Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-25
DILLON NEWS


Erwin sohott. Representative Inter
ounta Branch ONCE.
Z Dillon, July %.
Again the reaper death has entered our
city and taken another of it's bright and
promising young men,. This time it is
Earl, son of Judge and Mrs. e. J.. Con-
ger, who died at the home of his parents
at O'Clock Saturday night. About three
months g Earl became i'll, and was
to Butte. where he was operated
upon for dropsy, from which time he
mas grown worse until the end came.
The deceased was % years of age and
came with his parents and other rela-
tlves to this city when a very small boy,
n has since made this his home. Earl
was a graduate of class 81 from the
Dllion nigh school and was a general
favorite among his schoolmates. He
was endowed with a kind and loving dis
position. which has gained for him a
most of friends who regret the sad demise
OF their young friend. Deceased leaves
a rather, mother, three brothers and one
SISTER IN this city who have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community. TIL
funeral services were held at st. James
III lscopal church at z O'clock Monday
evening, Rev. S. D. Hooker officiating,
The floral offerings were in profusion
m beautiful. Among them was no
ticed a white cross n golden crown,
being the class colors, and presented by
the class which Earl graduated. Head
ed by the Dillon brass band, of which de-
ceased was a prominent member the
large funeral cortege wended its way
to the Poindexter cemetery, where the
remains were laid to rest.
owing tn fhp increase IF wool in pnoy |.
erhead county this season, Hon. B. F.
white has erected a large warehouse
and has invested a great sum of money
IN and is now having great quanti-
ties Of the wool stored in the warehouse.
A. L. Mitchell was in our city Saturday
in the interest of the Butte Inter Noun
tain and reports a great increase in the
circulation of the paper here. There are
now more Inter Mountains in circulation
IN Dillon than all other state papers put
together. At present the particular in
terest is the voting contest for the free
trip to the Yellowstone park.
The handsome store house being erect
eu by the Montana Mercantile company
Is nearly completed and will afford much
convenience to the large and increasing
business lone by that house.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Vermillion returned
yesterday from a pleasure and business
trip combined to Spokane and other cit
les in Washington.
A white man by the name of Peter
johnson an. a colored woman named
CaldWood We're arrested last Thursday
night for being drunk and disturbing
the peace of Paradise alley. johnson
was fined $40. but was unable to pay
the fine, being a little short of money,
consequently is serving his time out in
the county jail. The woman had only
been in town "a hours and was given FIVE
hours more in which to leave.
At present Dillon is a little quiet, as
haying has commenced in this vicinity
| which kf-'ss a great number Of pe.pl~
at home on their ranches. Hay making
being the leading industry of Beaverhead
county, many men are employed in the
work.
Misses Grace Lamont and Alma
| Thorpe are visiting at Spencer, Idaho,
this week..
This evening the members of the Ma
sonic fraternity give a banquet at the
Masonic temple in honor of Judge A. II
Barrett of Butte, who is visiting in this
city.
Mrs. Louis Des Kievers of Melrose is
visiting in this city, the guest of Mrs
DIR. J. L. Jones.
Mrs. Charles Padley and daughter,
Miss Maude, are in Pocatello for a
months visit with Mayor and Mrs. M
D. Rice.
Rev. j. w. TAFT. pastor of the M. E
| church at South Butte, is visiting friends
in Dillon this week. His many friends
are glad to greet him.
Mrs. G.. H. Almstead and daughter OF
this city are visiting friends in Boise
City, Idaho, this week.
Mrs. Adams of Butte is spending g
month in Dillon, the guest of Rev. anG
Mrs. s. D. Hooker.
DIR. A. o. Yearian is at Bannack this
week in the interest of his profession.
Rev. Miner of Big Hole basin and
Messrs. Lenning and Marsh left Wed
nesday for a three weeks outing at the
National park.
Sheriff Pyle returned from Nevada
Friday where he has been purchasing
twenty carloads of mules and horses fol
eastern dealers.
Rev. Charles Bridwell of the Colorado
conference occupied the pulpit at thu
Methodist church last evening.
| Mrs. w. w. cheeley of Butte is visit,
4 ing in the city this week. She has man,
4 Dillon friends who are pleased to SCI
] her once more.
r. T. Wing has returned from Salmon
4 City, Idaho, where he has spent severa