Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-16
By the Board of Equalization
Yesterday.
CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE
Rain is Interfering With the Pleasures
of Campers--Photographs Of
the Big Wreck.
Hamilton, Aug. Is.

Hamilton, Aug. Is.
The board of county commissioners
finished their work as a board of equal
ization yesterday, slight reductions be-
ing mad in the assessed valuation Of GER
tain real estate, and increases on the val
uation of real estate and personal prop
erty to the amount of about 100000 were
made. In the afternoon the board met
for the purpose of fixing the rate of tax
alton for the year. The levy was fixed as
follows: State fund, 21a mills; stock in
spector and detective fund, w mills;
stock indemnity fund, "A mill; sheep in
spector fund. Il mill; state bounty fund,
5 mills. County funds-General fund, I
mills: contingent fund, 3a mills; road
and bridge fund. 8 mills; general school
fund, 4 mills; bond and interest fund, 2H
mills. 1t was decided to set aside a bond
fund to provide for the payment of the
bonded Indebtedness OF the county as the
same becomes due. The same for this
year is to be One-half the amount col
lescted in the bond and interest fund
Today the attention of the board is Occu-
pied with bids for the construction of
bridges and the repair Of roads.
The frequent showers of the past few
"oS' ~ A~oNt AH9 "ANA N"S
pleasure and comfort of those who are
camping out, and many are folding their
tents and returning to the city. Yester-
day several large parties drove to Lake
Como to spend the day, returning in the
evening.
The attention of Justice Morris court
was occupied on Saturday by the suit of
w. H. Watson against George Miles and
William Waugh of Darby for damages
for the wrongful taking of personal prop
erty under a writ of attachment. The
court granted defendants motion for a
nonsuit.
A pack outfit, consisting Of six mules
and four saddle horses, with their riders,
passed through the city last evening. The
party was we'll equipped with surveying
INSTRUMENTS, but SO far as learned none
venerable to ascertain who composed the
party or what it's destination is. r..
A. Nj. Roe of Dillon purchased the farm
of DIR. r. Gwin consisting of 800 acres
near ~Stevensville, on Saturday. Mr.. Roe
will take possession of his newly ac-
uuired home about March l of next year.
The sale was made through the agency of
G.. w. Dickinson of Stevensville.
Mrs. E. r. Stoddard of Stevensville,
who has been spending the summer with
her son. Fred Stoddard, in Missoula, re-
turned home last week. She was accom-
panied by Miss Bessie and Master Thayer
Stoddard, who will visit relatives and
friends in Stevensville.
Matthew Orr, the proprietor and man
ager of the electric light plant in Dillon,
who has been the guest Of his brother,
DR.. W. {. Orr of the stock farm. left for
Dillon Monday morning. He was greatly
delighted with the city of Hamilton n
it's surroundings.
Stevensville is rejoicing over the pros
pect of a creamery and cheese factory.
Some parties from Kalispell are interest
ed in the new venture. The necessary
machinery has been ordered, and the
creamery will be started in a very short
time.
Victor lodge, A. o. u. w, will send j. ].
Bono as it's delegate to the grand lodge,
which convenes in Butte August Is. while
Mrs. Matte Dallis and Mrs. A.. M. Nit
tower are delegates from the Victor lodge
of the Degree of Honor.
Joe Halpin. head machinist for the A.
e. M. Co. here, returned rom st. Regis
last night, where he has been superin-
tending the putting in of machinery and
starting the big mill of the company at
mat place..
Mrs. Fannie Wells of Stevensville will
move to Missoula very soon in order to
continue the education of her daughter
Eva. who completed the course of in
struction in the Stevensville schools last
year.
A recent issue of the Los Angeles Rec
ord states that J. d. Powers of Hamilton
has returned to Los Angeles from his
trip to Mexico. and is about to sail for
British
At the Presbyterian church last Sunday
a large audience listened to In excellent
discourse by Rev. A. b. Martin, president
of the Young Ladies' seminary at Deer
Lodge.
Forest Superintendent ]. r. Collins and
wife of Missoula are spending several
days at Medicine Springs. Mr.. Collins
contemplates a trip to the Hughes creek
district before returning to Missoula.
On the day that the train was wrecked
near Florence, County Commissioner
Gleason drove to the place of the wreck
and secured some excellent photographs
OF the scene.
l.. d. Reynolds zane up from Florence
yesterday to look after some business be-
fore the board of commissioners.