The river press., 1903-09-30
CITY AND STATE.

AOSCI 4oS 0uA " S1S dO4C w ON OAU yCS
terday.
1t is reported that the Marber,
livery stable at Malta was destroyed
by fire Monday night, the proprieto
sustaining loss Of abou: $1,000.
It is understood that the business
men of this city have agreed to clost
their stores every evening at o'clock
the change to 60 into effect on Octo
ber l.
A Missoula county murder trial i:
attracting public attention in thai
part Of Montana, the accused being
Victor Janejan, a man II years Of
age. He is said to be the oldes,
alleged murderer ever tried in the
state.
George Corrigan, a swltchman in
the Great Northern yards at Havre.
had paralytic stroke while at work
yesterday He suddenly became pow.
erless, and was pulled from the track
by a companion in time to save him
from being run over by the cars.
The Helena police are looking for
some parties who stole about a ton of
dynamite from the Hotter powder
house few days ago. They believe
the robbery has some connection with
recent attempts to wreck trains and
bridges on the Northern Pacific rail-
road.
County Clerk Sayre has just COM
pleted the footings of the Chou,eau
county tax list for this year, and finds
that the total amount of taxes to be
collected is S197, 1903 IS. This includes
the general state tax, the special levies
upon live stock for the bounty and in
spection funds, the general county
and school levies, the special taxes In
several school districts, and the ma-
nicipal taxes Of the three incorporated
towns. The total amount is about
s24 900 less than that of last year,
the reduction being due to a lower
NpNoNS wa w.
J. II. Hall, deputy game warden,
arrived from the west this morning in
search Of j. W. Schultz who is want
ed as a witness in the trial of Ralph
Pulitzer at Choteau, on a charge Of
violating the state game laws. Mr.
Schultz. who has been here for sew.
eral days past, was located at the
Lund ranch just below town, and will
accompany Mr.. Hall to Choteau.
where district court is now in session.
It is claimed that mountain sheep
were killed in Teton county last June
by the Pulitzer party, and that Mr..
Schultz was acting as their guide at
thu time.
Sheriff Buckley returned today
from Maple Creek, N. w. T., but
failed to bring back Frank Dudley
and Bert Lewis, the two horse thief
suspects for whom extradition papers
were recently issued by the federal au.
thorities. 1t appears that nothing
could be done in the absence of the
extradition commissioner of the Cal
gary district, who is at present taking
vacation, and in the meantime Frank
Dudley formed one of a party of four
men who broke out of Jail at Maple
Creek last week. The mounted police
hope to recapture the fugitives, and it
is expected that Lewis and Dudley
will be turned over to Chouteau coun.
ty officials in due course.
From Thursdays Daily.
Born-A daughter to the wife OF
George r. Davis, ia this city, Septem
Der "A, 1903.
Mike Burke, Of the Shonkiu, is a
business visitor in the city today. 1t
is understood that Mr. Burke has sold
his ranch to kulage Bros, and will
soon leave this part of the country.
1t is reported from Havre that the
municipal authorities have decided to
obtain water supply from the Simon
Pepin field south east of that town. |,
IS cA AlttCtcu tuuu Work Will DC com
menced on the plant next spring.
D. d. Barnes, of Great Falls, line.
man for the Rocky Mountain Bel
Telephone Co., departed this morning
for Highwood, and will install instru
ments along the new line. AS soon a.
this work is completed, the line will bt
put IN operation.
Carl Nelson, the conyenial nigh
clerk at the New Overland hotel, who
has been at Lewistown attending tn,
Fergus county fair, returned last nirh
on the stage. Carl reports a GOOD at
tendance at the fair, and that Lewis
town is certainly a town where on
can ENJOY himself on any occasion.
The officers of Teton county haviu
decided that they are unable to pros,
cute the masked men who ruiled los
Surgeons sheep camp on July |,
driving the herder unG sheep ten mil,