Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-22
THE news IN BRIEF

TIL NEWN LIN bKIEF
the death OF NJ. J. Storhoit Of Grass
Range at the Lewistown hotel as the re-
suit Of an accident sustained last Friday.
Deceased was about 81 years old and
leaves two brothers, John and Ole, both
Of whonl were with him when he died.
Bozeman-Thomas keown, aged "a
years. single, died suddenly at his board
ing house Thursday night. The coroners
jury found hat he came to his death
from an overdose of laudanun while SUI
fering from heart disease. He is the old
er brother Of Major keown, NOW at Ma
Mia.
W~aShirgton-L. E. Howes has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Monarch, Cascade
county. vice Daniel F. Smith. removed.
In the land contest of Anna NJ. Hoiiopeter
vs.. Elizabeth Ellison. from the Bozeman
district. the secretary Of the interior has
affirmed the land office decision in favor
OF the latter. Thomas w. Sparrow has
been appointed temporary substitute let
ter carrier at Butte.
Great Fal,s-Thursday was the great
est day of the season n the wool market.
SOS. 600 pounds being sold, al an average of
over IS cents. Prices ranged from Isl. to
1915 cents. There viii be no more sales
hare until Monday. as the sales are half a
million pounds ahead of the baler. Buy
ers go 10 Fort Benton today. Sales here
TO date are 1900. 600 pounds.
Helena-Charles Oldham and John Em-
NETT were acquitted of the charge of muir
der.ng Napoleon Laponte near Winston
on Tune / last. The jury in the case at
Townsend, after celebrating all night, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty when court
convened yesterday morning. Both Old
ham and Emmett arrived here today,
where they are we'll known. and were gen.
orally congratulated on their acQuittal.
Billings-The wool season at this point
virtually closed with Thursdays sales.
All but two or three Of the best clips have
been marketed. The highest price paid
during the season was 10 cents. Many
clips sold for is and a fraction, and prices
elated over the results. "A buyer stated
yesterday that the total sales at Billings
approximate $500. 900 pounds.
Kalispell-A bold attempt was made
yesterday at noon to rob the safe Of the
Kalispell roller mills. Three men who had
been hanging around all day were impli-
Gated. One acting as Waterman, the 9TH
ers going in the office, which was temper
arily left open. and operated upon the
safe. The outside door Of the safe being
unlocked they proceeded to batter in the
iron door to the money drawer with an
iron bar. Their work was almost finished
when they We're discovered by employees
of the mill, They made their escape to
some brush near by and joined their
friends in drinking a key Of beer. When
apprehended by the officers, who had been
called upon. the sheriff and deputy had
a hard fight, but captured the entire gang
of ten.
Basin-Thursday evening this commu-
nifty was shocked to learn that Coston
Bullock, the 1O-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. a. ]. Bullock Of this city, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed during a
heavy electrical storm. The boy and his
father had been up in the Red Rock
country prospecting for the past week and
were returning home. At a point about
half a mile from the forks of Red Rock
creek and three miles above Houghton's
ranch, was where the sad accident occur
red. Mr.. Bullock says his son was walk
ing about three feet behind him when the
shock came. Both We're struck and Mr..
Bullock lay unconscious for perhaps half
an hour, when he came to and found his
little son dead. The electric current pass
ed down the boys right side and burned
the flesh badly in several places. A hole
was burned through his watch and the
hands were stopped at 6:36 p. m. which
was evidently the time the accident oc-
Cured. The father went to some cabins
near by, and arousing the inmates he got
a wagon and team to bring the body
home.
Helena-The report Of Collector of In
ternal Revenue Webster for the fiscal
year ended June 80 shows a big increase
over the receipts for the previous fiscal
year. The receipts of his Office for the
fiscal year just ended Were 1851 .097 .21. as
against s257 900 for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1898. The war tax has almost tri-
pl.cated the receipts Of the Office. During
the past year the collector received rev.
enue from the following sources: Assess
ments. $40, 309. 90: beer. $303. SOS. 55: spirits.
$50 IS: cigars, 500, 1856: tobacco, 81. 332S. "a;
special tax. $50, 1876 OF; mixed -four, IS: doc
umentary stamps, s211 1854: proprietary
stamps. $13 .05S. 49,: playing cards 10 cents.