Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
THE news IN BRIEF

1890 Ss@V AAU AA8A64
acknowledgements Smith yesterday re-
ceived advices from Adjutant General
Corbin to the effect that Lieutenant S.
}. Dorm of Company NJ. First Montana,
mad been discharged at San Francisco
on account of physical disability and
would return to Montana.
washington, D. CAS- stated by the
Inter Mountains Washington correspond
ent last Wednesday the Leyson site, COR
ner of Main and Copper streets. has been
selected by the special commission as the
location for the Butte postoffice.
Helena-A cablegram was received
from Colonel Kessler yesterday in reply
to the inquiry sent yesterday asking if
the First regiment would not like to be
mustered out here. The message. which
was to Governor Smith. simply said: "San
Francisco meaning that they would pre-
fer being mustered out there and receive
travel pay to their homes rather thar to
come here, where they We're mustered in.
BOulder-Mrs Tonkin, who lives on a
ranch near Boulder. had a narrow escape
from drowning while attempting to ford
the Boulder river, which was very high
during the week. Mrs. Tonkin's wagon
was upset but she managed to cling to it
until help arrived.
Washington, d. Ex-senator Carter is
out IN an interview in the Post. in which
he says: "The people of the Rocky noun
tain states are keenly alive to the changed
and changing conditions. They are
anxious. of course, to have the great
silver interests of that region cared for
upon the most substantial basis possible,
hlJt q noniOritv of thar, ~ Il, ,.,,-:.,
that there is no more efficacy in following
organism than in attending a ghost
dance. Our silver interests will naturally
progress side by side with all the ma
terial interests of the country, but no
rational man now expects that the Amer
lean people will cast every other interest
overheard, sacrificing every opportunity
which the late war opened up. and rush
headlong back to the special train CAM
paign of 1885,
misunderstanding in progressing fairly
well, having been somewhat delayed by
heavy rains. A well-informed wool
buyer expresses the opinion that wool
prospects are brighter than they >were a
month ago, and ventures the assertion
that IA cents a pound will be about the
average this season in eastern Montana.
There are several buyers on the ground
now, but no sales have been CONSUME
mated this week, as buyers and sellers
are unable to agree. However, all the
dickers have been on wool yet on the
Sleeps back, and when 1t shall have been
delivered at the warehouses, an agree
ment may be reached more satisfactory.
Sheep. to be delivered after shearing, are
also in demand. but lockmasters are
holding out for last years prices, while
buyers won't give within IS cents or ST of
the prices paid last year. Feeders claimed
to have lost heavily on last years pur-
chases, which average $3.50 or 1915 a
head, and about SO is the outside price
offered this year.
Missoula-H. =. Roif of the engineering
department of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road company, was drowned in the
Clark's Fork river near Plains Yesterday
morning. Mr.. Ref, in with
Superintendent Russell and some of the
division of engineering force, had gone
down to Plains to look over q portion of
the line that has been giving some trou-
Die. Several times, on account of QUICK
sand, this portion of the roadbed has
sunk so as to stop all traffic for a time.
The engineering and track departments
have been thinking of some means of
getting around this treacherous piece of
ground and the trip this morning was
taken in this connection. The party was
iooflhS the STouHu over ana MIR. Relf
had stepped upon a large rock in the
river, not far from the bank His COM
panlons, who were looking at the track,
heard him shout. and looking toward the
rock where he had been standing, saw
that he had fallen into the wifi current.
His body was seen to rise twice and then.
before assistance could reach him, it dis
appeared. The body has not been recov-
cred. Mr.. Relf had been in the engineer
ing service for a long time and was &c
Sistant to the chief engineer of the
division. He was we'll known in Missoula,
where he had many friends.