Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08
OPEN CAMPAIGN
REPUBLICANS BEGIN ACTIVE
: WORK IN STATE AND Ma
TIONAL POLITICS.
VICTORY IN COMING ELECTION.
Delegates for Butte Convention
. Drummer FORCES Draft In
sane Man Receivers.
Bozeman, Mont. May S, 1870

opeIl Tie III state ana natlOnal
politics. Delegates We're selected to go
to the state convention and an interest,"
ing meeting was held for consultation
among the party members who will be
in the thick of the fight this fall. There
is scarcely a doubt in the mind of
any republican in the valley that the en-
tire ticket "a be elected this fall by
management and industry on
the part of the party managers. Ev-
cry republican is enthusiastic and VIC
tory Is assured in the coming election if
the present interest is sustained. Con-
in Gallatin county are more IA
vorable this year than ever before and
there is plenty to inspire the members of
control of the county from the demo-
Gratis. A full delegation will go from
here to the Butte convention May 18th.
The following are the names of the dele
gates and alternates selected for the
representation of Gallatin county:
Delegates-L. S. Wilson, p. ]. Morris,
A. T. Hamilton, Jesse Lambert, r. j.
Perry, B. I. Stanton, I. S. Styles, w. H.
Sales, Donald Cameron, Will Spar, Ed
L.. Stowe, Chas. Lisle. w. ]. Fransham.
c. w. Spar, j. A. McElroy, w. Smith,
p. S. Johnston. Fred T. Osborne, J. H.
Rea.
A~lternates-A. L. Love. Sam'l Harper,
Scott White, J. H. Gallop, M. McCloud,
S. c. Kenyon, H. F. Sears, Jas. McTag-
CERT, j. B. Corrie, J.. L.. Olsen, Geo. E.
Davis, M. Langohr, Chas. Anderson, Phil
Holloway, D. N. Williams, John D.
To-day George T. Young, sheriff of
Park county, was In the city n took
away with him two inmates of h
ty Jail wanted in Livingston for the
burglary of a gun store. The names
and William Carr. They entered a gun
store Monday evening Of last week in
Livingston and stole a couple of revOlv-
ers. The day following the robbery
the two men arrested here tried to dis
pose of the weapons at a farmhouse near
Livingston but were unsuccessful. They
then came here and pawned the gun in
a second hand store and about that time
a message from the sheriff of Park cOun-
ty caused the officers here to arrest the
two men. There is but little doubt but
the men are the parties wanted as they
told many conflicting stories and when
separated varied materially in their
statements concerning their where
abouts at the time the theft was COM
mitted. They were taken back to Liv-
ingston and will be dealt with there by
the law
A foxy commercial traveller who has
been operating in various parts Of the
state arrived in the city and left a few
hours afterward richer by thirty dollars
than he was when he came. His name
is S. Meyer and he "a at one time en-
ployed by a calendar house In st.
Louis. In the capacity Of travelling man
for his concern he came here n form
ed the acquaintance of several business
men here. He operated the forged draft
dodge in several parts of the state and
here drew a draft on his former firm and
received cash for it from Frank Rennie
and Cd. L. Stowe. Attempts have been
made to apprehend the man, but he has
so far eMlded pursuit.
Thursday evenings meeting Of the city
council witnessed the installation Of thu
new aldermen who were duly inductet
into their new duties of Office on tina
evening. Among the numerous heading:
under which business in the council l:
transa cted is one which calls for annua
reports from h various departments of
the city government. These reports were
due at the last meeting of the council and
the showing made was a good one. The
report of the city librarian how that A.
785' volumes are on the shelves Of the II.
brary at present. The sum of $81S.1'
was expended during the year and the re
port of the treasurer of the institution
showed that there was now a balance OF
$500. "a on hand. About 25. 200 books were
loaned during the year and or his mum
Der three were lost and had to be paid TO
by the borrower. New borrowers card:
were issued during the year to the mum
! her of PIG and altogether the library rec
ords show that the Investment the cit,
made when it bought the institution wa.
a good one.
For a few days the Inter Mountain
didn't get here soon enough to satisfy
the patrons of the paper. The lack of {
! night train from the west prevented thu
m nor arriving before the other dailies
and the subscribers to the Inter Noun
tain appreciate the early news now more
thar ever, as the night train brings thu
evening paper here hours before thu
morning papers are off the press. Near
w everything of importance will harper
during the day his fall said a sub
scriber Yesterday, land the evening pa
pers will have the news of the day while
1t is fresh
TIL hills surrounding Rozeman ar,
rapidly taking on a tinge of green. ant
; mats of grass are forming on the CIT.
lawns. Out in the country the fields o
grain are s%pringing III to greet the warn
rains. and the agricultural prospect!
never were better. This promises to b.
a great year for the farmers of the Gal
latin. Barley is king. and although las
years crop was not disposed of at coot
! prices. there is every reason to believ,
that this year the grain will be of bette
QUALITY and sell at the top of the mar
Eet rice.
Next Saturday the republicans of Gal
latin county viii felm a club and get il