Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-23
Mt. zoe Passes Away From a
Dose of Choral
AND AN INQUEST WAS HELD
The Verdict Was That Decease ed lame
To His Death in an Accidental
Manner--NOteS.

home in this city Sunday night about
1920 o'clock. It. is suspected Mr.. Zoe took
an over dose Of choral, therefore,, the
coroner's jury was and gave
the following verdict: An inquisition was
held at Dillon, Beaverhead county, Mont,
on the 22nd day of May, 1899, A. D., be-
fore me ]. Cashmere, coroner OF SAID
county on the body of John T.. Yoe there
lying dead, by the jurors whose names
are hereunto subscribed. The said jur-
ors upon their oaths do say, That the
said j. T. zoe was a native of Maryland,
and a resident of Beaverhead county,
Mont, and that he was about 43 years of
age and that he died on the 21st day of
May, 1899 at Dillon, Mont. his
death wa directly caused by a dose of
choral, taken for the purpose of induc-
ing sleep and to overcome a nervous at
tack, that said dose of choral was taken
without any design or purpo to commit
suicide and that such a dose Of choral
sc taken would not in the opinion of the
jury have produced death without other
physical causes to the jury unknown.
Mr.. Voc has for a number of ear been
manager of the Dillon Mercantile store
until about a week ago. His death is a
very sad one. He leaves a wife in Dillon
to mourn his loss and she in her sada f-
HlcllOH mas the sympathy OIL the eNtlie
community. Mr.. Yoe was buried this
afternoon at 4:30 from the st. James
Episcopal church. Rev. s.. D.. Hooker
conducting the service and was followed
to Mountain View cemetery by a large
concourse of sorrowing friends to where
the remains were laid to rest.
Guests at the Metlen Friday and Sat-
ur9ay werei
B. F. Young, Pocatello: Mrs. j. w.
Scott, Red Rock: Mrs. l.. ]. Grove and
sister, Butte: F. d. Robertson, st. Louis;
Tllos. Carter, st. ole, Mo-: w. B. Wood.
Kansas City: G. Van King, Chicago; J..
F. Shelby, Denver; Chas Ashbaught, Den
yer; Mrs. Gray, California.
Saturday May 2o.-Jaek Penaluna,
Lima: Pearl GoclschiOns, Laurin, S. M.
Goelschions, Lanrin, $. M. Seeligsohn.
San Francisco: f. j. Groeraveld. Butte:
Jno. Carr, Livingston: Nellie B. Humph-
rey, Butte; Geo, Cope, Moberly, Mo-; H. I.
Macy, Idaho Falls;H r. Benson, Warren,
Ohio; r. NJ. Gilbert. Fulton, Kan; w. w.
How'd, Coast company.
Sunday, May 21.-Ike Boyer, Helena;
L. C. Edward, Sheridan; A. r. D. Peter
son. Portland: c. W. Mullare, Omaha;
julius Meryback. San Francisco: J.. c..
Dawk;ns, ST. Paul: A. F. Gardner, Butte;
Kate Potts, Livingstor; w. l.. Williams,
San Accord: H. H. Camps, Minnesota;
J. w. Weist, New York.
Monday, May 22.-J. w. Scott, Red
Rock.
The graduating exercises of the class OF
'99 Of the Dillon High school, Friday
evening were a great SUCCESS. NotWiti-
stanCing the rainy and disagreeablc even
ing the Dillon theater was crowded to
overflow. Each member of The class de-
/ much credit for the manner in
,-l,:. ~, 1s..,.- l,-: o~l. $500
The musical selections were endered in
excellent style.
County Clerk f. Fl. Mayors raturned
from New York and Pennsylvania Satur-
day night, where he has been for the bene-
fit of his health, which his many friends
are pleased to learn Is much improved.
Mrs. r. j. Mulvancy departed on Satur-
day evenings train for Milwaukee,. Wis,
being called there by a telegram an.
nouncing The death of Mr.. Mulvaney's
mother.
Miss Matte Hoe of Billings, a student
Of the State Normal, is very i'll of pneu-
mon!a. Her mother and sister We're ex-
pected to arrive last night from Billings.
Miss Mable Gordon, who has just fin
ished her term as teacher of the second
room in the Dillon High school, left sum
day for her home in Livingston.
Miss Nella Humphrey. assistant prin-
cipal of the Dillon High school, took her
departure Saturday evening to visit in
Butte on her way home.
The musicale under the direction OF
Prof. Passnore at the Normal was large
" attended and the programme rendered
was excellent.
Miss Maud Starting arrived from Hell
ena Saturday night. and has taken up hel
work as critic teacher in the Montana
State Normal.
Mrs. Geo. r.. Conway and daughter
Helen Of Glendale. came down Thursday
evening to spend several days in Dillon
Miss Louie Roe left Saturday for Lima
to visit her sister Mrs. John ~Longhridgt
for a few weeks.
Misses Marshal. burhy end Goeutchou
arrived in this city Sunday to attend TIL
summer Normal.
NEE pERCES LANDS.
ONLY 100 miles southeast of the fertil
grain fields Of Eastern Washington, be
tween the Clearwater and Salmon rivers
lies what was long known as the Ne
Z Perces Indian country. MY recent,
thrown open to settlement and mining
Since the early sixties when 3s.oOO.O0
was washed out Of the rich placers of tn
Clearwater and Salmon rivers it has bee
a tradition among miners that some da,
great gold discoveries would be made !