Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, July u.

The board Of equalization compieted
their work on Wednesday and adjourned.
They refused to rake the changes in the
assessed valuation of stock asked by tie
state board of equalization, as it would
decrease the assessed valuation OF the
more than $.5, 900.
Yesterday the board of commissioners
met in special session TO discuss road re-
pairs and the building of bridges. Bids TO
be opened on August 18th. for the construc-
ton of the following bridges were called
for: First, at the east end of the present
Corvallis bridse.a a span 1870 feet long sof
the Howe truss; second, at the west end
of the Eight Mile bridge, one truss
bridge so feet long. two truss bridges $50
feet long, and one 20 feet long; third. On
the south fork of the west fork of the Bit
ter Root, one bridge of so feet span. So
The county supervisor was instruct
ed to spend $500 in repairing roads and
bridges at the Strange crossing near We
tor. al
County Treasurer J. X. Squires and
Commissioner Johnson were granted leave
Of absence from the county for sixty
days. 81
The officers are today investigating a
find made yesterday in the brush on the
banks of Roaring Lon creek, which 1t
is believed by many will prove a clew to a
tragedy. AS AL Downing was returning
to his home recently, he saw a long dry
goods box in the brush near the road.
Needing such a hox, he loaded It on his
wagon. and took it home. On removing 1t
from his wagon, he was surprised to find
a mans necktie in it and marks of blood
on the inside of the box. Returning TO
the place where he found the box. a hit
tie investigation revealed hidden in the
brush two blankets, q pair Of shoes. a
good hat, and a suit Of clothes completely
cut into shreds and covered with blood.
Sheriff Chat1in and Under Sheriff Bishop
! went to the place this morning, and VIII
make a thorough investigation Of the III
cinity.
A fistic encounter that would fill a
trio of slugge1s of the F.tzsimmons, Cor
bett or Jeffries type with envy occurred
at Victor recently, If reports from that
village are true. Manager II. =. ken1lett
Of the CurleW mine has a wide reputation
as an adept at the manly art and Mr.. T..
l.. Jameson is no less proficient. The two
have had some words in the past, and on
Tuesday last, they met in a saloon in the
village and an exchange Of courtesies
took place. Mr.. Jameson was the first TO
bite the dust, but he was instantly on his
feet and the battle began. Both felt the
force of gravity more than once and after
a long contest Mr.. Jameson was declared
the victor. Considerable damage was
done to both contestants.
The people of Hamilton We're greatly
surprised to read in the Inter Mountal n
last night that Mr.. Frank Boyle IS want
ed in Butte on a cr!min C barge. MIR.
Boyle has been in Hamilton for about a
week and left on Wednesday morning.
Boyle represented himself to be an agent
for the Western Loan & Savings Co., n
was the promoter of a scheme to even
tually take up the bonded Indebtedness
of the county. His proposition was. that
the county should pay $4,000 annually for
fourteen years, at the end Of which time
F. his would pay the bonded. in
debtedness of SIS, 900. Boyle made HIM
seM agreeable while here, but SO far as
heard from made no attempt to work"
any one Blu the county commissioners.
The lawn party given by Mrs. F.. A.
Myers at her home in the Doran addition
last night, proved a very enjoyable one.
A~large number of the society people pr
Hamilton were present. The spacious
lawn was prettily decorated with Chinese
lanterns, and dancing, music and GRO
quet were the diversions offered by the
charming hostess for the entertainment
of her guests. The young people gave an
impromptu oren air concert during the
evening that met with hearty applause.
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lawn. and all in all the affair was one Of
the most delightful social events of the
season.
A sad case of what seems to be deser-
ton by q husband. was brought to the at
@tention of the officers yesterday. A wo-
man by the name Of Mrs. Mcconnell ar
rived in the city Wednesday evening with
five small children, in search of her hus-
hand. First, she heard that he was i'm
Missoula, and came to that place, then
she heard that he was working in the Cur
lew mine at Victor, and at Victor she was
told that she might possibly find him in
Hamilton, but her search has proved I'M
awaiting and she is in the city without an
acquaintance or a cent of money.
The energetic ringing OF the fire bel,
! Wednesday night brought out the fire de-
! partment in short order, but fortunately
their services We're not needed when they
reached the scene of the fire, DR.. ReberNs
residence. The cause of the alarm was
the dropping of a match in a clothes press
among some clothing that quickly ignited
causing quite a blaze but which was ex-
tinguished without doing any material
damage before the fire department Jar
rived. p ,
Mrs. Margaret Bradley, formerly pot
Hamilton, but who has lately been reSid.
ing with her parents near Etna, went. &c
the Sanitariucn at Battle Creek, Mich.
last week, to undergo a very dangerous
: operation. The outcome of the operation
has not as yet been learned by her friends
but, on the theory that no news in thi:
case is good news. they are hoping tina
she has survived and is on the road to re-
covery.