Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-08

1900.
form for the coming campaign. The or
g%anization will likely be effected by a
mass meeting at Maxey's hall, and Off
GERS elected and committees chosen to
look after matters political during the
coming campaign. The work of getting
the voters in line this fall will be easy.
The general prosperity of the residents
of this county during the past year has
done much to wean the discontented
from following after false gods, and the
vote for the straight ticket of the re-
publican party this fall will be the
largest ever polled in Gallatin county.
The report of the health officer showed
that eighty-six burial permits had been
issued during the past year and of his
forty-three died within the city
limits. This report goes into details re-
garding the sanitary condition of the city
and is very exhaustive in dealing with
the epidemic of scarlet fever which was
recently subject for considerable anxiety
to the members of the board of health.
The showing in all departments of the
city business is eminently satisfactory.
w. l.. Lansing. chief Of police, made
his report to the council. He stated that
1923 arrests were mad during the year
and gave the figures showing the cost of
keeping the prisoners at the Jail and the
number of days work they performed
while in durance. In the office of police
judge there We're 239 complaints filed in
the past twelve months. The report of
the judge showed that 81, 1874. so was talk
en- in fines during the year.
The water works department made an
ntaVASffp o. Y>onnrt TT We tho q amount Of
receipts as 81, so. 25 from the
and the revenue from other sources runs
this amount up to $14. 345. The total oper-
ating expenses of the plant has been So
$780, 20 and several thousand dollars have
been spent in extending the water mains
to various parts of the city.
Prof. d. V. Wilcox is back in Bozeman.
He was one of the teachers at the col
lege here some years ago and was mar
ried during his residence in Bozeman.
He is in the city in company with a gov-
M expert on insects destructive
to fruit, and the summer will be devoted
to gathering information on assigned
subjects. Professor Wilcox has a very
good position with the government and
ranks high among the experts in his line
of work.
A large number of machinists en-
ployed at the Northern Pacific shops
quit work this week because the COM
pany refused to raise their wages from
SIS to 50 per day. The is en-
deavoring to secure men in the east. A
strike is probable among the m%achinists
all along the line.
Landing has begun in this section.
The sheep are in fine condition and there
is an abundance of grass and hay. A
very successful lambing season is pre-
dicted.
The remains Of James j. Jenkins, for
merly of Horr, who was killed in the
Scofield mine disaster Wednesday,, will
be brought to this city for interment.
The body was shipped from Scofeld to-
day and the funeral will probably occur
Monday.
The man who was recently demented in
the county Jail and attempted to cut his
throat While In a deliriOus condition has
so far recovered hat he will be able to
travel In a few days. His wife arrived
in the city Friday and is preparing to
take him home.
Wheat and barley in the valley never
looked better than it does his spring.
The spring grain is rapidly o%vertaking
that planted last fall and there is but
little difference between the two.
A marriage license was issued yester-
day to Rudolph Fuhrmann and Wilhel-
nina Blume. both Of this city. The cere-
mony will be performed next Wednes-
day.
Miss Isabel Bland of S~helbyville, ILL.,.
who has been visiting at the ranch of J.
B. Woods on Mission creek, departed for
home this morning, owing to the serious
illness of her father.
an agreement to observe Arbor day and
Decoration day by closing their places
of business at noon on those days and
giving their help a vacation.
Charles Neiman, the Butte golf expert,
arrived IN Thursday afternoon to lay
out the golf links and to give the mem
bers of the club pointers on the game.
Work on the links has already com
menced
Mrs. J.. r. King will entertain a party
of lady friends on Monday afternoon in
honor of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Rose
of Big Timber, who is visiting in this
city.
HIS JOKE WAS WASTED.
IT don't think I'll try any more prac-
ticaI iokes on nv wife. They don't par