Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-13
BOzEM MAN VS.
Dan e. Allen, manager Inter
Branch ONCE. p. J.. News Sta nd.
DAVIS DIED
PARTICULARS OF THE FRIGHT
Full ACCIDENT AT L oGAN.
ODD FELLOWS install LATIoN.
Trolly Poles Removed From the Cen
ter of Main Street-Forest
Fires Raging.
ODD FELLOWS INSTALLATION.
Bozeman, July II.

InlS mOcnlnS COuUuClOT I'd -. Lawn
was killed by the cars at Logan. The
accident in which the conductor met his
death occurred as the w~est-bound freight
pulling onto the switch at Logan to
let the east-bound passenger go by.
Davis went down the ladder Of a freight
car and attempted OF step onto a fiat
car adjoining in the train. He missed
his footing and fell to the ground along
side the track. The ends Of the a
axles caught him and carried him with
the slow moving cars, crushing his body
in a horrible manner. One thigh bone
was pushed through the flesh of his leg
and his right arm was nearly cut on.
When picked up by his rear brakeman
his body was so badly mangled that life
was nearly extinct and h, died in a few
minutes. Davis had a wife and little boy
at Livingston and was one Of the best
men on the road A ranch hand was a
witness to the manner of his death. and
1t was on his testimony that the coroner's
Jury based it's verdict Of accidental death
this forenoon. The body was taken to
Livingston on a special train sent by
the
The newly elected officers of Rising
Sun encampment No. g. ]. o. o. F., were
duly installed by District Deputy Grand
Patriarch J. S. Edwards last Monday
evening as follows: Chief patriarch,
Gustave Henke; high priest, A. B. Carow;
| senior warden, j.. S. Edwards; scribe.
". j. Bittner; treasurer, GuStave Nor
ton; inner sentinel, M. J. Smulling; outer
sentinel, N. S%tefane; a. w., N. M. Arm
strong. -. ..M.0 "m
The principal feature of the Fourth In
| Bozeman was the almost total absence
from town of the citizens. During the
! greater part of the day 1t presented the
| appearance of a silent city whose inha-
itants had fled from some plague or other
| appalling disease or threatened disaster.
A small audience greeted the perform
ance of 'aThe Real Widow Brown" at the
opera house this evening. It was regard
ed as a successful play. ~
Late last week the poles used to sup.
port the trolley wire on the electric cal
line were removed from the center o1
Main street and the appearance of thu
principal street of Bohemian las beer
greatly improved by h change.
Not a prisoner lis in the Gallatin county
iail at this time and arrests for petty of
lenses have almost ceased to come be
fore the police and justice courts.
Charles and Walter Hartman n j
c., Mccartney are back from kansas
City, where they took in the democratic
convention. They report a hot time II
the old committee on credentials.
E.. M. Gardner is back from Chicago
where he represented Montana as a dele
gate to the prohibition national conven
ton, He states that no political actiol
will be taken in the state this fall be
yond nominating a state list of presiden
tial electors. He is the national com
mitteeman for Montana.
Fires are raging in the vicinity Q
West GalNatin and the smoke of the con
flagratfon is rolling in volumes down tn
valley and coming into town. Tn
weather is very dry and fires frequent.
Rev. M. l.. Hickman has gone t
Leatherman, N. c., for a couple Q
monhths' visit. His family preceded hir
there and are visiting at the home c
Mrs. Rickman's parents.
ames Keown formed one Sf a part
that went to the West Gallatin las
week to prospect for coal near the me-
strike reported in asst weeks paper.
Thomas Cooney arrived in the cit!
} Sunday, and proceeded the following da
TO the West Galatin to attend to tn
} development of his coal locations ther,
J Sam Mendenhall spent some time Las
week in the West Gallatin on a prospect
J ing trip. He was attracted by reports
the rich coal fnds in the basin.
Y u varEaS' two chi1dran paI,1 an
! Beulah, arrived yesterday evening frol
! Ballard, Wash, for a months visit
the valley.