Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-20
CAT TIE DISEASE
DRY MURRAIN KILLING STOCK
ON THE RANGE.
BOYS STOLE A LOT OF WHISKY
And Had a Painful Celebration
Brought up Before the Police
Judge.
BOYS STOLE A LOT OF WHISKY

ooAcHIdH, March ~. N
Several cases of dry murrain are re-
ported by the cattlemen who have stock
on the range south and west of Boze.
man. 1t appears from the accounts given
that the disease affects the young cattle,
and that a small number have sue.
cumbed. The necessary precautions will
be taken to prevent a spread Of this
disease, as the price at which cattle are
held at the present time would soon
cause the loss to foot up to a large
amount were the disease allowed to go
unchecked. Nothing will be left unden.
by those interested to stop it's ravages at
the earliest possible moment.
Several boys managed to purloin q
supply of whisky on Sunday morning,
which they carried to the hill south or
town, where they proceeded to fill up on
the red eye" Being unaccustomed to
the liquid. it was not long before they
were practically helpless. Some one in
passing saw the condition the youngsters
We're in and notified the police, who at
once gathered in the youthful jewellers
and placed them in the city Jail to sober
up, likewise to explain to the judge how
it all happened. One of the crowd ad-
mitted next morning that he was more
than scared when he woke up and found
himself in the COOLER On being
brought before Judge Smith, the would
be fast youths We're given lecture that
they will not soon forget, and We're fined,
the fine standing suspended pending
good behavior on their part. The lesson
was a good one, and it is to be hope1
that they will remember it. A repeti-
tion of the offense will cost them dearly.
The county treasurer on Monday paid
the first of a series of six bonds in the
sum Of $500 each, issued by the Manhat-
tan school district for the purpose Of
building a school house. The interest on
the entire sum of $1,000 will be due on
the first of next month, and will then
be paid by the treasurer. The trustees
Of the school district will call in one
after the other of the bonds still out
standing whenever there is sufficient
money in the treasury with which to paw
them.
John Todd was fined $40 and Clay
Williams $3.50 in Justice McPherson's
court. There was trouble at dance in
Salesville last week in which the young
men participated, and it resulted in each
one bringing charges against the other.
judge and plead guilty. whereupon tho
fines We're assessed as above stated.
Sheriff Fowler has again run out or
boarders at his hosiery, the last man
leaving Sunday. He was the chap who
helped himself to a monkey wrench and
other small tools used by the workmen
who are erecting the Mendenhall- Smith
block on Main street.
During the past week the clerk Of the
district court issued marriage licenses
+. A. Lang of Standish, Kan. and Miss
Annie Lewis of Bozeman: Edwin Easton
of AbsOrakee, Mont, and Miss Elan NJ
SOuthw0rth of Missouri; Frank NJ. Carr
of Manhattan and Miss Emma Hard
grove OF Helena.
The services at the Catholic church
Monday We're very interesting. Rev.
Pirnat delivered very instructive SER
mon on the life and deeds of the saint
whose memory was cOmmemorated. The
attendance was very large.
Matt White. the Manhattan butcher.
came into town Monday morning, havinx
business to attend to.
Sheriff Fellang of Sweetgrass county
dropped into town Monday morning Oh
visit to former schoolmates who are
attending the college.
F. L. Benepe left on Monday even-
ing's eastbound train with several car
loads of horses, which he is shipping to
eastern markets.
A. c. Johnson. cashier Of the American
National bank of Helena. spent Monday
in Bozeman in connection with busi-
ness deal of large proportions. Mr.. John