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Livingston, Montana.
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The following from the Spokane lie
riew will he of interest to the many tie
•qiMÙntances of Trank Esler, who was at
;<J«in during the tight between the
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'ni.rners and non union laborers at that
i place, and was reported among t he
killed :
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A short, slender, sinewy man with jet
black whiskers, dressed in a corduroy
suit, walked quietly into the Hotel Spo
käme last evening. He looked like a
wanderer from some distant land where
it is the fashion to be uncouth in dress.
ilt.any one imagined for a moment that
this was the ease, that speculation wits
quickly disabused, for prominent men
rushed to greet him, shaking his hand
as if he was a brother to all of them.
■ Height llutve
(moonshiner.
The lower part of his coat was in shreds
and he wore a hat that looked as if it
shaded the features of a
After brief exchange ut
i greetings he walked to the
»•rirte :
FRANK KSI.Eli, Had.
Sinne hurt Monday morning Frank
[ Bfiler ihas .been a fugitive, fasting, fleeing,
j watching and waiting in the Coeur d'
j Alette hills. He is the brother of A. M.
j Esler .of tite Frisco mine and has general
j chamge rtf the property. His courage
and fearlessness led many to believe
! that be visited the strikers and was shot
I full of holes after the mill was blown up,
but his brother, who was in Spokane,
! learned soon after the disaster that such
1 »'as not the case.
The reason why the strikers have been
so hitter against Frank Esler is the fact
that he has been very energetic in
bringing nun union uien into the Frisco
mine. He ran the Frisco boys in from
Tokoa through the threatening gangs of
strikers and in every ease was success
ful He was seen last night and told
the same story with reference to the
tight at the mill that has already been
told. He knew that the mill and men
were in danger, and particularly him
self. and hut for timely eaution he prob
ably would have fared much worse than
even the men who were hunted in the
swamps at the MissAoü.
"I knew the strikers might do some
thing desperat*»," he said last night,
''anil I prepared for any emergerfev. I
was careful to select two safe retreats
in case we were in any way driven from
the works. One was in one
n< 'l 8 on the hill above the mill,
j other was in a Hume near the mill. This
flume carried water to the Gem, and
t hs by far the better retreat by reason
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of its natural position. lhe strikers
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tired a dozen shots Iiefore our men
cocked a rifle. I ordered them to wait
when the first shot was tired, but when
we saw they meant business we tried the |
same game. Being tired upon from all :
sides it was pretty tough, but when they
blew up the mill I saw the jig was up :
and made for the flume. I carried in a
bucket of water, an ax, a pick and a
crowbar. I expected that they would j
hunt for me in every crevice anil that
they might set tire to the flume, but they i
did not. They thought 1 was in the
; ruins of the mill. At the same time they
[ looked around for me. I was in a posi
tion to see everything around me and
counted over 1(HJ strikers. I lay there
all that day and about 11 o'clock at night
crawled out. A flume is a damp place, I
tell you, and every bone in my laxly
creaked.
"I secured a gun and took to the hills.
of the tun
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but did not go far. I thought at first I
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that I would go around by Granite, but
I had no fixxl nor water, and knew that
it would take me three days to get to
Wallace. I returned to the railroud
track and determined to risk going
through Gem. I made up my mind that
if I did not meet more than three men
at one time I would have a show. I was
satisfied that I could drop two of them
and the third might suddenly change
his mind. Unexpectedly I saw three
men very near me, coming ]
ized. I ]Hissed through Gem without
luch difficulty, though I had to pass
side of the railroad track. I intended to
try the "dago racket" if they stopped
me, and use the sign language. They
did not stop me, for I was not recog
nized
much
several men. ^
"W hen I reached W allace I stole in
the back door of the Carter house, got
something to eat and warned the propri
etor to not give me away, and to deny
all rumors that I was alive. I got a
field glass there, and taking some pro
visions and water, took to the hills above
the town. I made trips to the hotel
nightly and lived that way for five days
and nights. With the Held glass I could
see everything that was going on below ,
but I did not venture out until I saw
the troops come in."
The i «mir «UAIeiie Trouble.
The situation in the Cieur d Alene
mining district with the advent of troops
last Friday and Saturday has been com
pletely reverse»».. Instead of the aggres
i sh6 ,n<,v »* lwnt * l»> members erf the mi
tiers union the mine owners association
ami non-union workmen are in the as
('endeuey. 1 minodiately upon thedeclar
at ion «if maitial law the ariest of strik
ing miners was begun and over 200 have
so far lieen arrested and temporarily
confined i-n the school house and ware
n»»ni8 to await trial for charges of c<ui
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s l M, acy. They will probably have to
stslnd trial at Boise City before the Uni
t*»! States court, as the mills were in
C5on trol of tlie district court at the time,
T ^e penalty is very severe. Along list
witnesses and a large number of affi
Havits has been secured and the pros
«mutions will be vigorously pushed. The
,m " n suspected of using dynamite and
shooting mm union men will also have ^
to answer, not only to the charge of con
spiracy, but also to the charges of will
fill destruction of property and murder.
Those who caused the explosion at the
Frisoo mill, if discoverd, will be tried
{or U1,, rder in killing the men there.
A thorough investigation of the shoot
ifg at Gem is to la» made and union and
non-union men are to be tried alike for
their share in the atfair. The courts are
now to be upjiculed to, as all the prison
ers are to lie handed over to the author
ities for trial, under directions from the
war department.
According to advices received by the
Spokane Si*okesman the non-union men j
wili lie heard from as soon as the trou
bles have ended. They claim that their
interests have been entirelv overlooked.
The general public, they assert, have
taken sides and that their sympathies
are either with the miners' union or the
mine owners' association.
Thursday afternoon the non-union
men discussed their grievances and, it is
said, those who were in Spokane out
lined a jxiliey which they will ask those
who remained in Tekoa and Cceur
d'Alene to indorse. It is also said that
they have prepared a statement for the
press, which w ill be published when the
present excitement is over. The docu
ment has lieen placed in the hands of a
well-known citizen of Spokane and will
be published when he decides it w ill
have no prejudicial effect.
The non-union men claim that as
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American citizens they have the right
to work for anv wages they wish. Also
that no body of men has a right to in
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terferc with them in the discharge of .
any engagement they make. They also |
assert that thev must be recompensed
for the time löst through their being
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Prevented from working when they <fe
sired to do so. Those who received in- !
juries will also seek compensation, and !
those who were compelled to give up j
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their money at Old Mission will demand |
that their loss be made good.
There promises to be some interesting 1
developments in a few .lavs. The man '
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who holds the statement was asked yes- |
terday why he did not publish it. "I in
tended to publish it Sunday morning,"
he said, ''if I saw the troops had iiosses
sion of the mines and the men had re
turned to work. Now I think it will be
wiser to hold it back till the excitement
has cooled down. I have no desire to
increase the trouble by adding fuel to
the tire."
One important contention the non
union men will make is that Shoshone
county is liable for the injuries they re
ceived and for their loss of time. They
claim that if the owners of the Frisco
mill get recompensed for the destruction
of their property, they must be paid for
the injuries received in its defense.
That the non-union men have carefully
thought out their plan of action is evi
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dent from their familiarity with the
legal aspects of the cases. Separate
claims will be made for the loss sus
tained and the injuries received at Old
Mission and Gem.
A Wardner dispatch of the 19th says :
The detachment sent by Gen. Carlin to
Fourth of July canyon has returned,
bringing out of the mountain recesses a
party of nearly starved non-union men,
numbers of whom are wounded. All of
the men had been robbed of their money
] and stripped of clothing, blankets, etc.
Searching parties detailed for that pur
pose are out looking for missing men.
The stories of those brought in continu
, previous reports of the outrages and bar
barities perpetrate d in the canyon. A
, j^y recovere d from the river Sun
j day could not from its bloated condition
j ^ rewo g n j zet i an d the remains received
a rude burial.
The latest news from the Cieur d'
Alene country is to the effect that
work has been resumed in all the mines.
Wages have been fixed nt 89.50 per day
for skilled miners and 89 for sliovelers,
with the right to board and lodge
where they please. A Wallace dispatch
of the 21st says : Breen, Dallas and
Poyton, who were trusted leaders un
der O'Brien, have escaped to Montana.
Requisition papers will be forwarded to
Gov. Toole, and their arrest will prob
ably follow. All the other prominent
leaders are in custody. Indications
point to a general exodus into Montana
of su< ii union miners as have not already
1 h« ii hi rested. Although the Miner's
nnm in the Cieur d'Alenes is coin-j
pletely broken up and the mine owners
are free from its halter, it will require !
tin presence of federal troops for six
months or more to insure the workin
here immunity from attack.
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Philadelphia, organized
t ,, i ,i 'c «
' i'ilinif Kniglits T«»iu|»Ihi
1 lie uicmhers of the'"Denver Club of
181)12, K. T. of
January 1, 181K), to attend the Twenty
I' if t h 1 rienniul Conclave of the Cranil !
Encampment of the United States, to be
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held in Denver, August 9.1892, arrived ,
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m La\ingston Mondav at 11:1;> by special
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train from the east, The party num
bered one hundred and fifty people from
itlier Pennsylvania
•ommodated by six !
^ hiladelphfa and
''Hies and were .............. .......
Pullmans, a diner and three baggage I
Clirs- They were met here by members
of St. Bernard Commaiulery of this city j
Hnd arrangements made for a formal re- j
ception upon their return from the Park.
At this place the party was organized
into two divisions the red and blue
ribbon and will la- taken through the
Park separately in order to better accom
modate them at the hotels. The per
sonnel of the excursionists is as follows :
Isaac Albertson, Miss C. L. Altenuis,
H. Harnett and wife, F. Harnett, George
Harnett, R. R. Baizley, Jos. Hird and
wife, Lewis D. Relair and wife, M. F.
Benerraan and wife, Philadelphia ; Ed
win Boone, Reading; E. F. Bogert,
Wilkesbarre ; Fred Butts, Philadelphia;
Miss E. C. Blackfan, New Hope; M. H.
Burgunder, Wilkesbarre; W. B. Burk
an d wife, Philadelphia; Mrs. iS. R.
Briner, Reading ; (Jlias. Cary, Philudel
Foster and wife, Philadelphia ; Francis
Feriniinure and w ife, Miss Emily G. Een
phia ; J. 1'. Crater and wife. Easton ; II. |
Clements,Philadelphia; George R.Clark
and wife, Itnzelton ; Charles 1'. Chidsey?
Easton; Miss M. J. Cotterel, Reading ;
Charles Chipman ami wife, German'own;
A. M. Davis, Philadelphia; Jos. W. Day,
Reading; David Dallas, Ardmore; R.
W. Denver, M. D., Germantown ; Joshua
Evans and wife, Phillip Engelke, C. 11.
Eld ridge and wife. Philadelphia ; J. L.
Forwood, M. D., and wife, Chester; E.
M. Fox and wife, Easton ; Samuel R
minore, Bristol ; C. Faser and wife,Phil
adelphia ; Jos. B. Feustmann, New York,
X. Y.; Win. J. Garvin and wife, S. Gour
ley anil wife, Philadelphia; John F.
Gwinner and w ife, Easton ; G. Groez
uiger and wife. Master Theo. Groezinger.
Miss Barbara Groezinger, Lancaster;
Frank iialpen, Philadelphia ; E. Rankin
,illusion, Mechuuiosburg ; George W.
Iw'f «««k J W Halbert George W
"i^hes, H. W. Halloweli and wife, Miss
q. Hahowefl, Mrs. Julia A. Hallowell,
Miss Julia M. Hallowell, Philadelphia;
W» W. Heed, Westchester ; J. S. Hunt,
lj « K" ; Jame« Kerr D. J Kerr,
aMiss M. Kerr, Philadelphia: Victor
Koch , Scranton ; Adam Lohman, Cham
Ijersburg . N. Ferree Lightner, John A.
Lehman, S. A. Leith and wife, Miss B.
•^•l-'^jth.XX.Limiug and wife, Ptiila
delphia : Ij. If. Lamb, AVleehamcsbur^ ;
j. T . Lippincott, I). D.S.. Dmvningtown;
Wm. Lau bach, Easton, J. P. McGarrah,
Wilkesbarre ; John McUahan anil wife,
' ,ohn ll - M^'Gridgeand wife. E. G. Ma
jor and wife, H. C. Off and wife, \\. J.
Peale and wi f ei Mis8 L _ Pe!lk . t Master J.
X!. Peale, L. M. Phillips, Edward Perry
and wife. Miss Annie C. Perry, Miss
Madge C. Perry. A. A. Reeves and wife,
C. 11. Reeves and wife, George P. Raser,
(W. Reisky, Philadelphia: John B.
Raser, Reading; Samuel Ruder, Easton;!
Franklin A. Smith, Miss Clara E. Smith,
Misst«. W. Smith, A. G. Speier, John
Stewart, and wife, W. H. Stoyle, Edward
B. Spencer, G. K. Schaut, Mrs. G. Z.
Schaut, Philadelphia ; J. F. Siegel,
Scranton ; Guy H. Sadler, Hazelton ; H. j
•}; ^; le ', Ea« l, 3>! H. Sherwood, i
ij». L. heidel, n. M. St!henm*rhorn. Den
L. S. Tull, R. J. Thomp
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nis J. Sweeny
son and w ife. Master Richard Thomp
son, Jos. S. Wright and wife, R. II. Wat
son, Miss Irene Watson, M. Wyllner,
Philadelphia ; F. W. Wollerton, Miss
Olivia Wollerton, Westchester ; Miss
Clara Wilson, Trenton, N. J.. S. A. Will
lace, L. S. Wessels, Philadelphia ; L. C.
Wooley, Trenton, X. J.: Francis Wag
ner, M. D., and wife, Wilkesbarre ; M.
Ziegler, Philadelphia.
Returning they will arrive at Living
ston at 9 o'clock this evening and remain
three hours, during which time they
will be escorted to the rooms of the Liv
ingston club and appropriately enter
tained by the members of St. Bernard
com mande ry. At the conclusion of the
reception the party will leave at 12
o'clock for the Pacific coast, returning
east over the Union Pacific road to Den
ver where next month they will attend
the triennial conclave.
H«*1U fur Kuhbery.
Eugene Turner, the colored lad who
was arrested several weeks since on a
charge of having robbed the safe in the
postoffice in this city of nearly $200 on
the 9th of May last, had his preliminary
hearing before United States Commis
sioner Hosford Saturday. United States
Attorney E. D. Weed of Helena ap
peared fur the prosecution and W. H.
Poorman of this city defended. The
evidence did not materially differ from
the statement of the affair as published
in the Entekcuise at the time the ar
rest was made. As contended by Young
Turner at the time he maintained when
upon the witness stand that Seott Wil
cox and Matie Davenport, two youths of
about 12 years of age were the ones who
eutered the postoffiee building from the
rear and that it was the intention to tap ;
the till of A. Croonquist who occupied j
the front as a confectionery store. On j
the other hand the Davenport boy testi
lied that he did not enter the building. I
This was corroborated by evidence of !
statements made by Turner to Dell Al- I
derson and W. B. Altimus and also h
Marshal Johnson. Turner's evidenei
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was also flatly contradicted by Scott
Wilcox at the time of the arrest, but as
the evidence w as considered sufficient to
warrant the holding of Turner, this wit
ness was not sworn. At the conclusion
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°* the hearing Commissioner Hosford
held Turner to await the action of the
granit jury at Die next term of United
States court at Helena in the sum of
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confined in the countv jail until such
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time as bis case
the con rt.
jail
be considered bv
I I he following cases were disposed of
dur.ng the past week :
j Morris J. Morris and William H.Wil
j Hams admitted to citizenship.
| Motion for new trial taken under advise
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statement ; statement signed and motion
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The State of Montana vs. Jacob Flesli
man ; forgery. Plea of guilty and de
fendant remanded to custody of sheriff
to await sentence July l!)th.
In the matter of the estu'e of John
Halloran, deceased. Hearing continued
until July 20th.
F. W. Wright, as treasurer, Ac. vs. «I.
A. McMahon. Plaintiff dismisses ac
tion as nettled.
A. Krieger «fe Co. vs. W. A. Smith.
Proposed amendments on motion for
new trial accepted and incorporated in
for a new trial taken under advisement.
Frank Bland vs. J. II. Conrad A Co
ment.
\\ iiliam E. Youmuns vs. Bernice You
muns. Default of defendant entered
and decree of divorce granted.
Getchel L. Mattock vs. Emanuel
Goughnour. Motion for new trial taken
under advisement.
Sophia M. Wetzstein et al. vs. Hattie
M. Joy et al. Statement on motion for
new trial settled and signed, and sub
mitted without argument and overruled,
Henry Becker vs. E. A. Vickery et ux.
Default of defendant entered and judg
ment for plaintiff for $2,72C>..'t2 and 8200
attorney's.fees-Jand costs of suit. De
cree of foreclosure ordered.
A. Krieger <fc Co. vs. W. A. Smith.
Motion for •.'•>'». 'rial overruled.
Getchel L. Mattock vs. Emanuel
Goughnour. Motion for new trial over
ruled and defendant granted a stay of
proceedings for five days to tile appeal
bond.
Eva C. lino vs. Nicholas lino. Default
of defendant entered and decree of di
vorce granted.
In the matter of the estate of John W.
G rann is, deceased. Protest to final set
tlement of administrator taken under
advisement. Report of administrator
approved except as to tlie item of 818tl.
Ornnldo Baker vs. John B. Cixik et al.
Argued and taken under advisement.
The State of Montana vs. Jacob Flesh
Kxuuutivr Committee Meeting:.
The executive committee of the na
tional mining congress, consisting of the
mnn . lime of sentence extended until
»Saturday, July 29, 1892.
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1" esiuent and vice presidents from the ,
j «tates and territories represented, met in
i Helena, July 15th and organized by
ih.n Wnnoi «< : \ T mvi..mi nmni !
V , * f rancs G. New land presi
dent and J. K. Homing secretary. It
was deeded that the third session <>f
the national mining congress should be j
held at Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tues
day, December (5, 1892. Hon. W. F.
James, of Utah,'was appointed a manag
ing committee of one, with power to ap
point a local committee and make all
necessary arrangements for the third
meeting of congress.
lion. Francis G. Newland was author
ized to api»oint delegates from the gold
and silver states to attend a conference
to be held at the same time and place as
the international monetary conference,
he to he chairman of such delegation.
It was ordered that the second resolu
tion, referring to pledging of candidates
for presidential electors, be published
and a copy sent to each convention in
the mining states.
It was also ordered that the matter of
representation to the third national
mining congress be referred to Presi
dent Francis G. Newland and Vice Pres
idents Milo H. Slater, Geo. W. Irvine
and W. F. James, with power to act.
The publication of the proceedings of
the second national mining congress
was referred to the executive committee
from Montana.
Barber Courte it a relit* Again.
Inter Mountain: Martin Moran of
Helena, an uncle of Mrs. Courtemarche,
the wife of the barber who is serving a
term in the penitentiary, is circulating a
jietition for his pardon. Courtemarche
was sent to the state's prison the 15th
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of last February for forging a che.k for
810. He left a young w ife and four chil
dren as a charge upon the county. The
; barber makes all kinds of gixxl promises
j for the future if released. His wife says
j lie never abused her and she is anxious |
to have him out. so that he can support
I her and the family. John Capliee was
! the first man to sign the petition and it
I is believed many others will add their
! signature;
Il.tillTunny OU NIIMINUUS.
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Met-llui; «if l.ivinifNtmi ll*»|i,ilili« l i«i s.
A well attended meeting of the repub
lican club was held at Fowlie's hall Sat
unlay evening to ratify the nominations
of Harrison and Reid. On motion Judge
Henry was chosen chairman and, on
assuming the chair, made a forcible and
stirring adderss which dieted great ap
plause. Hon. E. 1). Weed, of Helena,
was then introduced as the principal
S' eaker of the evening. Mr. Weed spoke
for about twenty minutes and reviewed
the work of the Minneapolis convention
and the causes which led to the selec
tion of the republican standard bearers.
After reviewing the history of the nom
inees the speaker dwelt upon the record
of President Cleveland and his subordi
nates regarding the west and closed
with the prediction that Lewis anil
Clarke county would roll up from Ö00 to
1000 republican majority and that the
state would give at least û,000 for the
same party. II. J. Miller was then called
upon and made a few remarks, lieing
followed by A. R. Joy and W. H. Poor
man, who closed the speechmaking with
one of the best addresses of the evening.
In view of the fact that the campaign
«'ill not open for several weeks it was
, , ,
I deemed advisable to postpone tne elec
tion of officers until after the conven
tions have been held, so that active re
publicans might be selected to look after
the interests of the club. A motion to
this eifect was made and carried after
which the meeting adjourned.
Although the meeting was held early
in the campaign a good audience was
present and the proceedings through
out were marked bv great enthusiasm. It
was clearly evident that the republicans
of th 'B city are a vake to the responsi
'»ihties rmUing upon them and when the
campaign opens Livingston republicans
may lx* depended upon to do all in their
,
, big cave in the Blue .lay mine, which it
will take some time to repair before de
velopment can be resumed,
!
Thomas W. Fisher, the well-known
and geniat young prospector, came in
Saturday from the Telluri, le district, in
j the Sunlight country. He showed us a
power to promote the interests of the
party.
Mr. Weed is an eloquent and entertain
ing speaker and Ins remarks were atten
tively listen*»! to. being frequently in
terrupted by bursts of applause. Al
though unprepared to make any -discus
sion of the issues before the people he
dwelt briefly upon the position of the
republican party upon the principal is
sues. and before the campaign closes
will probably be in Livingston again
when ths issues of the present campaign
will be fully reviewed from a republican
standpoint.
IlKII 1.0DOE NEWS.
[From the Picket.j
Nick Willoughby had his head severe
ly hurt Sunday by being thrown from a
horse at Merritt. Ho w as brought home
and is now under the care of Dr. J. H.
Johnson who reports that his patient is
improving.
Shelby Eli Dillard returned the first
of the week from a two weeks' outing at
1 iis Grove creek mines. He reports a
piece of galena which carries GO per cent
lead and runs 894 in silver, of which he
says he and his partner, Frank Chatfleld,
have a lend of thirteen inches, on which
they are doing development work. Tom
has the utmost confidence in the future
of the Telluride district and is well con
tent to stay with his prospects in that
locality.
County Commissioner K. B. Briggs ar
rived in town Wednesday, and Thurs
day, in company with Road Supervisor
Estes, T. P. McDonald, James Virtue
and Samuel Taggart, made a trip over
the Clark's Fork road to decide what
; work was necessary to put that thor
! oughfare in good condition. On the re
turn of tne party, Mr. Briggs informed
] us that a new grade had been estab
lished for a distance of alxnit 2,000 feet
in order to get around two steep hills
und that a bridge across one of the
gulches would have to be moved. In or
der to hasten the matter the commis
sioners will not advertise for bids for
the work, the specifications now being
drawn up and can lx* seen at the office
of McDonald A Chapman. The work
will be let by contract anil we are in
formed that bids will bo submitted by
James Virtue and Samuel Taggart of
this place. Mr. Briggs left for home yes
terday afternoon.
Mioot.
At the regular shoot of the Yellow
stone Gun club last Saturday W. F.
Shearil, although a contestant, waived
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