Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-14
News
Branch Office Inter Mountain Publish
ing Co. 136 Higgins venue
A POPULAR LADY.
MISS LIZZIE CHENEY WILL VISIT
THE PARK.
is A RECORD CROP FOR WHEAT.
Jury Failed to Agree on Myrtle Leach
and Is Discharged-Case
Goes Over.
MISS LIZZIE CHENEY WILL VISIT
THE PARK.
IS A RECORD CROP FOR WHEAT.
Missoula. August u.

MlSSOula, August IL.
The supporters Of Miss Lizzie Gibney.
test. sprung a sensational surprise on the
last day OF the contest, by deposittng S,Wo
votes for their candidate, making 2 total
of n.OS3 votes, which placed her far beyond
the reach of all competitors. Miss Gtbney
Is the efficient and popular stenographer
of the Missoula Light and Power company,
and was delighted when notified OF her
success In the contest. The news of the
final count was awaited with q great deal
Of interest by the people of Missoula, and
when a bulletin was posted a crowd soon
congregated to learn the result. which was
received with satisfaction and good feel
ing on all sides. The other candidates re.
ceived their defeat philosOphically, and all
Joined In congratulating Miss Gibney on
her success and wishing her a pleasant Trip,
This city was well represented and several
which shows that they have numerous
friends who worked loyalty for them.
The Sisters Hospital has a few more
patients now han was there a week ago,
although they have discharged some dur
ing the week. Charles Buck, of stevens
vile who has been aid up with a BADLY
broken leg was taken home by his parents
yesterday, not entirely well. but able 70
be taken home. James Davis, an Indian,
was brought in Thursday from Florence
with a broken leg, sustained by having a
log roll on it. Harry w. Logan, leg brok-
Eli Ny UCi1l6 ~ ~ Wi 1Al AAOAoS $500
urday, is doing as well as could be ex-
pected and declares he will be U on
crutches in two weeks. John Dryden,
operation on stomach two weeks ago, do
ing nicely. Mr.. Kennedy, VIM. Graham.
and Victor Parent are doing nicely and
will be out in a week or two.
The jury in the Myrtle Leach case
failed to agree upon a verdict after TWEEN
ty-foui. hours in the jury room, and was
discharged yesterday forenoon at ll:3O
o'clock. When questioned by Judge
Woody they stated that they had bal
loted q, number of times and the vote
never changed u stood the same as on
the first ballot, all the way through, and
thew believed that they could not arrive
at an agreement and asked to be
from further consideration OF the case.
They were discharged n q numbe VINO
| we've called in from their harvest field
to sit on the case hurried out TO rusn
the work that Is stacked up before them
now. The defendant will be given q new
trial in the November term.
The wheat crop now being harvested is
town valley and the farmers are doing a
large stroke of hustling to get their grain
threshed before the threatened rains pour
down on the grain now IN shock. Inc cu..
ting Is all done and most OF the FARMERS
hava finished stacking, and L. BouregaIo
and O.. Deschamps begun work with theil
threshers today, and will continue unti
the enormous crop Is. tn n e v on1 have ave
money to burn this fall, and MISSOURI "er
! chants will get their share OF II" .
Two large bridges are washed out or
the Northern Pacific line near Glendlv
and trains from the east have been helo
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