Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-11
LlVlNGSTONNEW

lvlNuNlVNNEW u
Livingston, Mont, Dec. 9. 1899.
A very sad accident occurred on the
road W Jardine and Cinnabar about
IL O'Clock Friday morning by which NJ. A.
Buckle, mining engineer and general mail
ager of the Bear Gulch Mining company,
was instantly killed and Alfred G.. Blair, |
capitalist from st. John, N. B., and a
director in the Bear Gulch company was
badly hurt. The two men were driving in
from Jardine to take the Park branch
train at Cinnabar for Kaslo, b. c. When
coming down the steep grade or the
mountain just east Of Gardiner the horse
bolted. After a desperate effort to check
the speed of the beast, both men at
tempted to jump from the carriage. Mr..
Buckle struck head first on a large boulder
and was instantly killed. his skull being
crushed in and his neck broken. Mr..
Blair fortunately escaped with a severe
shaking up and a badly sprained ankle.
Mr.. Blair crawled some distance to secure
assistance when he met a teamster who
took him back to Gardiner and carried
Mr.. Buckles remains to Jardine, where
they are now being prepared for ship
ment to London. Ontario. where his
father, DR.. Buckle. and a sister. reside.
Mr.. Buckle was prominent as a mining
expert and represented a large amount Oh
English capital invested at Jardine,
where he had been located about a year
and a half. Mr.. Buckle was about 50 years
of age and unmarried. He was a very
popular man and his tragic death has
cast a gloom over the whole community.
The remains OF Mrs. G.. Rector, who
died at Billings of blood poisoning, were
brought to this city yesterday and fun
eral services held at the Congregational
church. after which the remains were in
tered in Mountain View cemetery by the
side of the father of the deceased. Mrs.
Rector was formerly a resident Of Liv-
ingstOn, her husband having held the
position of night yardmaster with the
Northern Pacific here for u long time.
Professor Louis Kumm and Laura j..
Kumm were remarked at the home OF the
brides mother in Spokane recently. Both
parties are well known here. having re-
sided in this city for several years. They
were divorced about two years 8 ana
their many friends here will be glad to
hear of the reconciliation.
The house and contents of George
Boerke, Jr., in Riverside. were totally
destroyed by fire Thursday night. The
fire is supposed to have caught from a
defective fue. Mr.. and Mrs. Boerke
WE'RE allcIluIiI6 ~ Soto 49,
fire broke out. The loss was about 81 1000
with $3.50 insurance.
Under Sheriff Bellar departed for Cas-
tie Friday morning to arrest Charles
Il Shively, who is running a blacksmith
shop at that point. Shively is wanted
here on a charge of stealing a small safe
and $50 from Colpitts & Robertson and a
gold watch from Henry Dietz.
George Welcome of Jardine was in the
city Thursday. Mr.. Welcome states that
= the Revenue Mining company AVE com
, menced laying a foundation for an add
ton to their new mill. which, when com
r. pleted, will increase the capacity OF the
] mill to 100 stamps.
The remains of Isaac Hoskings, a
miner, who died at Jardine "Wednesday
of pneumonia, were brought down or
Yesterdays train for shipment to Burling.
ton, Mont, where his family resides.
. The Rocky Mountain club gave anothe,
/ of it's semi monthly card parties Wed
. nesday evening. A large number o
ladies and gentlemen were present AM
( enjoyed "a pleasant evening.
For the first time in the history of tn
- county not a bid for the care and main
It tenance Of the county poor was receive
when the commissioners reached tina
order of business this week.
e Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Bower departed thi
8 morning for Butte and after q snort Wis!
with friends there will depart for Cali
fornia, where they will reside in tn
d future.
v The ladies of the w. c. T. u. of thi
: city have purchased a 500 pound curfe'
bell which will be placed in the tower o
l tho scitv hall AS soon as received.
Engineer DeGroat has purchased tn
Bower residence on Park street Tor
e consideration OF $500 and will shortl.
e occupy his newly acquired property.
The Park County Hospital compan.
e has been organized in this city and ha
s leased the Gordon residence in IaVersid
for hospital purposes.
y DR.. G.. r. Wells has been awarded tn
y contract for medical attendance TO TN
poor for the ensuing year at $50 pc
month.
he The second assembly of the Livingston
St dancing school was held Thursday even
t. ing and was largely attended.
s SOUTH BUTTE
n PRESBYTERIAN CHURCt
Is The South Butte Presbyterian churcl
81 had a good day yesterday and last mig
le and a large crowd was attracted by tn
q. notices in the papers and by the an
ie nouncements on the bulletin board
which were placed outside the churc
a. 1oo,, SVho c,1hioct announced FOR th