salsman of this city was camping
and he endeavored to persuade the girl
to leave her companion, but she would
not. The girl had hard journey over
the Lolo trail and when the two reach
ed the springs she was plodding along
half a mile behind her companion, al
most Frustrated from exhaustion. She
continued with him and the two showed
up later at Helena, where child was
born to the woman. In the trial of Nc
Donald in the Bitter Root no evidence
could be found against him for having
robbed the Williams place, but he af-
terward offered fo sale some spoons
that were identified by Mr.. Williams.
The man seems to be alone this time.
What has become of the girl is not
known.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
REMARKABLE FEATURES
the Session of the County Com
missiouers,

Missoula. June 1o.-The meeting of
the county commissioners that closed
Friday evening had several remarka-
BILE features. The most interesting of
these was the wide variance in the
bids that We're submitted by the sew
eral contractors that sought work on
the construction of the new roads or
on the repairs in old roads that had
been advertised for by the commits
sioners. This was most noticeable in
the bids for the road that the COM
missioners decided to build around
Jumbo mountain to remedy the steep
pitch in the Marshall grade. This road
will be about mile and a quarter
long and is nearlyall along the steep
The successful bidder was Charles
owen of this city, whose bid was
$1,1OO. The highest bidder on this
work fixed his price at $220 Here
is a difference of $4,000 on a job that
was contracted for $1,100. Somebody
did some wild figuring. On the plan
for cutting down the hill on the Mar
shall grade, which was rejected by
the commissioners, there was also a
wide range in the figures, though not
as great as in the first instance. Here
the low bidder was Hermann Hutter,
who proposed to make the big cut OF
10000 yards of earth and rock for
$4.175 Hutter'S plan was to Slulce
the cut out with giant nozzle. He
figured that there is gold enough in
the hill to make good money for the
contractor who did the work in this
way. He evidently did not figure that
the railway track of the Northern Pa
cfic runs just below the proposed cut
and that this company would probably
object to having its rails buried in
mud and submerged in water On
this job the high bid was $4,000. The
commissioners were unable to discov-
er the method of some of the bidders
in their figuring. There was differ
enCc in system somewhere.
The county commissioners, just be-
fore adjournment. made an order that
| Herr Bandmann at once repair and
place in good order his bridges on
the toll road between Missoula and
/ Bonner or else forfeit MS license. There
/ is much diversity Of opinion as to the
/ safety of these bridges. Expert bridge
men have examined them and their
/ opinions have varied considerably.
! Some Of them have said that the
! bridges are good for eight or 10 years
/ as they are, and others have said that
/ they are not safe at all.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
HAMILTON NOTES.

Hamilton, June 10.-A man named
Jones, whose brother is a rancher near
Riverside, arrived here from Bozeman
several days ago and tells of an eXper
fence he had in Big Hole last week in
attempting to reach the Bitter Root
overland. Coming through the Big Hole
it is necessary to cross Trail creek
number of times. The stream was con-
siderably swollen and the three teams
which made the party crossed four Of
the crossings safely, but when an at
tempt was made to cross the fifth one
team and a wagon loaded with trunks
and other valuable stuff was lost. They
say that there was four feet of snow in
that section, and they were compelled
to go back and come around by Mis-
SOula
Two carloads of redwood and one car
of steel rods are being unloaded at the
depot to be used in the completion of a
contract taken from the Bitter Root
stock farm by the Excelsior Wooden
Pipe company of San Francisco to pipe
the water a quarter of a mile through
a canyon on the big Daily ditch. ]. w.
Springston will superintend the work.
The A. C. NJ. Co. will ship three car
loads of hay to Butte to-day.
F. J. Hortz and j. H. Schmitz of Mis-
soula We're registered at the Hotel
Hamilton yesterday.
~ tdIlUdu VI lllllulc DSiUlStHS " d
w. Totman, manager of the big mill,
arrived here yesterday and will be
placed in the McGlauflin house on
South Fifth street, where Mr.. Totman
and family will reside Mrs. Totman is
expected to arrive here about July l.
Judges Dewitt and Stapleton, who
have been in attendance on the district
court for the last few days, departed
for their homes in Butte this morning.
Miss Sadie Catlin came up from Mis-
soula last night and is visiting relatives
here.
The Hamilton Flour Mill company
was reorganized yesterday and H. II.
Grant. who has been president and
manager of the company since its or
ganization, stepped down and out. The
new organization is as follows: B. Nc
Ginty, president; D. ]. Donohue, vice
president; P. ]. Shannon, secretary and
treasurer. The directors are b. Nc
Ginty, D. ]. Donohue, c. NJ. Crutchfield
and ]. H. Bradley.
Road Supervisor Walker was up from
Corvallis yesterday and says that the
bridge at that place is not in danger Of
going out as reported. The water has
gone down considerably during the first
few days of the week and he does not
anticipate any trouble from the Corval-
lis bridge.
0. E. Peppard, the bridge contractor
who spent several days in town, re-
turned to Missoula yesterday.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
With the Commissioners,

Hamilton, June S.-The commission
ers were in continuous session yester-
day and devoted most of the time to
considering bills. The bridge question
and several minor matters took some
attention in the afternoon 1t was de-
cided to advertise for bids for build
ing bridge across the river where the
old one went out 1t is understood that
the new bridge is TO be a substantial
one, although no definite plans have
been decided upon.
AS the result of a visit from a dele
CATION of Hamilton business men re-
uuesting the commissioners to furnish
some temporary means for the people
on the west side to cross the river, the
commissioners have decided to have a
temporary bridge built from the tim
berS of the old one just as soon as the
water will permit. They did not con-
slider the suggestion of a cable ferry
favorable.
A lot lying back of the old county
Jail in StevensVille was sold to Henry
Burk for the sum of S25.
The board of health was organized,
with DR.. Price of Stevensville as chair
man.
A contract to kalsomine the county
office rooms in the opera house block
was let to J. F. Hendricks
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
RAVALLI DISTRICT COURT.
The Robbery Case On - Two Divorces
Granted, One Refused.


Granted, One Refused.
Hamilton. June 9-The case of Will
lam H. Gavin against M. NJ. Fowler of
Victor to recover damages growing out
of an attachment, which was first n
the docket yesterday morning, was dis
missed as settled between the parties
to the suit
The case of N. Yearagin VS. John B.
Wade ct al, a petition for the parti-
tion of certain real estate in Ravalli
county was the next case. Petition
granted by reason of default of appear
ance of defendant
The next case called was that of the
State of Montana VS.. Arthur Mcclellan
and Michael Horrigan, charged with
robbery The jury impaneled was sub
jected to a rigid examination by coun-
sci for the defense. and the attorneys
on both sides exhausted the full num-
Der of challenges allowed. The jury was
finally selected and the case brought
to trial about o'clock in the afternoon
and after examining couple OF wit
nesses the court adjourned until $50
this morning. The information in the
case alleges that on or about the 18th
of May, 1899, defendants were guilty or
the crime of rolling one Daniel CraW-
ford, in the rear of a Main street sa-
loon conducted by Mcdonald & Bremen.
Court was in session for a couple of
hours last night, at which time the di-
VOrce mill was put in motion. Mrs
Matte Kinney was granted "a divorce
from Joseph Kinney on the ground of
non-support, and Mrs Nancy Dawson
was legally separated from Jesse Daw-
son on a similar allegation. The third
case, however, did not turn out ac-
cording to precedent. Frank Hussey
applied for divorce from his Wife
Georgiana, alleging in his complaint
that she had deserted him. In this case
his honor appeared to be somewhat IA
miliar with the past history of the APP
plicant's marriage, and Informed Hus-
sey in very forcible language that a
man who would marry woman lead
ing life of shame and permit her to
continue to lead such a life indefinitely.
had no standing in his court and could
secure no divorce from this particular
huSSV.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
Fourth of July Celebration.

Missoula, June 1O.--There will be
meeting of the general committee OF
the Fourth of July celebration and the
chairmen of the sub b-commlttees at
the office of J. L. Sloane at the court
house at 2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
A full attendance is desired.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Our immensely successful salvage
sale continues this week. Some of the
unprecedented bargains still left. Globe
Store.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Remember the Degree of Honor
dance Monday. June y. at ElkS' hall.
Admission 25 cents.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

To people who wear shoes, the low
prices made on shoes at the Bee Hive
Store" is a money saving proposition
not to be overlooked.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Bicycle repairing and bicycles on the
instaIlnent plan. Morgan & Wright
tires, 81; inner tubes. 81. ]. L. Mcbride.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
The New Time Card.

Walla Walla Strawberries, the first OF
the season, at A. M. Stevens &, Co.'S.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Don't buy a chainless wheel until
you see the Spinroller. 1t will be here
soon. Bishop & Kern.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Paper hanging IS cents per double roll
until further notice. L. N. Simons.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Split bamboo fishing rods, nickel
trimmings, 81. j. L. Mcbride, Higgins
avenue, Miss0ula.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

For wall paper, paints and window
glass go to headquarters. gilbert
Rhodes, Hammond black.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Stolen from Standard office, a Hib-
bard bicycle, No. 1880. Reward will De
paid for it's recovery.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Automatic reels $3.50 at McHaffie
Bros, Mssoula.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11
WESTERN MONTANA

The Western Mon tana office of the Standard is
at Els Higgins avenue, opposite Postoffce Mis-
eoula. Telephone No lis. Advertising rates
furnished on application.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-11

Latest styles of engraved calling
cards at the Standard Office. .-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION
Board of Directors of Young Mems
Christian Association Makes "a
Good Showing.

The Board OF Directors Of the Young Men s
Christian association met last night in a
business meeting in the parlors of the as
sociation. The reports from the various
/ committees showed the association to be
In very fiattering condition. The educa-
tional and gymnasium classes showed a re-
markable Increase over any month OF this
year. While the cItys educational night
classes have taken a number Of boys and
youths from the association classes there
has been more than proportionate increase
in the number Of older men in attendance.
The report OF the financial committee shows
the receipts for November to be S1,3i6.94
while the expenses for the same time amount
to only $l,O2S.l9. The receipts for the period,
May 10 November inclusive. are 81 9O4 60
and the expenses for the same time amount
to $j,676.24. The lunch room committee re.
ported that they had leased the lunch room
to a restaurant man for year. This will
not affect the % per cent discount from
the regular rates always offered to the hold
ers Of association tickets.
The gymnasium report showed that there
were over 109 classes in attendance dur
ing the month, making the total membership
over 2,2OO. This Is over 1000 larger than
during the month of November, 1898. TIL.
lecture committee reported that they had
stopped the sale of course tickets for fear
they were oyertaXing the capacity OF the
opera house. The sale OF seats for the next
entertainment will open December 26.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
TELLS OF QUEER PEOPLE
Rev. Hatch Entertnins an Audience
nt the Plymouth Congregational
Church.

Queer People That Have Seen" was the
subject of a somewhat humorous and de-
cidedly entertaining lecture delivered by
Rev. Hatch at Plymouth Congregational
church last night, The speaker declared
that when one travels away from Omaha
queer people are met all along the road
He took up some time describing fashions
that have been adopted by both men and
women of the past and convulsed his audi
ence with laughter as he portrayed the
Grecian bend and the flowing sleeves worn
by women not long ago
The bicycle face was spoken OF as the
property belonging to other queer people
and something that is occasionally seen upon
the streets of this city. He insisted that
while Americans have good sense in most
things they will go wild over fashions i'm
ported from Paris and will wear these for
eign garments no matter how ridiculous
they may appear. Some day, he said, he
hopes to see the women of this country
adopt the costumes of the Greeks-a flowing
robe, held in place by pins and strings
After discussing the dress question for some
time the speaker took up the matter OF
eating and urged that in the cooking, both
at home and in the hotel, there is alto
gether too much frying pan, and that the
manner of preparing food is constantly
running stomachs. Americans as a rule, he
said do not take enough time to eat.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
PASSENGER OFFICIALS TO CONFER.
Railroad Men VIII Meet to Discuss the
CnIIfOrnia PnssenRer Situation.

Officials OF the passenger departments of
the Rock Island and Burlington and their
western connections at Denver and beyond
the Denver & Rio Grande and the Rio
Grande Western-are awaiting with interest
the conference OF the transcontinental lines to
he held In Chicago on December 19 to con-
slider the California passenger situation.
The call was jointly made by the Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific and for this reason
great significance is attached to the forth
coming meeting.
Whatever may be the intentions Of other
passenger officials, 1t is conceded that the
Santa Fe and Southern Pacific have entered
into a compact of some nature whereby they
are and will continue TO be enabled to abso-
lutely dictate all matters pertaining to
traffic into and out OF California The
present condition of passenger affairs in
California Is known to be unsatisfactory to
roads entering into competition for business
before it reaches the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific, but the position of these two roads
is one that gives them a complete monopoly
and whatever stand they may take is likely
to be an innexible one. Their united action
will prevent successful rate war even
though the other lines should decide upon
such a measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-13
SIOUX CITY RAILWAY SOLD
Tods of New York, Owners of Sioux
City d Western, Buy North
ern Branch.

SIOUX CITY, Dec. 12-(special Telegram.) }
AT 1890 o'clock this afternoon the Sioux
City & Northern railway and its properties
were sold under an order of the federal court
by Howard s. Baker, special master in
chancery to William Stewart Tod and Rob
ert E. Tod of New York, &C the firm of j
Kennedy Tod &, Co. The road was sold for
81 500 900. The sale was 20 satisfy bonds of
81 800 600 and interest due and accrued
amounting to s4O0,0 900. The property will be
operated now in connection with the Sioux
City & Western, also owned by the Tods by
the Great Northern. The receivers, Warwick
Hough and S. j. Beals, tonight will 20 to
Dubuque to have the sale confirmed by Judge
Shiras