Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-05

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legged race-Thomas Flint, first: S. Mer-
ryfield, second. Ivy Collins took first prize
for the best gentleman Walter and Mrs.
Cox first prize for the best lady waltzer.
Richard Thomas and Miss Steens the Sec
ond prizes.
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, Sept. 2, 1899.
The report that Nels Peterson, the self
confessed murderer of Andrew Nelson,
has money in Sweden was confirmed this
week by the arrival of a considerable
sum from PeterSon'S brother. The let
ter in which it came stated that 81, 900
more would follow in a few days.
Robert johnson entered a plea of guilty |
to the charge of stealing a double harness
from Marcus DAILY on Tuesday, and re-
ceived a fine of SIS and a sentence of so
days in Jail.
Dr.. D. N. Reber is confined to his
room, suffering from a severe attack of
typhoid fever.
Mrs. Alice E. Stevens arrived from
Butte on Wednesday for an extended
visit with her sister, Mrs. James Mitchell.
Special Government Agent D.. J. Chad
wick and daughter, Blanche, are guests
at the Hamilton.
Deputy Sheriff f. Ewert passed
through the city yesterday for the upper
valley to serve some papers in Il civil
case pending in the district court.
Returning camping parties report game
very plentiful near the umlnits of the !
ranges /
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert May and Mrs. |
Samuels of Stevensville, passed through
Hamilton yesterday for Miles Springs,
where they will remain for several days.
Mrs. E. G. Smalley of St%evensville. who
for a year past has been visiting friends
in the east, has been seriously i'll with
typhoid fever at Chicago.
Bishop Duncan of the Methodist Epis-
copal church South, of North Carolina,
preached a very interesting and forcible
sermon to a large congregation in the
church last evening.
Harry j. Kelly, the former owner Of the
Times, who has been employed on the
Republican for the past three months,
started for Butte this morning to accept
Il position in the composing room of the
/ Miner. Mr.. Kelly is an expert in the
printing business, and his many friends
here wish him all possible success in his
new position.
The new mill of Harper & Baird, near |
~Stevensville, commenced operations this
morning, employing about so men. The
mill will have a two years run at it's
! present setting.
There has been a general search of
records and consultation With persons
posted on unsettled land in the valley
during the past week by persons inteo-
ested in the location of timber lands, but
it is found that every available tract is
! occupied, recently withdrawn from set
Element, or claimed by the Northern Pa
citic railway. Forest reserve script has
suddenly become plentiful, but the places
where it can be used are exceedingly
scarce. The lein lands of the railway
extend to siNty-two miles directly south
from Missoula, and While there is con-
siderable ullsurVeyed tilnbered land with
in this INIT, persons With script hest
tate about using it for fear they may
get on al odd section and become involv-
ed in a contest with the company. just
what the object of the government may
be in Withdrawing these fine timbered
lands not in the reserve is difficult to
understand. Many of the tracts with
/ drawn are good agricultural land, also
containing from one to two million feet
of timber, and a settler or purchaser
could make from two to five hundred
dollars per claim. Under the withdrawal
the government will sell the tinlber direct
to the big milling companies. The gov-
eminent also seems to have abandoned
the idea advanced in the argument for
the creation of the reserve that the pres
ervation Of the timber would have a ten
dency to hold the snow in the summer
until the water should be needed for ir-
rigating purposes, and is now Offering the
heavy timber on the reserve for sale. |
Every person at all conversant with the |
sources of the water used for irrigating
rposes also knows that this argument
never had an element of truth in it, as
the snow always disappears in the heavy
timber long before it does on the exposed
rocks and barren hills. !
vicinity of Hamilton have just been
completed. w. A. Strange bought an acre
from Frank Drunkenberg. on North Sixth
street. yesterday, and will commence the
erection of a cottage thereon in a short
time. W. H.. Jones purchased an acre
from O. S. Kenton in the Hart addition, !
and II. NJ. Butler sold - acres on the
west side to Leoti Auer.
The first Bitter Root apples of the sea-
son We're put on the market this week.
They We're of the yellow transparent va
riety and of fine quality.
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.