The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-06
A HOTEL PROPOSITION
Twin Bridges to Be Made a Sum.
mer Resort.
ALVIN 0WSlEY KILLED
The Accidental Discharge 81 q Shot
gun Wa the Cause of the Boys
Death-southern Montana
air Association.


Twin Bridges. Sept. 3.-If present
plans do not fail. Twin Bridges can
boast of having before another year
rolls around one of the finest hotels in
this part Of the state. Twin Bridges
people are trying to interest Butte cap
italists in a hotel proposition. 1t is
proposed to erect a 50-room house., TO
cost 5 $1,000, with numerous cottages for
people who wish TO spend tn. summer
or a portion of the warmer months in
the country. The hotel will be built
In the park and on the southern plan,
with a wide porch upstairs and DOWN.
The building will be 100 by 80 feet, and
the hotel will be conducted on a frst-
class plan. Alongside of IT d 30-foot
avenue, shaded with large trees.
will lead to a suspension bridge. over
which access will be had to The beauti-
ful park In the rear of the hotel. In
this park there will be erected a pavil-
ion. 120 by 20 feet. and several cottages
fronting on the river.
Alvin Owsley. the 16-year-old son Of
James III. Owsley. who resides near
Waterloo. was killed last Monday by
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
The boy was raking hay, and carried
the gun or the rake, probably to kill
any small game he might happen to
see. Early in the forenoon the gun
StdTtcu 10 SLID ITOn It's pldTe Oh inS
rake, when he caught 1t, and il some
caused the discharge. His left
side received the contents OF shot.
which made a large hole. many of the
shot lodging under the left nipple The
unfortunate young fellow walked to his
father. a a ] mile distant. and was
taken home. A Whitehall physician
was summoned, but the boy vas be-
yond all human aid. and at 1 o'clock
the next morning 'he poor fellow was
relieved of his sufferings. Services were
held at the Owsley home and the re-
mains were taken to Butte Friday for
interment.
Huge posters are out, announcing
the holding Of the 18th annual meeting
Of the Southern Montana Fair associ-
alton Oct. 6. 7 and s. The meeting was
not held last year, owing to a misun-
Outstanding between the citizens and
the directors, but everything. is changed
this fall n everyone Is pulling the
same way to make the event a success.
Cash premiums for exhibits of merit
will be paid, this being made possible
by the guarantee fund provided by the
citizens OF Twin Bridges. The farmers
are invited to bring their best horses,
cattle. sheep, grain, vegetables, etc.
The mining men are not overlooked,
and the invitation is extended to them
to make a good display of the mineral
ItEOuICtS vi dulSo dlu
counties. This season has been an ex-
c~eptionally good one for the farmers,
and the results IL exhibited would re-
dound in many ways.
September is a month noted for flies,
but judging from the buzzing going on
the bees-political ones-have the top
hand. The populists, democrats and
silver republicans will hold their prim-
aries tonight in the various precincts
throughout the county. The republic
cans, better known as administration
republicans. surprised their political
enemies by issuing a call for primaries
to be held Saturday, Sept. 10. to elect
delegates 10 the county convention
which meets at Virginia City Sept. II.
The party was without a head Of any
kind, and the silver republicans thought
they had smooth sailing until the call
was issued. II was signed by James
NJ. Page. former state land agent, n
states that he has the Craftsmanship by
appointment OF the state republican COM
mittee. The other parties meet in
convention on Sept. 10, and the ac-
ton OF the republicans will be apt to
cut some figure with the fusion men.
At any rate, some of the knowing ones
say that the bottling works will soon
be In operation.
William Ely sustained a severe
wrench of the ankle while in the timber
the OlntT udJ. Tie was flulnR the rum |
ming gears OF a wagon, when he passed
over a large boulder. which caught his
leg between II and the hind axle,
wrenehing II badly before the team
could be stopped.
George Fernie was up from Silver
this week, consulting one of the
regarding an accident he
met with recently in a mine at the
Star.
c. p. Newell. deputy supreme COM
mander of the Maccabees, is home after
a four months tour of Montana and
Wyoming. He reports the order in a
condition in the localities he
visited.
Murdoch Mcintyre. formerly of Par
rot, has invested in Twin Bridges real
estate and Is building a business house.