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Show H444444444ttttt I BUTTE. t 4-4-4- 4-4 4- 4-4-4-4-' 4-4 $ THE MONTANA DELEGATION IN CHARGE OF REV. FATHER MURPHY LEAVES FOR SALT LAZE. (Correspondence Intermountain Catholic.) Butte, Mont., Sept. 3. The Montana delegation of nearly forty boys and girls, bound for All Hallows College and St. Mary's Academy, in charge of Rev. Father Murphy of Salt Lake City, created quite a lively and unusual scene at the Oregon Short Line depot Tuesday afternoon as the southbound train was preparing to receive the precious load. The Great Falls and northern Montana boys, in charge of Professor O'Farrell, came in from the north on the 3:30 p. m. train and joined the Butte crowd at the depot. The boys returning this year to the college were apparently happy and made the new recruits feel at home. Before the train started the boys were amusing the passengers with their funny fun-ny anecdotes and witty sayings, and entertained themselves and all on board by singing many of the latest songs. Despite the inclemency of the weather, the rain pouring down in torrents, tor-rents, a large number of the friends and relatives of the boys assembled at the depot to give the boys a great send-off. Among those present' were: Mr. Thomas Lavelle, Mr. Peebles. Mr and Mrs. Kilgallon, Mrs. Judge Mc-Hatton, Mc-Hatton, Mrs. Booner, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Barbour, and the Misses Keanally, Moran and Naugh-ten, Naugh-ten, and many others too numerous to mention. Rev. Father Callahan of Butte and Rev. Father McCourt of Philipsburg were also there to cheer the boys leaving home for the first time, At Silver Bow Junction several from Anaconda Joined the train, and the reinforcement was heartily welcomed. wel-comed. A number came down from Anaconda with the crowd. Noticeable among them were Mr. and Mrs. Jar-heiss, Jar-heiss, Mr. and Mrs. C. Nlssler, Mrs, Ehret, Miss Louise Ehret, Mrs. Gavin and Miss Trisburger. As Jolly a party has not left Montana for some time. The writer accompanied the crowd as far as Melrose, Mont One of the greatest days known in Butte was celebrated Monday (Labor day). All the unions, including the Western Labor Union ; and Western Federation of Miners, turned out several sev-eral thousand strong in the parade and many amusing floats and other interesting inter-esting features added to the brilliant display of brawn and muscle. Two of the fortunate victims of the wreck which occurred on the Oregon Short Line between Melrose and Butte last Sunday are Miss Maggie Smith and Miss Delia Lawlor. The young ladies la-dies were in the coach that turned over , into the ditch. Aside from the severe shock which they received they were comparatively uninjured. Miss Smith received a sprain of the right arm. but Miss Lawlor escaped without a single bruise. Rev. Father VerMaat of Lewiston visited Butte Monday. Mrs. v Dude and daughter have been removed from St. James' hospital to their new home in Anaconda. Mr. and Mrs. Ducie recently purchased an elegant ele-gant residence there on Park avenue. Mrs. Ducie and daughter are rapidly improving from their recent illness. A. H. Tarbet, the well known mining min-ing man, came up from Salt Lake the early part of the week and returned home on Wednesday. |