The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-03
LET THERE Be LIGHT
A New Company Formed In AisSouIa to
Furnish Electric Power.
Notes About the Drummond Acct
dent-Preperlng for the Fourth
New Mines Located-Cate
City Visitors.

Special Ia the Standard.
MIssoULA, July 2.-Geoffrey Lavell.
John A. Upper and John III. Curtis Of
Butte are ia the city.
DIR. Billmeyer was summoned to the
Sisters hospital this morning to attend
J. u. Grafton, one Of the men from Days
ranch, who was suffering from a com
pound fracture Of the left leg. He was
unloading lumber from a car and some Of
the lumber fell on him.
Judge Knowles of the United States
court is in the city and was entertaining
friends this afternoon with accounts Of
eases tried in Justices court in Deer
Lodge county years ago.
Hon. W. NJ. Bickford, wife and daugh-
ter this afternoon drove to Corvallis.
where Mr.. Bickford will deliver the
Fourth of July Grafton. They will return
ON Saturday.
At a meeting II the Gate City club last
night w. II. Yerrick. +. A. Schmidt.
Harry Rowan and NJ. O'Rourke were
elected members. The directors decided
not to set a ladies' day. The club extends
10 the Fourth Of July visitors a cordial in
vitation To see their rooms u enjoy
their hospitality.
John A. Topper and John II. Curtis of
puhtt. hihi iEalh TtlRktl- iii Ne VI.
Ogden Of thisc city, this afternoon filed ar
ticies of incorporation of the Missoula
Electric Light company, to continue In
existence for twenty years. The objects
of the company 'are TO manufacture. fur
nish and sell electric light, all: kinds
of power and heat. To buy and
sell n manufacture all kinds OF
fuel, and 10 buy, own and control
sufficient real estate for the purpose of
carrying on the said business as herein
outlined, said business To he conducted in
Missoula." The capital stock is ixcd al
5000 divided into 1000 shares. The
principal Office will be in Missoula. The
incorporators will serve as trustees for the
first three months. The officers are as
follows: John A. Upper, president
Frank e.. Higgins, yIce-president; II. NJ.
Ogden, secretary and manager; John X,
Higgins, treasurer; John II. Curtis, at.
torney. This corporation succeeds the
old Missoula Electric Light company,
which was merely "a firm consisting OF
Messrs. Ogden and Upper. New works
Will be built on a site 10 be selected to-day
or tomorrow n "A thousand light addi-
ton made to the ncandescent plant. Mr.
Curtis "A y that Mr.. Topper and himself
will do the town tonight 10y electric light
l.. W. Park to-day located the Earth
quake quartz lode mining claim in IN,
u~norganized district one-fourth Of a mile
below the town Of Carter on the north
Ntst III VI Dprlik Rulth.
John Anderson and Frank Anderson 10
Gated the Kennedy quartz lodi mining
claim in the ~unorganized district three
and a half miles from Stevensville.
marriage license was granted to-day Il
James X. Gilchrist of Bitter Root, and Lu
dema Patrick, of Corvallis.
Frank Anderson, a native of Canada
to-day declared his intention To become 1
citizen of the United States.
George L. Howe has received n dis
patch from his son-in-law, A. l.. Rodger,
Of Waterville, WASH, saying that he coul,
not get here until tomorrow. Miss Ben
son, the nurse, will start this evening will
the remains Of Mrs. lowe for Taritault
MINI. Mrs. Rodgers and child will 70
west on No. |.
All those injured in the wreck are doini
nicely at both hospitals.
The Fourth Of July celebration is goinl
tn be one of the greatest affairs of its kin,
ever seen in Montana. The decorations
Of cvergreens and flags are already con
spicuous. Every race is filled, many goo,
horses being among the contestants.
A prominent railroad man here Is re
ported as saying that he has no doubt tina
both the Great Northern and Union Pa
ciiic will he in Missoula within a a an,
a half. He thinks that the former ma "
To- the Flathead Lake country in time, bu
tina "a line will he built soon through Mis-
soula. as the coast can he reached mucl
sooner 10y this route,