Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-06
BLEW UP THESAFE
CRACKSMEN GO THROUGH THE
POSTOFFICE.
MONEY AND FEW STAMPS
Labor Day Picnic at Selway's Grove
! State Normal Opened for the
} Year.
Dillon. Sent. < 1QOO

DiAohs oSpt. u, IJUU.
On Monday evening an unsuccessful
attempt was made to blow open the safe
at the post office. The burglars entered
tthe office by cutting a hole in the rear
door. A hole had been drilled in the door
Oh the safe just above the dial and q.
charge of powder had been inserted
therein. To deaden the sound of the ex-
~ploslon the safe had been covered with
wet blankets. The powder was explod-
ed. but the combination did not turn.
tnouSh the safe is. practically ruined.
ABOUT $500 n some stamps that were
IN a drawer were taken.
On Monday Labor Day. occurred the
formal opening of Selway's Park. About
l ,o0o people came down from Butte in ad-
dltton to those from Dillon and surround
ms country, making about 1000 in all
that visited the park that day. The
weather was beautiful and the crowd
was Well satisfied with their days out
ing. Dancing was INDUCED in at the pa
Vlllon throughout the entire afternoon.
music being furnished by the Dillon or
chestfa. There were a number of re-
freshment stands from which the visitors
received prompt attention. During the
afternoon there was a baseball game at
the grounds. One Nba to the days
enjoyment was the DUST, which could not
be avoided. The railroad ran "A free
tIoiH " All lIDIl JIle DARK D lnuJGS
apart all afternoon.
the following chosen republican dele
gates of Beaverhead. county left TUESDAY
evening to attend the republican state
convention which is in session at Hell
j.. F. Bishop, w. A. Jones. J. A. Gilbert,
Frank Landon, A. C. Anderson, w. l.
Mauldin, j. G. Willis, A. j. Noyes, Henry
THOMPSON, J. w. Scott, H. F. Jackson
and Jacob Jacobson. They will also at
tend the judicial convention to nomin-
ate a district judge for Madison, Jeffer-
son and Beaverhead counties. J. G. Will
lis name has been mentioned as a candi-
date for nomination.
The democrats of Dillon met Monday
evening and selected their delegates and
alternates to the democratic county con-
vention. Delegates: A. F.. Graeter, A.
S. Rife. J. Courtney, Ray Butler. G. r..
Metlen, Edwin Norris, J. P. hurry, ]. S.
Forester, George Wolf. H. r. Melton.
William Roe. Alternates: J. T. Farley.
g. w. French, j. Nelson, l.. p. Phillips.
George Mudd, r. w. PoindeXter. J. E.
Estes, A. l.. Stone. D. Barton, j. p. Poin-
dexter, Hugh McCaleb, Jake Mittlemyer
and Jake Fishburn.
The State Normal opened Tuesday
with DR.. H. II. Swain acting president.
About 40 names have so far been en-
rolled. A new president has not yet
been selected. Miss Bertha Huntsanan
of Minnesota has been elected as assist
ant in the department of English and
Latin, and teacher of physical culture and
drawing at a salary of 5000 per yer. Miss
Katie Paxton, a graduate of the Normal.
is at present filing the position recently
made vacnt by the resignation Of Miss
Phoebe Comfort.
Grand Commander G. M. Hayes and
Grand Recorder E. D. Neil of Butte were
in the city Tuesday and We're royalty en-
%tertained that evening by the members
of ST. Elmo Commandery No. Z. The
gentlemen departed to-day for their
homes in Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Morton left this
evening for a visit with relatives in the
east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Thompson of Twin
Bridges are visiting in this city the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Bishop.
Arthur Judges, manager of the State
Nursery in Helena, was in the city for
a brief visit the first of the week. Ar
thurs many Dillon friends are always
glad to see him here.
Miss Anna HARDWOOD, training teacher
at the State Normal. is in Butte this
week attending the Silver Bow County
Teachers institute.
]. w. Scott and Emerson Hill, two
Red Rock business men. were at the
county seat yesterday and to-day.