Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-14
Bozeman, August 10.

Charles Anderson, a cOlored man with
an exceedingly bad reputation, has been
languishing in the county Jail for the
past ten days, waiting for the wounds
and bruises that were inflicted on George
Enough. to heal sufficiently to enable him
to appear and testify, was turned loose
by a jury in Judge McPherson's court
this afternoon. When the testimony was
all In. it looked as though Anderson
would have some further time to spend in
the county bastile. The jury, however,
surprised everyone by finding him not
guilty. The question now is, who hit
Enough?
Station Agent Hoyt is as proud as can
be over the fact that a much needed
scales nave at las arrived and are now
being put in place in the freight house.
besides which he has a new scales for
the baggage room. This will be news for
the commercial men who come here in
great numbers, and each has from one
to q dozen trunks which, after careful
weighing, will call for quite a SUM of
money for "excess baggage"
The man with the fire extinguishing
fluid played a short engagement in town
yesterday evening, as usual, the test as
arranged, was a complete success, and for
a time caused considerable amusement
~ NAAS hAo In W In tuIIlCu Outf
IN force to see how 1.-THE old thing
worked
The press, folder and other material OF
the new republican paper is being a ule
to the quarters Of that publication. and il
is expected that the first number will be
issued about the 18th inst. The plant is
a modern one in all respects, and 1t Is
promised that the publication will be
likewise. ..
T. 4. I4t A- ..
The party who dubs himself Uncle
Sam" and in imitation OF the commonly
accepted idea of the personal appearance
Of that mythical individual, has gotten
himself up In chin whiskers, plug hat and
the other trimmings necessary to the sue
~cessful carrying out Of the assumed role,
has struck town, n is trying to create
some interest among the staid citizens OF
this place. f1nds that not much stock Is
being k In him and his walk around
the earth. Several having expressed the
opinion that q walk to a neighboring
harvest field, and the expenditure of some
muscular force witha pitchfork would be
more profitable to him in this immediate
vicinity than any contemplated saunter
from lands end ITO lands end, will net him
while he sojourns among us.
Our houses ave been numbered, with
neat aluminium letters, mostly, the poles
that carried the trolley for our only street
car have been removed from the center
of Main street, which they graced SO long,
various bad places in the streets have
been levelled up, the directory of the city
viii soon appear, but the street signs
where they are they? It will be very
, amusing to see a person trying to find a
street after he has consulted the direct
! DRY. for the policemen wear no uniform.
and even ii they did they are probably
no better posted on the names of the
j. streets than the rest of the citizens, who.
! of course. know where Main street Is, and
the name of the street on which they
severally reside, but there the knowledge
? of local geography generally comes to an
abrupt end. Why the street signs have
mot beer put up long g Is a question
that but few can answer, n they per-
= haps won't.
Miss Arringdale, h has been con-
Quoting q garment cutting school here
s for the past eight or nine months, mas
left for Cinnebar.
S, w. Langhorne came over from Jar
dine, where he has been on business, and
will remain in the city q day or two.
r. d. Steele left for Butte this after.
noon, where he has been called on bust
ness. .hs q
The republican county central committe,
\ met today. The attendance was so larga
that 1t was found necessary to adjourn
e from the committee rooms to the largt
dining room of the Bozeman. Represents
tive republicans from every precinct IN thu
conntv attended, the meeting being thu
largest that has been held in the count,
vailed during the deliberations. at which
1t was finally decided to call the prfmarie.