The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-12
TALK OF the TOWN.

0osssp e Issere~e Gaaherea BY Der Bstse
Cs~rrespo.deas.
SDrctnl CorrexOondence Of the Standard.
BUTTE, Dec. 11.-The Mckee Rankin
stopped here to-day on their
way sossth. leaving tonight for Ogden.
The Minnie Maddern troupe arrived to-
day from Mfissoula, and il mt the McDer-
mott.
In a list OF the banks of the Northwest,
published i'm n Minneapolis paper, the
FIRST National hank of this city II rated
500 higher than any other hank in the
Northwest.
o.. p. Croker. agent Of the Gamcwcll
fire alarm system, will visit Anaconda i'm
a day or two tn confer with Chief Richey
in regard to additional fire service for
IL has been used as an argument for the
Gaynor system i'm Butte that Denver re-
grets haXins adopted thS Gnmswshn and
mott yesterday telegraphed Chief of Fire
Department Julius Pierce of Denver. ask
bess, system. the Gaynor or GameweIi.
To-day this answer was received from
Chief Pierre WE use the Gameweli and
/ consider IL the hest in existence"
Manager Ecker, of tho Independent
Messenger Service, has been able tn serve
the public with his usual promptness and
satisfaction to-day. The messenger boys
are still on n strike, hut their places have
been So far fillesi that all work is prompt-
from Dillon Tomorrow to complete the
service. The strikers already repent their
ha Tsrr aS.ioH s nG% a~Grs ). HeRae as% gnsa.s
II. Lynch have located the Orc Elmo claim
i'm the Snmmit Valley district.
The county commissioners consumed
to-day i'm auditing bills and determining
what kind of bills the board has "a right to
f. ". wynne, first lieutenant. Company
&. Washington Guards, of the National
Guard of Montana, stationed at Butte. is
/ to-day disbursing the amount allowed tn
the boys who so CALAMITY and ouragco
~ attended the last annual cncampnicnt
at Fort Ellis. The amount allowed each
Ladies' in South Butte will give AN
oyster supper on Friday evening for the
benefit of the church..
The cable line to- walkcrville had tn
suspend operations for a few, hours this
morning ON account of the failure of tho
The Juvenile fire brigade will hold a
ball ON Monday evening.
The Northern Pacific and Montana
railroad companies have deposited with
the clerk of the district court the sum of
S12, 46s. 81, to he paid To claimants on the
Homestake route, ON the order of William
Kirkpatrick. attorney for the railroad.
John Ncttle, IA miner i'm the Parrot mine,
was held up by a h~ighwayman Monday
brother was with him and was relieved ot
$3.50. The robber had II gun and held M
James ii. Lynch telegraphcd DIR. Leavit,
to-day from Port Townsend that tina!
place is now the assured terminus of
Pacific roads. Not long ago Lime.
man q Schmidt, proprietors oi
the California brewery invested Sl3.Os
in Port Townsend real estate and sold tile
land last night for S1Os 900. G.. w. staple
ton left for Port Townsend to-day Z,
draw up the necessary papers,.
The prizes to- be given tn the best ro,irt
dancers at the knights of Labor ball
January %, are on exhibition at Lcyson 4
Turck's window.
The opening services of the new Center
willie Nj. T.. Church will he held abou
Christmas time. Rev. J. vigus will he th'
resident pastor. A suitable prograInIn,
for the dedication is being prepared b!
Nicholas Opil.
DIR. {. r. M~ussigbrod, of Warm Springs
is i'm Butte to-day.
Major McGinnis attended the &. A. X
ball last evening.
Provost Il Massey. proprietors OF tr
hurtiy house, were discharged 10y Judg
Newkirk Tonight, no complaint havin,
been drawn against them. A separate
case is pending against Massey.
=. b.. Tricc is collecting "a special pol
tax of - on each citizen of Butte for roa,
AMI sidewalk expenses.
For S15 "a month you can buy u lot i
Columbia City, Buttc's choice rcsider
locality, that will double i'm value i'm twely
months. Call ON or address the f.. II. q. j
Al East Broadway, Butte, Mon