The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
In Boulder.

| tiVities in Boulder were about as usual,
| the Sunday school children had their
| Christmas trees and everyone was sup
| posed to get what they most wanted;
| dancers had merry time at the Springs
| ball, and it is supposed that everyone
| in Boulder had a good and ample
| Christmas dinner. At the Presbyterian
| church tree had been arranged, the
| room prettily decorated, and there were
| songs, recitations and other appropriate
| exercises At the NJ. e. church it had
| been intended to have no tree this year,
| but the children clamored for one, so 1t
| was arranged; there were no formal eX-
ercises, just pleasant time for the lit
| tie ones. The dance at the Springs was
| attended by Boulder and valley people
and a few from surrounding towns.
Judge Taylor, acting for Mrs. Bell
who is now residing in the East, has
sold her residence on Second avenue in
Boulder to William A. Maxfield, who
has recently come here from Utah to
make his home. The consideration was
$500
DR.. E. l. Fletcher recently attended
the grand council of the Order of Pendo
held in Butte and was elected grand
| councillor. John Berkin of Boulder was
elected representative to the supreme
council which meets in San Francisco.
Elmer Douglas and family came over
from Courts, Gallatin county, the first
of the week, and have been visiting with
relatives here.
The delinquent tax list of jefferson
county contains nearly 900 names, but
most of the amounts are small, being on
town lots of doubtful value and on
abandoned, but patented, mining
ground.
The ladies of the Catholic society
have abandoned the plan of having a
ball on New Years eve as heretofore
announced
The public schools will have vaca-
ton holiday week.
For long time Boulder has been
without a SHOW" but on the 30th
minstrel troupe will be here.
NJ Murphy of the Montana Central
track department. and Miss Rosie Smith
of the Boulder valley were married in
Helena the first of the week.
Persons who believe in omens find
reason for thinking that this country is
on the verge of war in the fact that of
the numerous births in this locality re-
Gently all are boys. To Mr.. and Mrs.
Heber Clayton, boy: to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Warner. a boy, and, Thursday
morning, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Shope, a
boy-two republicans and democrat.
On this subject your correspondent is
reminded that a state law is very gen.
orally disregarded here, as it probably
is in other parts of the state. There is
a requirement that physicians and
others report at stated intervals the
number of births attended and give other
information, such as usually found in
statistical tables, but the legislature, in
making the law, neglected TO attach
penalty for noncompliance, and no re-
ports have been filed with the clerk and
recorder 1t would be matter that the
next Legislature might we'll remedy.
John Dawson has arrived from Helena
and will spend his holiday vacation with
his parents down the valley.
MI into If Cold c d
ing few days in town.
Among those who went from Boulder
to the |. o. o. F. ball at Basin Friday
evening We're Mr. and Mrs. B. Barteau,
Mr.. and RMS. E. r. Mcneil, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Halford. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Berkin, Miss Cecile Weber Messrs.
Picot, Moa CHAN. Pike, Sanborn. Sher-
lock and Welter.
Mrs I. T. Lyon and the children have
gone to Clancy to spend the holiday
week Mr.. Lyon will also spend few
days there.
J. H. Schmitz has returned from 10
Lo in the Bitter Root and will look after
the finishing work on the deaf and blind
building.
j. w. Collins, stock detective, was here
from Butte Thursday.
d. d. Twohy and family are here from
Anaconda to spend the holidays at the
home of John Brady down the valley.
J. d. Pritehett of Twin Bridges made
Boulder his stopping place going to and
coming from East Helena, where he
went to look after a shipment of ore
from his mining property in Madison
county.
Ex-senator Ed Cardwell was here
Thursday from his jefferson valley
ranch, returning home by way of Butte.
Among those registering from Butte
at the Windsor hotel within the past
few days We're William Hopkins, George
Blum, John Scharf, c. n. Sanford, R.
G. Butler, E. II. Sherman, w. n. Pen
nington, J. A. ]. Beckmann, H. W. OAR
row and w. Fl. Hahlo.
Messrs. Grob and Henton arrived from
Helena Wednesday and are placing ma
chinery on the Sciota mine. north of
town.
meeting of the school board was
held Thursday evening and the teach
ers were paid in full in preparation for
the holidays. The janitor of the school
house. Mr.. Bridges. having resigned to
accept a more profitable job, the board
selected Ira d. Shope for the place.
Thomas Tice and family are here
from the vicinity of Logan. in the Mad
ison valley, and making a visit at the
home of Charles Y. Pond, Mrs. Tice and
Mrs. Pond being sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. +. r. Mcneil enter
tanned a few friends at a card party one
evening recently.
Robert Doherty of the North Boulder
and William Crisp of the South Boulder
were here on business Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brush Beckwth arrived
in Boulder from Butte Friday evening
to spend the holiday week here.
wedding party which came from
Basin To Boulder Thursday met with
sore disappointment. During the fore
noon the clerk of the court was called to
the telephone and told by Mrs. Hopkins
of Basin that her son. Fred Suhr. ac-
companied by young lady, would be
down on the morning train TO procure IA
marriage license. and that although the
couple We're somewhat young yet. she
gave her consent to the marriage as far
as the boy was concerned. In the aft
.rno0n there arrived at the clerks office
a boy with very large buttonhole
bouquet lie appeared TO be about 16
years OF age but pulling out a mann
moth pocSetbook he announced that he
wanted a marriage license. He save his
aEe rs Is years, said that the lady in the