The Philipsburg mail., 1898-08-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Jimmy Smith, of Stone, was up from
the valley last week
John Wannamaker, of lower Rock
creek, was in the city last week.
Sewing by the day at reasonable rates.
Stella Achamire, at Mrs. c.. E. McJilton's.
j. S. Grant and son, Duncan of Will
low creek, We're visitors in town last
week
Webster Butcher, Of Princeton gulch
placer fame, was visitor in town this
week.
Nick Lutchje has sold his fine riding
horse to Louis Hospell of the Willow
creek placers.
Pat McGurk the Granite merchant,
was a business visitor in the city during
the past week.
The Antelope road has been com
pleted. 1t is said to be a first class
piece Of highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Lutchje, Of Will
! low creek, were among the Philipsburg
visitors last week.
A Swain, one Of the prosperous Hall
ranchers, was visitor in the city dur
/ ing the past week.
Homer Cogswell, one of the old-time
placer miners of Willow creek is spend
ing few days in town.
DR., w. H. Vaughn took trip to
Deer Lodge last Friday evening on his
wheel returning Monday.
John H. Miller, of Boise City, Idaho
father of Mrs Thomas J. Crowley, is in
the city on a visit to his daugher.
as having been found was restored to it's
owner, Mrs. 4. H. Mcleod Of Granite,
last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. c. Spencer spent Sun
day at the summer home of Mrs Spen-
GERS parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank D.
Brown, on Rock creek.
James H. King returned last Saturday
from a visit to his home at Marshall
Mo. Mr.. King spent several weeks at
Omaha in attendance at the Interna-
tional Exposition.
Mr., and Mrs. J. H. Lehsou, Of Mis-
soula, came to Philipsburg to attend the
funeral Of Charles Kroger Sunday, re
turning home Monday morning. Mrs
| LehsOu is a sister of Mrs. Chas Kroger
Joseph A. Hyde, the banker, came
over from Deer Lodge last Saturday to
attend the funeral Of the late Charles
kroger, which took place in this city
last Sunday. Mr.. Hyde returned home
on Tuesdays train.
NJ. J. Kroger. of Butte, accompanied
! by his SOD -in-law. VIM Haltenhoff, of
Anaconda, drove over the range last
Sunday to attend the funeral of his
brother, the late Charles Kroger. They
returned to Anaconda the same evening.
Louis Hospell, a former Beartowner,
who is engaged in placer mining on
Willow creek this summer, was a visi-
tor in the city last week. Mr.. Hospell
expects to make a cleanup soon, and
the prospects are that his seasons work
will be quite remunerative, several large
pieces Of gold having been picked up by
him on the bedrock.
Some time ago little bottle Of Cham
berlains Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy fell into my hands just at a
time when my wo-year-old boy was
terribly afflicted. His bowels We're be-
yond control. We had tried many rem
edies to 10 purpose, but the little bottle
Of Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
speedily cured him. William T. Jones,
Ogleshy, Ca. Sold by NJ E. Doe & Co.,
Druggists.
Municipal corporations need not stamp
their checks. The following is a digest
of the decisions Of the internal revenue
bureau, issued by Commissioner Scott
''Checks drawn by United States dis
bursting officers in performance Of duties
required by law against public funds
standing to their official credit do not
require a 2-cent internal revenue stamp
thereon. All checks drawn by officers
Of states, counties and municipalities
for the discharge Of the obligations OF
states, counties and municipalities are
exempt under Section Of this Act :"
Mrs Fred Elliott, the well known
Granite business lady, was a Philips
burg visitor Tuesday morning Mrs
Elliott says that Granite is moving
along as we'll as can be expected but il
a short time She anticipates quite a re-
vival in business affairs there, in ex
pectation Of which she is preparing tc
make some improvements and repairs
on some Of her large business buildings
on the hill The lady is one of the ex
tensive property holders in Granite, anG
her holdings are numbered among the
very best and most valuable properties
there principally business property on
Main street. One occasion for her triy
down here this week was to procure
lHmber for making the Improvements
contemplated.
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