The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-30

uty county clerk in place Of r. E. Will
comb, who has just bought out the
mercantile house of Ras Rochester at
Laurin. The appointment is generally
endorsed, az Henry is an excellent
young man and fully competent for
the position. ~.
Hon. Alex Metzel combined business
with public spirit by selling 65 cow
ponies at Miles City during his trip to
the stockgrowers' meeting. When
asked about the price paid, the sena-
tor said: "Well. I would sell all
have at the same figure, and don't
believe it is a falling horse market.
either"
Miss Lille M. Carney, daughter of G..
M. w. Pat Carney, of the A 0. u. W..
was married to Walter Brook at Wat
erloo on Wednesday. There were forty
nine guests at the wedding, which was
at the residence of the brides parents,
all but four of whom were related to
Mr.. and Mrs. Carney. Singuiarly, too,
the same minister. Rev. #. A. Riggin.
marrier the young couple that married
the brides father and mother about
twenty years ago.
The church at Laurin was crowded
last Sunday on the occasion of the
marriage of John A. Standaher OF Dill
lon and Miss Maggie McGovern Of
Ramshorn. The young couple have
gone to housekeeping on the farm Of
the groom in Beaverhead valley.
Amateur theatricals are the rage
down the valley. On the 18th the Twin
Bridge presented the "Schoolmarm"
to a good audience for the benefit Of
the Good Templars' lodge. Last even
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cleyerly rendered "The Ticket of Leave
Man." for the benefit of the public
school, and Howell's farce OF '"The
Mouse Trap was billed for presenta-
ton at the closing exercises at the
| Twin Bridges normal school, also last
evening. Histrionic talent ranks high
| in the Ruby valley.
In a quarrel at Junction last Sun
day, whereof Missouri red-eye was the
principal promoter, Tom Proctor
stabbed Dick Findley in the breast
| with a pocket knife. Either owing to
the thickness of Dicks skin or the
shortness of Toms knife blade the
| wound is not a very serious one.
Last Thursday the 4-year-old son of
John Seyler, near Twin Bridges, fell
from the seat of a hay rack and broke
his thigh. DIR. Miller of Sheridan ad-
ministered some chloroform and set
the bone, and the little fellow is doing
as we'll as can be expected.
Next Friday will be a gala day at
| Twin Bridges If the weather is propi-
tious. A horse show, some trotting
and running races for quite respecta-
BILE purses, and a concert and ball by
the Twin Bridges cornet band are
among the events that are announced
on the programme for the occasion.
On May IL School District No. z.
Twin Bridges, will vote on the ques-
ton of issuing 5000 bonds for the
purpose of building a school house.
The matter is creating some feeling.
some being in favor of purchasing the
building of the Twin Bridges normal
school. and others of building a new
school house outright.
Work is beginning to progress more
rapidly on the Parrot company's ditch
in the Jefferson valley. Some impedi-
ments In the shape OF disputed rights
of-way have somewhat retarded opera
lions lately, but these have been over
come and there will be no more OBJ.
struction. Tho work of building the
smelter city of Gaylordville and the
smelter itself will not be commenced
until later in the summer. or until the
railroad bridge across the Jefferson
river is completed. This is necessary
TO facilitate the transportation of ma
terlal to the smelter and town site.
Many more men than are needed are
| nocking TO the neighborhood of the
proposed works and tramps are becom.
ing uncomfortably numerous, much tc
the disgust and sometimes terror Of
the housewives In the rural districts.
Died.-At Pageville. of bronchial
disease, Archie W., the 6-weeks-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs, A. r. Wilcomb.
Company ID. NJ. N. c., has decided
to give the proceeds of the anniversar,
lball. which viii be held on the 6ti
prox.. to John Robbins. the miner who
had his legs broken by fall of rocl
in the Pacific mine recently. The fac
will doubtless secure largely in
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