The Anaconda standard., 1899-10-17
IN BOULDER.
Bravery of John Douglas Saved the Lives
of Two Women.

Bravery of John Douglas Saved the Lives
of Two Women.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Boulder. Oct. 1e-John Douglas is re-
ceving the congratulations of his friends
for a prompt act of bravery in catching
a runaway team and rescuinC two la
which were two ladies'. ESCAPED from the
driver near the lake and ran down the
hill south, made the turn in the road
safely, almost m;raculously crossed the
Little Boulder on narrow bridge and
then took H.. the road toward Whitehall
John, at work on the ranch with a team,
saw them as they passed and hastily
unlocked a horse and mounted with the
harness on, and after hard chase he
came in sight. He was riding a large
work horse that was so near Winded that
he could not head the runaways bur,
jumping off, he made a good run and
gained the back steps of the vehicle; go-
ing through, he broke out d window in
the front, reached the lines and checked
the horses. and in a place that was ex-
tremely dangerous, as the road runs close
to high bank. 1t was a good job well
done.
There is considerable laughter in town
over an incident somewhat unusual in
which the county coroner and a jury of
lives Mr. Bemis, very old man. and one
who has lived in the county many years.
His age is not definitely known. but is
supposed to be somewhere between 50 and
80 years, as he is veteran of two wars.
the Mexican war and the rebellion. and
claims when he comes to town to get his
pension from the Mexican war service
that he would like to go to the Philip
pines as he is an ardent supporter of the
administration. Well, the report came
apparently authentic that the old gentle
man was dead, and, while there was gen.
eral regret about town. yet there was lit
tie surprise on account Of his advanced
age. The coroner concluded that, as the
old gentleman lived in a cabin alone, it
would be proper to hold an inquest, so he
made a drive down the valley gathered
up coroner's jury, consisting of NJ f..
Quinn, rancher; T. F. Smith. the stock
buyer; Hon. A. c. Quaintance, Phil
Smith, Tom Moran, VIM Flood and John
Mahan. They were going along in solemn
procession to the cabin, and when nearly
there the door opened and out came the
old man for an armful of wood to get din
ner with. 1t is claimed that most of the
jurymen threw up their hands and start
ed across the hills with Quinn and Quain-
tance In the lead. One of them stopped
and, in conversation with the old man,
said they were a party out hunting and
were lost. The old man said that if they
weren't in such a darned hurry they
might come in and have dinner with him.
To-day some of the jurymen are in town
trying to collect their fees from the coro-
ner.
Mrs. Nelligan, an old resident of Elk
horn. was found dead Saturday and an
inquest developed that she came to her
death from natural causes.
w. o. Stevens. who has been d resident
of Boulder about six years, died here sud
denly Saturday night. He formerly lived
in Butte, where he worked in a mine, and
at one time while in a shaft was struck
on the head by falling bucket. He was
SO injured that he never fully recovered
and his death is attributed to that cause
probably inducing an inflammation or alb
scess of the brain. He leaves a wife.
who is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell of Butte, and he will be taken
on the train this afternoon for burial in
Butte. and the funeral will probably be
under the direction Of the Order of United
Workmen, he having been d member of
the Butte lodge He was blacksmith
by trade while here and was d very quiet
and respected citizen. ~r
Brush Beckwith of the Gaffnev
Mercantile company received Knockout
dow by taking lighted candle to the
acetyiine gas generating rooms of the
company recently. He also mad his hair,
mustache and eyebrows snged and his
face somewhat burned, but considers that
he escaped very fortunately.