The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-09
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS

Missoula, Nov. S-Grover Cleveland
the big St. Bernard imported by F. G.
Higgins. is the latest victim of the
dog poisoner. He passed in his checks
this morning.
A. p. Johnston of Superior. who
came in over the Snake branch last
evening. brought with him big bag
of gold dust from his placer ground on
Cedar creek.
Frank Dierman Is preparing to fence
the tract of land which he owns on
the hill north of the city. Posts have
been distributed along the line and will
be set as soon as possible.
NJ. p. Spencer is showing a fine pho
tograph taken in the Clearwater coun-
try on his trip with the Spooner party
last summer. The scene is a side hill
covered with windfall timber. In the
background is a dense cedar forest
and in the central foreground are the
PROSTATE forms of two huge bears
that have Just fallen before the rifles
of the hunters. 1t Is a fine piece of
work.
The bricklayers are rushing their
work on the new brewery building and
the walls of the structure are rising
rapidly.
Milling operations along the Occur
d'Alene branch have been suspended
and the logging will occupy the time
of the lumbermen until spring. Up
at Clinton. on the main line, four mills
are running steadily and are turning
out considerable lumber.
Mayor O'Hara of Hamilton spent the
day in Missoula on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Hogan left to-
day for California. where they will
spend the winter for the benefit of
Mr.. Hogans health.
Mrs. Mary Roman returned to-day to
her home at JACKIE.
Health Marshal Mentrum is making
his final roundup of the alleys to get
them in shape for the winter.
Judge Smith of Superior is among
the visitors in town to-day.
The train service on the Northern
Pacific is improving TO the extent that
the east bound train reaches here on
time now. The west bound flyer, how
ever. makes a failure every day on
some OF the eastern divisions and ar
rives here late in the afternoon.
The proposed tour OF Bandmann in
Shakespearean roles has been abandon
ed. Instead Manager Shappee will make
a circuit OF the Bitter Root and also
Washington with a dramatic company
composed of New York actors assisted
by the best local talent Ii win be
known as the Geraldine Stockdale
company and will present modern
drama. 1t is said to be an excellent
company by those who have seen the
rehearsals.
Attorney Hal s. Corbett is looking
anxiously for two of his clients who
have in some mysterious way disap-
peared. The men are the two soldiers
from Fort Missoula who are charged
with stealing grain and whose cases
Mr.. Corbett succeeded in getting trans
ferred from the military TO the civil
court. They were placed in the county
fail and remained there until Mr.. Cor
beft secured their temporary release
that they might have an opportunity
TO raise some money. He gave himself
as surity for their return 10 the sheriff
and said IL they did not come back
at a certain hour the sheriff might lock
him up in their stead. The men were
loud in their expressions Of admiration
of Mr. COrbett's influence with the
court and sheriff and then started for
Fort MissOula to raise the money. They
have not been seen since and this was
three days ago. Mr.. corbett is con-