The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-11-17
STATE NEWS,


T.. V. Beaver, the man who was
shot by the outlaw, who afterwards
shot Sheriff Young, of Park county,
is in st. Johns hospital at Helena.
He was struck three times.
J. w. Pace, one time manager of
the Helena Journal, has purchased
the Montana Stockman and Farmer,
which was established in 1894 and is
a leading paper in its class, in the
northwest. 1t is proposed to i'm
prove the paper. ..
Mike Sharkey, one of the prison
ers who escaped from the Choteau
county Jail at Fort Benton, by break
ing the lock on the cell door and
digging through the outer wall was
captured in Great Falls. 1t is thought
that others of the escaped prisoners
are in Great Falls.
Free vaccination is the rule in
Butte, and special officers are assist
ing in locating those who refuse to
be vaccinated. There have been but
few new cases of smallpox reported
during the week.
Thomas Pooley, the convicted
killer of his daughter and soninlaw,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Littlejohn, will
be sentenced next Tuesday by Judge
in Rntf n
been sentenced today, but the delay is
made to give him time for preparing
and filing bill of exceptions and
statement ON motion for a new trial.
Adolph Stack, who was a room
mate of Charles Strickler who died
last Sunday, and over whom the
coroner of Silver Bow county held an
inquest, has mysteriously disappear
ed. Stack discovered the dead body
of his roommate and in leaving the
room was compelled to step over his
body, Stack believed it an evil omen.
ne has not been seen since. Strickler
died from internal causes.
The teachers of Deer odge county
are examined in Anaconda today. In
structors from all parts of the coun-
ty are in attendance in greater num-
bers than at any past examination.
A surprisingly large number Of
residents of Bozeman are ill. The
cause has not been definitely locac-
ed but it is thought that the water
supply of the city has much to 60
with the sickness. 1t comes through
pipes a distance of two and one-half
miles. There are many cases of
typhoid fever, but no deaths have
Deen reported as result of that
The census returns give the popu-
lation of Montana as 243,2S9, which
is a gain of III ,130 since 1890.
A. M. Amin, of Columbus, is re-
ported to have raised from six acres
Of land 10000 pounds of onions, 1900
boxes of tomatoes, 1000 melons and
he received $3.50.
Teh Chapman party of the geolog-
lcal survey, who have been engaged
Turing the past summer at triangu-
ation work in this county have at
last reached Missoula, and are
through for the year. They report
heavy snow for this season
)f the year.
In runaway accident at Belt sid
Wood and Mrs. Henderson, an aged
lady, were badly injured. Mrs.
head was badly cut.
Frank Moore, the 16-year-old boy
Who ran away from his home at
was captured by the Great
Falls police and he has been taken
nome by his father James L. Moore
Work on the frame work of the
steel dome of the new state house
1T Helena has been commenced. The
high winds of last Monday compelled
suspension of work as there was
great danger of blowing the laborers
,ff.
There are a number of cases of
smallpox in Anacon..-, and many per-
sons nave been exposed.
Reports from abroad say that Tod
sloan, the American jockey is suf-
ering from an inflated head and has
ost favor among horsemen of the
I'D country.