The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-03

city limits. Since the advent of the
bicycle the "bang-tail' quarter horse
and the lanky trotter have fallen by
the wayside, but the indications are
favorable for a revival of business in
their line during the present summer.
Miss lola Quigley has resigned from
her position on the school faculty in this
city and new teacher will be en-
ployed to fill the vacancy during the
remainder of the school year. 1t is UNI
derstood that Miss Quigley's resigna-
ton is made with a view of seeking
employment elsewhere during the COM
ing year.
When Westbound passenger train NO.
l pulled into this station Friday party
consisting of Marcus DAILY, Congress
man A. J. Campbell and Hon. Miles
Finlen climbed out of the rear coach
and paid hurried visit to the office
of Senator w. H. Campbell. They found
the doctor at home, but were evidently
not in search of medical assistance, for
all three looked to be in excellent
health, and Mr.. Daily and Mr.. Finlen,
who are returning from the East, SEEM
ed particularly we'll pleased to be back
in Montana again. The party was III
too great a hurry to talk business. poll
tics or anything else very long and were
back in the cars before the lO-minute
limits for station stops had expired.
John Russell was in town Friday
from his home on Strickland creek. He
reports the discovery of a fine vein of
coal on his land. and in company with
w. Garrett and c. Garrett, is preparing
to develop the property. Mr.. Russell
states that the coal is of very good
quality, resembling to great extent
the coal from the mines at Trail
Creek The vein, according to MI Rus-
Cow. Oh
feet wide. The prospect is only two
miles from the railroad and will doubt
less prove a bonanza to the lucky hold
ers of the property. A fine vein of fire
clay has also been discovered on the
Russell property and will also be devel-
oped shortly.
Sam Jeays of this city departed for
Glendive Sunday, where he will be en-
ployed in the Northern Pacific shops.
Mr.. Jeays has been resident of this
city for a number of years and is an
experienced and capable man and one
whom community or company will
learn to hold in high esteem. His fam
lily will continue to reside here until
the schools close and will then join
Mr.. Jeays at Glendive
Frank e. Palmer of Minneapolis was
in the city the latter part of last week
securing subscriptions for the Pythian
Advocate, fraternal organ published
in Minneapolis by Fred e. Wheaton in
the interests of the Knights of Pyth-
las. Mr.. Palmer said he never got
such a warm reception in his life as
the knights of Pythias here and in
Bozeman gave him, and he thinks Mon
tana knights of Pythias are all right.
A goodly number of subscribers for
the paper was secured here and reg
ular correspondent for the periodical
secured.
James Bailey, an old prospector who
works the bars of the lower Yellow
stone every summer. started sunday
on his annual trip in search of the
precious metal and will spend the sum-
mer panning out the shining particles
along the shores of the river below
Billings. He lives and travels in
boat and leaves early in the season this
year to work some particularly rich
findings which he is unable to- get at
when the high water comes down from
the mountains.
Joseph Stanley returned to this city
Saturday morning after an absence of
sevaral months in England and Can
ada. Joe comes back accompanied by
a wife, who gave up a state of single
blessedness in Stanley's early home to
share his fortunes in Montana. he
will begin housekeeping in this city
and will engage in business here as
cured and a good business location can
be found.
Friday evening a forest fire was rag
ing south of this city in the vicinity
Of Locke & Works sheep ranch. But
little could be seen of the fire from the
town and the most direct information
as to its extent was secured from Com
missioner Ebert, who was in the city
that evening from his Ferry creek
ranch. He stated that he took look
at the fire with a telescope before COM
ing to town and judged that it was
about six miles in length and that hun
dreds of acres of the timber was in
flames. The fire has died away since
then, but owing to the prevailing high
winds it is likely to spring up at any
time and do damage to the timber, if
not to the ranches in the open places
along the foot of the mountains.
Henry Hilburn arrived in this city
Saturday from Spokane. He makes
his headquarters in that city now and
visits the trade in Washington, Idaho
and Montana in the interests of a
wholesale liquor house.
William Nye of Billings was in town
from the Magic city Sunday and spent
the day with his parents here. He
is employed in Bouton's job office in
Billings.
Max Walker. who is employed in the
shops of the Northern Pacific at this
place, will leave in a few days for
Butte, where he has been offered a po-
sition similar but better than the one
he now holds.
George Mel was in town the latter
part of the week from his ranch on
the Cokedale road. He reports the
season for planting unusually back
ward this year and the crops and
spring work greatly delayed by the
weather.
Produce.