The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-22
IT'S AN ENDLESS CHAIN
Systematic Stealing of Horses in
Wholesale Quantities.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL QUEST
Sheriff Returns After Tracking the
Thieves Through Idaho-Lone Farm
ers in a State of Terror.
Back From Manila.

George Taylor returned a few days ago
from an unsuccessful chase through a
part of Idaho. He was after some indi
viduals who are wanted in this county
on charge of horse stealing, and who
are known, almost to a certainty to be
connected with an endless chain of
thieves who have been doing business
in this state and in Idaho for a year
or two past. For some few years the
horse business has been stagnant in
this section; horses were not looked
after nor branded. Consequently the
temptation, since horses have once
more became valuable, was great and
gangs were organized for the system
attic stealing of horses in wholesale
quantities. AS stock inspector Mr.. Tay-
Tor got onto one of these gangs and
arrested two men who are now in Jail.
The method employed by the rustlars
was: Two or more men would do the
stealing and run the horses off the
range to where other men would be in
waiting and turn them over to them.
These men would turn the stolen horses
over to a third party, and in that way
they would be "railroaded' to some Sc
cluded range. There they would be re-
branded and when the proper time
came would be shipped to eastern mar
kets. Mr.. Taylor had a very rough ex-
perience throughout the part of Idaho
he was in and says the lone settlers,
particularly, are in state of terror and
seem to fear for their lives. The men
he was after doubled back on their trail
and the last track he got of them they
were heading for the Jackson Hole
country, in Wyoming.
Matthew E. Macklem, well known
n ma
dent of this section for the past II
years, died at o'clock Tuesday after
noon, after a few weeks illness, of a
general breaking up of the system. He
was a native of Ohio and his mother
and three brothers are residents of the
East. In Montana he had three sisters,
Mrs. J. A. Mayors of Butte, Mrs.
Swartz of Bannack and Mrs. William
Gilbert of this city. Deceased was a
member of the knights of Pythias and
a Maccabee in good standing. The
funeral will be held this afternoon under
the auspices of the X. of P. lodge. Mr..
Macklem was a well-liked citizen of
this place, was upright and honest in
all his dealings. He was a carpenter
by trade, but had done clerical work in
various county offices al the court
house, and for long time had been
connected with the jailer's office. He
carried $4,000 policy in the Maccabees
lodge, and it is said that his debts in
all the world will not foot up TO SO.
He had many friends in Dillon and
Beaverhead county who will sincerely
regret his demise.
Last week Mrs, James Selway re-
ceived word that her father, D. b. No
BILE, owner of the company mine at
Nobleville, near Sheridan. Madison
county, had been stricken with paraly-
sis and was unable to speak. The lady
at once left for Sheridan and is at the
bedside of her father, who is upwards
of 20 years of age
During the past week at least a dozen
new students have entered the state
normal and others are arriving daily.
Dillon will cooperate with Butte in
the reception of the volunteers. She will
send her band TO Butte to help greet
the regiment and then bring Company
f home Over $500 has already been
raised for the reception fund and
money is still coming in.
The Oregon Short Line company Is
making extensive improvements on its
roadbed between the mouth of Ryans
canyon and Red Rock For number
of years past more or less trouble has
been experienced with the water from
the Beaverhead and Red Rock rivers
washing away the grades and embank-
ments For over six weeks past force
of men. now numbering UPWARDS or 80.
has been at work widening and
strengthening the roadbed. For a
stretch of 20 miles the roadhed has been
widened about three feet more on each
side of the track and in many other
ways strengthened against the inroads
of the water For the past week con-
struction train has been camped in the
Dillon yards repairing the track on
either side of town and getting the road
in good shape for the winter traffic.
rlx
been connected with the construction
department of the Short Line railroad.
and who is a well known figure in Dill
lon and vicinity, having had charge or
a construction train on this division for
many years, has left the service of the
company and retired to his stock farm
in Idaho where he expects to pass the
| remainder of his days in stock raising
and farming.
John Kent, a resident of Dillon, while
engaged in hauling timber last Tues
day. was the victim of & runaway ac-
cident. One of his legs was broken In
the mixup and one of his horses also
had a leg broken. The horse was shot
and the man is carefully nursing his
fractured limb.
w. W. How'd. bookkeeper of the Coast
company's dredge, was thrown IRON
his buggy Tuesday while coming tc
town and pretty badly shaken up.
The Dillon DASeDdil Hlile went ~
Twin Bridges last Friday and played a
game in the afternoon with the nine
at that place. Our home team received
a most unmerciful drubbing, the score
being Is to 3.
Frank Hunter. deputy state mining
inspector. has been in BeaVerhead coun-
tv this week making one of his PERIOD,
zeal visits to the mines of BeaVerheao
county. ,.. -
Messre. Gooch & Coon proprietors OF
the Mint saloon in this city, have JUST
purchased from George Barrows MS
ranch of 800 acres of patented hay ana
farming land situated some 10 miles
from Lemhi Junction. Idaho. The price
Maid was about $12 per acre. There Is
about 1000 acres of grazing land now
under fence controlled by the properly
and it is said to be one of the nhe7'
stock ranches in Idaho.
Richard B. and Dawson Vickers' cor
noraIs In COMPANY d. Montana volun
teers. who We're mustered out OF Inc
service on account of the ear trouoLt
experienced by so many or the Isl
Montana who saw service IN Inc