The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-23
CHOTEAU NEWS.

Mrs. j. r. Wamsley is spending the
week in Great Falls for the purpose of
doing her spring shopping.
The county commissioners have
granted the petition praying for the
erection of a Jail at Shelby and the APP
pointment of a deputy sheriff for that
town. The latter is to receive salary
Of $50 per month. The commissioners
also approved the plat of the Shelby
townsite filed for their inspection ny
Henry F. Guth.
Miss Lucy Steel has gone to Dupuy-
err, where she will remain month Wis
iting relatives.
Miss Mary Sulgrove entertained a
small party of school girls on Tuesday.
S. Y. Penrod has been awarded the
bridge over the Muddy at the crossing
Of the Choteau-Pondera road. The
contract price is $685. and the bridge. lis
to be completed by Sept l.
William Pero, the convicted MUIR
derer of Julius Plath, strenuously OBJ
jects to photography, as the sheriff
found the other day when, with the
aid of local photographer he tried
to take the criminals picture. Pepo
kept jumping from one side of the
room to the other and turning his face
quickly whenever the camera was lev
eled upon him, and the sheriff had
finally to be contented with an indif-
bars of the cell.
Under Sheriff Hagerty this week ar
rested William Laney at the coal banks
on Birch creek and turned him over
to sheriff from Rock Springs, Wyo.
where Laney is wanted on a charge of
grand larceny.
DIR. T. Brooks has been awarded the
contract for the care of the county sick
people, on a bid of $500.
The school trustees at their last
meeting reaprointed Miss Angeique
Truchot as teacher of the intermediate
grade. They. also elected Miss Jennie
Ralston to fill the vacancy left in the
primary grade by the resignation of
Miss Lillian Day.
DR.. Brooks, in an official trip through
the Marias country as deputy state
veterinary surgeon, discovered some
cases of mango among horses, but no
contagious diseases among cattle or
sheep
Mrs. j. II. Perman this week re-
turned from visit of two weeks to her
old home in Augusta. She was accom-
panied on her return by the Misses
Brinnegar, who will be her guests for
some time.
Mrs. James &. Trevillyan of Great
Falls is visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Hopkins, for a few weeks prior to her
departure to join her husband at Salt
Lake.
Charles F. Susie has returned after
a winter spent in Vinson, Ore.
William Bruce reports great success
in Landing this season. He estimates
his increase at so per cent.
Mrs. c. D. Jeffries and her daughter,
Miss Hebe, have returned to their home
in Helena after two weeks visit with
friends here.
Miss Lillian Day left this week for
her old home in Ulysses, Neb. AL
though she was offered her old posi-
ton in the public schools, she preferred
to spend the coming year in Nebraska,
and will be regretted by her many
friends.
Morris Rambaud is back in Teton
county after six months spent at his
former home in California. He likes
that state, but found that there was
not enough business there for him, and
so he returned to Montana. where he
intends to re-engage in raising sheep.
Edward Pierson of Medicine Hat has
purchased 125 head of horses from
Frank Truchot at S35 per head and %
head from C. II. Green for $50 per head.
He has also purchased a number of
Others a few head at a time, and has
started for his home. driving the band
overland.