The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-14
DOING QUITE WELL
Hamilton Is a Busting and Thriving
Little City.
In the Line OF Building There Is a
Good Deal Doing In That Re-
gion and the Country
Is Very Pretty.

day, and the new lightning express
made sts first trip this morning under
the management Of Conductor ciea~y,
with Engineer Rathdrucl 81 the thrct-
tie. The train cana up from Missoula
as an extra this morning In order 20
start the new run from this end of the
line. The trip from Misspu'a TO liam
ilton was made In an hour an a half,
and the train left here at 9:37 this
forenoon ON its first run un1er he new
card. Not many Of the pcorie IN tie
valley knew Of the nav tain, ard there
were many expcssons nf amazerlent
as IL whirled up the valley. instead CT
the old numbering mixed train TO
which the pc ,pte have I.ccome et"us-
toned. Bu- the greatest surprise or all
was tina; OF the cattle that grazed
along the rack. They have i.cen in
the engine just for exercise and leaving
the track whenever they felt like 1t.
That was easy enough with the old
train, but 1t doesn't work with the new
one. bunch of yearlings tried II
this morning just below Victor and
surprise. The engine struck TWO OF
them post tergum," and rolled them
down the bank.
Fruit shippers are especially elated
over the new train arrangements, and
expect to be able to compete more sue
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growers In Washington and Oregon.
They will be able now to land their
fruit in the market in much better
condition than ever before. The frost
of last Thursday night was the heavi-
est ever known here at this season or
the year. At Victor 1t was more severe
than here and lower down the valley
berries suffered from the cold, al
though the fruit tree do not appear to
have been injured In the least, except
in a few instances where the cherry
trees were nipped little. The berry
vines are full of blossoms. and the
fruit is forming In good shape. The
cherries also are setting" and the
crop seems to be all right, the portion
damaged by the frost being slight.
The Lucas block is approaching COM
plction as rapidly as large force OF
men can rush IL, and the opera house
is beginning to show what II is intended
for. The proscenium arch is built and
the stage is nearly finished. The or
der for the scenery and stage furni-
ture has been placed, and IL Is now ex-
pected that the house will be ready
for its formal opening early in June.
The second floor of the Ravalli county
bank building is about finished. and
the pleasant, roomy offices will soon
be occupied. The municipal offices will
be in this building, one room having
been finished for the city council cham
Der. The new odd Fellows hall be-
gins to show up. the side walls being
completed and the roof partly on. The
foundation work for the new hotel will
be completed as soon as possible. and
there are prospects of other important
building during the summer.
Eph Hackett has established new
department on his splendid ranch that
ton, up back of Victor, is fine one
and well adapted to his new venture.
To a Standard reporter to-day he said:
II have been trying to farm for a good
many years, but have realized all the
time that / am no farmer. Now. how
ever, i have found a proper system.
1t is bound to be success. l have
built a big pond on the ranch that is
fed by springs, and i am stocking IL
with trout. 1 have already put in
nearly 200 and will have more soon. /
have been trying to find some work on
the ranch that the boys would like. and
] have discovered IL at last. They will
do twice as much work in a day on the
fish pond as they will in potato
field"
Hamilton's baseball players walked
up this morning lame and sore and with
a consciousness that they can't play
ball little bit. They got yesterday
Just the medicine that they needed.
and now that they have learned that
they cannot play ball without practic-
ing a little they will get down to work
and be able to play better ball. Ham,
ilton had a good time yesterday. in
spite of the defeat. The crowd that
came up from Misoula was a jolly one.
and IL is hoped here that the success
of the excursion yesterday will lead
to Its frequent repetition during the
summer. After the fishing season
opens the upper Bitter Root valley
will offer strong Sundey attractions 70
Missoula excursionists. and they will
find much pleasure in an outing in this
beautiful valley.
There were among the visitors yes
terday many people who saw the Bit
ter Root valley for the first time. and
their expressions OF delight were fire.
quent. They have. some OF them. lived
In Missoula for years without knowing
OF the little paradise that is so near
them. Now that they have learned of
its existence. 1t is hoped that they will
improve the pleasant acquaintance be-
gun yesterday.
n w. Mittower has recently added
TO his ranch by the purchase of an ad-
joining tract of land and is now at
work improving the new property. He
is breaking a lot OF new ground and
will have large grain crop this year.
All over the valley much virgin soil is
being turned this spring and the grain
acreage, as well as the orchard land,
will be much greater than ever before
A number OF Hamilton people went
down TO Missoula on the excursion
train last evening and returned this
morning. Among these were: c. 4.
Roach. John Keogh. Miss Boland. Mrs.
Wright. Thomas bearing and John A.
Rigman.
Peter Hale and J. V. Collins OF Ana
conda are In town to-day, looking over
the DAILY ranch and taking In the local
sights. Both are enthusiasts on the
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as delighted with this part OF the coun-
try.
Henry Andrews is receiving congrat-
ulations upon the arrival at his home
last night OF an u-pound boy.