DAILY INTER MOUNTAIN: BUTTE, MONTANA. TH U R SD A Y , JA N U A R Y 5, 1890.

IIC E SKATES IAny Size, Any P ric e !

Skate Sharpeners, 25c *

JACK JOLLY DEAD

I Diaries for 1899

A V igilance Committee Hanged

Him in A laska.

AN EXCELLENT BLACKS WITH

From a Dainty Vest Pocket | to Justice Court Size. 5

I --- I$ X Mas C alendars and $S Booklets in endless %$ V ariety , $s; -- t% Standard Patterns are Per-* j feet Patterns. |I — i

! E vans’B ook S tore I ?I 114 N. Main St. !9 5

But a Tough Man Otherwise—A Career

That Bristled With Unenvi­

able Experiences.

w o n d e rfu l in d u s t r y h a s d e v e lo p ed In th is m o d e o f a d v e r t is in g . S om e o f th e g re a t m e d ic in e firm s p a y th e i r a d v e r t is in g a g e n ts a s h ig h a s $10.000 a y e a r ; a n d a c e r ta in m a n u f a c tu r e r o f s o a p p a y s h is a d v e r t i s e r $25,000. J u s t th in k o f i t , an d , w h ile y o u a r e th in k in g , j u s t rem e m b e r t h a t T h e Y ellow K id a n d h is c o m p a n y of a r t i s t s p r e s e n t h is l a te s t s u c c e ss “ H o ­g a n ’s A lle y ,” to y o u s h o r t ly .

J a c k Jo lly is dead , a n d If th e rep o rts con ­ce rn in g th e m a n n e r in w hich h is d ea th cam e ab o u t a re tru e , he p assed to th e un ­know n via* th a t ro u te w h ich holds out g re a te r indu cem en ts to m en w ea rin g boots th a n to a n y o th e r class. In o th e r w ords, M r. Jo lly died w ith h is boo ts on a t the end o f a rope—he w as h anged by a v ig i­lance com m ittee in A lask a fo r alleged con ­d u c t unbecom ing a g en tlem an a n d scholar. C oncern ing th e even t, a te leg ra m from /an co u v e r,' B rit ish C olum bia, say s : V ancouver, IJ. C., J a n . 5.—T he s tea m er

R osalie h a s a rr iv ed from th e n o rth w ith 100 p assen g ers , a ll from D aw son . T he p a r ty m ade th e tr ip in 17 days. T he s te a m e r had $50,000 in gold d u s t on board . T he p assen ­g e rs b rin g new s o f a s en sa tio n a l lynch ing w hich took p lace a t E a g le C ity , A laska , on D ecem ber 11. J a c k Jo lly , a sa loonkeeper a n d gam bler, h ad co llec ted a g an g of to u g h s a ro u n d hint an d w as te rro riz in g the m in in g cam ps. H e w as w aited on by a v ig ilance com m ittee of 12 dete rm in ed m en an d o rdered to leave th e tow n. H e refused , a n d th e n ex t day th e v ig ilan tes hanged h im to a lim b of a tree . T he tou g h s and g am b le rs w ho h ad m ade h is p lace th e ir h e a d q u a r te rs im m ed ia te ly le f t th e tow n.

MURRAY IS DEAD.

P A S S E D A W A Y A T 4:30 O 'C LO C K Y ES­T E R D A Y A FT E R N O O N .

A lex an d er M urray , w ho w as s tab b e d a t th e B ou levard house on S u n d ay evening, died a t 4:30 o’clock a t th e S t. J a m e s hos­p ita l y e s te rd ay a f te rn o o n fro m h is in ju ries. A ch a rg e of m u rd e r w ill now be p laced a g a in s t J am e s N eary , h is a lleged a ssa ilan t. T he body o f th e dead m an w as rem oved to R ic h a rd s ’ u n d e rs ta k in g room s, a n d i an tnT q u es t w ill be held by C oroner Ju lien to ­n ig h t.

T he s is te rs a t th e h o sp ita l w ho nursed M u rray d u rin g h is s ta y th e re , s a y th a t he w as th e m ost s e lf-su s ta in ed a n d p a tien t m an th e y had ev e r had in th e in s titu tio n . H o com m enced s in k in g y e s te rd a y m orn ing an d d ea th cam e a t th e h o u r s ta te d . D uring h is illness he w as c o n s ta n tly a tten d e d by his s is te r and h e r husband , M r. an d M rs. M cD onald, w ho keep th e B rau n d hojuse.

T he fu n e ra l w ill ta k e p lace tom orrow a t 2 p. m. from th e residence of h is ’ s is ter, M rs. N ell M cD onald, B rau n d house, Rev. E . J . G roeneveld officiating.

THE CITY COUNCILContracts For City Printing:

W ere A w arded to

INTER MOUNTAIN AND MINER

Considerable Business of Routine

Nature Was Transacted—

Commfttees’ Reports

THE NEWS IN BRIEFR e p re s e n ta t iv e S tep h e n s o f T e x a s y e s ­

te r d a y in t ro d u c e d a b ill p ro v id in g fo r th e o p en in g o f a l l m in e ra l la n d s o n I n ­d ia n re s e rv a t io n s . T h e y a re to be o p en ed u n d e r th e m in e ra l la n d la w s , a n d m in e rs a r e to p a y th e In d ia n s ro y a l tie s .

B o u n ty c la im s to th e a m o u n t of $88,869 w e re filed w ith th e c le rk o f th e b o a rd of e x a m in e rs d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r . T h is a m o u n t re p re s e n ts w h a t th e s ta t e m u s t p a y fo r th e d e s tru c t io n o f 5,869 w o lves a n d 23,754 co y o tes . T h e c la im s fro m C u s te r c o u n ty a r e th e la rg e s t , $17,046. V a lle y com es n e x t w ith $13.620: C h o te au

_ . , _ „ „ , th i rd , $13,464; F e rg u s fo u r th , $7,041, a n dOn th e day th e s te a m e r le f t D aw son, M yrtle j Y e llo w s to n e fifth , $6,606. T h e c o u n ty o f

’ ’ S ilv e r B ow filed th e s m a l le s t c la im . O nlyJ j B rocee, a v a r ie ty ac tre s s , co m m itted su l- A . . i l a . . 2 j cide by sh o o tin g h e rse lf in th e head . SheUT Mil U escrip tl0ns £ I w as a n a tiv e of L indsay . C anada.

_______________ ¥ -----9 Jo lly s p e n t m any y ea rs of h is life in jflj j B u tte , an d w as p robab ly as well know n as * ! a n y m an d u rin g h is tim e. B y occupation - he w as a b lack sm ith . In th e ea rly 80’s heI G rove’s P rin ted

S Index

I R aym ond’s tfTrial B alancer9.

I Holiday Goods 3»at Your Own Price. |

I Excelsior D iaries I l a n d Desk Pads, 1899%5 IjF u l l Line of

opened a shop here a n d ca rried on a suc ­cessfu l business u n til a no tion to Jum p in to polities secu red a h a lf N elson h itch on him . H is ap p o in tm e n t a s c ity m a rsh a l fo l­lowed. H e se rved one te rm an d m ade a b id fo r a second, b u t w as defeated . D urin g h is p o litica l c a re e r he fo rm ed a m atrim o -

j n ia i a llia n ce w ith M ollie D im u rsk a , pro- . I p r ie tre s s o f a house w ith in th e p roscribed

•g j d is tr ic t, b u t i t w as n o t la stin g . A t the end ' of th e f irs t y e a r h e w as read y to go in to ! th e h an d s of a receiver, w hile his w ife held

87 co y o te s w e re p u n c h e d in t h a t c o u n ty l a s t y e a r , p ro v id in g t h a t a l l th e c la im s h a v e been filed.

B e lt V a lley T im e s : A n a g g re g a t io n o f b e e r h a l l sw a m p e rs , o r s o m e th in g else, c a ll in g th e m se lv e s th e M c F a il C om edy Co., d isg ra c e d th e o p e ra h o u se s ta g e la s t T h u r s d a y n ig h t . O f a l l th e r o t t e n sh o w s th a t e v e r s t r u c k th i s to w n , th i s o n e took th e p a lm . I t w a s b u m w ith a b ig B. A b o u t s ix ty peop le w e re u n fo r tu n a te e n o u g h to be p re s e n t . A s soon a s th e c u r t a in d ro p p ed , th e a c to r s ! ?) b o a rd e d a b u s s in w a it in g a n d s ta r t e d fo r G re a t F a l ls . A f te r th e i r d e p a r tu r e th e B e lt b a n d b o y s d isc o v e re d th a t th e y w ere s h o r t o n e b r a s s h o rn a n d a p a i r o f cym -

p o rted a n d recorded, $1,643. A m ount re p o rt­ed recovered , $750.

"N u m b er o f p aw n b ro k ers ’ rep o rts r e ­ceived an d filed, 68; num ber o f pledges and p u rch a ses rep o rted an d recorded, 8G3.

“A m ount o f fines collected from th e above ca se s d u rin g th e m onth , $1,080. A m ount of exp en d itu re s fo r th e period, $------- .”

T he re p o rt of th e ch ief eng ineer o f th e fire d e p a rtm e n t fo r N ovem ber show s th a t d u r ­in g th e m on th th e re w ere 14 a la rm s, e n ta il­ing a loss of $319; in su rance , $37,200: v a lu a ­tio n o f p ro r ty Involved, $93,500. T he ex ­

penses of th e d ep a rtm e n t w ere: Salarie*,$1,897.80; sund ries , $160.97; to ta l. $2,058.77.

The re p o rt o f W. F . K ennelly , th e build ­ing inspec to r, fo r D ecem ber show s tha 't d u rin g the m on th 24 perm its w ere issued, th e es tim ated cost of th e bu ild ings being $21,630, and fees collected $46.50.

T he rep o rt of G. W. W hitm ore fo r De­cem ber show s th a t du rin g th e m onth th e re w ere im pounded 10 horses and 8 cows. T hree h o rses w ere killed. D urin g th e m onth 6 dogs w ere killed fo r b iting . T he receip ts w ere : H orses sold $16; cow s redeem ed, $S.

Supplies.§ —

I b . e . c a l k i n s !

a ca sk e t o f d iam onds of th e h igh p re s su re , . . . . _, .___ . ____ ... .,: p a t te rn . F in a l ly she, too, ru n up ag a in s t i ^ a s > o n e l a t t e r b e in g to rn oft the! a s tre a k of bad luck an d th e sheriff a c ted j d ru m .; a s a u c tio n e e r a t th e d isposal of h e r p rop- ---------------j e r ty . S h o rtly a f te rw a rd s Jo lly an d th e wo- I N e ih a r t M in e r: D. E . M cG ra il an il; m an le f t B u tte , b u t w h e th e r th e y w en t j p a r tn e r s h a v e h a d good lu c k in th e ir

£ aw ay to g e th e r is n o t know n. H o tu rn e d up 1 m jn in g v e n tu re s on C a rp e n te r creek . F o rO ff ICG j . on co a st a few m o n th s la te r , and d u r- j t j je [a s gjx w eek s th e y h a d G a y F ly n n ,

ing th e Coxey a rm y ex c ite m en t ac ted a s a o th e r s d o in g d ev e lo p m e n t up o n a0t ; d ep u ty U n ited S ta te s m a rsh a l long enough , , ° t ne” s o o m g a e v e io p m e n i upo n a ------------------------„„ÿ to «ret sho t. H e recovered from th e effects i c la im ju s t b ey o n d th e W h ip p o o rw ill an d ] e te r B reen, special co llec to r of de linquen t

of tho w ound and cam e b a rk to B u tte , a r- th e d a y b e fo re C h r is tm a s a s tr ik e o f o re ■ taxes, show ing th a t fo r the yea r 1890 thew a s re p o r te d , sh o w in g te n In ch e s to a | Jo h n C aplice com pany w as delinquen t on fo o t o f p a y . S am p le s o f th e o re W ere ; t^ x es *-° th e am o u n t of $2,470.85. H e s ta te d b ro u g h t d ow n a n d a s s a y s m a d e W hich pom P»«<y bad re fe rred tho m a tte rp ro v e th e s t r ik e to b i q u i te valUftble. ‘ ■ - c ., ome & R oot, a tto rn ey s , and th

I t requ ired th e serv ices of th e ch ief of police to secu re a quo rum of th e c ity coun­cil la s t evening , an d a s a re su lt the m eet­ing w as la te in g e ttin g s ta r te d . M ost of th e w ork done d u rin g th e session w as of th e ro u tin e o rder, th o aw ard in g o f th e con­tr a c t fo r c ity p r in tin g an d pub lish ing c re ­a t in g ju s t a sm all ripp le d u rin g tho p ro ­ceedings. T he p r in tin g com m ittee repo rted in fav o r o f aw ard in g th e co n tra c t fo r c ity p rin tin g , job w ork , e tc., to the In te r M oun­ta in , and th e pub lish ing o f o rd inances, etc., to th e M iner. T he rep o rt w as unan im ously adop ted . T he m a y o r opposed it and claim ed th a t th o bids w ere too h igh , an d th ro u g h th o c ity c le rk p re sen ted a m ass of figures w hich m e an t no th ing . A lderm an M cA rthu r s ta te d th a t to h is know ledge m uch o f the c ity p r in t in g d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r w as done in H elena, in v io lation o f the o rd inances on th a t su b jec t.

A com m un ication w as received fro m A. \ \ . B a rn a rd , a sk in g th a t c e r ta in o f his p ro p e rty be no longer ad v e rtised fo r sa le a s de linquen t, ina sm uch as he h as paid tho specia l a sse ssm en ts .

A co m m ittee o f tw o a lderm en an d th e m a y o r w as appo in ted w ith pow er to confer w ith th e board o f coun ty com m issioners In re g a rd to th e re m itt in g of taxes.

T he c o n tra c t an d bond of G eorge A rm ­s tro n g fo r la y in g a new floor in th e fire s ta t io n w as approved.

A p e titio n from a ll th e m em bers o f th e fire d e p a rtm e n t fo r a d a y ’s leave o f a b ­sence eve ry e ig h t day s in s tead of ev e ry 12 day s w as g ran ted .

T he m a y o r appo in ted A lderm en M cA rthu r and P aseo e a s a specia l com m ittee on a s ­sessm en t.

The c ity en g in eer w as In s tru c ted to m ake n ec essa ry re p a irs to th e B uffalo gu lch sew er.

On recom m endation of tho fire com m it­te e a new h o rse w as ordered fo r th e fire chief.

W a te r m a in s w ere o rdered la id on A lum i­num s tre e t from W ash ing ton to Ja ck so n s tre e ts .

In the m a tte r o f th e bill of T. J . H a rr in g ­ton policem an, it w as o rdered th a t he be allow ed pay fo r seven days, w hh n he lost by rea so n of h av in g u sp ra ined Knee w hich in ju ry he received w hile in th e d isch a rg e of his du ty .

A com m unication w as received from

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First Big: Laughing

Success This SeasonGrand Opera House

G. O. McFARLAND, Resident Mgr.. . . . . I f Y ou are in P o lit ic s bo Sure a n d S ee I t .

3 Nights and Saturday Afternoon MatineeCommencing Thursday, Jan. 5, 1899,

MISS BELLE Presenting This Favorito Au­thor’s Pet Comedy

ARCHER HOYT’S—DIRECTION OF—

.»»FRED E. WRIGHTS À CUM y i ySurrounded by a Magnificent Cast

of Artists.

Get in Line for Seats.

WOMAN.Full of Music, Specialties and

Pretty Girls.

Prices—25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00

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Cement, Lime, Lath. P laster, Hair Bituminous, Anthracite, and Sm ithing Coal

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P.J.BRQPHY & Co..

Grocers and ImportersHare added to their excel­lent slock of Groceries a full line of the

SANITAS NUT FOOD CO.’S PRODUCTS

Whioh doubtless the epicu­rean portion of the publie will fully appreciate. They have also a small consign­ment of

Flathead Valley H nctlelierriesPreserved. This is a rare table delica<A. Your inspec­tion is respectfully iiavited.

P .i.B R 0P H Y*çô28 N. Main St, Butte.

r iv in g in th e sum m er o f 1895. A t th a t tim e open g am b ling w as p roh ib ited by law , but a nu m b er of p laces w ere being ru n on the a lleged qu ie t. O ne of th em w as located in a room o ver th e old M int saloon, on M ain s tre e t, and w as u n d e r th e gen e ra l su p e r­v ision of W illiam W . B y th e r, a n a tiv e of M aine, w ho w as a s sq u a re a m an in his business a s eve r opened a ja c k p o t o r s h u f ­fled a ca rd . A bou t 9 o’clock in th e even ­ing of A ugust 9, Jo lly en te red th e p lace and a f te r an a t te m p t to ge t up a ligh t w ith sev ­e ra l persons, B y th e r inc luded, by in su ltin g them , he w hipped o u t a kn ife an d stabbed B y th e r sev e ra l tim e. T he w ound w as so se flo u s th a t it w eakened B y th e r an d he c o n trac ted typho id fever. W hile delirious he jum ped th ro u g h th e w indow of h is room, on th o th ird floor of th e D ’A cheul block, and b roke bis le ft a rm . A few d ay s la te r he died. A fte r th e s tab b in g Jo lly escaped, b u t w as ca p tu re d in th e e a s te rn p a r t of th e c ity on th e fo llow ing day and consigned to q u a r te r s in th e co u n ty ja il. T h ree m o n th s from th a t tim e found him in the p e n ite n tia ry to w hich in s ti tu tio n he had been sen tenced fo r th re e y ea rs fo r his crim e. H is sen tence exp ired a b o u t 18 m o n th s ago, an d a lth o u g h he re tu rn e d to B u tte a f te rw a rd s It w as only fo r a sh o rt s tay . A t th a t tim e th e K lond ike exc ite ­m en t w as ru n n in g w ide open and Jo lly jo ined in the m ad ru sh fo r D aw son C ity. The balanco is re la te d in the d ispatch .

th a t th eto W ellcom e & R oot, a tto rn ey

- , , . , . - h ad addressed a com m unicationT h e o w n e rs h a v e n o t to ld th e r e s u l t o f co u n ty com m issioners as follows” th e te s t s b u t h a v e a r r a n g e d to keep a ; “ R e fe rrin g to the m a tte r of th e ta x es fo r fo rc e o f m en w o rk in g th e re a l l w in te r . [ th e y e a r 1890, assessed a g a in s t the firm of

the

I t is s a id to he o n e o f th e b ig g e s t d isco v ­e rie s y e t m a d e in t h a t d is tr ic t .

ON A MINING DEAL,

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G re a t F a l l s L e a d e r : W illia m H . S u lh -e r lin . c o m m is s io n e r fo r M o n ta n a a t th e O m a h a ex p o s itio n , s p e n t som e tim e the o th e r d a y w ith th e s ta t e b o a rd o f e x ­a m in e rs w h ile i t w a s en g a g e d in a u d i tin g h is a c c o u n ts . T h e b il ls o f th e co m m is ­s io n e r a m o u n t to a b o u t $200 m o re th a n th e m o n e y a t p re s e n t a v a ila b le in the fu n d . A t th e b e g in n in g o f th e fisca l y e a r th e a p p ro p r ia t io n fo r th e fu n d , o f w hich th e re w a s re m a in in g a b o u t $200, re v e r te d to th e g e n e ra l fu n d . M r. S u th e r l in h a s sh ip p ed a ll e x h ib itio n s to th e ir o w n e rs w ith th e ex c e p tio n o f o n e p ic tu re , w h ich seem s to be m iss in g . T h a t is a p ic tu re o f “ M e d ita tio n ,” p a in te d b y M rs. G eo rg ia M cN eal M a r tin of B u tte , a n d i t w as g iv e n a p ro m in e n t p la c e in th e M o n ta n a b u ild in g d u r in g th e e x p o s itio n . M r. R u th e r lin b e lie v e s t h a t th e p ic tu r e w as p a c k e d in so m e b o x n o t y e t opened an d h a s no id e a t h a t it is a c tu a l ly lo s t.

EARLY m ail .L a k e T rib u n e : W . A. C lark , th e m in ing m an an d b an k e r, is su ing G. C am pbell in th e T h ird d is tr ic t

c o u r t fo r $19,000, alleged to be due on a m in ing deal. A ccording to th e a lleg a tio n s o f th e com plain t, on O ctober 1, 1898, L. C.T re n t en te red in to a c o n tra c t to p u rch a sefo r Mr. C la rk 95,112 s h a re s of th e s tock of ing. ao ~ i claimth e O phir Mill M ining com pany and 1,000 la r postofflee fo rce has been deta iled fo r j sh a re s of th e s to ck of th e O phir H ill M in- n ig h t d u ty fo r th e purpose of d is tr ib u tin gnuu-tca *■ 1-»_ i»__ *»__ti AMMi.rna rPliA nhomrn will hn

John Caplice i t Co., concern ing w hich wo had an in terv iew on S a tu rd ay , we desire to m ake you an offer of $1,000 a s a com pro ­m ise se tt lem en t of th e taxes re fe rred to. As s ta te d then , we p re fe r to pay (h is sum to en te rin g in to litig a tio n , and wifi be glad to be adv ised by you of its accep ta n ce .”

T he m a tte r w as re fe rred to a special com m ittee , to be appo in ted by the m ayor.

A claim fo r $350 d am ages Caused by a de­fec tive sew er a t 37 W est W oolm an s tre e t w as p resen ted by Jam e s W ilton, it w as re ­fe rred to th e sew er eom m itlce.

T he c ity c le rk rep o rted th e bond fu rn ished by C u rtis & M ahan fo r conduc ting a ro ller rink insufficient. T he clerk w as in s tru c ted to n o tify the. r in k people to th is effect. H a rr iso n & W hite , who sub-leased th e a r ­m ory fo r (he r in k , asked th a t Die co n tra c t be annu lled , a s th e r in k could not be run successfu lly w ith o u t m ak ing too m uch noise.

T he fo llow ing rep o rt o f tho Jud ic iary com ­m itte e w as adop ted :

“ We recom m end th a t Council Bill No. 17S be passed . W e recom m end th a t the claim of N. S. L edford fo r sidew alks bo p o s t­poned. Wo recom m end th a t tho claim of M ay L a th ro p fo r $21.50 be disallow ed. W e recom m end th a t tho claim of Mrs. A nnie E. C ain fo r reb a te of taxes be disallow ed. We recom m end th a t tho Dili of W illiam W hite

But tho prices is not always tho greatest consideration. In tho best Piano, material and labor of the best are required. The best Pianos cost more, but they live longer, are liner in tone and have a finer appearance generally. The one Piano that fills tho bill especially is,i,„ S T E C K

Sold only by

C. E. W E N D E L L , M anager

\19 North Main Street

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cefveVeth e ir m afi a t a m uch ea r lie r hou r ’ SJ2.50 W e recom m end th a t the claim of M. th a n fo rm erly . All th e th ro u g h m alls a re ! C anti on be rep o rted back to the council, now d is tr ib u ted by 6 o 'clock in tho m orn- ; " i h a recom m endation th a t the m ayor ap-

To accom plish th is, one of tho regu- t'p m t special com m ittee to a d ju s t said

ing & C o n ce n tra tin g com pany. By tho .... ------te rm s o f th e co n trac t, Mr. C am pbell w as to a g re a t convenience to citizens, deposit, and did deposit the s to ck ce rtifi­c a te s in W ells, F a rg o & Co.’s bank , and if b e fo re N ovem ber 24 Mr. T re n t, on beha lf o f M r. C la rk , paid to Mr. C am pbell $75,000, th e s to ck w as to be tra n s fe rre d to Mr.T re n t. ,

I t ap p e a rs th a t bo th p a r tie s lived up to th e te rm s of th e co n trac t, b u t w hile the s to ck w as in escrow , on N ovem ber 22, the m ines paid a d ividend of $19,000. 3 his, it is c laim ed, w as ta k en possession of by Mr.C am pbell, and su it is b ro u g h t on th e g round th a t w hen p laced in th e b an k it h a i tra n sfe rre d , th e tra n s fe r only to be con ­su m m ated on th e pay m en t of th e p u rch ase price.

a n n u a l m eetin g .

T h e a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e s to c k h o ld ­e r s o f th e F i r s t N a tio n a l b a n k o f B u tte w ill bè he ld a t th e office o f s a id b a n k in B u tte C ity , M o n ta n a , T u e sd a y , J a n u a r y 10, 1899, b e tw e en th e h o u rs o f 10 a. m. a n d 4 p. rn. O b je c t o f m e e tin g is e lec tio n

“ GAYEST MANHATTAN

T h e m o s t im p o r ta n t p ro d u c tio n t h a t h a s b ee n s e n t a c ro s s th e c o n t in e n t fo r m a n y a m o n th is a n n o u n c e d fo r p r e s ­e n ta t io n a t th e G ra n d o p e ra h o u se on S u n d a y n e x t. T h e c o m p a n y to p re s e n t

th e

W e recom m om l th a t th e claim o f Cor- f m a \ r i s 1i tr n rrivèsU‘ T he ch a n g e W fil'bo | n e’la J ^ -k s o n fo r $60 bo. disallow ed WeL.T„ " ---- to Citizens. recom m end th a t Die claim of Joseph R.

S ilver for s tr ik in g oil special a sse ssm en t be no t g ran ted .

" In reg a rd to tho claim of Le Blanc, fo r reb a te of taxes , you r com m ittee a sk fo r fu r th e r tim e and th a t th e c ity c lerk no lify Le B lanc to fu rn ish a m ore defin ite s ta te ­m en t in reg a rd to his c laim .”

T he council reso lu tion levying the pav ing assessm en ts and the special assessm en ts fo r sew ers co n s tru c ted Ihe p a s t year, and o th e r im provem ents done, w ere in troduced, m il J a n u a ry 18 fixed a s the tim e fo r hea r-

ions.tion w as passed th a t B u tte apply e rsh ip in th e L eague of A m erican

M unicipalities.V arious special assessm en ts fo r w ork

done th e past, sum m er w ere passed , th e re being no ob jec tions filed.

T he sew er com m ittee recom m ended th a t th e a sse ssm en t fo r the ea s t side sew er he

-------- ! 87 cen ts p e r f ro n t foot an d for Q u a rt alleyM a jo r H e n ry F ilin g , th e p re s id e n t o f p e r fro n t foot. The rep o rt w as

S o c ie ty o f M o n tan a P io n e e rs , is adopted .

« a n a t p. m* - *** tenu ja iiu df hAA° i r ^ k w 'is of d ire c to r s fo r e n s u in g y ea r , a n d t r a n s - I ing ob ject d been v ir tu a lly j a c tio n o f a n y o th e r b u s in e s s w h ich m a y A résolu

---- I p ro p e r ly com e o e fo re th e m e e tin g . f ° r monibcE . B . W E IR IC K , C ash ie r.

D a te d a t B u tte , M ont., D ec. 10, 1898.

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G a y e s t M a n h a t ta n ” n u m b e rs o v e r f if ty : w h a t is now M o n ta n a . M r. I d l in g is ! p eo p le a n d in th e se le c tio n o f th e c a s t a n x io u s t h a t a co m p le te re c o rd o f a l l th e ; CITY M a n a g e r J o h n F . H a r le y h a s c h o sen o ld t im e r s m a y be co m p iled b e fo re th e ; a r t i s t s w ho a r e a t th e to p of th e lis t. ; s t a t e s o c ie ty m e e ts in V irg in ia C ity n e x t ! P ro m in e n t in th e c a s t a r e M iss J e a n ; s u m m e r .M clim o y le . O c ta v ie B a rb e . J e n n ie L y n d i ------------------------------L e w is , J e s s ic a D u n c a n . M in n ie P a c k a rd , j e . B. T ra c e y , fo rm e r ly o f th e “ A rc a d e ” | E m ily J o rd a n , C a r r ie C am ero n , G eo rg e j e a t in g p lace , on S o u th M ain s t r e e t , h a s

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REPORTS FOR DECEMBER.

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H . C a rr , J a m e s A. K ie rn a n , F r a n k G a rd i ­n e r , T h o m a s A. K ie rn a n a n d H o ra c e T h ru m . B a r r e f r e s h m e n ts se rv ed .

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HOW EXASPERATING.

A s a ru le m o s t p eo p le a r e in te n s e ly e x a s p e ra te d w h en , a f t e r w a d in g th ro u g h so m e e x c i t in g s to r y in th e n e w s p a p e r w h ich th e y h a v e d e v o u re d w ith b r e a th ­le ss in te r e s t to find a t th e f in ish it is o n ly a t r a p to a d v e r t i s e som e w o n d e rfu l s o a p o r pa ten t, m e d ic in e . O f c o u rse , i t is d is ­a p p o in tin g , b u t j u s t co n s id e r how c le v ­e r ly i t is done, a n d . b y th e w a y , w h a t a

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I A t th e m eeting of th e city council la s t i n igh t tho fo llow ing rep o rts fo r D ecem ber I w ere received:

Chief o f Police M ulholland repo rted :1 “ T here w ere 385 a r re s ts m ade—239 m ales j and 146 fem ales; of th is num ber 273 w ere ! a rre s te d fo r a v io lation of city ord inances,I and 113 u n d e r th e s ta te laws.

“C onvic tions ob ta ined in c ity cases, 237; d ism issa ls an d com pla in ts w ithd raw n , 31; cases pending, 1; convictions ob ta ined in s ta te cases, !S; d ism issa ls and com plain ts w ith d raw n , 40; cases pending, 26.

“ D uring the m on th «6 persons applied a t th e city ja il fo r lodging and w ere accom m o­dated . N um ber o f m eals fu rn ished p rison ­ers in th e c ity ja il, 727, a t 12 cen ts p e r m eal —$s7.24.

“ N um ber of h ou rs ligh ts repo rted ou t by police officers, 265; a t 5 cen ts per ho u r— $13.25.

“ A m ount of lo s t an d sto len p roperty re-

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CHICAGO and KANSAS CITYNew Buffet Cars, New Compart­ment Cars, New Standard Sleep­ing Cars, New Reclining Chair Cars.

C. J . BROOKS, Traveling Passenger A gent, - S t. Paul.P .H . LORD, Qen’IP a s s ’r and Ticket Agent, - Chicago.