Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-24
THE news IN BRIEF

The news IN BRIEF
Niehart-The Barker Brothers of this
city have sold their gold properties in
Waligon. Ontario, Canada. for $3.50. 900.
The properties will be capitalized for
81 900, 900.
Great Falls-The shearing crew work.
ing at the Embleton ranch on the Teton,
quit yesterday. They had sheared about
1000 head when they decided that I cents,
the figure at which they had agreed to
work. was not enough, and struck for s
cents.
Great Falls-Mattlew unn of this city
has sold his interest in the Yogo sapphire
mines. He held a quarter interest and
the price paid is reported to be $50, 900.
1t was bought by his partners in the en-
terprise, George A. Wells of this city,
S. S. Hobson of Lewistown and a syndi-
cate Of Englishmen.
Twin Bridges--A $40. 900 suit has been
commenced in the district court here.
The action is brought to recover damages
for alleged criminal SANDER. All par
ties concerned are Twin Bridge people.
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Wallace, Idaho-Two large mining deals
We're made here lecently--one the bond
ing of the Empire state group for $75. 900
and the other the bonding of all the cap
ital stock Of the Montana Copper Mining
company CLimited) for $50, 600, a partial
payment being made in each case. The
Empire State joins the Sixteen to One
on the east, and is presumably on the
same vein as It's nclylblr. which has
90 t,n9 Sr,n1n n ~ tn fin, &c thn urnnipct
property in the Occur d'Alenes for the
amount Of development work done on it.
Twin Bridges--Mrs. Jonn Want, a pio-
neer woman Of Madison county, died at
Iron Rod. June II, Of dropsy. She was
married in 1871 in this county, and with
her husband has been a resident of Iron
Rod ever since. The deceased was born
in New York on March II, 1853. She leaves
Il husband, son and two daughters. Mrs.
Jennie Graham and Mrs. John JeffrieS,
residents of this valley.
Billings-Adelleid SCHNEIDER and Will
liam H. Siebert of Hoboken We're married
here Thursday. and kilograms from New
York papers are asking for information
under the impression hat she had eloped
with John Noordam, who advertised him
self as a wealthy Montanan in search OF
q wife. Siebert claims to be q son of an
ex-police captain of New York. and his
wife is the daughter OF DR.. Schindeler Of
HObOken.
Rossland-Mike Griffin and Charles
Lee, formerly of Butte and Charles Post
were killed yesterday by an explosion at
the Wal Eagle mine.
Spokane-A. G.. Carter. who says he is
a telegraph operator from Montana,
claims he was held up by a man who at
tempted to murder him about 8 o'clock
Thursday, near the old fair grounds. Ac-
cording to Carriers story, the man grab
bed him by the neck and demanded his
money and then drew a razor and tried to
slash his throat. The police do not credit
his story. They think he is mentally un-
sound and decided to lock Carter up for
the night,
Republic, Wash.-James p. Harvey has
rendered his resignation as general man
ager of the Republic mine to take effect
July 1. 1T is understood among his friends
that the gentleman is to leave the state
early in the month to fulfill a matrimonial
engagement in Pennsylvania. 1t is un-
derstood that Bernard Mcdonald, form
,,1,y ~ D,,tto will u,1nnnrI Mr. ~,