Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-21

CHARLES SHARON HAS ENOUGH
OF THE FROZEN NORTH.
He SAW MANY DEAD BODIES
Result Of Quarrels Over Claims-Dis-
trict Court at Bozeman-In
Police Court.

trtct Court at Boxeman-In
Police Court.
Bozeman, July 10.
J The business OF the police court Of the
city has received it's customary impetus
and Is beginning to show a statement Of
receipts at the end Of the eek that rep
resents q very c~ommendable degree of
/ diligence ON the parts of VINO are
walking the way of the transgressor
Last week the wuyfarers on the road
70 ruin ran up the receipts in
the court of Judge Smith to the
SUM of $34, and this week is
expected to go beyond that sum a
considerable distance. 1t is Only fair to
say that the violators of the bicycle
ordinance helped out to the extent of s.
but this was offset by the appearance of
several plain n farcy drunks, not
counted in the list of fines, who served
out their time in Jail. Every autumn
the harvest hands in the valley come
to town and tank up on various liquid
potations and keep the police and court
officials busy attending to their cases.
There are some who say that the prac-
tice of filming these happy-go-lucky dis
tributors of cold cash is driving a great
deal of trade to Belgrade, Manhattan
and Logan.
Chas. Sharon, who left for Nome a
couple of months ago returned the first
of the week. He is the first of the num-
erous returning gold seekers to reach this
city. He states hat nearly all the
claims that are worth having at Nome
are already taken and hundreds of them
In the names of persons who never were
! within a thousand miles of the country.
He saw dead men who had been ambi-
tious to locate claims in camps where
their room was preferred to their COM
Danv and SAWS If is not an NnySvla1
. thing for miners to run the owner of a
good claim out of the country. He a
had all he wants of Nome.
Yesterday evening a a party of pic
nlckers went up to the mouth Of Bridger
canyon. They drove out of town at half
past six in the evening and took supper
at the canyon. The party was made up
of Mesdames Ray, Nutting, Waite and
Fisher and Misses Lawrence, Davis,
Maud and Alice Martin, Lewis, Parkins,
Gardner, Gage and Mollie and Anna
This week four schools will close in
Gallatin county. Miss Lucy Kinney will
close the school in the Madison district,
Miss " Corcoran will finish a term at
Salesville, Miss Anna Morgan will COM
, plete a term at Reece creek, and Miss
Railsback will dismiss the Caldwell
school for the summer. The latter will
celebrate the last day with a picnic.
Rev. and Mrs. Rector returned to this
city the latter part of last week. The
railroad accident on the Montana Cen
trail occurred at the time Rev. Rector
was enroute to the home of his intended
bride n the marriage was postponed
a few days on account of injuries he
re ceiVed in the wreck.
Last night and this morning a heavy
rain fell in this valley n harvesting
, will be postponed for a day on account
of the excessive moisture. Aside from
the bad effect 1t will have on the ripened
crops, now ready for the sickle. the rain
is a benefit and a welcome visitor.
Tuesday Judge McPh> rson issued a
warrant for the arrest of Stephen
White, of Middle Creek, on complaint of
George Briggs, who alledges that White
destroyed his dam and appropriated
water belonging to him. Deputy Sher-
if Chapman left Tuesday morning to
bring the defendant to town.
Gus Stefins received a large cast
j iron watch by express the other day and
! placed it over the door of his jewelry
store on Main street. The watch is
| gilded with gold leaf and cost consider
able more than a gold time piece OF
smaller size.
Mr.. Curtis, and two married daughters
from California are in the city Visiting
the family of Rev. F. B. Lewis. They
will make a trip through the park be-
fore returning to their home.
Mrs. John Kane and children have
| gone to Cheyenne, Wyoming on an ex-
! tended visit. They expect to be absent
from the city about three months.
Fred Osborn came back from an ex-
| tended trip to Madison county Monday
! evening. He insnected some mines at
Meadow Creek while away.
Misses Nellie HERRING and Lottie
lakewood returned home -e first of the
week. after a few weeks visit with
! friends in Livingston.
Carl Signor leaves for Spokane n
the coast this week with a view of To-
eating in one OF the cities west of here.
Walter Cooper was a Butte visitor
the early part Of this week.
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