The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-10
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Routine Business Transacted By
the Aldermen.
MORE POLICEMEN NEEDED
The Dillon Night Marshal Wants Power
to Enlist tie Aid OF Bystanders.
A Large Shipment of
Horses Made.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Dillon. Dec. 9.-The regular monthly
session of the city council was held We'd
nesday evening with but four aldermen.
| the mayor and the city clerk being pres
| ent. Alderman Moore being absent in
Helena attending the Jaggers trial and
Alderman Cox having removed to Miles
transacted. The report of the treasurer
showed that he had on hand the first of
the month ss7545; that he had paid all
warrants presented and had collected as
licenses S471.75; received from the police
| magistrate as fines. sl15, and from the
Oregon Short Line for light, SIS. The chief
| of police reported six arrests and six con.
| vict.ons, five were plain drunks and one
was drunk and disorderly. The street
commissioner reported that all the street
| signs recently ordered by the council had
been placed in position and that he has
repaired various fumes. bitches and cross
| walks during the month.
The following bills were allowed and
! warrants ordered drawn for the same:
| Mrs. Fitz-Harris, work with team, SIS;
| Dillon News company, supplies, SIS; Ii
| brary books. $23.15: Roy Cox, work ON
| streets, s2525; r. A. Hammel, saving
| wood ST. First National bank, one year 8
rent of city hall, s1o0; Dillon Implement
| company, street grader and sundries,
! s1S.62; Hughes & McCaleb, flags, S.; F. e.
| Foote. supplies, 81: library. supplies, etc.
| $3.50. W. 6. Pyle, board of prisoners, Sc. 90;
/ Thompson G. Reynolds, lumber, 1852; Orr
| Electric company. light, sl05; John In
| gals, beard OF prisoners. s1.5o: q. P. Nell
! son, one meal ticket, $500. IL meals. $500;
| James Mclaughlin, work, $3.15 Roy Cox.
| Ho IA
| j. D. James. salary, $685. PHI Andregg,
| salary, s75: sundries and transportation,
s14; j. ]. Willis. salary, SG5.
A committee consisting. of Mayor Morse.
| City Attorney Willis and Aldermen Jones
and Brainard was appointed to go to
| Butte and confer with the officials OF the
| First National bank in regard to the re-
| cent issue of city bonds bid In by that
| institution and which have been held in
| allegiance for some time past. 1t was also
decided to have an ordinance drafted CIV
| ing to the night marshal or extra police
mon tho power of calling upon by5tanders
| for assistance in making arrest II nee
| cessary. The council adjourned to meet
| IN special session Monday evening. when
much important business will come up for
! action.
! The Dillon Implement company, one of
| the leading dealers in farmers supplies
| in Montana, is offered for sale The pres
| terests which require their personal at
| ttntion is the reason given for the con-
| tempIated sale.
! DR.. II. A. Miller was given the contract
! to cars for the county poor and infirm in
| medical way for the coming year. His
| bid vas 1895 and $24 for each operation
| which he may perform.
| The state board of education, in session
| at Helena this week. issued a life GER
tifloate to Professor Hiram Tyree, prin-
| clpal of the Dillon public schools; to two
| teachers in the public schools Miss Eliza
| beth Alexander and Miss Jennie e. TIall.
| state certificates were granted. Licenses
| to instruct at teachers institutes were
| Issued to Professor Monroe Miss Belle
| Thomas and Miss Anna L. Harwood Of
the Normal and Professor Tyree of the
public schools. Tho institute license held
| by President Saunders of the Normal was
| renewed for two years longer.
Among the Butte residents who visited
| In Dillon during the week and registered
at the Metlen were: James D. McLannon
W. F. Mullumb, A. J. Schumacher. J. T.
Teal. E. f. Peterson. w. o. Gorge, Ed l..
Smith and J. J. McGettinger
| Tuesday afternoon the board of county
! commissioners opened the bids for the
| purchasing of the $4,000 refunding bonds
recently advertised for by the county.
| There were seven bids rendered that of
Mrs. James Eddie of Dillon being the hest
| one ofered-par for entire Issue and S1to
! premium-was accepted Other bidders
| follow: Thomas Cruise Savings bank, Hell
ena, par and s505 premium; First National
| h1nk Of Butte, par and S110 premium;
! Frank P. Thompson. Dillon, par for s1o-
600 and TX per cent premium: Palmer,
| Cooper & Co., Helena, par and 1854 pre-
MUM; w. ]. Hayes &; Son Of Cleveland,
! Ohio. offered to place the bonds at par
! and ~ per cent interest. provided they
| were allowed $3.50 premium. S. A Keen
| of Chicago said he was willing to handle
the bonds at par or a slight discount If
| the rate of interest was increased to 5
per cent.
The past week has been a good one for
shipments over 20 cars of horses having
been sent over the Short Line to East
ern points. Among the shiDAers was Rob-
ert Boatman, who sent out five carloads
to his firm in Kansas City. Mr. Boatman
! infornes your reporter that for tho past
several weeks he has averaged shipping
| 10 carloads of horses weekly and he can
not supply the demands of his firm. Yes
terday Anderson Brothers shipped three
cars of horses from here and one car Of
| colts. 30 head, from Monda. This lot will
go to st. Joseph. Mo. Robert Climer had
| one car of horses in yesterdays train,
which VIII go to Eastern Tennessee;
! Sandy Lane shipped n carload to Illinois,
/ and Mr.. Lapland also had carload
| which was shipped to the same point At
I Red Rock Decker & Williams attached
three cars of horses to the same train.
They were billed to st. Joseph Mo-
/ Several of the now 700 engines are now
In use on this division Of the Short Line
| The rails now in use on the road are too
! light for the heavy engines. which weigh
! over 30 tons, and the railroad boys are
t having more or less trouble in conse-
| querce. Especially can this be said of the
switches, where the spreading of the rails
/ is of frequent occurrence.
| L. c. Fyhr,e Otho Klamm C. Padley
Nels Nelson. W. s. Barbour and John
| Wenger were in Twin Bridges Wedrss-
day and Thursday attending the trial of
| Mr.. Wenger, who was accused of driving
! off a steer belonging to resident of Twin
! Bridges Mr.. Wenger was acquitted.
| The strike in the coal mines at Diamond
| vile is making a noticeable difference IN
! the amount of coal hauled through Dill
/ lon by tho Short Line.
The silver plato, which is to adorn the
shell fired from the cruiser Charleston
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