Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
LOCAL BRIEFS

LOCAL BRIEFS
Money to loan at VEINS Loan Office at
a low rate of interest.
Fifty new wash skirts. no two alike, on
sale at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
c. Nj. Sawyer. J.. M. Simpson and George
Pratt We're Butte visitors today.
Mrs. Edward Hawkins of Butte is the
guest Of Mrs. George H. Gates at 12O Lo-
Gust street.
The Palace bakery. conducted by Fred
Labelle, was purchased today by George
w. Peterson.
DR.. and Mrs. F.. L. St. Jean and daugh-
ters drove to Butte Saturday evening,
visiting with relatives Sunday. w
Pat Gorman of Butte is under arrest
charged with robbing James Gartlin of
$3.50 IN a Commercial avenue lodging
house.
Mrs. Ella Knowles-Haskell Of Helena.
came in last night from the west over
the Northern Pacific and is at the Mon
tana.
Con Sheehan left for his mines in the
Moose lake regions with a load Of sup
! plies. 1t will take II hours to make the
trip with a load.
Mrs. John Mccormick and Mrs. B.
O'Neill of Helmville, who have been the
! guests of Mrs. r. J.. Flemming, returned
home today.
The house across the creek which was
burned Sunday morning was insured for
$500 with NJ. j. Fitzpatrick. 1t was
owned by w. P. Murphy of Butte.
A team of tours ran away this morning
on West Commercial avenue and made a
mix-up near the Copper City Commercial
company's store. No damage except a few
broken feathers.
Chas Burns and Joe. Waddell We're ar
rested at Mt. Haggin park yesterday at
ternoon charged with looting lunch bas-
kets. They We're locked up and Will be
given a hearing today.
NJ. Byrne and James Murphy, both of
New York, are the guests of Peter Marion
of Commercial avenue. This is their first
trip west and they are very much in
love with Montana, particularly the wea-
Their.
George Parrot has commenced suit
against the Anaconda Brewing company
to recover 5000 on a lease. The leased
premises are the east side of the lower
floor and basement of the brick building
on lot ). block 81.
The forest fire which has been raging in
the vicinity of Mount Haggin for a week
is said to have run it's course. and is now
as good as out. This morning little or
no smoke can be seen, except in one place.,
and that at a distance appears to be
from a burning stump on the mountain
side.
The funeral of J. L. Richards. the Gold
Coin miner who was drowned Friday
evening while bathing near that mine.
occurred at Philipsburg yesterday under
the auspices of the Miners union of
which he was a membe in good stand
ing. A large number Of the miners from
Gold Coin attended.
K. de r. Smith. who has been outing in
the Bitter Root valley. returned home to-
day. Haying. he says. is on in full force,
and the smell of the new moWn crops is
like a second life to a man from Ana
conda or Butte. The crops of grain and
fruit over there are good, and the ranch
ers are prosperous and happy.
County Commissioner James NJ. Geary
came in last night from his home at
Helmville. and will sit with the board of
equalization for the next eight days. He
says haying in Nevada valley will be
commenced today. There is a heavier
crop of wild hay than for several years.
and the tame hay or timothy is a little
lighter than usual.
Jacob Loeb. gr.nd keeper OF records
and seals of the X. of p, will arrive in
the city on July "a and on that evening
will institute Mount Powell lodge No. "A.
A meeting of the new lodge will be held
this evening for the purpose of electing
permanent officers and arranging other
matters for the time set on which they
will become a full fledged X. of p. lodge.
This morning Con Walsh was up before
Judge J. NJ. Kennedy, charged with dis
t%urbance. He pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to three months in Jail. SEN
tence was suspended or account of his
family. for which he is a good proviuer.
The trial of Mrs. Frank Fairfield, who
took a shot at Walsh. will come up at
4 O'Clock. John Brown, who was arrested
at the sans time and place, will have a
hearing al 5 o'clock. Pat German, charged
with stealing $3.50, will be tried this
evening.
The board of county commissioners.
consisting of A. Nj. Walker. chairman. +.
c. Davidson, James NJ. Geary. commits
%sioners, and NJ. Martin. county clerk,
met at the court house this morning and
will hold daily sessions for a week or
more as q board of equalization. No
business of Importance will be tone to-
day. They have under inspection the re-
port of County Assessor George S. Miller.
showing the assessments for 1899. and
they will spend the day looking oven this
and similar documents.
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