The Philipsburg mail., 1897-03-05
HASMARK NEWS NOTES.


Editor Mail Il see that someone,
who would rather tell falsehood than
the truth, sent in an article from
Tower to a small, curious publication
at Philipsburg named the Call, and I
see where they SANDER a former cores
pondent of The Mail who went by the
name of Hanson Hill, which name I
adopted, as I thought it was an honor
to go by that name. OF course the old
Hanson Hill has not been writing to
The Mail for the past three weeks, but
| hate to see an honorable man like
him abused for my doings positive
~ state that whatever wrote about
anybody is true, and l can prove it.
and the so-called Lover of Truth"
from Tower is an unqualified liar, and
can prove that too. Does the "Lover
OF Truth mean to say that man
who does not pay his hired help is a
benefit to a community? I think he
is only of benefit to a certain individ-
ual who disgraces the community.
Furthermore. l want to state, that
Hanson Hill and "a Catholic are two
different and distinct persons, so the
fool from Tower who thought he had
Hanson Hill by the neck better get q.
| AAtt1O lutVuSI anu 1IC Will
find ont that Hanson Hill never
claimed to be a politician, but simply
writer of news and truth.
Mrs. Gus Harkins and Mrs. Charles
Harkins were visiting their numerous
friends here last week.
Dave Oxley is moving his family to
Combination, where Mr. Oxley is en-
nm v1d C linn NO
some rich ore from mine in that dis
trict.
81 say, boys Il mean the boys in
Hasmark). Hanson Hill has got aw-
fully good news to tell you, but he is
duty bound to secrecy until about the
22d of June -
The weekly carload of ruby ore was
shipped from the Hobo last Thursday
This will be the last carload shipped
without being concentrated as the con-
centrator is expected to be in running
order soon.
There was an erroneous report circu-
lated last week to the effect that Harry
McCrimmon resigned his position at
the Trout mine. The rumor was
wrong as that gentleman is still en-
ployed by Patrick Boland, the superin-
tendent.
Mr.. B. J. McKenna and Mrs. Annie
McElhenney, two we'll and very favor
ably known people of .Hasmark, were
married last Monday. Mr.. McKenna
IS Well-knOwn mining 1nan and Mrs.
McElhenney the well and favorably
known proprietress of the McElhenney
hotel at Rasmark. The good wishes of
the community are with them in their
journey through life.
The dance at the McElhenny hotel
last Saturday was crowning success
The spacious hall and ante-room We're
full Of pleasure seekers every able bod
led person in Tower, Hasmark and sur
rounding camps attended, outside of
the undesirable element-through the
absence of which the festivities passed
off without hitch of any character
Philipsburg contributed materially to
the enjoyment and the thanks of the
committee of the Hasmark Social club,
consisting of Will Hynes, J. c. Duffy,
Bernie Briggs and Ernst Firchau, are
due to Fred Lauer and party. At 8
O'Clock in the evening the dancers be-
gan to arrive on sleds, horseback, and
in all kinds of conveyances, until every
house in Hasmark was filled with
guests bound for the dance. And such
merry time we never before saw in
our lives! 1t was, in fact, the success
Of the season. The number of partici-
pants at the dance was so large that 1
cannot give the names of all, as a cOu-
pie OF hundred names takes too much
space, but we Hasmark people are all
thankful to everyone who helped to
make it such a grand success.
"Patience and perseverance, will make
a mine ont of the Hobo, so said the
eminent and we'll known mining man,
Neal O'Donnell. When six months ago
he bought two thirds interest in a
lease which was not considered worth
much, but Mr.. O'Donnell, being a
practical miner, said that the Hobo
mine never was discovered yet, and he
was trying to discover the same. He
worked a force of men for four months
and there was no change. All there
was to follow was small but enOr-