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PERSONAL
-Wm. C. Riddle, of Elkhorn, is in the city
-Ed O’Rourke came up from Billings this morning
-M. A. Miller, of Dillon, is visiting the capital city
-A. B. Hamilton, of Choteau, is in the city on business
-John Deegan and family are in the city from Bald Butte
-Dr. J. M. Sligh and wife, of Granite, are at the Helana
-John Buckley, of Benton, is registered at the Grand Central
DIED
Mrs. Emma Hildenstab, wife of the late Louis Hildenstab,
died suddenly Sunday, after a brief illness of two days. Deceased was
a sister of Frank J. Kenck. She leaves one child, four years old.
Funeral took place from the residence of Mr. Kenck, Fifth ward, at 2 o’clock
p.m. today.
LOCAL NEWS
From the Daily Herald
of March 31
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
The Quartette Charges With Horse Stealing Up To-Day
Justice Votaw’s court room in the Galen block was crowded
this morning to hear the developments in the horse stealing case, in which
Peter Wiegan implicates Chas. Reed, Tad Kelly, James Luke
and Antone Zimmer. Wegan, J. F. Hall and J. Hall were
witnesses on the stand this forenoon. At noon the hearing was adjourned
till 1:30. At the afternoon session it was decided to continue the hearing
in the police court and hither the crown went, completely filling the
room. Wiegan, the complaining witness, testified that about three weeks
ago he found two of his colts missing. He heard that a bunch of horses
had been driven off the range. He followed the trail of this bunch down
and across the Missouri. He went on and stayed at a rancher’s whose
name was Burk. Here he found Chas. Reed and James Luke. During some conversation
these two said they had brought a bunch of horses down from the Prickley
Pear valley, and while crossing the river they lost five head by their
breaking though the ice. Weigan also heard Antone Zimmer had helped drive
the horses down to the river then going back to Reed’s ranch, and
also that Tad Kelly had had a hand in gathering the horses before they
were taken down. The other winesses told of seeing a man, supposed to
be Antone Zimmer, drive a bunch of horses from the Leland Corrall, in
the northern part of the Prickley Pear valley off in a northwest direction.Wm.
Burk, the rancher with whom Reed and Luke were stopping, told how he accompanied
Reed, Zimmer and Luke when they drove the horses down to the river crossing.
He said he understood that they were to be taken up to the Milk river
country and as he was soon to drive a bunch up to that country, he thought
that they could take them all up together. He also said that he had hired
Reed to break horses for him. Burk denies the presence of a roan-sorrell
colt or a bay colt in the bunch, such as Wegan says he lost, but says
there were two sorrell colts in the bunch, one of which was lost through
the ice.There are many witnesses yet to hear from, and the case will no
doubt last all day Monday.
HURT BY A BLAST
A Falling Rock Strikes Willie Norris on the Head
Yesterday afternoon Willie Norris, the ten-year-old son of W. E. Norris,
while standing in his yard on Lyndale avenue, was struck on the head with
a fragment of rock, which was thrown from a blast near by and seriously
hurt. The rock which struck young Norris was thrown fully two hundred
feet in the air and descending struck the boy on the side of the head,
cutting a gash an inch wide from the top of the head down the side fully
two inches long and crushing in a part of the skull. The boy, who had
been knocked senseless by the blow, recovered consciousness when Dr.
Miller, who was in attendance, after removing a number of pieces of
splintered bone, raised the bone that was pressing against the brain.
The Doctor thinks the injury is very serious.Dr. Miller visited the little
sufferer again this morning. He found him a little more conscious than
he was yesterday. He could speak a little and said more words than he
could command last night. Except this additional brightness there was
no change in his condition. The Doctor says his injuries are of the gravest
nature and that it will be three or four days before he can hazard an
opinion as to whether or not the patient will recover. The chances are
against the
recovery.
-Gus Alhe,
of Avon, is registered at the Grand Central
-M. T. Linden, of Butte, is in the city on business
TO CHANGE HANDS
Pope & O’Connor to Give Up Ming’s Opera House
Today the lease which Pope & O’Connor have had on Ming’s
Opera House for the last three years, expires. It is understood that the
management is to be taken in hand by the Ming boys. Messsrs. Pope
& O’Connor, during their term of management, have treated the
public to some excellent productions by standard companies in comedy,
drama and tragedy and have always treated the theater-goers with great
liberality. They retire with the best wishes of all theatergoers and of
the public in general.
PERSONAL
-D. W. Middlemas, of Milton, Oregon, is visiting Helena, his former
home
-Rev. J. H. Crooker leaves Monday for a trip to the Pacific coast,
to be absent for two or three weeks. He expects to visit the Midwinter
Fair.
-H. A. Holmes is in from St. Louis, Mont.
-Jas. Winscott and family, of Anamosa, Iowa, have moved to Helena
for their future home. Mr. Winscott is a brother of John Winscott.
-C. F. Booth, one of the county commissioners of Silver Bow, came
over from Butte yesterday and is topping at the Helena.
-F. H. Dates, of Great Falls, is in town
-R. T. Bayliss, of Marysville, is at the Helena
-R. W. Raymond and C. W. Goodale came down from Maryville
this morning
-H. H. Potting, the Marysville merchant, is in the city
LOCAL VARIETIES
-The case of the State vs. E. S. Kellogg, charging Dr. Kellogg
with practicing medicine without a license, came up in Judge Buck’s
court this morning. Col. Nolan appeared for the prosecution and
Attorney Walsh for the defense. The jury found the doctor guilty
of the charge and the court imposed a fine of $100 and costs. An appeal
will be taken to the Supreme Court.-W. V. Meyers, of Toston, George
Clark, of York, and A. P. McDonald, of Rimini, were in the
city today-The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomination of C. P. Blakely
as Register of the Land Office at Bozeman.
-B. H. Wilkerson, the man convicted of killing deer out of season,
is at last free, the board of pardons approving the action of Lieut.
Gov. Botkin.
-The Ford boys, charged with the murder of Hans Thompson
near Marysville, pleaded not guilty this morning. They will be tried on
the return of Judge Hunt.
-It is reported that the Haynes party who have just returned from
the Yellowstone park, found the carcasses of eleven more buffalo. This
make seventeen that have been killed there this winter.
-Mr. H. C. Sterling has been appointed and took charge on the 1st
inst. As foreman of the Helena Rapid Transit railroad and power plant,
relieving Mr. Fred Montgomery, who has so acceptably filled the
position, but contemplates a trip to Colorado.
From the Daily Herald
of March 28
THE CORONOR’S JURY
Are of the Opinion That the Ford Boys Killed Thompson. Coronor Pleasants,
who left here Monday evening for Marysville, to hold an inquest over the
body of Hans Thompson, who was reported to have been killed by
A. W. And E. S. Ford returned to Helena today. The inquest
was held yesterday. The post-mortem examination revealed the fact that
the bullet had entered the body just over the heart, passed through the
heart and spinal column and lodged just underneath the skin of the back.
Death was instantaneous. As a result of the inquest the coroner’s
jury found that they believed that Thompson had met his death at the hands
of the Ford boys. The evidence was all circumstantial, but the jury were
of the opinion, that instead of the gun being discharged while all three
men were engaged in the scuffle one of the Fords deliberately shot Thompson
and shot to kill.During the inquest the Ford boys refused to make any
statement whatever, and the killing of Thompson, as told by other witnesses,
is about as follows:The Fords were in Marysville Sunday, leaving there
about 11 a.m., after purchasing some cartridges for a Winchester rifle
and a couple of bottles of whiskey. When they left town they were accompanied,
for about four miles, by a wood chopper who rode in the sleigh with them.
This man did not notice any gun in the sleigh, although he saw the package
of cartridges. Another man, at whose ranch the Fords stopped on their
way home, saw them load a gun with seven or eight cartridges, after which
the gun was placed in the sleigh. When about half way between Marysville
and their ranch they met Van Velit, Thompson’s partner, to
whom they offered a drink. Van Velit refused and after a short conversation
passed on. As he was going away one of the Fords shouted, with an oath,
that they were ‘going to kill old man Thompson.’Other evidence
before the coroner is as follow: On reaching the cabin of Thompson, which
is some distance off the main road, one of the Fords entered the cabin,
the other remaining in the sleigh. After some time had passed the Ford
outside went to the cabin door and told his brother to ‘come on and
go home.’ This he started to do, but as he was crossing the threshold
Thompson struck him from behind, felling him. Thompson then jumped over
the prostrate man and running past the other brother seized the gun in
the sleigh and, grasping it by the mazzle, turned to strike the man that
was nearest to him. As the gun descended Ford threw up his left hand to
ward off the blow and caught the gun at the hammer in the palm of the
hand between the thumb and first finger, the stock striking him just over
the right eye, cutting a gash in his head. As the gun descended it was
discharged with fatal result and the stock was broken.After the tragedy
the Ford boys, still under the influence of liquor, visited several ranchmen
in the vicinity telling the foregoing story and asking them to go down
to Thompson’s cabin, saying that Thompson had killed himself and
they wanted them for witnesses.From these witnesses the above story of
the killing was obtained. The evidence in entirely circumstantial but
very strong. The threats of the Fords that they were going to kill Thompson.
Their turning off the main road to go to Thompson’s cabin was done
for some reason. Nothing had been said to Thompson regarding the presence
of the gun in the sleigh. How did he know it was there? A rancher had
seen the Fords load the gun with seven or eight cartridges; of these five
loaded ones were still in the magazine, an empty shell in the barrel,
and a loaded cartridge was found near the door of Thompson’s cabin,
which looks as if one of the men, wishing to make a sure shot and not
being sure there was a cartridge in the barrel, had worked the lever,
throwing out the loaded shell and placed another one in its place. The
absence of powder burns on Thompson’s shirt, which, had the gun been
as far away as three or four feet at the time of the discharge, would
have been noticeable; and most important of all, the course of the bullet
tended upward from the place of entrance at an angle of about thirty degrees.One
of the statements made by the Fords was to the effect that Thompson staggered
fifteen feet after the shot was fired. This would have been impossible,
as the spinal cord was severed, thus paralyzing the lower part of the
body.All this evidence was carefully considered by the jury before the
above verdict was reached.Under Sheriff Hoss and Constable Hendricks
brought the men down from Marysville this morning and placed them in the
county jail. They also brought down the gun with which the deed was done,
the stock of which was split from end to end, the bullet that so suddenly
terminated Thompson’s career, and a piece of the shirt worn by the
murdered man showing the hole made by the bullet. A. B. Ford, one
of the men, is married and has a family.
-John McDermott,
of Basin, is in town
-Chas. Thompson came in from Townsend this morning.
FOR HORSE STEALING
A Quartette of Men From the Valley Rounded Up
Chas. Reed, Jas. Luke, Antone Zimmer and A. J., better known
as ‘Tad’ Kelley, were brought before Justice Votaw
this morning charged by Peter Wegan with horse stealing. R.
R. Purcel appeared for the defendants and County Attorney Nolan
for the state. By the mutual agreement of the lawyers the preliminary
examination was postponed until next Saturday morning at ten o’clock.
Horse stealing, rustling, cattle killing and the like have been carried
on in the part of the country with a high hand for a long time and it
is fully time to stop such outrages. If it can be proved that these men
are interested in any way with any of the above named crimes it will go
hard with them. Sheriff Curtis says he is going to do everything
in his power to bring the parties connected in this business to trial
and will convict them if possible.
TWO BAD BOYS
Missoula Has Two Delegates for the Reform School
A Missoula special says: A deep plan of burglary was unearthed this afternoon
by the sheriff’s officers, who arrested two lads not more than 14
years old, who had been detected in a plan for wholesale housebreaking
on the south side. For three or four days articles have been missed from
houses in South Missoula and, by close watching, it was found that two
boys, named Mott and Harley, had constructed skeleton keys
of steel wire and had entered houses when the occupants were away. Nothing
of great value had been taken yet, but the boys had evidently planned
to make a wholesale raid as soon as they had got the lay of the land.
PERSONAL
-Col. C. D. Curtis returned from a short visit to Great Falls last
evening
-C. C. Cochran, local editor of the GREAL FALLS TRIBUNE, is in
the city
-Frank Marion, of Great Falls, is at the Grand Central
-H. G. Swaney, of Choteau, is in the city on business
-J. E. Potter came in on this morning’s train from Three Forks.
-Charles Watson, of Marysville, is in town
-Adjutant General Lloyd was in the city from Butte yesterday
-Ed. Winston, of Billings, is registered at the Grand Central
-H. L. Simmons came down from Wickes this morning
-Jno. H. Cole, of Philipsburg, is at the Helena
-John Lucas arrived in town this morning from Castle
-H. E. Thompson came down from Marysville this morning on a business
trip
-S. G. Ramsey, of Missoula, is at the Helena
-C. C. Cochran and son of the GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, are in the city
-C. M. Barden, representing Crane Bros., paper manufacturers
of Bridgeport, Conn., is in the city
-S. H. Crounse, from Chicago, is here at his old home to visit for
some days. He came over the Great Northern. Snow through Dakota and up
to Havre he reports deep, and the plains temperature severe
WITHOUT A LICENSE
Dr. Kellogg Charged With Practicing Without One
An information has been filed by County Attorney Nolan against
Dr. E. S. Kellogg, chargin him with practicing without a license
since his certificate was revoked by the district court. It is understood
that this was of the doctor’s own seeking as he admitted having continued
to prescribe for those patients he had under his care at the time the
decision of the district court was announced. T. J. Walsh, the
doctor’s attorney filed a demurrer to the information and the matter
was argued yestereay before Judge Buck, who took it under advisement.
By agreement the doctor will appear for trial and a jury will be sworn.
The defendant will object to the admission of any testimony and move that
the jury be instructed to acquit. If the judge holds that way the prosecution
will end. If he should decide against the doctor, the jury will be instructed
to bring in a verdict of guilty, and the court will impose sentence.
LOCAL VARIETIES
-Hon. Granville Stuart proposes to leave for his post in South
America in about a week
-The Ford boys were arraigned in court this morning. The information
against them was read and the trial was set for next Tuesday.
-Articles of incorporation of the Bozeman Book and Stationery company
have been filed. Operations are to be carried on in Bozeman. Capital stock
is $50,000 divided into $100 shares.
-A rancher named Jellison, living near Big Timber, received a fatal
wound from a revolver yesterday. While engaged in a playful wrestling
match the revolver he carried fell to the floor and discharged. The bullet
struck him in the chin and lodged back of the ear.
PERSONAL
-Major T. H. Buck, formerly of Helena, is in the city from New
York
-Mrs. M. B. Braiden who has been traveling in Europe during the
past year, has returned home, and is a guest at the Helena.
-Chas. W. Cannon has returned from a trip of eighteen days to Salt
Lake and Denver. Mrs. Cannon remained in Salt Lake, where she will
visit for some days yet.
THE ELKS
They Hold Their Annual Meeting and Elect Officers
Last evening Helena Lodge No. 193, B.P.O.E., met at the lodge room in
the Parchen block to elect officer for the ensuing year. There was a large
attendance and the following officers were elected:
Exalted ruler L.A. Walker
Esteemed leading knight S. C. Gilpatrick
Esteemed loyal knight W. H. Orr
Esteemed lecturing knight J. H. Murphy
Secretary C. W. Pitts
Treasurer Geo. B. Child
Tyler D. O. Becker
Inner guard H. L. Walker
Chaplin E. S. French
Esquire E. B. Braden
Organist W. C. Buskett
Trustee, 3 years A. S. Smith
Trustee, 2 years W. W. Stewart
Trustee, 1 year W. J. King
Representatives to Grand Lodge, E. D. Weed and G. O. Eaton
STREET CAR CHANGES
It is rumored that Harry J. Sterling, formerly of the Citizen’s
Electric Light company, is to take charge of the Helena Rapid Transit
Co. In behalf of St. Paul stock holders. It is understood that this is
but a step looking to the establishment of another electric light company
in Helena.
MODERN BOZEMAN
The Beautiful County Seat of Gallatin
Twenty of Helena’s solid citizen visited for several days at Bozeman
last week. Among the things that pleased all, that surprised many, at
the
modernized county seat of Gallatin were these:
-A new, big, grand hotel, conducted first class
-An opera house equal to the best in the state
-A long, broad, straight business thoroughfare, largely built up with
massive brick blocks
-A splendid street railway that outspeeds the Northern Pacific
-An electric plant, with lights for streets, business houses and
private houses
–Water works that supply the whole city for all purposes
-Sixteen foot wide sidewalks of solid plank
-A substantially built court house
-A forty thousand dollar high school building
-Grain elevators - three or four of them
-Flour mills - their product equal to the best in the world
-Private residences as elegant as any in the state
-Trees in every door yard; flowers in every window
-Two wide awake weekly journals
-Bank, with money enough to do the business of town and county
-Great coal mines in the near mountains
-Prodigiously productive farms in the surrounding valley
-An established State Agricultural College and Experimental Station, with
the strongest staff of practical teachers in the Northwest
-A live, enlightened, ambitious citizenship that promises for the future
years, as during the past, progress, prosperity Bozeman Well, Bozeman
of today is worth going to see and, after that, talking about.
HOTEL MEN ORGANIZE
An Association of Hotel Proprietors Formed in ButteButte, March 28 (Special)
- A number of managers and proprietors of various hotels of the state
met at Butte yesterday and effected a state organization. L. A. Walker
of the Hotel Helena called the meeting to order and H. J. Wilson
was made temporary secretary.Nearly all the gentlemen who signed the call
were present. ‘The Montana Hotel Association’ was adopted as
the name of the organization. The constitution and by laws modeled after
the constitution and by-laws of the Massachusetts State Association, was
next adopted.The following officers, to serve until the next annual meeting,
were elected:
L. A. Walker, Helena, president
J. J. Kelly, Great Falls, vice-president
H. J. Wilson, Butte, secretary
Executive Committee:
E. W. Stetson, Butte
G.G. Beckwith, Boulder Hot Springs
H. E. Chaney, Missoula
S. Schwab and L. A. Walker, Helena
ANOTHER PICTURE
Charlie Russell, the cow boy artist, has nearly finished an historical
painting in oil which bids fair to surpass anything he has heretofore
attempted, says the GREAT FALLS LEADER. The scene is laid in Kentucky
during the pioneer days of the Blue Grass state. Some Indians are in the
act of capturing Daniel Boone’s daughter as the latter is approaching
the Kentucky river in a birch bark canoe. The Indians are dressed as was
the custom in that period, quite differently from the regulation redman
regalia of today. The faces are very striking and the painting contains
a vast amount of detail work.
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