Mis*Marv H Hill, who has been spend^^ing the holiday* in Helena, ha* retwrned to^her duties at the College of Montana,^I leer ljodge.
AWOOD THIEF.
anE * -Convict Accuaad of Having Stolen a Car^of Wood acquitted.
Onthe 24th of last month Urn Inhki-kn-^^knt n I ^rd^ d the ruhhery of a car load of^wood stolen from the ^ard of the Northern^Pacific in this city. The reputed thief was^one YV. P* Mnitti, a wcnmI hauler. The^wiMid claimed to have been stolen was^found st or n^*sr the corner of Kwlng street^snd Helens avenue. Smith s trial wss set^for DtSi sf| but was postponed from dsy to^lsy, at hi* request, to p- rm.t him to intro^^duce srltue**eB in his behalf.
Thetrial took place yesterdsy and some^interesting testimony was introduced pro^snd con. It seems thst s firm nsme^l^tJsattS tV York are engaged in the wood^hauling boatman in Helena. About the^^ih pros a car load of wood, con^^signed b)|the Alhsmbrs Flume company to^rcenhood, liuhm A Co., ot this cfty, WSJ^diacovered missing. From that date, until^the time mentioned of tlie arrest, the city^ml count) authorities were diligently^looking lor the man who hsuled the WOOS^sway from the Northern PttStis ^srd. The^snow) Sunday all will r^*iueiuher. A man^employed in the yard dlaeovered Smith^taking a load from the pile wun-hwaalo^. i'.-. . I/ailed him up Itodney street to the^nearest telephone, notified the marshal's^fhce. Policeman Knot/ sppeared and^readily !^^^.* charge ot Mnith, wfio willing^^ly accompanied tutu to the city marshal's
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