Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-18


ness interests, will SOON begin some im-l
provements on the Delm ogrico restaurant
building. An entire plate glass ron will
he put in n he interior of the build
ing greatly changed, providing for pri-
vate roomsf for patrons Of the restaurant.
The Misses Phelan of Alliance, daugh-
tiers of Superintendent Phelan of the
Burlington, accompanied by Miss Weeks
OF Boston n Miss Emily Weeks Of
Lincoln, were visitors in the city Sun
day, accompanied by Mrs. l.. A. Dorring-
ton of Alliance, chaperOne. The party
occupied the private car of S~uper1ntend-
emit Phelan.
The wool market today was dull again
with only one buyer making n offers,
the other awaiting advices from their
firms. All the clips bought We're small
Zones, with the exception Of one of $4,000,
which brought Is 5-8 cents. The next
highest price was 14A cents. The con-
signment men are doing a pretty good
business and 1T begins to look as though
they were going to do the bulk of it.
I Miss Anna White, superintendent OF
the Methodist Deaconess hospital at
Great Falls, had charge of both services
lin the Methodist Episcopal church yes
psterday and gave two interesting ad-
dresses. Her remarks in the morning
/ dealt mostly with the organization OF
the deaconess movement and the diner
ent lines of work they do. She says that
they are unsalaried women, receiving,
however, the small allowance of IS per
month, with which they are expected to
ssprovide their clothes. Their dress is very
plain, consisting Of black dresses n
! white ties, thus distinguishing them
women is composed of those who have
| given their entire lives for their Master
and to the relief of the sufferings of a
kind. In the evening she spoke more
fully of the hospital at Great Falls. This
hospital Is only about three years old.
and Miss White has been at Its head
only a year, but in that time it has made
marked progress. 1t is only a small in
| stitution, but they are working hard to
| secure funds in order to enlarge It.. only
Is patients can now be accommodated,
and a great number of patients have to
be turned away every month. At the
/ close of both services collections were
! taken for the purpose of helping this
noble cause, and the people who heard
Miss White speak feel a more hearty In
! terest in the hospital than ever before.
County Assessor Charles Spear and
deputy today completed the totals of the
county assessment for 1900 and the result
is most gratifying, as 1t shows an in
crease Of over $500, 600 over the assess
ment of last year. This is n of the
largest increases of the counties of the
state, Silver Bow with its mining prop
erty, being in the Head. while Fergus
county comes next to Yellowstone with
it's vast stock industry. There Is an
increase in nearly every item given be
! low, there being but two or three items
in which the assessment has fallen below
hat of last year:
Real estate, other han city and
town lots 1922, 562 acres) ........$ $685. 57
improvements on same .......... 1914, 079
Z: City and town lots ............... 1872, 2lO
d improvements on same .......... 62S, 719
Telegraph lines (162A miles) go. 1873
Telephone lines COS miles) ....... 4,425
Irrigating bitches and fumes. 43, $50
pots and round houses .......... 4,1so
| Horses. thoroughbred .(48 head).. 1890
4 Horses, range 5,O28 head) ...... 81 ,41C
Horses, common (2,058 head)..... $685.
Beef cattle (35 head) ........... 1,15t
Yearlings 1,S72 head) .......... 2S,14E
y, fE'Two-year-olds 1888 head ......... 1898
T Three-year-Olds {1O3 head) ,,... 3,08s
Cows 1854 head. ................. 25,93(
Stock cattle u.s. 3s head) ....... 1888, s7s
! Sheep 16O, 755 head ............. 482, 78E
Lambs al, 400 head) ............. 49, SOC
Rams (130 head) ................ CSC
4 Hogs (3l6 head 1,472
Wheat, oats, barley, hay and wool 410
in banks ...... ................ 24,675
Money on hand or special deposit. 63s
= Bank stocks ............ .......... Tat
Express, water, street railroad,
electric light and gas ............ so, 22E
Watches, jewelry or plate ........ 1887
! Household goods and furniture. Il 1907
Husical instruments -. :. ........ 14,14E
! Libraries 49,. .... 49,. ......... 5,34l
Goods. wares and merchandise. 296, 87a
Fixtures Of saloons, stores, ETC.. 1878
Farming utensils -. .... ........ lisa
Machinery So. .... 80. 49,. ...... 40,43C
Wagons, etc.. $50. .............. 36, 247
:! The total value of all real estate and
improvements is 81, 3O2, 779. The total
+ value of all personal property is $2,053,
$40. Amount of money, $36 1852. Total
value of all property is 81, 1888, III. The to-
tai assessment last a not including
railroads, was SO. 8 2,017. Increase, SOIL,
154. The state boaru OF equalization viii
add at least $772, 456 to the total valua.
ton as the railroad assessment for track
age and rolling stock.
The Billings and Miles City baseball
teams played another game here this
afternoon, in which the locals again lost
by a score of IA to Is. The game was
to have been played Sunday afternoon
but was postponed on ccount of rain.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Estate Of William Thompson, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under.
ciona5 admin Sf ra tnr nf the agt9fa nf Will