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Show MONTANA NOTES. The Michigan State Press association is lingering in Butte. The Glasgow Herald has awakened from its doze of several weeks. Tommy Strong, while traveling from Stillwater to Billings, was thrown from his horse and. striking on his head, was rendered unconscious, in which state he remained for several days. Monday morning a teamster named Nelson, employed by Woods, Larson & Co., while working near the divide on the Cour d'Alene extension of the Northern Pacific, fell underneath a heavily loaded wagon and one of the wheels passed over his left arm, terribly crushing it. Final settlement in the Otto divorce case was made at Missoula Tuesday, Mrs. Otto receiving $7500 cash. The court's costs and sheriff's fees amounted to over $700. Woody, Marshall & Crutchtield received $2000, the largest attorney fee ever paid in Missoula county. A ladies rifle club, the first in the United States was organized Wednesday Wednes-day at Butte. It bears the name of the Annie Oakley rilie club, in honor of the young lady who gained such fame as a shot a few years ago with Buffalo Bill's wild west. Husbands whose hours have been irregular will make a decided decid-ed reform at once. Helena Journal- One hot day last week C. V., a well known rancher of Flat creek, while out with his team espied a cool, clear stream by the roadside and at once decided upon a swim. No one being in sight, quickly disrobing, he carefully laid his clothes in the wagon aud started for the water. Hardly had he reached it when off started the team, clothes and all, with the man close behind. be-hind. Fortunately there were no ladies out that day, and after a hard chase of two miles he caught the horses. Sheriff Gleasou of Dawson county made what in all probability will turn out an important capture last week, at G'.endive. It appears that about last Jovemberamaa named John Nelson killed his partner at Superior. .Wis., and made his escape. For about six uekiS p,ast a man calling himself Charles Johnson has been working on the steel gang at Glendive. and the sheriff noticed that he answered the description of Nelson, and shadowed him for several days, fiuallv arrestiug him. Ivvo men who kuew Nelson have identified him. and the Wisconsin authorities au-thorities l.ave telegraphed to hold the man at all hazards. |