Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-24
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, Nov. %.


Hamilton, Nov. %.
On Saturday this usually ~peaceable and
and law abiding community entertained
a genuine forger, a young ma of ready
Wit n facile pen, who succeeded in
cashing forged checks to the amount of
thirty-four dollars and vanished before a
discovery of the fraud was made. TIN
checks purported to be drawn by Clerk
OF the Court Shaffer and We're payable
to John c. Land. Henry Bremen, Rufus
Russell and Ole Senerson cashed the
cnecks, but when the latter were present
ed at the bank and to Mr.. Shaffer, the
forgery was detected at once. Several
persons have been held on suspicion. but
the general impression is that the guilty
person has left the city.
Among the real estate transfers this
week. is one of forty acres of land from
Wm. Seford and wife, to George Wood.
consideration 81, 200: and another of two
acres OF land in the Hart addition from
Daniel Howard, to w. S. Waggy. for
$3.50. The w. j. Baker farm on the South
fSurnt fork bench. has also been sold,
the purchaser being Logan BROTHERS. of
Mlssoula and the amount paid, $500. The
latter sale was effected by Geo. w. Dick
ihson, the Stevensville real estate agent.
Il. Riley and George Anderson. the two
young men VINO We're arrested last week
on the charge OF malicious mischief, had
a hearing on Monday before Justice Nor
rls. There was not sufficient evidence to
mold them II they We're accordingly dis
charged. Bert Wilkinson who was also
arrested on a similar charge was like
wise released from custody.
j. f. Daughesby of St~evensville. who
went to Nevada, Mo-, several weeks ago
to consult specialists with regard to can
Ger of the mouth. from which he has suf-
Tered Tor a long time. does not send an
encouraging repor to his friends here.
Only temporary relief is promised by his
physicians.
The night school at the business college
is proving an unqualified success, with
the number in attendance steadily in
creasing. On Monday afternoon, the
students of the college will have a mock
law suit. with the college bank as plain
tiff and w. II. Burroughs as defendant.
On Monday Attorney c. Nj. Crutchfield.
paid the special school tax of the A.. C..
M. Co.. amounting to s.. Ol0. 6S. into the
county treasury. 1t is stated that Mr..
Days special tax will be paid soon as
will also that of the N. T.. railway.
Mrs. f. H. Cotton and two daughters
OF B~raddock. N. d.. are visiting with Mrs.
Colton's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.. c..
Parker and will remain for some time.
Charles COrvell. of MiSSOula, has re-
Gently placed a thousand head of cattle
in charge of different farmers in the val
ley, to be Wintered by them.
The latest wedding in Hamilton annals
is that of Amanda Ewing and James
Strange. who We're married Monday noon
by Justice Morris. 4
TIL father and brother-in-law of Il. G..
Smith, of Sage Brush, have arrived from
Missouri and will make their permanent
home in the valley.
The fees in the office of the clerk and
recorder received for recording instru-
ments amounted to one hundred and
thirty dollars.
John f.. Smith. of Ross Hole, was in
the city Monday. making his final proof
before Justice Morris on his homestead
near Sula.
The Eighth Year placer claim, on
Eight Mile creek, has been located by
Messrs. J. w. Slack, G. II. Swab and j.
r. Talbot.
Ed. M. Smith, who is connected with
the A. G. M. Co.. has moved with his
family into his new home, one mile west
of the city.
Messrs. Henry and Worth McNey and
Fred Cooley of Victor are in the Rock
Creek country this week on a hunting ex-
petition.
Miss Ida Fowler. daughter of r. S.
burg. to join the American volunteers in
that place.
I~1x-Sheriff, r. ii. Irvine has accepted "a !
position offered hin in st. Regis, and
left for that place yesterday morning.
The clerk of the court issued a marriage
license on Monday, to James M. Taylor
and Gertrude Holloway, of Florence.
J. w. Strange, of the Sage Brush dis |
riot was in the city yesterday transacting
business.
THE TIsANsVAAl. WAR.
is attracting the attention of the whole
world, but the superior quality Of KEN
merer coal is attracting the ~attention of
the people of Bntte. Makes no clinkers,
very little SCOT. and ashes. Sold by
J. Monroe & Co., AZ East Broadway.
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