The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-26
BUSY At THE MILLS
There Are Fsw Idle Men in Hamilton
These Days.
BUILDING ON EVERY HAND
County Commissioners Looking
Over the Over which District
Roads-Brief Notes and
Personal Me ltion.

crews, ana Win the additional force
put to work, there are now but very
few idle men to be seen on the streets
On all sides are to be seen groups of
men at work erecting buildings of
some kind and il is safe to say that
this season will See greater improve
ment in the city of Hamilton, in the
way of buildings, than has taken place
IN any one year since the town was
first established. Work on the founda-
ton of the new hotel building is be-
ing pushed ahead rapidly and just as
soon as the foundation is completed a
large force of workmen will be put to
work on the building. AT the present
time there is strong probability that
! the hotel will be completed and ready
Tor the entertainment of guests by the
Fourth of July.
Work on the foundation of DR.. S. w
Minshalfes residence on Fourth street
is also begun, and the building is ex-
pected to be completed some time in
May. A large 16-room house is now in
the course of erection on the Dowell
lots on Fifth street, so that all the
carpenters in town are kept quite
busy.
Up to to-day the people in general
have been too busy to talk politics.
but with the hanging up of the regis
tratiOn notice, comes some little talk
and some grooming Of candidates for
the city election. In connection with
the piliCe Oh mayor, out TWO names
have been discussed, those of David
Bishop and James Rawlins, and il is
quite likely that these gentlemen will
be placed at the head of the two tick
cts in the field this spring A citizens
meeting is to be called some time next
week for the purpose of nominating a |
citizens ticket and the other, the in |
dependent ticket will probably be |
placed in the field by filing with the |
city clerk certificates with the sigma
lures of the required number of voters |
attached. The election promises to be
utterly devoid of any and all excite
ment, and no matter which ticket is
successful Hamilton will be in the
hands of good officers
On Saturday afternoon the board of
health met in the office of the presi-
dent, DR.. 5. w. Minshall, and adopted
rules and regulations governing the
board. The quarantine, instituted two
days previously by the president of the
board on a house on Third street
wherein there are three cases of diph-
iberia. was ratified by the board and
the cases were placed In charge of Dr.
McGrath.
on Saturday the county commission
ers, Messrs Weir, Mayhem and Hen
bricks, returned from the Overwhich
district, where they had gone to inspect
some grades that have been recently
constructed. Three pieces of grading
were accepted by the board, as were
also the two bridges across the Little
West Fork and the South Fork of Bit
ter Root river. 1t is the intention of
the commissioners to push the work of ,
road building so that early i'm the sea-
son there viii be an excellent wagon
road to the Overwhich district.
The sunshine of the last three or
four days has again brought out the ,
rancher with his plough and the work
Of spring breaking is now fairly be-
gun. ,
The case of Dr. s. w. Minshall ,
against A. CARLSON was tried before
Judge Linnehan to-day, resulting in a g
judgment of SIS in favor of the plain 5
tiff. :
Col. John L. Root, who for several
lays has been confined to his room \
With rheumatism, was able to come out ;
IN the streets and enjoy the sunshine
or short time to-day.
Thomas Sanders of Missoula came up ,
rom Missoula an Saturday and re- .
NAMED until Tuesday morning. =,
A. r.. Shappee of Stevensville drove !,
lp to Hamilton this afternoon and will !,
pend several days in the city as a :
-uest of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Hage- :,
nan. y
Lumber for the new Catholic church :
m Fifth street is being hauled and a
YORK on the building will be begun as
Don as the residence of Mr. McGlauf-
N is completed, which will be in a few
avs. ,
Printed notices were sent out to-day. n
o the effect that 200 men will be want "
d for the log drive this season. g
There are now something like 800 80
Zen at work in the mill
About l O'Clock this morning a heavy i"
ain began falling and there was q
ownpour at frequent intervals during -,
ne day. Work on the foundation or =,
ne new hotel was suspended owing to .,
he. rain but the hauling of brick for =,
lie building which was begun this =
corning, was continued throughout the o.
ay despite the inclemency of the ~
Gather. The new hotel will be build n
* of which the city may well feel %
roud not only because of It's architec- n,
lral beauty but also because all the w,
rick, stone and lumber used in its con-
ruction are the product of this coun- hi
: Every day the need of greater hotel m
is more keenly felt.
nd ii is with a degree of interest APP
anxiety that the citizens OF Fl
amilton watch the force of men who
e at work on the new building. The mi
ntract for removing the warehouses
the Montana Commercial company sv
ON Missoula to Hamilton was let and hi
e work of tearing them down will bu
gin at Missoula day after tomorrow. yo
; soon as possible these buildings will
erected i'm Hamilton to be used as "a
arehouses for the Il. r. ID. Co. as,
Interest i'm the coming city election
ems to be unusually small The reg
ration books were opened yesterday
noon and at time for closing to- Oh
ght only 81 voters had registered. nj
1leSs something be done to awaken tr,
interest IL is doubtful IL enough citi- We
ms can be gotten together next Sat Sc
day evening TO hold a nominating lol
invention. The latest street talk is to
e effect that the business men are all
, much occupied with business affairs ~
take - interest in the election and eti
one seems to be in the slightest de- ~
- ,mbttious for poIiticaI bonors In ad
. way of municipal offices.
Tonight the X. Of +. lodge OF Ham ~
III gave a reception at its lodge
IN The evening was spent in card