The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-30

| Clancy this week. There is some con-
troversy there regarding the teacher,
ana MISS Carey as county superintend-
| ent endeavored to clear il up.
| A. j. Locker has been in Helena a
few days attending the state meeting
of assessors.
| Miss Weber made asbusiness trip
/ to Butte during the week.
A Butte couple came here to be mar
ried a Few days ago-John J. Linman
and Mary Memo. The nuptial knot was
| tied by Justice Warner in the Windsor
hotel parlors.
W. l.. Hardie was here from Basin
recently, and in company with others
made trip up the Little Boulder to
look at mining properties.
The ice business has been quite ac-
tive here during the past three weeks
and has given employment to quite q
number of men and teams. A portion
of the supply is obtained from the lake
south of town and a portion from up
the valley. The quality is clear and
good, and the thickness from Is to Is
inches. Several carloads will also be
shipped from here after the local
houses are full. TO surrounding towns.
Rivalry between local livery stables
led to lively fracas in the hotel office
Tuesday evening. The fight was short
but lively and was followed by gun
play by third party. Next morning
the three We're before Justice Taylor
charged with disturbing the peace. One
plead guilty and was fined $25; the
others wanted a trial, which is set for
Tuesday.
It is reported that several appliea-
tions are in for the school janitorship,
as soon as Mr.. Shope accepts the other
work for which he is engaged. The fact
of the school building being heated by
steam and the law requiring that such
a plant be run only by someone holding
-I,, .l.fa
passing a certain examination, makes
1t a little difficult for the school board
to make satisfactory selection. Safe
ty should certainly be the first consid-
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Fergus, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, was here during
the week, and entered into an arrange
ment with Il. X. Mcneil, whereby set
of present ownership books will be
written up for the use of the county
assessor. This is something long need
ed in this county and will materially
aid that official in his work. and prob
ably list enough more property to pay
the cost The state board has urged
on all boards of commissioners recently
the necessity of such books.
Wednesday evening occurred the
death of Mrs. Morgan, who lived near
the WickeS tunnel, north of town.. The
burial was in the Boulder cemetery
Friday. She leaves husband and four
children, one an infant but few days
old.
1t is expected that Sheriff Sherlock
will reach here Monday or Tuesday
with the prisoner. Beld, who was cap
tured and held in Skagit county, Wash
ington.
Among the attorneys here during the
week attending court We're T.. n. Har-
wood, +. S. Mcdonald and J. w Cotter
from Butte, and w. E. Cullen and Mas
sena Billiard from Helena.
r. II. Spratt was here from Helena
the first of the week and bid in the
property of the Builder Smelling COM
pany at delinquent tax sale. There
were few bidders at the sale and most
of the property offered was taken by
the county.
Miss Mary Taylor, who has been
quite ill, is improving.
Miss Lizzie Ness, who has been here
some time with the family of John
O'Neill, has gone to Missoula.
At Might've party Tuesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Nc
Neill, there were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Halford, Mr.. and Mrs. Terwilli-
ger, Mrs. Berkin, GMiss Carey, Miss
Clark, Mr.. Picot and Mr.. Scharf.
A. j. Gahagan of ST. Paul, who is said
to be travelling salesman. is laid up
at the Windsor house with frosted feet.
Some time Thursday night he started
to walk from Basin to Boulder, but be-
came chilled to such an extent that his
feet were frozen. although the night
was not very cold. He reached Wat
sons ranch and was brought from
there to Boulder Friday morning. He
will probably be laid up week or two.
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