The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-29
THE NEWS OF DILLON.
Death of William B. Crowell-Firebugs
Are at Work Declared a Divi-
al a.


Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Dillon, Dec. 2S.-William B. Crowell
an old timer of Dillon. who for something
more than four years has been confined
to his home by locomotor ataxia, died at
the family residence on Railroad ave-
nue. Sunday morning. The remains were
buried in Mountain View cemetery on
Christmas day, Rev. R. P. Smith of the
NJ. e. church officiating at the services.
The deceased was born in New Lisbon,
Ohio, June IL. 1928 His early life was
spent in Cincinnati. where he was mar
ried in 1858. In 1856 he moved to Ne.
braska, landing from the steamboat upon
the present site of Omaha, which at that
time consisted of few log cabins. After
filling number of places of public trust
both in the city of Omaha and in the
state, he migrated to Montana in 1877, re-
siding in the city of Bozeman for about
a year. He spent the winters of 1878 and
1879 at Ogden, Utah, and the following
year returned to Montana, locating at
Dillon, where he has since resided with
his family His aged wife and three sons,
who reside in Dillon, survive him. The
oldest, Walter J., is engaged In the gro
Gerry business in this city.
Firebug at Work.
The firebug still continues to make life
miserable for Dillon property owners.
there having been three attempts made at
incendiarism since the last report in the
Standard On Saturday night a fire was
set in the library building, a two-story
| frame structure opposite Court street,
This attempt was not found until the
following day. when 1t was discovered
that door had been nearly burned down,
but the fire had gone out of its own ac-
ocrd.
On Sunday night blazing bundle of
oil-saturated rags and paper was found in
the stairway leading to the second story
Of the limerick building, occupied by
Theo. Mckinney. Tuesday morning do
nestle employed by Emil Timer found a
bundle of combustibles on the front
porch of the house. Although the town
is now guarded closely number of ex-
| ira watchmen having been placed on the
| force no clew can be found as to the iden-
| tity of the firebug. Should he be caught
| in the act scant mercy will be shown
| him.
| A Dividend.
| The Hecla Consolidated Mining com
| pany of Glendale on Dec. "a paid its 140th
| dividend of / per cent. on its capital stock
4 of $500,000 making a total of g. 100, 900 in
/ dividends paid by this company to date.
/ During the year just passed the com
| pany has purchased four new mines pay
| ing 81, 500 for them. They are situated in
| Trapper gulch and were owned by w. B.
| Gaffney of Boulder and N. A. Barnum of
Buffalo, N. Y. t.
Dillon Gossip.
| f. III. Lingenfelter. a young attorney
| who recently successfully passed the ex-
animation before the supreme court, has
| located in Dillon, secured quarters over
| the City market and in few days will
hang out his Single as practitioner at
| law.
A second mild case of smallpox is re-
ported from the ISLAND This time it is
a girl known as "Reddy,"n who is i'll from
| the disease
DIR. ]. H. Miller was called from Sheri-
dan Friday to consult with DIR. NJ A.
Miller&of this place about the case of
| the 1S-year-old daughter of Amos East
man of Twin Bridges, who is quite III
with peritonitis. DR.. C. x. Cole of Hell
| ena was; also called for consulta ton in
the case. Both the visiting doctors de-
cded that an operation was unnecessary
| and that the young lady stood a fair
show of recovery Their opinion has been
borne out by subsequent developments
although, on Friday her life was almost
despaired of. Miss Eastman has been at
/ tending school in Dillon and has beer
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. George
| Burns.