Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
LOCAL BRIEFS

Fayette Harrington is at the Montana.
New mown hay has made it's appear
ance in the market.
County Assessor George S. Miller went
to Deer Lodge today.
E. ]. Boqer and Hugh Daily were visit
ors at Gregson Springs yesterday after
noon.
Judge yelling Napton and H. P. Nap
ton are at the Montana. Judge Napton
will hold a session of the district court
tomorrow.
The bar and fixtures in Sam Landry's
saloon and the furniture on the floor
above were sold yesterday to William p.
Gwinn for 81, 900 at bankruptcy sale.
A son Of John Turbet residing in the
rear of $40 East Park avenue, was pain
fully injured two days ago while playing
around the old Montana Union turn table.
John Mitchell of Granite. Frank Brady
of Ock creek, Granite county. and John
Phillips of this city left for Moose lake
this morning with grub for a four weeks
trip.
Auction sale of summer and winter
stock of millinery goods will continue at
416 East Park avenue every afternoon
anu evening until SATURDAY. Cdle COlIl.
lnences at 2 D.. M.
Judge j. NJ. Kennedy spent yesterday
of Rock creek, Granite county, and John
camp. and a rather healthy one for about
sixty-five men are now on the pay roll and
everything is going along smoothly.
County Commissioner James NJ. Geary
returned to his home IN Helmville, the
board having adjourned until next Mon
day. That body will meet every Monday
and Tuesday until August 10, as a board
Of equalization.
The members of the painters union viii
hold their annual picnic on Mill Creek
some day next week. In a word they Will
paint the woods red and will use oceans
Of beer for distemper colors on their an
nual outing.
Rev. B. F. Norris, pastor Of the Chris
tan church, who had his right arm brok-
en- several months ago, was compelled to
have it broken again in order to make
the fracture heal. which it was not doing
with the first setting.
Tonight at Turner hall will occur the
grand benefit ball under the auspices of
the Deer Lodge Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil for the benefit of the destitute miners
in the Occur d'Alenes. Music will be fur
nished by the Margaret theater orchestra.
The game of baseball at Mountain View
park yesterday between the boys of st.
Peters church and ST. Paul's church re-
suited in favor of the latter by a score of
% to II. 1t took eight or nine umpires to
finish the game, one being fired at the end
of each inning.
Joe Noof. one of the leading French
gulch ranchers. who came in yesterday
returned home this morning with a large
consignment of provisions and supplies.
Several men went out with him. being
engaged to work in the hay fields. Haying
will next Monday.
The building committee of the Masonic
Odd Fellows temple met last night and
received tenders for the construction of
the building as advertised. The contract
was not awarded. Another meeting of
the committee will be held probably to-
morrow right when the contract may be
let.
Last night at midnight the night force
of police We're keeping close watch on the
railroad trains coming from Butte. with
the expectation of catching 10 hoboes
who We're put off a B., A. & P. train at
Rocker early in the evening. The next
train was expected to arrive in Anaconda
during the night. and they We're partially
expected on it, but they did not come. The
police are ready for them when they ar
rive, and will either keep them going or
will cause their arrest as soon as the
strike town.
Reports from upper Mill Creek are to
the effect that the storm there last night
was che of the worst ever seen in that
section. The electricity played an import
ant part, lightning having struck in sew
eral places. West of Anaconda a portion
of the high fence which e~ncloses the race
track was blown down. A man working
N the smelters who was ia lking through
a telephone was knocked down and out
for a few Moments. out was not seriously
injured. Nearly every house in town re-
ceived its quota of dust which crept in
through open windows.