Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-03

the first of the week from Big Timber,
where he had been looking after the
work of installing telephone exchange
in the "CObblestOne city Mr.. Swindle-
hurst reports that the exchange is nearly
complete. and that it will be in working
order in a week. There are 80 subscrib-
ers, and it is confidently asserted that
that number will be doubled as soon as
the practical benefits Of the exchange
are demonstrated.
A daughter was born last Friday even
ing to the wife of Orlando NJ. Hefferlin.
\ Butte employment agency played a
scurvy trick on A. o. Newton, proprietor
of the Albemarle hotel last week. M.
Newton was in need of two mattresses.
and this bureau wired him that they
could send the girls. Mr.. Newton wired
back that only competent people We're
wanted. and at the same time sent two
tickets. The girls arrived here Saturday
morning. They were little moree than
children and had never waited on table
in their lives. They gave their NAMES
as Edna Morrison and Edith Mitchaltl
Their parents live in Butte. They We're
without money and friendless. Mr..
Newton of course could not use them.
They told him that the man who runs
the bureau had represented to them thai
the Albemarle was merely small hotel
and that they would not need to have
any knowledge of the work in order to
be abba to hold the position. The girls
left the hotel to look about the city In
search of a position. They were gone all
day, and finally some one told Mrs. New
ton that they We're in the depot That
lady went over to the station and found
the girls, tired, hungry sleepy and dis
consulate. She took them to the hotel.
where Mr. Newton fixed them out with
transportation home. 1t looks like the
employment bureau man could find a
job for himself very easily should lie
| happen to run across the father of either
of the two young girls whom he so
| shamefully deceived.
! Merine Napoli returned Saturday from
Minneapolis, where he went two weeks
! ago with his little daughter, who is suf-
fering from an affection of the bones of
her foot. Mr.. Napoli placed the child lii
a hospital in Minneapolis. An operator
was performed. from which the child is
recovering nicely 1t is thought that the
operation will be entirely successful and
that the child be fully cured.
| Thomas Young and Waiter WllllalAs
had narrow escape from death last
Saturday afternoon. The two young
men had started from Livingston about
5 o'clock, en- route to the Young ranch
on the Upper Yellowstone. At point
near the mouth of the canyon west or
the city, where the wagon road runs
close to the railway track, the young
men met the Park train. The engineer
whistled and at the sound of the whistle
the team bolted straight for the track
Recognizing their danger, the young men
exerted all of their combined strength
on one line to veer the horses off the
track. They barely succeeded, the pilot
Of the engine scrapng the wheels as the
buggy swung around. The frightened
horses whirled around and dashed
through a fence near the road. The oc-
cupants Of the buggy We're thrown out
and one Of them. Tom Young, was rem
dered insensble by the fall A Jagged cut
was inflicted on the side of his head. ana
he lay for some time as If he were dead
Williams was more fortunate, although
he was severely bruised. He tried to
arouse Young, but could not. A number
Of section hands, who were WORKING
close to the spot, brought the two boys
to Livingston on handcar. They were
not seriously hurt. The wagon and mar
ness were scattered to the four winds.