The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10
In Boulder.

Boulder. April 9.-The social sea-
son in Boulder, as far as card
parties and dances are concerned,
seems to be over. the season
for picnics not yet begun, and the roads
too muddy for bicycling. Church So
Gals fill the interim; the candy pull
given by the Ready Workers OF the
Presbyterian church was a success. and
1t is expected that a large company will
attend the pound social to be given
at the M. f. parsonage Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the minister. Each
one attending Is expected to bring at
least a pound of groceries.
There is yet considerable sickness
about town. DIR. Fletcher is slowly i'm
proving from his attack of nervous
prostration. and it will probably be two
or three weeks before he is out. A.
III. Foster expects to be able to resume
his work in the p~ostoff1ce in a Few
days. Mr.. Lockers work of making
assessments throughout the county is
quite seriously interfered with by his
sickness. but he is getting better. Mrs.
NJ. A. Warren is again quite Ill, and
has come in from the ranch, and Is
stopping with Mrs. Concannon. Miss
Clara Belcher has been quite i'll with
a nervous prostration, but Is improv-
ing.
improvements are being made at the
Windsor hotel in the line of painting,
papering and refurnishing. Changes are
also under way at the Springs hotel. A
portion of the large dancing hall mas
been cut off by a partition. and the bar
and billiard room moved from the base
ment to the first floor. A bowling alley
will be put in below. work on the
ladies' plunge will begin soon.
The first invoice OF blue birds APP
peared in this part Of the valley THIS
week. The boys are playing marbles,
and spring is no doubt here.
In the work of deepening wells about
town at the present unusually low stage
of water, F. F. Finch came very near
being killed while working at the bot
tom of a well or Mr.. MaN1eld's place.
A timber fell about 80 feet, and struck
him a severe blow or the back. but
on about one chance in ten 1t struck
him in such a a as to not infict a
fatal injury.
Three men obtained citizenship in the
district court his week-Messrs. T. r.
German and T.. II. Barker of Elkhorn
and John Olliffe of Boulder. The first
two came from England, and the other
from Canada.
Many Boulder people regret to learn
of the death of Rev. Mr.. Blythe. who
left here something more than a veal
ago to preach at S~tevensville. While
occupying the Baptist pulpit here ne
seemed an unusually strong and hearty
man, was genial. companionable, and
an active religious worker. 1t Is re-
ported that he was stricken in church
and died within three hours afterward
probably of heart disease or apoplexy
Another old-timer somewhat known
here died the first of the week at hi
home at the mouth of Beaver creek
near Blake's ferry, on the Missouri
r~iyer-George NJ. Ellison, at the age o
81 years. He moved there in 1865. and
with one exception was the Oldest set
tier i'm that locality.
Miss Geraldine Rogers, who has beef
with her aunt, Mrs. ID. Mcneil. TO
T several weeks. has gone to Jefferson
island. in the southern part of tn
? county, to teach school.
I 7. A. Wickes Is away on a trip int
Madison county. This place outnt
. quite a number Of supply wagons Daw
= son & Tindall will go on the o soon
. and A. Hammer expects to start Mon
day with a wagon load or goods 10
: Broadwater county.
{ Daniel Mcneil has resumed occu
pancy of his large ranch north OF towr
$ and arrived Friday with seven cars @
e cattle To stock IL. He bought in IN
Bitter Root valley. near Stevensvill'
and brings ISIS head of stock cattle an
40 calves.
Among attorneys here during TIL
week were c. c. Newman, II. c. faee
err and Judge Clements of Helena, an
G Messrs. Kirk and Pennington froi
Butte.
= 1t is expected that quite a numbs
: Of workmen and members OF the u
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