The Ravalli Republican., 1898-04-20

From the News.
V. Burch of Stevensvillc was greet
ing his friends here Monday.
Judge and Mrs Van r. Woodman-
cy were up from Victor interviewing
Hamilton merchants Monday.
Leila Barley, daughter Of J, B, Bar
lev OF the West Side, died at her
home last night Of typhoid fever.
She was thirteen years old on the day
Of her death.
Ed. johnson of the we'll known firm
of Dunbar & johnson is in from Vic
tor today. Mr., johnson says the
saws are ripping vigorously and turn
ing out the limit product, with (;
force Of 40 or 50 men employed.
Close contests in elections were all
the rage in the Bitter Root this
spring. Besides the Hamilton city
affair, the school elections at Camas
and Como resulted in dead heats and
at Darby the winner won cut with
one majority. In Woodside. district
occurred the most exciting contest
ever held in the valley; every eligible
voter man or woman, took sides.
Rev. Anthony and John Johnson,
of Woodsjde, were pleasant callers at
this place yesterday Rev. Anthony
is a minister of the losephite branch
Of the church of the Latter Day
Saints, that claims to be the original
Mormon church and is hostile to tile
polygamous and other doctrines pro-
pounded 10y the Utah branch. The
Utah branch also has foUr indcfati-
gable missionaries in this valley who
are meeting with some success, it is
said.
From the Times.
Thebo & Cline, Two gentlemen
who have au eye to klonkike busi-
| ness, arrived in Hamilton last week
and purchased from the Bitter Root
Stock farm 253 head Of choice cattle.
The cattle were shipped to Seattle
Monday morning on a through spec
! ial train. They will be shipped from
I Seattle to Skayway by boat and from
that point villa be driven overland to
Dawson City.
j. L. Hendricks and o. 9: Cooper
drove up to Hughes creek the first OF
the week. They intend putting in d
stock Of merchandise in that new
Eldurado, and the business will be
conducted by J. L. Hendricks.
There will be several hundred people
employed on Hughes creek this year
/ and John expects to do a good busi-
ness as well as enjoy summers out.
ing.
Hughes creek and the OverWich
country are enjoying quite a boom
these days. George Orr came down
from the new klondikc yesterday and
says that people are coming in very
rapidly: There are two new saloons
about to start and J. +. Hendricks
and O. G: Cooper have ordered the
lumber for a general merchandise
store soon to be erected. Mr.. Orr
xays if the much talked of Shoup
road was to 60 through there would
be a great influx Of people from
| Idaho.
Thos. Coffee, a we'll known ranch
man living about ten miles up the
Skalkaho came in town yesterday
afternoon and stated that very dis
astrous fire had occurred on his ranch
about 6 o'clock yesterday morning in
which his house and all his house
hold goods and clothing were con-
sumed, the family escaping in their
night clothing. Mr.. Coffee got up a
little before six o'clock and started
tire. Sparks must have fallen on the
house for in a very few minutes after
the fire was started the building was
a mass uf flames. Mrs. Coffee and
the rest Of the family had only time
to escape with their lives, and
clothed in their night dresses. The
loss will foot up more than 800.
Mr.. Coffee is hardworking, indus
trious man and had a well furnished
home.