The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-10
BOULDER NOTES.
Court Doings, Property Transfers, Mining
Operations, Birth and IA Smallpox
Scare Recorded Last Week.

scare hecOrued Last week.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Boulder, Jan. ii. u. Bridges has
purchased the property adjoining the
Presbyterian church on the east and
opposite the court house, being two lots
with a small house, for s475. 1t was
owned by Messrs. Warner and Hag-
gerty. Judge Warner, who has occu-
pied the place for his justice office, has
moved down town and is in the build
ing two doors north Of c. W. Sweets
store.
James Simpkns has filed lien for
1928 on the house which he recently
built for Mrs. Mary Moore on Third
avenue. The Capital Lumber company
has filed a lien for sSS7.S4 on the prop
erty of Sarah Berren in Clancy, and
several attachments have been made
through a justice court here on the
property of p. n. Harper, who has
been in the general merchandise bust
ness in Clancy.
Among papers recently filed with the
county clerk was the notice of incorpo-
ration of the Montana and Idaho Stage
company. The capital stock is $4,000.
and they expect to carry on a stage
business from Dillon to some point In
Idaho How they happen to file their
papers in this county is probably that
they may operate a line from Dillon to
Whitehall in this county.
Among the duties of the judge of the
district court at the beginning of each
term Is to examine the bonds of county
commissioners. The record book of the
clerk bears the statement that on eN-
animation of the bonds of commission
ers that of William Fergus was APP
proved, but those of II. G. Smith and
J. w. Monahan were found deficient in
the character or responsibility of their
sureties. They We're cited to appear in
L.
deficiency or to furnish new bonds.
]. II. Miller has leased his mining
property near Basin To b. A. Bliven of
that place. The time is Is months, with
a royalty and privilege of purchase
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Bowling
of Comet, son. on Monday morning,
Jan 8.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John
johnson of Basin was brought here for
burial Tuesday.
There was a slight smallpox scare in
town during the week. but il proved
TO be unwarranted. A case of rash at
school became a much more serious af-
fair when told of by the pupils on
reaching their homes. The health of
the community is quite good as whole.
1t is understood that a man in Mis-
souri, is the successful bidder for the
only stage mail route out of Boulder,
that to Cold Springs down the valley.
tract at $406.67 per year. with two trips
per week The new price is $50 per
year. with three trips per week. and il is
doubtful If the business can be handled
at that price as it is worth from $500
to 5000.
The jury commission, consisting OF
Mr. Fergus, chairman of the board OF
commissioners: MIR. Myers. county treas
urer. and Mr.. Locker, assessor. viii
meet Monday TO make a list of tax
payers from which turymen will be
Drawn for the current year. The law
could be improved by making the time
hxlier, as a jury could be used now
frcf.s district court, and the work OF
eurt is thereby delayed and will be
bout the 18th of the month.
county superintendent has APP
ed Sc. 18S s. among the school dis
the county. the ratio being s. Is
lzch haupil of school age. Boulder
thenargest sum, with 1888 children,
Whitehall is only one behind Elk
has III, Clancy 13f. Basin l23 The
riot containing the smallest number
pupils IS Muskrat. with 70. Smith is
xt with IA.