The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-03
The NEWS OF BELL.

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voniau. was up before Judge Fitzgerald
ON Monday. charged with having
thrown a chair through a window in
Cora Drpew's sporting house. John
Enormously denied the charge, but the
evidence against him was very concur
sive and he was fined so.
There vas "A thrre-quarter mile blcycle
race at Island park last Sunday between
Ed Walling. the Bait champion, ana
John Berry. the half-bIeed wonder OF
sand CouIpa The race was decidedly
uninteresting Berry Won IN 2.u2.
There seems 20 be a great scarcity of
men among the ranches over In the
Judith basin. ON Monday a four-hOTse
team came in nom the sheep Creek
Co.'S ranch after "A gang Of men TO Work
in the hay field and left during the art
crnoon with IA happy fellows VINO had
recently been thrown u Ot employIheht
here and who welcomed the opportunity
to 90 20 work again 50 soon. An Outht
from Davis creek was also IN ana tooh
out five men. Many Of those who were
recently thrown out OF employment mere
on account of the reduction OF force
have already secured other work. While
Il will probably last but a short time.
the boys are very glad tn accept II TOT
the present. Many OF them VIII no
doubt fall into permanent places on
surrounding ranches and IL may lead 10
some Of them becoming prosperous WIN
ranches II their own. The greater num-
Der of our idle men VIII probably hnd
ampIoympnt in the country throughout
the having season and there Is no cues
lion whatever but that we have plenty
aud To spare for all that VIII be needel.
Mrs. j. T.. sheridan. wife of Editor
Sheridan Of the Belt valley Times, used
to have a coop Of exceedingly handsome
spring hiCken that were a source Oh
some little trouble and a great deal OF
pride To the most estimable ady Ihey
we're being dieted with an especial con-
Germ for their plumpness and tooth-
somaneSS Mr.. Sheridan displayed
/ rather more than a MUD interest IN
them, watching he growth 81 their pm
/ feathers with something OF impatlehce'
! The pretty chicks, however, grew apdce
and the Sheridan family decided that
two of the fowls must die al sunrise
ON Sunday morning. There we're sew
eraI watery mouths On Saturday even
ing when the muTrow's dinner was ais
cussed. but the plans of mice and men
gang oft a'glee.' On sunday morning
when MIR. sheridan went out 10 select
the two doomed birds. he was greeted
by the cold and stony stare Of 70 slsht-
less eyes In the 10 bodyiess heads OF
his Wifeis pet chickens. Some heart
less nand had entered the coop during
the night. and. after chopping on the
heads. stole quietly away Win MS
slaughtered victims. Should the guilty
parties ever be fuund u they VIII prop
ably have very serious trouble.
G. W. Kallisan. u. Bartlett and Dr
Thurston are preparing 10 take a three
weeks trip among the mountains. They
will be armed with all kinds OF guns
kodaks and nsh rods and as none OIL
tb.un have ever been out on "A tour oil
thar kind they will no doubt have al
interesting time.
4 delightful surprise party was giyef
AZ the country home OF Mir. Mrs
Leland on Saturday night. The snai
was arranged in honor Of j. +. DAVIS
Of ohio. who is visiting with his uncle
Mr. Leland. The society stage coach
With about - happy souls on board, lei
town at : y. IN. Arriving at the lSelan'
home about 3 O'Clock. they proceeded
10 run the ranch according To their Owl
ideas. and a most delightful evening wa
spent i'm music and various games. Mis-
Pearson succeeded in winning the gran'
prize. while Mrs. W. j. Kennedy trl
umphantly carried away the BOBBY
Those present We're. Mr.. and MIS-
GlasscoCk. Mr.. and Mrs. LeeCe, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Irwin. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs
C1ingau. the Misses Pearson. Chapman
Frye. Holt and Hurley, Messrs. Riser
KelIison. Thurston. Leland. Davis. A
Kennedy. Il. Kennedy, Bartlett an
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