The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-01
At THE BIG COAL CAMP
Mrs. Oscelia Paulson Has Begun
Action for a Divorce.
HELD A PRACTICE SHOOT
The Belt Rod and Gun Club Out for
Prizes-McDonald Meeting With
Good Luck on the Ed
monitor Route.

Belt. Nov. sc. K. Cunningham of
Trail, B. c., passed through the camp on
Saturday en- route to Utica to visit with
his family who reside there
Mrs. Dave Griffith departed on satur-
days train for Butte, where she will join
her husband and where their future home
will be.
The A. c. NJ Co. on last Saturday ship
ped samples of the Belt product of
washed nut coal. coking coal and coke to
Butte. from which place they will be for
warded with the Montana exhibit to the
I<Sis exposition.
Mrs. Oscelia Paulson, who has recently
made application for a divorce from her
husband, Paul Fl. Paulson, has been a
resident Of Belt for more than four years
and is most favorahly known. She is an
excellent woman and has toiled exceed
ingly hard since coming here. in her eff
forts to provide a livelihood and school
ing for their four children. Paulson Is a
worthless fellow who has lived on the
hard-earned money that his wife made by
keeping few boarders. He is now serv-
ing 30-days' sentence in the county jail
for abusing his family.
The Belt Rod and Gun club had a prac-
tice shoot at Island park on Sunday. 1t
was not medal shoot. The members of
the club were out put to keep their hand
In and to practice for the tournament on
Thanksgiving day. The Belt boys have
never been able to win first money in any
contest where the Great Falls and Sand
Coulee clubs were represented. They are
now determined that in the coming shoot
they are going to have a fair share of all
the prizes. In Sundays shoot Walter Lee
land and P. E. Peterson tied at 20 out of
Is. In the class B shoot James Cooper
won the honors with is birds TO his
credit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William symes. who for
merly resided here, but who are now resi-
dents Of Rock Springs. Wya., are reioic-
ing over the arrival of a little son at their
home on Nov. 10. Their many friends
here will extend hearty coneratua tons
Attorney Largent of Great Falls was in
the camp on Monday attending some i'm
portant law business.
Gordon Macdonald formerly veighmas-
ter of the A. c. NJ. Co. returned to the
camp on Monday. Mr.. Macdonald and his
wife left here about IS months ago for
the purpose of establishing a trading posi-
on the Elondike back-door route, at
some point between Edmonton and the
far frozen north They took a sduatters
claim on Pembernoe river, 50 miles north
of Edmonton and are becoming fairly vel
established in very good paying bust
ness. Immediately upon arriving at this
place in the spring of '9S MI Macdonald
erected q substantial house and opened
store with full stock of goods for the
trade of that country Mr.. Macdonald
says that while he is not growing r.cn
at breakneck speed. his business has
been fairly prosperous and he believes IL
will grow steadily better In addition to
supplying the wants of the natives he
gets much of the trade of prospsctors and
others, his place being located directly on
the government road. The surrounding
inhabitants are nearly all Indians or half
breeds and the business Is done by trad
ing them supplies for their furs and Skins
There is no money in the county and the
furs must be shipped to market before
any cash can be realized. He says the
country is building up and that while he
has but one full blooded white man for a
neighbor that many people are coming in
there from the East and that he believes
the country will eventually become a
great stock growing region. Wild hay
grows az high as mans shoulders. Last
summer was an especially short one but
he placed about eight acres of ground un-
der cultivation and raised some small
grain and many varieties of vegetables.
The soil consists of two feet of black
loan with a subsoil of clay. His potato
crop yielded him 50 bushels while cab
bage. onions and the other vegetables
thrived. Mr.. Macdonald has already &C.
cured IS head of cattle and with his thrift
and energy it is quite probable he may
become one of the cattle kings of the
Northwest He will remain here through
out the winter, having secured work in
time mine and will invest all his earnings
in cattle in the north Mrs. Macdonald
remained in the northern home and will.
conduct he business during her husband :
absence.
The Thanksgiving number of the Stan
| dard was greatly appreciated here and
| went straight to the hearts of its SUBJ
| scribers.
Master Lester Cole is very iii with tom
silitis.
| The ladies of the Baptist church realized
| S1lo from their fair and concert held on
| last Thursday afternoon and evening
After paving all expenses the ladies were
much pleased to find their net profit
| amounted to s65.
| Mrs. John C. Cook is quite i'll at her
| home and has been forced to delay her
| departure to Maine, where she intends 60
ing to visit relatives for the winter.