Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-13
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, September II, 1899.

The district court convened yesterday
afternoon pursuant to adjournment. A
venire for forty trial jurors was return
ed, served on all but five. who have left
the country. For good cause 10Y n, John
S. Robertson Edward Hepp and A. j.
Treadway We're excused for the term.
The case of the state VS.. Willard Sherrell,
charged with killing a steer belonging to
Marcus Daily, was called. In this case
the prosecution is being pushed by the
county stockgrowers' association. which
has employed Messrs. Crutchfield and
Drafiin of this city and Hon. Henry c.
Stiff of Missoula to assist the prosecu-
ton. The defense is represented by Hon.
F. c. Webster of Missoula and Messrs.
O'Hara and Myers. Sherrell belongs to
one of the Oldest and most respected FAM
lilies in the county and the trial will be
sharply contested on both sides. The
following named jurors We're i~mpanelled
and sworn to try the cause H.. T. lay
lor, A. S. Peterson. NJ. Kerchner. j. w.
| Tabor. join Schofie!d, B.. A. Fisher. j. A.
! Porter. j. E. .Craddock, Carl 3. Shul. Abe
Buck, l.. Mckinney.
The two young daughters of Mrs. Fer
guson, by a former marriage, Laura and
Pearl Cox, who We're before the court
last evening charged by their mother
with being incorrigible, were discharged.
The mother failed TO prove her charge
and by advice of the court the children
were placed in charge of Miss Dowden
of the Montana Orphans home. who is
in the city. This is a much better place
than sending the girls to the reform
school, as the mother desired, as Miss
Dowden will interest herself in their well
fare and procure suitable homes for them
in good families.
d. V. Bean. recently returned from
Hughes creek, reports that he has ar
ranged with the miners in that section
to furnish them necessary lumber by
erecting a sawmill there. He states that
few persons have any idea whatever OF
the richness of the claims tina are being
opened up in that section. The property
of the Ward Placer mpan and of the
Heating claim are astonishing ali by
their richness.
John O'Connor and j. Mcdonald were
Jointly charged on Saturday with rob-
hing the till of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O'Con-
nor was arrested and stated when ar
raigned that he did appropriate $1.2O from
the aforesaid till, but that he was work
ing for the aforesaid fortunate Joe, who
was then owing him $3.50. hence the APP
preparation, and finally the sentence of
O'Connor to Is days in Jail.
- -. otIIlo q OCCl appointed SNIiN
eral superintendent Of all the lumber in
~terests of the A. c. NJ. company in Mon
tana and will have his principal Office at
Bonner. Mr.. Totman went to Anaconda
yesterday and will enter upon his new
duties at once. His family will, however,
remain in Hamilton for the winter.
Rev. NJ. F.. Bailey and wife of Stevens
vile We're pleasantly surprised by a num-
Der of friends one evening last week. who
left behind them a substantial token of
their esteem, in the way Of a gift of
money and good things for the parsonage
larder.
Miss Isabella Dowden of the Montana
Orphans home at Helena. addressed a
large audience at the NJ. E. church Sun
day evening. The invitation to assist the
little ones of the home received a liberal
response in a collection amounting to
over $40.
Professor Cooley of the Bozeman Ag-
ricultural college. who is also state in
spector at large of the state board Of
horticulture, and Secretary Edwards of
that board, are visiting different points in
the valley.
The Christian church at Corvallis will
hold its annual business meeting on Sat-
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and transaction of other important BUSH
ness will come before the members at
that time.
The fine hay and stock ranch belong
ing to the Bishop family and located on
Burnt Fork, has been sold to B. f. Logan
of South Carolina. The sale was effected
through G.. F. Brooks of M%issoula.
According to instructions received from
headquarters. every package passing out
of the Hamilton postoffice during the
month of October must be carefully
weighed.
Jimmie Foust came UP from Harper &.
Baird's new mill the other day to search
the records relative to 100 acres of land
which he c~ontemplates purchasing in
that vicinity.
1t is reported that Roe Fulkerson, who
owns one of the finest ranches in the
county. near Victor, is about to sell his
ranch and leave the state.
S. M. Shirley will offer his personal
property for sale on Sunday and will
move soon to Seattle, where he will re-
side in the future.
Master Fred Buck, son Of Henry Buck
of Stevensville, will enter the university
at Missoula the coming term.
Marcus Days private car conveying
Mr.. DAILY was attached to Saturday ey.