The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-23

erty is as prosperous as IL ever was,
and from the supplies recently purchas-
ed and on hand, it's day for closing
down is in the distant future.
Services will be held at the Baptist
church Sunday by Rev. L. @. Clarke of
Helena.
Miss n. V. Bagley, county superin-
tendent of public schools. held exam
nations for teachers on Friday.
Dr. Ira A. Leighton was called to
Basin Tuesday to attend a case OF pneu-
monia, the sufferer being child of
Truman Hopkins.
Attorney General Haskell was in
Boulder Saturday to argue some ques-
ton of Northern Pacific taxation. Judge
Cullen appeared for the Northern Paci-
fic Railroad company.
George Benjamin of Elkhorn was IN
Boulder on Tuesday. He left for a
short visit to Great Falls on the same
day.
Peter Riley has purchased the saloon
business of William Lyndall in the
Windsor hotel, and will become a per-
manent resident of this place.
Heber ]. Clayton has resumed his po-
sition with Treasurer William V. Myers
for a few weeks.
Samuel Leck was held under bonds
to appear in the district court at the
April term to answer to the charge of
stealing cattle. by Justice William L.
Sweet on Wednesday.
w. G.. Prenitt. secretary of the state
secretary of the state board of live
stock commissioners, was here on the
part of the board to prosecute the case.
Leck will be defended at the trial of the
case by George Haldorn of Butte, and
c. b. Nolan will assist the county at
| torney to prosecute.
Charles Bovee was brought before
| Justice Sweet Friday for examination
| on the charge of the murder of Robert
| McDaniells. He waived examina ton,
and was committed to Jail without
| bonds, to await trial in the district
| court.
While the dance at the Boulder hot
| springs was not so well attended as the
| managers anticipated, yet the attend
| ance was good, and the entertainment
| most enjoyable. All who were present
praise the music. the supper and par
| ticularly, the management Mr.. French
| surely left nothing undone to make his
| guests remember the event with pleas
| ure.
The material for the new bridge
| across jefferson river, below Whitehall,
which is to be built by the counties of
| Jefferson and Madison jointly, is on the
| ground, and the bridge will soon be
completed.
| Justice of the Peace d. G.. Warner
| is strictly in the matrimonial business.
| On Monday he performed the marriage
| ceremony for T.. j. Downing and Mar
| tina Wells of Comet, and on Tuesday he
| performed a like ceremony for George
Renkes and Elsie Tomkins of Butte.
| The judge, believing that practice
makes perfect, now claims to be able
| to perform as good and as lasting job
| in that line as any minister In the land.
| Jesse Patterson has been chosen
| chairman for jefferson county, who,
with five others to be appointed by him.
are delegated to attend a convention
| to be held at Helena to perfect an or
| ganization and devise means to pro-
mote immigration to Montana. Mr..
Patterson has not yet appointed his col
| leagues from this county.
| The Musical union has postponed its
next meeting until March 8. The reg
| ular meeting would otherwise have
been held Tuesday evening, Feb. 20.