Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-11
PAID THE TAXES
TIE EASTERN CATTLEMEN PAID
THEIR SHARE.
GAVE THEM ALL A GOOD SCARE.
Neglected Smallpox Patient Had 70
Come Up Town For His
Provisions.
Filings, Mont. March II.


deputy. f.. l.. Fenton. have evidently
started out to get the assessment of
Ye!!ows. one county in good shape. Hear
ing that couple of eastern cattlemen
were here with shipments of cattle.
which they were selling to the ranch
men. the deputy assessor called upon the
owners. f.. FA sen,an and l. L. Seekns,
for the taxes on the cattle. The owners
Thought they were being held up, but all
to no purpose. The cattle had been
brought in here and We're here on thu
FIRST Monday in March. when property
is assessed. and all they could do was to
pay the taxes, which amounted to about
$40.
A number of people were given quite
a scare the other day by man named
Messingill, who has the smallpox. The
man. together with his wife, has been
living in "A shack down in the vicinity or
the burlington rOund+house. His place
was quarantined not long ago. both he
and his wife having contracted the dis
ease. The cases were in charge of the
county. but it seems. according to Mes
Singl!'s story. that the attending physi-
clan had not been near them for several
days. He ran out of provisions ana
coal, so he took affairs into his own
hands and came to town for supplies
He did not enter the store where he
bought the goods, but gave his orders
Through a window, first warming the
clerks not to come near him as he had
smallpox.
At the meeting of the council Wednes-
day the special committee appointed to
confer with the county commissioners
ON measures to stamp out smallpox re-
ported a proposed arrangement unoef
(which the ccst of maintaining the pest
house and all, necessary quarantine III
The city should be divided between the
city and county in proportion TO the
number of patients properly chargeaple
Ito each, the city taking charge OF AL
quarantine measures in the city and the
county mana ging the pest house.
The postotiice department. has received
notice that civil service eXaminalf'h
yir be held in this city April D. IN"
fotcwing examinations may he taken:
Book typewriter. clerk qll.,fea as stem
az: pher and typew.iter, general land
off'c+ Service. elevator conductor, Depart
an, tai press feeder, promotion to clerk.
re:lway mailclerlk. skilled lab,rer. gov
erru.ent printing service, stem ogralhci,
ii, all proba bilties the local board of eX-
aEainers will also announce an examina-
ton at the same time Cor freq mail de-
livery carriers. for at the presen: time
there is no substitute carrier, none If the
eligible caring to qualify. 1t is more
than likely that an adit;onal carrier
will be added to the force in this city
iu, ing the coming sprEE. the present
force of two having more than they can
dc in the allotted eight hours, a day aud
are often compelled TO put IN several
hours extra.
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One of the very pleasant social events
OF the Lenten season was the ''fagot par
fy' given Tuesday night by Mr.. ani Mrs.
James r. Goss to about 50 Of their friends
al their home on North Th.rtieth street.
After the arrival of the guests, each one
was provided with a bundle of fagots.
The rooms were then darkened, making
the stories much more effective and
placing the reciter in a more reminiscent
mood. Each. in turn, placed bunch