The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-29
4 LETTER FROM MANILA
An IntsrsotinG Description by
Charley Edghill.
ARE ACHING FOR A FIGHT
May Possibly uavs . Scrap With ID
InsurgsuD Natives Take Their
Hsss or - the Montana
volunteersl

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
Twin Bridges. Nov. ss.-Georse Prit-
chett is In receipt Of . letter from
Charley Edghill. who is with the stars
and stripes In Company d at Manila.
Nj. Edghil 10 one Of the youngest
members In the LIST Montana, he being
barely 10 years OF age at the time of
his enlistment last spring. He has .
number Of relatives here and a host of
friends and schoolmates who will be
pleased to hear of his welfare. The
letter In part 10 Is follows;
II now take pleasure In answering
your letter. which I received yesterday.
I am as well and as happy as . lark
We do not stay In Manila. but we are
only l3 miles across the bay from there.
We stay In Q little place called Cavite:
II Is sure q queer place, IL Is just X
q p~enitentiary. Il is all surrounded by
large iron bars on all the windows. 30
you see II 10 . regular Spanish place.
We have not had any trouble with
them yet Ind ! don't think we will.
The natives here are the awfullest
looking lot Of people I ever saw;
they don't half dress n there Ia dirt
all over the clothes they have on: they
y " 49, th.s - ocCo sse~e
rabbit.
II have been to Manila once. 1t 10 q
queer looking place, too. got me
eight silk handkerchiefs for 26 cents.
and they are beauties. ! am going to
bring you about q dozen and some ties
when hat will be; o know more
about hat than l do. The only news
we get is from the United States, when
we get a paper or letter from some of
you.
General Anderson says that he is 60
ing to keep US here as long as he can,
for he says that we will make a good
fight. for we want to kill all the bloody
insurgents or Dutch. and we can do
them up like o top. We are stationed
In an Did Spanish fort that is over 800
years old. 1t Is made Of brick that
are 2x12x1s inches. 1t Is awful hot
down here. but we have a pretty good
time; we only have to drill two hours
a day, and the rest Of the time we can
run around town or do as We please.
1 didn't ever think that the time would
come when any n would have to take
their hats OF to me. but you bet those
natives do to all of Uncle Sans boys"
The blizzard which visited this Sec
tion during the first of the week was
severe. but not enough to prevent three
business houses moving Into their per-
manent homes. The new meat market
recently built by Cox a. Pyle OF Dillon
In a brick veneer. one story, and n
of the best appointed shops In South
ern Montana. II Is the intention TO add
another story TO the building next
spring. The firm moved In Sunday. w.
J. Cox. late of the Montana Meat COM
pany OF Anaconda, Is a membe OF the
firm and Is the gentlemanly manager.
C.. w. Buzzerd moves his stock OF
hardware to the new building opposite
sha n n a. IT hall ah.rA h. aoU Aia-
play his stock to a much better adj
vantage. Last but not least In the or
der of moves was the Bank of Twin
Bridges. which has had quarters in the
White building. The permanent home
of the bank Is on the corner of Third
brick building. As soon as the rest OF
the bank furniture arrives and is
placed the directors will meet and hold
a sort OF jollification. Cashier Wilcomb
Informs the Standard reporter that he
is agreeably surprised at the amount
Of business the bank t~ransacts. and
says the prospects In the future for a
large banking clientage are very
bright.
r. ID. Tobin, the commission mer-
chant of Butte. was in town a few
hours Friday en- route to Chicago. Mr..
Tobin's son was recently mangled In a
~frightful manner while oiling machin-
U Ut tIt Ithikh ~ toai -
South Chicago. and he is going for the
purpose of being at the bedside OF his
son. as II Is very doubtful II he can
survive the Injuries.
Joe Stark and Lou Powell will leave
Tuesday for California on a big mining
deal. Mr.. stark's aunt is possessed Of
considerable placer ground in that
state. which Is reported to be valuable.
The teachers of the public school,
Misses Nellie Page and Daisy Comfort,
gave their pupils a party the other
evening at the home of Mr.. IND Mrs.
James Page. The children had a jolly
time and voted their teachers charming
entertainers.
George Hammond was a visitor from
Georgia gulch this week. Mr.. Ham
mond is one Of the prominent mining
! men Of this section and own some VAL
liable claims in the gulch, from which
he makes regular shipments to Butte
and East Helena.
The second lecture of the course OF
1873 will occur at the NJ. e. church
| Nov. 90. The subject will be Ghosts
| and COLLINS" This will be by Rev.
Cattermoie OF Dillon. and will be IN
| terspersed with choice readings.
Thomas Chambers and wife enjoyed
their THANKSGIVING turkey with Mr..
and Mn. Dullea at Silver star.
The annual turkey shoot took place
| here Thanksgiving under the auspices
OF Rhodes and ellis. Some turkeys
were shot, but q number OF ducks ee-
| capped, to be shot at some other day.
Honors were about equally divided be-
tween a Mr.. Whitford, Postmaster
Pease and Hon. william Owsley. A
dance In the evening ended h days
sport.
Miss Bernice Edwards. q popular
young lady Of Silver Star. and J. Zinck
OF the same town were married at the
county seat last Saturday. The happy
couple did not fear the blizzard. as
they drove from the Star to Virginia
and back home in the storm. a distance