The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-16

county have ordered the county surveyor
10 survey and plat road from J. A.
Bakers ranch from Highwood to the
crossing on Belt creek. He was also or
dered to survey a road by the most prac-
tical route from the government bridge,
three miles from Harlem, to the new town
of Landusky, in the Little Rockies.
A few minutes before opening the
March term of court at Benton this week
G.. Il. Mclaughlin, sheriff of Choteau
county, was presented by his deputies
with a beautiful gavel of solid ivory sur
| rounded by silver band and with an
ebony handle. The sheriff blushed like n
schoolboy, and in few words full of feel
ing he thanked the gentlemen who made
him the beautiful gift.
f. E. Lansing, who lives 80 miles below
Benton, reports that tho Missouri is still
frozen over at his place.
Monday evening next the Irish-Ameri-
can club of Neihart will observe St. Pat
! rick's day by giving a ball in Crawford's
hall. The following committee were APP
pointed: Arrangements. Robert McCoer,
Jerry Keegan, Tim Connolly; reception,
Mr.. and Mrs. David Sweeney, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pat Cassidy, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cleary. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Boland, Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Reddon, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
j. Sanford; floor, Jack McCoer, Jerry
Keegan, John Bell, Patsy Dryer, Ell Muir
ply, p. Killen; door, James Conaty, Nike
Norton, John Madden; prompter, Tim
Connolly.
Ralph Bemis of Neihart has purchased
an interest IN the Belt Valley Times.
Mrs. Sprague. ex-postmistress of Mel
hart, has gone to Chicago on a visit, ex-
pecting to be absent about three months.
j. L. Crowley, a miner working in the
Broadwater mine at Neihart, lost $50 in a
peculiar manner. 1t seems that day or
SO after pay day he worked n shift with
part of his wages, $50 in gold, in one of
the pockets of his overalls. When hc
shed the latter garments at the end of tho
shift he felt for the money, but match
safe and some keys were all the pocket
contained. He supposes the money fell
out while he was at work. A future assay
of the Broadwater ore is liable TO make
Mr.. Clark think he has struck gold lead.
Mrs. c. X. Cunningham is recovering
from an attack of the grip.
John Scollard is very ill with an attack
of dropsy.
Many democrats living in the Second
ward have signed petition asking w. L.
Martin to run for alderman in that ward.
Hon. ID. j. Tallant, who was one of the
shining lights in the late legislature, has
gone to Wolf creek to look after ms min
ing interests in that section AMI seek a
little well-earned rest.
Captain Jensen is confined to his home
with a severe attack of grip.
William Wilder and wife have decided
to NJ. +. Werts lot 6, block 1873; consider
alton, $3.50.
w. NJ. Wheeler, the well-known travel
ing representative of the Northwestern
road. spent a day here.
B. II. Langley was among yesterdays
arrivals from Helena.
Mayor Gelsthorpe is expected home
from Chicago next Tuesday.
Miss Emma Center, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. John Webber of West Great
Falls, left yesterday for her home in Min
nesota.
County Auditor Beachley left yesterday
for Twin Bridges, taking the two Refs
children, aged and ., to tine orphans
home.
Judge Pomeroy left to-day for Kaispel
where he will open court next week.
Many friends called at his office to bid
him good bye and wish him success IN his
new 1eld.
Captain Hodges, United States army,
who has charge of the improvements on
the upper Missouri, is expected here Sat-
urday to take the preliminary steps for
commencing work on the projected i'm
provements in the channel of the river,
between here and Cascade.
An old man who gave his name as A.
II. Palmer was arraigned before Judge
Hawkins yesterday TO answer to a charge
of drunkenness. He said he was a sheep
herder and that he came to town with
about $50, which he proceeded to blow. 1t
soon disappeared and when landed in Jail
he had nothing except jag TO show for
his wasted patrimony. lie said he was
90 years old and if the judge would let
him go he would not get into trouble
again. He was discharged with n warn
ing TO beware of the delusions and snares
of city life. He went out smiling.