Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-01

very able address. He spoke elouuentlv
on the ettnts OF the civil war and paid
iaahs a deserved tribute to the moral
n physical courage of the men who had
suffered the brunt Of battle in the '6Os,
HIS tribute to the volunteers of the late
war, tWo of whom are buried here, was
particularly eloquent and he closed with
a thrlllng peroratiOn that won a pro-
longed burst of applause. Another
song by the chorus followed and Rene
Wisner read the address of Lincoln at !
Gettysburg cemetery. Mrs. Van Fleet
sang a solo and DR.. ]. NJ. Waters deliv-
cred an address appropriate to the oc-.
caslon. The audience ives led in the
song America BY the chorus and Rev.
Lewis pronounced the benediction. The
march to the cemeteries was taken up
after the exercises at the opera house !
and the graves of the old soldiers and
the two volunteers of the late war. Ma
jor brennan and private camp, We're dec
Grated with flowers n flags. The
Grand Army Post in this city is one of
the largest in the state and every year
marshals it's diminishing numbers with
undiminished patriotism and
crates the anniversary of memorial day.
The death of Dora Latta, whose funer-
al occurred in this city unday was one Of
the saddest events in the calendar of the
year. The young lady went to Nebraska
in August of 1898, and visited at the
home of her uncle at Tekamah of that
state. Recently she went with other
members of the family to attend the
Wedding of a relative in a distant part of
the state and while on the return Jour-
ney was taken i'll with remittent fever.
The illness seized her at Wayne, Neb.,
and she remained at the home of a rela-
tive until she died. May End. All in
Bozeman who knew the young lady had
grown to admire the many charming
qualities of her mind and heart and her
death is mourned by a large circle of
friends. She was an earnest worker in
the Episcopal church and her young lady
friends in her Nebraska home sent an
enormous floral cross, emblem of her
pure and worth life. to mingle it's frag-
rance with the memories of her gracious
presence as her remains We're laid to
rest.
A letter from e. r. Purnell, a min
ing expert who recently departed for
Cape Nome, says that the Bozeman con-
tlngent to the Cape has already sailed
for the land Of tabled fortunes. Those
who are mentioned in the letter are: w.
$. Evans, Capt. Wilbur, A. L. Clifford.
John Fowler. j. Lepley, Jack Alexander,
J. H Talcott. Lige Fowler, Charley Lo-
gan, John Alander Johnny Lawson.
Walt Caldwell, Garrett Lansing, Boer-
baur, Peterson, Charlie Draper and E. r.
Purnell, seventeen in all, make UP the
AooAS1 u lAoSc WHO nave leIC MS COun-
ty for the gold country. FREQUENT let
ters from Mr.. Purnell will keep his
friends in this city appraised of his sue
cess in the new country and very likely
convey information concerning the other
argonauts who went from here. Mr.,
Purne represents a stock company that
has been formed here to send a prospect
or to Nome
of the high school have
made request of all their friends to re-
frain from the usual custom of sending
flowers to the platform on the evening
that the diplomas are handed out. This
attention, while pleasing to the fortu-
nate recipients. may not be enjoyed by
all and the class wishes no. invidious
comparisons to be drawn on this the last
time they will assemble as a class.
The case of John and William Morrison
was disposed on Monday in the district
court by the defendants being bound
over to the district court on the charge
of larceny. The men had a preliminary
hearing in the court of Judge McPher-
son and a sufficient case was made out
against them to the cause the court to
send their case to q higher tribunal for
trial. TIL larceny was III of stealing
calves. A stock inspector worked up the
case against the men.