The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-09
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

Hamilton, Sept. S.-Your correspond.
ent has been so extremely busy or
| some work for the stock farm, necessi.
tating night work, that he has beer
| forced to neglect the Standard fol
| several days. and so this letter will be
sort of resume of the past three days
| in this burg.
Dr. Reber has so far recovered from
his recent attack of illness that he is
able to get around again.
Chief Mentrum of the Anaconda fire
department spent yesterday in town
several days fishing and generally en-
joying themselves in the country above.
Mrs. Mentrum, who has been visiting
with friends near Florence, came in
on the Copper City last night and Bob
and her will remain in Hamilton for a
couple of days more visiting with
Commissioner Rawlins' family and
other friends.
Sheriff Young of Park county, who
has been taking a patient to Warm
Springs, concluded to come over and
see the Bitter Root valley before re-
turning home, and came up on the
train last night with Conductor Bill
Houston. Needless to say the jolly
sheriff from over the range was de-
lighted with the trip up and with the
looks of Gods country
Tom Phillips, who has removed his
business to Butte, where he is carrying
on general commission business
came over on last nights train for his
family, which he will take over about
Tuesday next. 1t is probable that Mrs
H. j. Kelly and daughter will go with
him to join Harry there.
Clarence Heavelin.. a young fellow Of
about 10, met with serious accident
yesterday, his horse rearing and fall
ing on him, causing a compound erac-
ture of the ankle.
Postmaster Roberts has received in
structions from the department to COM
mence next month and weigh every
piece of mail going out of this office
for month. The supposition is that
the department desires to find out just
how much mail the railroad and con-
tractors are hauling, in order to guage
the contracts accordingly.
jolly Ike Bever, the cigar and liquor
drummer, was making his regular trip
into this section this week.
Charley Donovan and Russ Downing
left here Tuesday morning for Missoula
and other points on a business scheme
They returned last night.
Milton Hammond has been down
from Darby this week on business be-
fore the county commissioners.
Word received from Warm Springs
states that Mrs. Davis, the demented
woman taken there last week, was not
in any way improved yet.
The Republican job department has
just completed a handsome 64-page
sales catalogue for the Bitter Root
stock farm.
Hon. w. J. Kennedy has been away
from his Stevensville ranch and lumber
camp for several days this week, and
has been putting in the time at the
county seat.
c. E. Jameson and wife. Harry Jane
son and Mrs. A. D. Williams of Park
City, Utah, the latter daughter of
the Jameson's were in town this week
from the home a little this side of
Stevensville.
C. C. Lowney and wife and C. P.
Harrington, registering from Butte.
were in town on Tuesday before the
court in the water trespass case.
Guy Peppard came in Monday from
Missoula, accompanying his father, J..
Peppard of Des Moines, Iowa. who
came to see the beautiful Bitter Root
he had heard so much about. The old
gentleman expressed himself as much
taken with the valley.
Rev. J. j. McAllister and l.. N.
Simons of Missoula came in on We'd
nesday morning from an outing trip
along the valley streams. They re-
port having had splendid time, and
went home yesterday from here.
Landlord Mehargue of the Ravalll
Jockey Morgan and Joe Dorrell spent
Wednesday in the fields with dog and
guns and brought in lot of feathered
game.
w. A. Wright, road supervisor of the
Stevensville district, has been in town
several days this week on business be-
fore the county board.
Charley Buck, DR.. Brice, w. A. DUFF
field, Jim Lancaster Joe Little and
John Foust composed party of pleas
ure-seekers which passed through here
Tuesday afternoon. bound for couple
of weeks hunting in the upper coun-
try and over into the Clearwater. The
same afternoon while riding along,
Duffield's horse stumbled and finally
fell over. Duff" falling in under him
and breaking one of the small bones of
the wrist He and Buck came back to
Hamilton, where the wrist was attend
ed to and the boys rejoined their party
the next day. the arm being carried in
a sling. 1t takeS more than broken
wrist to stop Duffield.
Mrs Charles II. Buck and her sister,
Miss Eta Landram. drove up from
Stevensvile on Tuesday the latter
making arrangements to complete her
course in the business college this win
ter. They visited friends while here
and drove home the same evening.
A Happy Grandfather.
Missoula, Sept. S.-William H. Smith