The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27
In Boulder.


Boulder. March 26.-The whist party of
the week was that given by Mr.. and Mrs.
L. r. Mcneil at their pleasant home
Tuesday evening. There were five tables
of players. consisting of Messrs. and Mes
DANES ID. Mcneil Hopes. Morris. Ber-
nades. Lyon. Merrill. Powell. Barteau:
Misses Rodgers and Parkinson. DIR.
Leighton and Mr.. Cornish. The hostess
distributed appropriate prizes for both
good and bad scores, and served a fine
luncheon.
Tuesday afternoon occurred the mar
riage of Mr.. Harry Mccullough and Miss
Mabel T.. Locker. The bride and groom
are both well known here. Mr.. McCul-
Tough having been in business in Boulder
some years and the bride came to Boulder
with her father. a. J. Locker, VINO was
elected to the office of count assessor
when living in Elkhorn. They will make
their home on a ranch in the valley.
The snow and cold weather prevailing
this week has given the oldest inhabitant
a chance to tell how long since "A previous
condition of the same kline prevailed in
this valley. Twenty degrees below zero
I'm March Is something both unusual and
unpleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Berking got the full
force of the storm the fore part of the
week i'm driving to Boulder from Pony,
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deal and Mrs. Berking to visit for a few
days with her sister. Mrs. West.
Mrs. McGahan having finished her
term of school at Elk Park has returned
to Boulder, and will soon go to take
charge of the Willow Creek school in the
southern part of the county.
Mrs. T.. q. Foster will. about the first
of the month. go to Iowa to spend several
months visiting with relatives.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Hewitt of Basin was here
Wednesday inviting Boulder people 70
come to Basin To attend a ball to be given
by the ladies Of the Maccabees on the
3lst. Mr.. Hewitt was also down on a
business errand.
{. Walter Brooke was here from White
hail Wednesday, bringing with him VIM
Langdon. who was placed in the county
Jail for 30 days in lieu of a fine of $50. hc
having been found guilty of stealing a
harness at Whitehall. and the above sen
tence having been inflicted by the loca
justice there.
The interest in the approaching schoo
election here seems to be more of a mat
ter of how many trustees are To be cleo
ted than as TO whom shall be voted for
IL has about been decided to base th'
number to be elected on the population
as enumerated in 1899. which would give
seven. The present board consists 81
Mossrs. Simpkins. Cowan. SHELTON, Max
field and HalfOrd. cowan goes out bJ
Limitation of term and Halford by the fac.
that he was appointed to MI a vacancy
until the succeeding election; this leaving
four to elect. Boulder being unincorpora
ted escapes the excitement attending
municipal election.
TIL first entertainment Boulder has ha,
for some time will be the Nashville Stu
dents, who will be here on the 50th.
Miss Carey. county superintendent, Wis
tied the public schools at Wickes am
Corbin the first of the week.
a pleasant party was that given d!
Mrs. w. i. Hopes to 30 Of her lad!
friends Saturday afternoon. The novelt'
of the occasion was a request that eacl
lady bring with her the first picture sh
ever had taken. and there was much {
interest and amusc all In looking then
over. After the whist games prizes wer
given and a supper served. D..
Mrs. Heber Clayton is yet very Ill; Post
master Foster r. also confined TO tn
house for the fifth week.
Miss Weber was In Butte Thursda
buying millinery stock and examinin
spring styles.