Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-29
NEWS.


w. c. Gordon. the all-around tough,
an inmate of the county Jail at Dillon,
on Monday evening about 1880 o'clock,
while Under Sheriff Moore was at sup
per. sawed through one Of the bars of the
window in the north end of the jail and
made his escape. Gordon was first ar
rested for counterfeiting money. While
awaiting his trial he broke out of Jail, but
was rearrested. This being the second
time he has made his escape. Sheriff
Pyle has offered $75 as a reward for the
capture of Gordon. q,
L.. c. Fyhrie. chairman of he finance
committee for the reception of the vol
unteers, reports that he has secured over
1878 in Dillon alone. Non of the neigh
boring towns have yet been heard from.
A mass meeting is called for next Tues
day evening at $50 at the Dillon theater.
1t is requested that a large crowd be III
attendance and express their opinion on
all points concerning the celebration.
Next Friday evening September % at
the Normal hall, Miss Nellie A. Rey-
nolds of Fort Lemhi. Idaho, will give a
recital of Slakespeare's play of Mac
BETH This lady is a graduate of the
Emerson school of oratory at Boston,
and comes highly recommended and is
deserving oI a large attendance. 70,
A party, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H.. Sheser. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blair of
Horse Prairie. Mr.. and Mrs. Golfer of
Salmon City, and Mrs. Snow and chill
dren of Butte stopped in Dillon Tuesday
en- route for Red Rock lakes, where they
expect to camp for a week or ten days.
The first of the week Sheriff Pyle re-
turned with Ike Cohn. a noted d~esperado.
whom he captured. Last Sunday. at the
same time he accidentally shot and
killed Phil Carr. a partner Of Cohn, and
also Il notorious desperado.
Walter Powers has gone to Fuller
Springs for several weeks for the benefit
of his health. Walter has not entirely
recovered from the illness he contracted
in the Philippines.
Next Monday evening DR.. H. II. Swain
will give an informal talk at the Nor
NAL hall on the doing of the antitrust
conference. recently held at Chicago.
Miss Lillian Axe arrived in Dillon Sat
urday evening from Butte and will re-
main here for an Indefinite length of
time visiting friends.
Mayor j. f. Morse. Senator Edwin
Norris and j. F.. Bishop are in Missoula
this week attending the National Ir1a-
cation congress-.
Miss Lyle Innes has completed her
summer term OF school at Birch creek
and has returned to Dillon and entered
the Normal.
Mrs. Cannon and Miss Lizzie Jones.
who will teach in Bannack during! this
school year. visited their new locality
last Sunday.
w. 5. Armstrong. a nephew of Grant
Haynes. accompanied by his wife, are
visiting in this city from Bloomington.
Illinois. 4
O. NJ. Best has returned from astrip
to Pipestone Springs, where he went for
the benefit Of his health. ~.
d. f.. Sanders. president of the State
Normal, Went to Butte Tuesday on school
business.
Nina Smith of Butte visited Dillon last
week, the guest of Mrs. John Hirseh-
man.
Miss Mary Lewis is confined to hel
room on account of illness.
John WenGer, a cattle buyer of Butte,
was in the city Wednesday.
Hon. G. II. Paul was a Butte visitor
Tuesday.
Otto Klemm is soiourning in Butte this
week.