The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-22

McRae Of Broadwater county. The inter
csting feature OF her vote was that she
received all the s.ts6 votes which gives
her premier position today from Deer
Lodge county.
As usual the big votes in Silver Bow
county today are all above the 900 mark.
Miss Alice Jackson is first in the county
today with 1920; Miss Hanna Courtney
is second with 1880 and Miss Laura Kill
gallan is third with I,4ao. These young
ladies respectively are second. third and
fourth in the state today.
Fifth today in the state and fourth in
Silver Bow county is Miss Clara Burkard
with I,343
Mssoula county today gave votes to
Miss Hanna Courtney of Silver Bow
county, Miss Birdie Clark of Park
county and Miss Della Lawlor OF Lewis
and Clarke county.
Misses Clara Chaplin Of Meaghcr county.
Miss Rose Gaylord Of Custer county and
Miss Nellie Longstaif of Missoua county
all received votes today in Deer Lodge
county. but the latter two received their
votes too late to be included in today's
table.
The mail vote today for outside cand-
dates included ballots for the following
Misses Christine Erickson, Broadwatcr:
Edna Jackson, Madison; Della Lawlor. Lewis
and Clarke; Harriet Quigley. Powell; Alice
Ssager' Deer Lodge Anna Simms, Dawson;
kathcryn swanstrum, Madison; Victoria Cyr
Missoula; Catherine Perrent, Granite; Oro
| Eino Miller Powell; Ethel Gilchrst Granite;
ella Arnold, Gallaiin: Bessie Fowic, Meagher.
Votes were cast today in Butte today for The
following out.oftown candidates:
II. H..
| Della Lawlor. Lewis and Clarke Jessie Good
| rich, Jefferson; Lottie Mclntosh. Beaverliead; I;
| Julia Cuddihy. Deer Lodge; Ethel Gchrist
| Granite: Mabel Beaumont, Powell; Ruby
| Moore, Gallatin Mamie Mclaughlin, Beaver.
| head Minnie V. Nord. Yeowstone Gertie
| kohls, Madison; Rose Gaylord, Custer: Fioy
l.. Olds. Rayai; katheryn Swans,rum. Madi.
son; Harriet Qugcy. Powell; Josie Noonan,
| Jefferson.
In selecting pictures for the Worlds
Fair exhibit the Montana auxiliary COM
mttec on art have under consideration
several OF Russell's works.
Charles Schatzlcin, member OF the
committee, has received several OF these
from Russell and they are on exhibition
before being packed and sent to St. Louis
The pictures are among his most famous
paintings. and those who have the good
fortune to see them are impressed with
the intense life portrayed in each figure
represented
Purchase of Territory.
One of peculiar interest at this time,
because the Worlds Fair is commemora-
tive OF the purchase OF the territory dis
covered through the Lewis and Clarke
expedition is large painting showing the
expedition ascending the Missouri river in
Montana. In the foreground stands a
bunch of Indians with look OF wonder
on their faces and wildly gcsticulating tc
one another about the strange men and
boat before them.
In all OF these Russell pictures there
is history written, and some noted even
in Western life is depicted. One shows
fierce battle between the Blackfeet anc
Sioux Indians. After the coming of tn,
Lewis and Clarke expedition in thi
Northwest country fierce spirit OF wa
took possession OF these two powerful
tribes which soon degeneratcd into a wa
OF extinction.
The scane represented in the picture i
frightfully realistic, and one looking o,
the picture need not be told which are tn
dead-they look SO decidedly dead. On
of the chiefs has been unhorsed and stand
| dSdlllol Hio do TIC opposing CHle
raised his bow with arrow fixed to pierc
the heart 1t is true picture Of the wa
OF the tribes which resulted in the Sou
being the conquerors.
: Rustlers and Cowboys.
Another shows a fight between a ban
| of cattle rustlers and COWBOYS who al
| trying to regain the stolen cattle. Th
/ rustlers are in the foreground with Sc,
| eral dead companions and horses. On
| of them is standing with one foot on tn
| body of his dead horse, waving a rih
| with white handkerchief. Their head
| are bound with handkerchiefs, arms i
| slings, while one sits on the ground bar
| daging his leg; the cowboys are seen al
| preaching from the background.
| Surrounded by Indians" is the title {
| another picture, In this is seen ban
| of Hudson bay trappers returning wit
| their pelts after winter in the forest
| and have been attacked by a band
/ Blackfeet. These Indians are pursuir
i | their ;,, hntI