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One lot of Lawn and Dimity worth 2 5 & 30c, Special 15c yard Only two pieces Imported Swiss worth 4oc, now 25c per yard. All of our Imported W ash Goods at 15 per cent Discount. One Lot of Ladies’ Oxfords: at Half Price.' . < Men’s Straw Hats Half Price. m m m m m m m m & 00 . BIG DEPARTMENT STORE, CHOTEAU, g MONTANA. 3 It Q a Q a a la g â a Q B iQ C ia ia a uaaaaaaaïiuaa a a a a na -oa , . na aa n a ■a n •an . na •Ha pa pa ,Ba E B n n BB an na • na; Phone na T H E C L P '.A. R e s o r t F o x * a a a a a a a a a a c a a a a a a a a a a a a a a u a a a a u a u a : 1 ■ '“ BE' : , EE EC „ BE G - e n t l e m e n . ” [?§ • h b of\ all Leading Brands o'fgg 1C6:SlUlilL W ines, Liquors and Cigars. || Bnflweiser Lapr Beer Constantly p liai-; No. 9. BB BE EE E-E EE EE M. MORIS ON & ÓO.; P r o p s , ce EB EB EB BB. When in Ohoteau, meet your friends at the Club. 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Synopsis o f Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners o f Teton County, Montana—Ticgtilar September Meeting, 1901. [OFFICIAL,] cceoeccccceecccececcecceccceccccccceocccecceoecoceat ¡a-*- b:-’, \ W m . H o c dgsklss P r o p Centrally Located 'and the Best Accommodations of'any House in the County. Service and Cuisine surpassed-by no other House. _ . X-JÌC 3 U L o r s a n d “ C i g a r s Furnished for thè Convéíiience of its Customers. ■\ Cfiotoan, Montana, Sopt. 3,1001, - Board mot in regular ‘ Soptombor- sosston, at tho ollico o f tho'county clerk, at 10 a. m. Pros* ont, Chairman 0. B. Perkins. Commissioners M.’ Connolly anil the clork. Minutes of rogulnr Juno mooting and of spocial mootings o f July 17 and August 12 wero read and approved. Board proceeded to examino roports of tho county and township officers for tho quarter ending August 31, 1901. Tho'follow ing wore approved and ordered illod: A. C. Warner, county clerk. Roport of war rants Issued in payment of salaries o f county officers amounting to $2,471.33 on tho contingent fund, and $1,150.00 on tho Genornl fund; also warrant Issuod to Orlo Stnnsborry for right, o f way for county road, $82.50 on tho road fund. A. C. Warner, county clerk. Report o f official [cos collected amounting to $553.05, with tho treasurer’s rocoipts for samo. Sterling McDonald, .clerk o f tho district court. Roport of official fcos “ colloctod and tnrnod ovor to tho. troasuror, amounting to $178,35. . Qco. C, Taylor, shorin’. Roport of official fooscollcctod on civil businoss, amounting to $51.00, with treasurer’s rocoipts for samo. Goo. C. Taylor, shorHT. Report of jail board« drs. Warrant was ordorod for tlie oxponsos incurred. J. E. Donna's, Justico o f the penco, Choteau township. Report o f criminal actions triod, showing $100.00 lino collected, witli treasurer’s rccoipt for snmo. Goorgo W. Mngco, justico of tho penco, Du- puyor township. Roport of criminal businoss, showing $10.00 lino colloctod, with treasnror’s receipt for samo. Warrant ordorod for costs incurrod. William Dnwcs, justico o f tho peace, Marias township. Roport o f criminal businos. show ing $17.25 o f linos collected and paid to tho troasuror Wurrant ordorod for tho costs Incurrod. Thomas Cowan, justico of tho ponce, St. Marys township. Roport o f criminal businoss. Warrant ordorod for costs incurred. Goorgo W. Walker, justico of tho ponce, Marias township. Report of linos collected, amounting to $3.00 with treasurer’s rcqoipt for same. Report o f William DawoB, acting coroner, of inquest held upon dond body of a child. Dis approved nud costs incurred disallowed for tbo reason that tho child died undor tho doctor’s caro and inquest was unnecessary. Adjourned to 2 p. m. AFTEHNOON SESSION. Bonrd reassembled at 10 a. m., samo members present. Following reports o f officers wero examinod, approved and ordorod Qlod. Jamos Sulgrove, county attorney. Roport o f transactions of office. - . - William Bruco, poor house contractor. Re port showing five inmates cared for at tho poor house. Resignation of S. F. Ralston, Jr., ns road trnsteo, district No, 1, was prosonted and accepted. Board then hpi>ointcd tho following named road trustees for district No. 3, tofUlvacnnclos. Wm. Aylwnrd, II. F. Btoltcnberg. Roport o f Goo. Melt Poppnrd, road super visor, for work porformod daring quarter end ing August 31, 1000, formorly disallowod, was reconsidered, allowance ipado and warrant ordored in payment. Report o f John S. Gordon, county treasurer, for quartor ending August 31, 1901, was takon up: Treasurer’s list of warrants paid wero com pared with county clerk’s books, found correct, and warrants woro cancelled as follows: Goneral (and ................. . . . ' ............... $1,032 31 Coutingant fund........................... 2,368 CS Road fund............................ 18 69 Poor f u n d ............................... 955 35 Bridgo fund .................... .’ .................. 3,931 08 Sinklngfand ............................... 1,801 59 District school fund ......................... 1,763 11 tor ending August 31, 1901, fnmoimtiug to $1,- 106.75, was thou compared with stubs of Uconso books and found correct. Pursuant to tho provisions of Senate bill No. 42, laws o f 1001, tho board then oxainiucd the security bonds o f oil county, township and dis trict officers, and found them satisfactory. Adjourned to2 p . in. r‘ APTEUNOPN SESSION. Board reassembled nt 2 p. m„ snmo members present, and proceeded to luspoct tho county jnil; found condition o f samo satisfactory. Report of T. O. Larson, assessor, for tho quarter ending August 31, 1901, showing collec tion o f $300X0 special poor taxos, and $3,608.98 porsoual proporty taxes, with treasurer’s ro coipts for samo, was examinod, approvod nml ordorod fllod. Adjourned to 10 a. m. Soptombor 5. THIRD DAT. □ Soptembor 5, 1901. Board mot at 10 a, in.; samo mombors present. Treasurer's report was clicckod against coun ty dork's lodgor, and balaucos found as followo- Gonoral fund . . ............................. $ 929 41 Contingent fund ............................... 183 32 Road fund ......................................... 172 05 Poor fund .......................................... 198 04 Bridgo fund........................'............... 156 57 Sinking fund ...................................... 429 30 , Goneral school fund ....... .. 252 50 District school fund” ” ............... 6,265 92 Institute fund...........................................11 00 Statofund ................ 27144 Stato bounty fund ............................ 253 76 Stock inspection and dotcctlvo f d . 341 Stock indemnity fund...................... 24 Sheep insp. and indom. fund .......... 22 85 District road fund ............................ 105 00 Porsonal proporty taxes ................. 0,580 53 Estato o f II. Foonoy......................... 13 10 Estato of J. Scharbuch .................. 141 05 Livery and Feed S>table T Run in.'OonxiQction. Largest and, most. Gouvernent.. ' .••B£^''fin:’T f t ^ » ’‘'-G .Careful; And. 'Painstakm g /m a il, in ’cHarge^ Reasonable^^Cliargès.v, v» . - - F - ~ . - r v > T ’ ,'7, .y ? - ,' $2 00 5 00 23 00 3 CO :v> i- f mi Totol.................................................$11,924 02 Tho following warrants having remained un called for over ono year, wero cancelled: No. CO, road fond, dated JnnO 11, 1900, Peter Konslcr......................................... No-61, road fund, dated Juno 11,1900, Clay Gaines A ....................................... No. 63, road fund, dated Juno 11,1900, John Bnrkfdalo..i-. ................. . • •• No. 65, road fund, dated Jnne It, 1900, K H Morison ................................... .\. .. Adjourned to 10 a. m. Soptembor 4. SECOND DATf- September 4, 1901. Board met at 10 a. m .; same mombors present. - Report o f viowers o f proposed road from tbo town o f Altyn to the western boundary o f tbo Blackfeet reservation was presented, and tho board fixed December 2,1901, as tho day for tho hearing o f evidence and proofs from all parties interested for and against the proposed road, and for tho approval or rejection1' o f said riowors\report. . ' “ Report o f 'W.-Mathows, eonnty snrvoyor, for quarter onding August 31,1901, was examined, approved and ordored Illod. . Treasurer’s list Of licenses h sueddaring qnar; Total................................................$14,9113 09 Cash in hands o f tho troasuror, in currency, chocks and bnnk stntomont, was thon counted and found correct,corresponding with halnncos, and treasurer’s roport was approved and or dorod fllod. — Petition was prosonted for a road boginning at southwest corner soctlon 3, township 24 north, rango 4 west, thence south ono milo, thenco west on soction lino about two miles to intersection with present sift-vojred county road in soction 18 of said township. 4V. Mathews, E. Bollrud and B. It. Rogers wore ap pointed viowers. Board then prococdod to audit claim i against Teton county and ordorod warrants drawn in payment o f tbnso allowed. Adjoarnod to 2 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Board roassomblod at 2 p. in., same mombors mombors present, and rosumed consideration of claims against county. Warrants woro ordored drawn in paymont o f thoso allowed. Roport o f viowers > . proposod road from Du- puvor to the Marlas river was thon taken up for hearing, and no ovidcnco being offered in year 1902,'to bo openod at rogular December mooting. Permission to loavo tho stato for a period not to oxcood sixty days, was .granted Commis sioners M. Connelly and 5V. M. Fosior. Board l-esumod business of'auditing claims against the 'county, and .ordored warrant? drawn in favor o f thoso. allowed. Adjourned to 10 a. m. Sept. 7. FIFTH DAY. Sopt. 7,1901. Board mot at 10 a. in., samo mombors prosont, and rosumed tho businoss o f auditing claims against tho county. Warrants woro ordorod drawn in payment of thoso allowed. Dr. W. II. Stearns hnving relinquished Ids contract for modioal nttondanco o f county poor for tho yonr 1901, Dr. T. Brooks thon presented contrnct for samo for tho rcinnindor of tho year at tho original contract price, accompanied by bond in tho sum of iivo hundred dollars, with Wm. Ilodgskiss and C. II. 'Drako ns sure ties. Contract signed and bond approvod. Adjournod to 2 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Board rcasscmblod at 2 p. m „ snmo mombors prosent. Ordorod that county survoyor survey nnd plat tho Choteau and Shelby road. Board thon audited romatning claims against county, including thoso of its mombors, nnd ordored warrants drawn in paymont of tlioso nllowod. Board thon adjournod tbo rogular Soptembor session slno dio. During tho sossion warrants wero ordored drawn ns fqllows: OENERAL FUND. Geo C Taylor, board o f prisoners .......... $ 85 50 Geo W Mngco. J P foes.............................. 22 30 Wm Dawes. J P fees ................................... 17 DO IlF Gutli, juror fees State vs Stewart.. Cbns Smith . “ P J Abrahams ** \ “ Harry Hauser “ *’ “ Ed Hughes “ “ Wm Mnyo, ” “ - “ P Abrahams juror fens Stato vs McNally U F Guth, “ ’’ •“ R W Mayo » “ “ Rny Gilbroatli “ “ “ \ Ed Uuglios Bon Thompson 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 Thus Cowan, J l’ fens .............................. 5 00 Parloy Stark, juror feo»Stato vs Sharp H A Howell Jack Stowart ’’ “ \ Pctor Carlton “ \ \ F M Stovcnson ” ................. Wm E llagerty 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 Geo Denny, services spi dep s lif. ............ 5 00 33 75 5 00 30 GO 15 35 110 00 169 91 13 50 3 00 215 00 157 50 0 75 Stato Publishing Co, laws. E D Forest, rent of house for hospital.. Jamos Rivers, pointing Dupuyor jail— Thus Brooks, disinfection apparatus.. Tlios Brooks, trnus’p smallpox patients Josllirsbborg & Co, Ohoteau, supplies.. James Edgar, ditching,ordor B o f I I .... Clins English, ................................ S W Mack, sorv uurso & guard smallpox W N Russell, painting Jnll, oto ............... Fannio EChonowoth,offlcooxponsos.... J S Gordon, offlco oxponsos...................... 6 75 Sterling McDonald, offlco oxponsos ........ 5 05 Jns Sulgrove, office & trnv oxps ............... 45 X< Mary M Sulgrovo, rent o f hospital .......... 30 00 Wm Ilodgskiss, ico for courthouso ........ 8 91 AO Warner, office supplies ............ . H 65 A 0 Warner, offlco oxponsoB ..................... 19 40 D C Leech, mileage depshf...................... 43 50. T J MoorO, supplies for hospital......... 22 20 W Mathews, phono rent ............... • 0 CO Goo C Taylor, shf» miloago ........ . ........... 41 20 Goo C Taylor, offlco expenses.. . . . ' ........ 15 CO J Hirshborg & Co., Dupuyor, supplies... 2 00 Wm Ilodgskiss, rent o f court houso ....... 491 09 C C Finch, work on drain ditch ............... 4 00 I’ P Loo Mor Co, bod’g smallpox camp.. 1 10 Hauser Co. b'd smallpox camp ............... 06 50 n M. Walkor, smallpox gd Cut Bank.... - 51 CO Frank Fountnlu, “ “ \ <2 00 Wm Florida ..........................* 120 00 James McRao, cook smallpox camp ....... 24 00 Georgo Turner, h’ng for smallpox cmnp 3 00 Clins T Sweeney, cor fcos Scharbncli iiiq 14 30 Ed Smook, jurors foos ” “ G P Marsh, “ 1111 Stnnloy. ’’ M N Race I, W Sulir “ “ W F Brown “ A R Mottlor, taking testimony “ “ F J Adams, post mortom ox ” “ Byron Corson, tolophono rout ........ . 31 00 ($5 00 disallowed, overcharge) W II Stoarns, attendance B o f I I ......... ($11 45 disallowed, overcharge) Omaha Printing Co., inkBtnnds ............. SM Corson, judgment ugainst county, costs nnd Interest ............................... 450 85 C ETroscott, printing^* publishing.... 263 40 ($10.05 disallowed, overcharge) G W Mngoo, publishing . .......................... 150 00 ($1.50 disallowed, overcharge) A M Kennedy, sotting scrcons at Jail.... 5 00 C B Perkins, oxpouses board o f health.. 1 50 opposition, board declared said road a public highway and ordcrodsnmosurvoyod and plated, as follows: Commencing at southeast cornor of section 10, township 28 norh, rango 7 west, thence oast to crossing of Dupuyor nnd Pon- dorrn road nnd tho D o ' Fork, tlionco north- cast to tho northwost quarter of section 5, township 28north, rango 4 west, thonce through stnto lands a distance of one-fourth mtlo, thonce east on township line to southwest cor nor o f southeast quarter o f southeast quarter section 82, township 29 north, rango 3 west, thcnco oast ono-half milo, tiienco northeast to to the southwest corner of section 25, snid township, thcnco north to Marias bridge. Board thon appointed John W. Ward as road trnstoo of road district No. 1, to hold offlco until May 1, 1902, vice S. F. Ralston, Jr., re signed. Adjourned to 10 a. m„ September 6. FOURTH DAY. September 6, 1901. Board mot at 10 a. m., samo members presont, and resumed businoss of auditing claims against coanty. Warrants wero ordered in paymont o f those allowed. Tbo following claims were disallowod as not proporly cbargcablo to Teton county. Cascade county, caro o f T. Lenoir, smallpox pa t ien t .. ........................... $03 00 Lewis A Clarke connty.~caro Jf. McPherson smallpox patient...................................'..$290'82 W. H. Stearns, traveling oxponses, etc., county patients .................................. $109 00 Clulm o f the State of Montana for printing briof in tho coso of the State of Montana vs. Pcpo, on appeal to snpremo court, $11.00 was disallowed for tho reason that tho samo was not presented within ono year from tho date it accrued. Claim o f J. If. Fairfield, for post mortem ex amination on body of Joseph Scbarbacb, $25.00, was disallowed for tho reason that two doc tors wero not necessary. Adjourned to 2 p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. - Board rcasscmblod at 2 p. m , same members present. Ordore4 that tbo county troasuror transfer $13.10 from tho estate o f n , Feeney, docoarod, to tbo general fund. Ordered that tbo county treasurer bo allowed a doputy for tho mouths o f October, November and December,'1901, at a salary o f seventy-fivo dollars per month. . Ordered that coanty clerk advertise .for pro posals for tbo care and maintenance o f eonnty poor, for burial o f poor, for medical'’attend- unco o f eonnty charges, and for' medicines and surgical dreseings for county charges,; for-tbe 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 1 50 14 65 25 00 27 00 3 00 Total, '• - - $3,090 00 CONTINGENT FUND. CB Perkins, ser Co commissioner .......... $132 20 M Counclly, “ “ “ ........ H2 20 W Mathews, surveying & ofllco w o rk.... 10 00 Total, - $314 40 ' , rOOR FUND. Thos Brooks, mod attendance contract.. $171 00 C If Drako. med & dressings *’ 1 62 50 Wm Bruce, caro o f poor ....... r . . . . . ........... 28,119 nonry Hunt, nursing pauper Olson ........ 20 00 PN Knowles, “ \ Cushman.. 30 00 J M Wilcox, board pauper Olson * nurse 35 09 Wm Ilodgskiss \ ” Cushman '* 25 00 T Brooks, artificial limb, pauper Fink.. 85 00 -J Hirshborg & Co., Dupuycr, supplies... J C McCuaig. sorvices Pandora bridge.. èpo W Magee, advertising........................ P F StDcnni8. iron rods.ana b olts ........ Alfred Harris, freight on lumber ............ ' Robt E Harris, hauling lumber___26 40 Clms 11 Mustard, hauling lumbor ............ 50 00 Frank Gudgor, unloading lum b er... ....... 1 50 61 84 19 70 16 40 30 GO 122 06 Total ................................................... $631 58 ROAD DISTRICT NO. 3. W E Chase, work,material Marias bdge $ 43 50 Geo Macatoe, work Marias bridgo ........ 15 00 ($3.00 disallowod, overcharge) II F Gutli, bridgo matorial ......... . . John Shinuick, road work .................. 6 95 C O 00 $125 15 Total............................................... ROAD DISTRICT NO. 4. Tlios Cowan, road viowing................. Geo Stephenson, road viewing .......... C E Trescott, receipt books .................... 13 00 J M Harris, powder, etc.............................- 31 50 $ 3 00 ■ 3 00 Total. .. $ 49 50 RECAPITULATION*. Genomi Fund ........................................... $3,098 00 Contingent F u tid ............ . ...................... 311 4U Poor Fund.............................................. 711 09 Goneral A District Road Funds .......... . 2,072 3G Grand T o t a l....................................$0,194 45 A. C. W ahne K, Clork o f tho Board. M tb . Hoover was a wealthy widow and operated a large mercantile busi ness at Otto, Wyo. Walters was in her omploy and after the death of Bor husband sought her hand in marriage. The widow permitted him to take her to dances but steadfastly roiected his marital propositions. The other day the couple went to Ther- mopolis Springs, where Walters pressed his snit and in a lit of des peration drew a gun and shot tho widow. Tho wounded woman turned to run and was shot dead. Her murderer then slashed his throat with a razor, but a telephone message states that he. is still alive. Waltors used to be a freighter iu the Basin country and is a 6uo specimen of physical manhood, about 30 years of age. ____ Proceedings of the Board of County .Commissioners of Teton County, Montami. Special Sep tember Term, 1901. [OFFICIAL.] Choteau, Mont., Seplomlior P, 1901. Pursunntto (lie provisinus of soction 8749 of Political Coda of tlie stato of Montane, the board met at 10 a. m. «5 tho oflico o f tho county dork. Present Cnidrraan C. B. Pm kins. Com missioner M. Connelly nnd the clerk. Tlie following ordor was made and tho clerk was directed to cuter tho samt on the proper record book; It is lioroby ordered by tho hoard of county onmmisBiol.ors o f tho eonnty of Teton, »trite i f Montano, thrtt tho number of miles o f railroads within tlie boundaries of Teton county. Mon tana, nnd tho assessed vnluo of each railroads, lying within each city, town, school nnd road district, or lessor taxing district, is ns follows: Vnlun- tion. $508,530 ! 170,580 00 81,187 50 104,758 CO Totnl number of miles of tlie Pacific Extension Great Northern Railway ill Taton Co. is 93.01 .......................... Total number o f miles of tiio Pacific Extension. Great Northern Railway in Dupu>er Township is 47.21 .......... 250,108 82 Totnl number of miles of the Pacific Extension, Great Northern Railway InMnrineiTownsliip is 31 4 ............... 170,5S0 50 Totnl nninbor of miles of tlie I’ncifio Extension, Great Northern ltnilwny in Bt Marys Township is 15 .............. 81,487 59 Totol number o f miles o f tho Pacific Extensirn, Groat Northern Uoilwuy m School District No. 2 is 02.21 ....... 337,05« 00 Total number of miles of tbo Pacific Extension, Great Northern ltnilwny in School District No, 3 in 19.4.... 105,390 00 Total number o f miles of the Pacific Extension, Great Nyrthorn Railway in School District No. « is 12 .......... 05,190 00 Total number o f miles o f tho Pacific Extension, Great Northern Railway / In Road District No. 2 is 47.21 ....... 256,408 32 Totnl number of miles of tbo I’ncifio Extension, Great Northern ltnilwny in Itoad District No. 3 is 31.4 .......... Total number of miles o f tho l’nclfic Extension,Great Northern Railway in Hood District No. 4 is 1 5 ............ Total number o f miles of the Groat Fulls A Canada Railway in Teton County is 111........................... .. ......... Totnl number of miles o f tho Groat Falls A Cnnndn ltnilwny in Choteau Township is 33 ................................... 47,093 00 Tot'd number o f miles of tlie Great Falls & Canada Railway iu Dupuyor township is 80..................................... Totnl number of milns of the Groat Falls A Canada Railway in Marins Township is 51 ................................... 73,708 00 Total number o f miles of tho Groat Falls A Cumula Railway in School Diet. No, 1 i»I5................................... Totnl nbnilxir o f miles of tho Great Falls A Canada Railway in school Dist. No. 3 is 51 .............................. 73,708 00 Total number of milts of tho Great Falls A ('manIn Railway in School Dist, no . 5 is is ............................ Totnl number of miles o f tho Great Falls A Canada Railway in School D ist,No.«in 30 ................................. 43,35' Total number of miles o f the Groat Falls A Canada Railway in Road Dist. No. 1 is S3 .......... i . . . : .............. 47.GC3 00 Totnl uumborof miles of tho^ Groat Foils A Cnnndn Railway In Rond Dist. No. 2 Is 30................................ 43,357 00 Total numltor of miles of the Great Falls ACanada Railway In Rond Dist. No. 3 is 51 ............................... 73,708 00 There being no farther hnsinoss tho hoard adjourned tho special session slno dio. A. C. W arner , Clerk of the Board. 43,357 00 Total, - - - $ 71169 GENERAL ROAD FUND. J L Collins, road right o f way ................. $112 50 Roy M c N o a l ....................... ............... 73 00 J M Wilcox ” “ ’’ ............... 50 CO Geo McL Pcppard, road wk, supervisor 125 00 J Hirshborg A Co., Dupuyor, supplies... 1 25 Morgan Gassin, assisting survoyor ........ 16 00 GlUis Kennedy, assisting survoyor ........ * 10 00 W Mnthows, surveying A viowing .......... 145 00 W Mathews, team hire .............................. 56 00 Total, - - - - $ 590 75 HOAD DISTRICT NO. I J, Hirshborg A Co., Chotean, supplies... $ 4 00 L O Satro, building bridgo ..................... 20 00 Ed McGurk, lumber ................................... 189 00 John Martin, road w o r k ... ....... . 18 00 ........................ 82 50 •• 11875 “ 27 50 •* ...................................... 8 00 •• . ...................... 10 00 .......................... 10 50 “ ....................... 81 00 “ .................................................. ... 10 00 Tolcfson A Co, posts and spikes ................. C 35 W Mathews, bridgo inspection ............... 18 00 C E Trescott, rccoipt books ............ . 15 00 James Edgar, road work........................... 3150 ChasEnglish, roadw o rk ......................... 7 CO Peter Nasse, road viowing ....................... : 3 CO Angus Bruco B B Rogers E Bollrud Scharn Bros O P Whaloy Cecil Corey Percy Corey Olaf Forseth W W Gnmblo, J E Webb, Ed Ilirsbborg 8 03 300 3 CO $669 10 : .'.W • }l T o t a l.... >i ROAD DISTRICT NO. 2, Wm Cowgill, road viewing, 6 days ........ 18 00 F P Kingsbury, road »¡lowing,2 days.:. 0 00 E E Leech, ’’ “ 4 d a y s ..;. 12 00 JacobLauffor, road work.. . ............... . ..„-'ICiO 00 Prlcne A Doan, building brirtgsf. . i i-’ 155 00 . - 21,879 00 20,011 10 ' 0Ü Thieves A ctive In D a w son. Seattle, Wash., Sept.—Advices from Dawson today state that a number of big robberies havo been carried on by thioves on the gold producing creeks back of this city this month. They have committed seven big thefts, taking in the aggregate more that $9,(100,all save $500 being in gold dust takon from the sluice boxes of tho big miues. The police have been utterly uuablo so far to accomplish anything definite. Nearly all o f tho robberies have been committed at midnight whilo tho night crews of tniuors have been at their midnight meal. The largest losers have been James B, McNameo, No. 2G B, above on Bonanza, $3,000, on August 22, and Barrbtt & McDonald, on Chee- clmch hill, who lost a like amount on August 21. Lost in the Hills. Billings, Sopt. 8.—On Friday morn ing Mr. aud Mrs. Jamos Steele, of tho valley, aud Mrs. D. M. Parker, of tbid citv, with thoir children went to Blue creok plumming. After making a camp tho parly came upon a dock of chickens which divided, dying in two directions. Mrs. Parker’s son, Willie, aged 13, and ,Bennie Steele, started after tho birds, going in tho different directions. When tho party was ready to start home early in tho afternoon it was found that Willie Parkor was'still missing. Search was at once commenced and lias been kept up ovor since, but uo trace of him has yet boon found. A largo party from this city is now in tho hills hunting for him. The boy is a nephew of County Commissioner W. O. Parker and Hon. Ed Cardwell, of this city. H. O. Arm o u r Dies Suddenly. Can Sell W ife’s Property. Josoph Kipp, of Kipp, on the Blackfeet reservation, has recently taken out letters of administration on the estato of his dead wife, an Indian woman. Judge D. F. Smith, of Kalispell, has authorized Kipp to sell the property of the estato; con sisting of 400 bead of catllo and 300 bead of horses, all ranging on the reservation. The action of Judge Smith is looked upon here as going a long way toward settling the question of jurisdiction of state courts ovor ludiau reservations in cases where whito men’s interests are involved. Tragedy of Love. to liod Lodge, Sopt. 8.—Drivon desperation by unrequited love, a Big Horn suitor yesterday continued the carnival of crime by murdering tho object of his insane infatuation and cutting his own throat’ The double tragedy took place at Ther- mopolis Hot Springs, Wyoming, and tho parties thereto were Mrs. A. L. Hoover, a widow of less than $ix months, and,it man named : Walters. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 8.—Herman 0. Armour, of Kansas City, died sud denly of apoploxy at his summer cottage hero. Mr. Armour, who had been in comparatively frail health for some time, was able to ride out onco or twice a day, and appeared to bo gaining stronght. This forenoon accompanied by a coachman, he took his regular drivo and on his return stated that he felt much refreshed. Shortly afterward, while seated on tho porch of his cottago with friends, ho suddenly ceased talking and im mediately expired. Judge N oyes In W a shington. Washington, Sept. 8.—Judge A. H. Noyes, of the Nome judicial district in Alaska, against whom have been preferred charges of corruption and irregularities in connection with min ing claims, arrived here tonight. A severe attack of asthma compelled to call in a physician shortly after his arrival and he was unable to see visitors. He expected to report to morrow to the attorney general to confer over the charges filed against him. The lattor, however, is in Buf falo, a fact of which Judge Noyes- has not yet been apprised. Anniversary Observed. Galveston, Tex., Sept. 8.—The first anniversary of the great storm ^was appropriately observed in Galveston today with services on the beach at • the foot o f Broadway. - Special., mo^ : morial services were held in -all, the : 'churches .this morning. - ■ .... y
