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, LOCAL, LAYOUT. Gathered by Our Repeater Concerning Wickes and VictnIty. '1,. r). DA visretLirtied frasiu :salt Thursday. Nits,. Kate Kellogg is visiting frieriels in Helena. Thos. O. Rundle returued Iruua H,el- etta Slonday. Hermann S'reyles leas a visitor at the Capital city Monday. Chas. ereyleey•wont to Butte yester- daji., where he expects to remaiu during the winter. Mrs, 141. Cronin left for East Helena Tuesday to visit friends, returning' yesterday. Oscar Johns , \ l',...isiottined to his bed with sore throat and stiff neck. W. R. Wiel&ett is on night shift at the saloon. Last Friday Jos. Mott, of Wickes, was before Justice Sweet on a com- plaint of assault. He was fined $5 and cost. ---Boulder Age. bliss Pearl Terry, sister to Jake Terry, arrived in Wickes, from Butte, Monday, and departed the next day for her home in East Helena. Patronize your home merchants. If you believe in \protection\ practice what you preach, and spend your money in the country you live in. A \watch\ nieetiSag was held at the residence of Mrs. Litton, in Twin gulch, on Tuesday night last. Ouite a number of friends were present. The Minah mine and mill was closed down on Wednesday, giving its em- ployes an opportunity to observe New Year's day in au appropriate manner. Miss Josie Shaw, who has been vis- itiaig - for some time past with Mrs. Sparling, left on Thursday for Helena. From there she goes to het' old home in Townsend. Chas. Stuart received a box of fruit, pies, cake, candy, etc., from friends in • Salt Lake, Wednesday. We were ten- dered a sample of the fruit and it was simply delicious. Wiii,.Starrett, an old time resident of ckes, but now of Winston, has been visiting in camp for several days during - the week. It is rumored, that hie will open up. a saloon here.. Mr and ltd,rs. Thos. Peacock. on Saturday evening last, celebrated the second anniversary of their marriage. I tidy a few friends were present at the residence to join in the festivities. A social dance as given in Odd Yellows hall New Year's evening, and proved a very enjoyable event. About a dozen couples were present. Supper was served from the Wickes hotel. A party of ladies and gentlemen were out serenading Mouday evening. At the residence of Mrs. McIntyre they were invited to join a \candy -nulling\ party. and spent a very enjoyable evening. 1890 is leap year, and this leap year has a peculiar future in that it will be the last until 1904-- eight years. This is a condition that has not occurred since 1696. and will not happen again until 2296. It happens every 400 years. Thursday was the coldest day during the winter. For the past three weeks a strong wind has been blowing from the southeast. This veered around to the north Wednesday and by Thurs- day morning the thermometer had dropped to 24 degrees below zero. Since the depot agent was placed at Corbin the receipts of the Wickes office have dropped off nearly oils - half. Yet we are informed that the Northern Pacific still does a greater volume of business through its Wickes office than at any other point along the branch line. The merchants of Wickes report the holiday trade to have been the hest the town has seen for many years. rhe dealers in fancy goods say that while the presents bought this Christmas have not been as expensive as in some years past, yet the increased number will more than make up this difference. The terrible wind storm of the past two weeks has( aused the snow to drift b a dly on the two railroads, and has delayed trains several hours. The treat Itirthern has had to run snow plows between Alhambra and Ibnilder, while it was almost impossible for the Northes n Vacitie local to cams the * • lienry Reilly - , who has been driving the delivery wagon of Mach, Cory- & Co. for a number of years, resigned his position on the 20th and - was suc- ceeded by Remi Chnquettee, of Mlena. It took the latter hut one week to s s s , his incompetency, and on Monday last received his walking papers. hi, tin Deitch now has charge of the delivery wagon. There have been several patients in the hospital during the week_hut under the careful treatment of Dr. Bullard all are rapidly recovering. C: 0. Mad - non was thrown from his hot -1w Xma , , clay and badly bruised, lie will mit in a short tittle. • Phil. Gruener came down from the Alta Monday with a niece- of ..teel eyi•. !). 11 , •1 - lard removed a portion of the steel and in the eveningGrueneiwent to Helena to place himself under treatment of an eye specialtiat. He returned Tuesday and is again at work. s Chaa. pion, of the Alta, is 'mitering- from a dumber of carbuneks, * John Lar- s,iii has a severe attilloat nf brOtiChtt r A car load of uaischinery arrived on Sunday last for the Blue Bird mine and is beine - rapidky placed in posi- tion. The initchinevy was procured in Butte and after it is in running order the much -talked -of shipment of a car load of ore per day will be a reality. The new road between the mine and Wickes, which was built last, fall, is said to be in excellent conti‘m. On New Year's day, at her residence, Mrs. Will Dailey entertained a number of friends at, diluter. Those present we're Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, Mr. and 144b. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Terry, Miss Mollie Kel- logg, Harry Bartell, Glenn liempsey, Harry McIntyre and Robert Bailey. In the evening the g - ttests were enter- tained with some excellent vocal and instrumental music. Messrs. Scott, Deitch and Andrews, who were doing representation work on the Buckeye mine, have been in Wickes for the vast two weeks. Just before shutting down for the holidays they hauled 21 tons of ore to Rimini, and front there shipped it to the East Helena smelter. A return has been had from the shipment. It went about $900 over and above all expenses. Messrs. Thos. H. Gill and Nets Par- sons have secured from John Carbis and Joseph Gill a bond -lease on the Excelsior mine, located near Gregory. This property has produced some very goodore in times past and is developed by a 500 -foot tunnel. About 300 feet from the mouth of the tunnel a raise has been started. Here Ise lead is a foot and a half wide, with a 12 -inch streak of solid ore. Specimens taken at random from the vein assays 150 ounces silver to the ton. The ore is of a silver-lead character. Tools and provisions were taken to the property yesterday, and work will be carried on there all winter. On New Year's day there were many sad hearts in Wickes and vicinity, and the number of 1100,000 prospects lost : by reason of the failure to do repre- sentation work could be counted by the score. On Tuesday evening there was a strong wind blowing, with an occa- sional light flurry of snow: but this did not deter the eager fortune hunters. As soon as the sombre mantle of dark- ness settled over the camp the boys -- some singly and others in groups -- could he seen wending their way to- ward the hills, with pick and shovel, in countless numbers, For the most part, several days previous to Jan. 1, they had \spotted\ desirable claims on which representation work had not been performed, and it was an easy task to tear down the worthless loca- tions and place new notices in their stead. Soma carious things occurred during the night, and several instances are reported where different parties, having the same location in view, ar- rived at the claim simultaneously. Heretofore it has been the custom for one person to jump 10 or 15 claims en the night of Dec. 31. hut as the new law requires that he shall sink a ten foot hole before recording, the prospec- tor was in. hick who could dig two holes the required depth between mid- night and day light. AN— _ New Year's Greeting. We wish to one and all a happy New Year, and that 1896 will bring a full measure of success and happiness to the people of Wickes and vicinity, For the liberal patronage received during 1895 we are thankful, and hop- ing to merit a share of your trade throughout the new year, we are, Respt. Yours, BACH, CORV & CO. Notice to Co -Owner. Ti' Tho, H. Kettle, his heirs, executors, adminintratorn and anaignat You are herebv notitied that This. W Gill, of lenekita, Montages Yellr co-nn n\ in the Jacket mime, nftuatied In Colorado ti., ttg diettict, keffirraon county, Montana, and re- corded In Bsik X. of Inden, pa g e lel. in the re- corder'. office orsaid.county, has done and per- formed the awaraam•nt work on naiii mining claim for the yearn 1552 and l555, haYlnq two hundred dollar. fnat) oft thf gat. , Raid .11W1 beitIff the required amount of labor and improvententn necennarv to hold Raid ,lain,, under the prorlitionn of Section 2324, it, dted Statutes of the United Staten, for the year ending Thacemlwr 11,1845. And within ninety darn after thin not ICP han been nerved ht piibli catkin von fall to contrilattate your proportion imih eirpenditure, amounting to eights nit dollars 4t,l. our Intermit in Raid claim will be ferfeited and liecomothe propertv of the under - %ivied, am provided 1h Se, Iron rt.7A Re,hest Statutes of the United State, TII4IM as H. Git.t Wl. Montana, lannat v 4. Inda, John S. Miller, the well-known Hel- ena mining man, has completed a deal whereby he gains possession of the Park Queen. Prairie Queen, Bullion King, Isabella and Last Chance loirb.a, situated in 111, Park mining district, near Winston. The price paid was f40,000. lrevelopment work will be begun immediately. The steike made at the 300 in the Free Coinage mine, Lump gulch, 'ant week conniatect of two streaks of rich galena ore, one eleven and the other I, our in, he wide. The orn in solid galena aml has native silver sticking l out all through it. A. K. Prescott and Jos. Smith sr , the toekv owners. ENDED IN MURDER '110B' McDANIELB MEETS DEATH AT THE HANDS OF C. BOVEE. Bovee Seriously Wounded Trouble ever a Woman Occars in Little Quartz Gulch. A shooting affray occurred Monday evening between 6 and 7 o'clock at the head of Little Quartz gulch which re- sulted lathe death of Robert McDan- leis and the serious wounding of \Doc\ C. Bovess The sews was first brought to Wickes at a late hoar Monday even- ing by George Herbert, a rancher living a mile and a half trons the scene of the tragedy, who had come down for the puri,xsss. of summoning the sheriff from Boulder. The exact facts of the case will probably never be learned, as the only witness of the affair was a woman, and as she was the whole cause of the trouble her testimony is almost worthless. The story told by Geo. Herbert—communicated to Esiini by the woman a short time after the - hootimg---is considered by many to be the true facts in the case and is about as follows: For the past year Bovee has been living in a cabin about half a mile from where the shouting took place and up to a short time ago was on the best of terms with McDaniels. Both men were prospectors and eked out a scanty living from the sale of mining claims. About a month ago Boyce left his cabin and went to the ranch of Finley Roc to live. About this'time a woman who had been living with him as his wife disappeared and he could get no trace of her whereabouts. I,..ast week the father of Finley Roe had business at the McDaniel& cabin, and while there saw and recognized Mrs. Boyce. On returning to the ranch he acquainted Boyce with the fact and also tollit him that the woman waa masquerading in male attire ind passing as the partner of McDaniels. On Monday evening - Bovee, who With armed with a revolver, went to the cabin and demanded his wife. Mc - Daniels refused the request and the woman also declined to go. The two men begun to quarrel and finally came to blows. Boyce, who was getting the worst of the fight, pulled out his revolver and shot McDaniels in the right breast. The latter returned the fire, the bullet strikingsBoyee behind the right ear and emerging from the right cheek. Boyce fell to the floor, and, thinking his life in danger, fired the fatal shot. The bullet struck Me - 1 Daniels in the right eye and penetrated to the braid, killing him almost in- stantly. As he was falling he con- vulsively pulled the trigger to his revolver and sent a ball crashing through the arm of his opponent. The woman, who had witnessed the trag- edy, then ran from the scene and made her way to the ranch of George Herbert. Immediatey on learning of the shooting Mr. Herbert came to town and notified the authorities at the Boulder. After the woman, left Boyce clittlbed into his sleigh and the horses, without guidance, took hini to the Roe ranch, distance of four miles. Here he was taken into the house and help sum- moned from the Botkin ranch, on Travis creek. Mr-. Itotkin responded with a \piing\ and took the wounded man to Helena. Arriving in the city he was met by a poLicenian •rhii took Bovee to the police station, where his wounds were dressed by Dr. Steele. Bovee is well known in this vicinity. He arrived in Wickes about a year ago Pi - oin Butte (where he had been a prac- ticing physician i with a magic lantern show. He was stranded here and was fortunate enough to secure a position on the Roe ranch. When spring came, becoming tired if work. hip %vent on a prospecting trip, leaving lins wife at the ranch. It is said that during. Boyee's absence McDaniels visaed the ranch frequently and became quite intimate with the woman; but of this it seems that Boyce was not aware. Boyce is a shiftless kind of a fellow and if reports oe true did not provide. the necessities of life for the wo man , which caused her to look elnevvitere for support. He had few friends in the vicinity of his home, as he was a per- son with whom it was hard to deal. McDaniels was a pronpettor by pro- fession, but *pent MOO of his time nittim; by a stove spinning yarns about what he was going to clo w -hen he struck it rich. Be was a would -he Corbett, :itirl 1, lid 1,, have been Vet - I , quarrelsome whi•ii in his etipsi though at other times he was rated a pretty good fellow, lie wawa's-nit IS yearn o f age, a MI was 1(1101.111 all over this see- timr of the colintry, having spent the greater portion of his life as a pro- fessional prospector. ter tfte. woman who was the Callse of the ti noble very little is knrswis. Sbe claimis to have i•einte from Wisconnin, where she wan married to Royce a Vle1clie , ,1,, , I r1 . .\„1,-1 11.1 Y ilm , eii or so y ears ag, .. PERHAPSimPi%---- Now that cold weather has' come, you are preparing to lay in for the winter .a stock of- 0110CERIES, TREE, DISVES, GROCKEHI, ETC. If so, you would do well to call and get OUR prices be- fore making a purchase. Allinft— —.NNW MOP”' -we ow- -wie aws ow ---ne t o w- see ene---e• an▪ e- -wale Ezzisi ww-- OW.- -.lb a.— -.all •••••- -••••• • -AO -.web 41..- -re ▪ ,••••• 111. -va• • ...I J..- -.0 -+Ilb Low Prices Quick Sales Prompt Delivery A Flour which has no equal on the market, gives per- fect satisfaction and is han- dled exclusively by us is R EGA Give this Flour a trial and You will use none other. Dailey & Terry WICKES MONT. **********A*** drove over from Boulder Tuesday after- noon and went to the scene of the tragedy. On arriving there they found the body missing, and after inquiring into the facts of its disappearance re- turned to Boulder. It seems that the father and brother of McDaniels, who reside at the head of Little Buffalo creek, learning of the death, arrived at the cabin a few hours before the coro- ner and took the body to their home for burial. Boyce was taken to Boulder Tuesday evening in custody of Deputy Sheriff Dan Halford. AT OF V LIT COST For CASH Only - ntil January 1 we will :-.,•11 our entire stock of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers .1 t cost. Now in your ,, iportunity to buy solid, rcliable footwear at thk , price of, shoddy goods (1-wwhere. 0011S Free WIIb Ever g Purchase CLARKE & FRANK MONTANA SHOE CO. l• HELENA, NI , , NTANA. Dr. W. M. BULLARD Istffice in Wickes Hospital. Chemist • and • Toxicologist 111\ 4 •Nti a \tr i i , jo irl a r• f's \ j eltr a sW . 1, 4 100\ GIFTS TIMMITTIM CIIRISIPIRS GIFTS timmImmirmmmmlymilt Our stock is replete with one of the largest and most beautiful lines of HOLIDAY GOODS ever displayed in Wickes They will be sold at pric- es that defy competition 67 THE WICKES WICKES, MONT DRUG STORE 0 -
