Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-11
DEERLoDCENEWS
A GOOD CLEANUP
Made From Placer Mines East
Of the Town.
THE EMERY MINERS UNION
Is in a FlOurishing Condition and New
Officers Were Lately Elected
Ranches in Conflict.
THE EMERY MINERS UNION
Deer Lodge, August 10, 1899.

Deer Lodge, August 10, lS99.
Charley Reed has made his first clean
up at his placers east of this city, and it
amounted to $1,5S7.50 for about two
months work. He has just as much
more to tax out before the season
closes. This is one Of the best placer re-
suits we nave heard of this season.
The miners union of Emery, which
belongs to the Granite county jurlsdlc-
ton. held their annual election OF officers
a few evenings ago with the following
result: President, w. B. Matheson; VICE
president, j. l.. Denney; secretary ana
treasurer, Joe Robinson; conductor, Nick
Schenecker; warden, j. Shea, non-unlon
committee, Messrs. Edwards, Shea and
Mclaughlin; hospital committee, Etcher-
rem, Delaney and Schuetz. The union is
in good standing and enjoys a good mems
bership. They meet each Wednesday
evening with a good attendance.
Thu directors Of the Deer Lodge Fair
and Racing association held IA meeting
this afternoon at the bank and decided
to sell all of the stables, fences and Other
improvements except the grand stand,
at auction on the afternoon of September
80. This will give every one an equal
show to get amy of the buildings they
may desire.
Al Donohue has taken up a ranch
just five miles east of town on Cotton
wood creek, and the boundary line takes
in a number Of acres under cultivation
by Henry Schuetz, which he supposed
belonged to him. AS Donohue and
Schuetz are good friends the crop will be
properly divided and no hard feelings.
The public school at Emery mining
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clerk of the school board, Joe Robinson,
is now taking the census and is of the
impression that there will be about 80
pupils in camp at the opening of the
school season.
Fred Orion, George jerks, r. p. Fair,
TT. A. AmereauE, Charles Suiter, c. Cliff
ford. ]. Daley, Butte; Jack Conley, Ana
conda; VIM. Wallace, New Chicago: II.
O.. Wilson, Flint, are at the McBuTney
house.
Henry johnson and Henry HALEY. two
of the oldest residents of the old Bear
town district, are enjoying a visit with
friends in this city. after an active and
profitable season in the placer mines.
Charley Suffer. representing the Butte
Hot Air and Plumbing company, is here,
and his force of men will be put on to-
day putting in the plant contracted for
by the school trustees in this city.
w. 3. Matheson, p. c. Connolly, En-
cry: F.. c. Webster, Missoula; j. II.
Smith. Fargo: A. Austin, Chicago; D. II.
Weyterwelt, New York; w. G. E. Pope,
Brooklyn, are at the McBurney.
viii Hawley of Stevensville, Bitter
Root valley. has sent a gentle family
horse over to Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hirst of
this city. Mrs. Hawley, a sister of Mrs.
Hirst, is now visiting here.
The Misses Van Gundy of the West
Side are entertaining a party of friends
at Irvine lake today. They left town
early this morning and no doubt are
having a happy time.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson left this even
ing for Washington gulch, having been
informed of a tragedy there, the nature
of which cannot be learned at this writ
ing.
Jack Bolt is placer mining with a
rocker in one of the gulches just under
the Hidden Hand mine, in the Zosel dis
trict, and is making wages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Lightfoot and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mason have fine new
baby girls at their respective homes in
this city.
Sheriff Jack Conley was over today
from Anaconda on official business and
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