Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-01
HAMILTON NEWS


Hamilton, May 31.-For the first time in
several years there was a failure to OBJ,
serve Decoration day in Hamilton, There
are still many heroic defenders of the
Stars and Stripes, as well as the Stars and
Bars In the Bitter Root valley, and they
nave heretofore responded to the senti-
ments of the day and gathered to deco
rate the graves Of their comrades at rest.
but age is fast ~encroaching upon the he
roic band, and not long since the John C.
Fremont post, G. A. r., Of this place, with
80 members, disbanded, probably never
again to be united. If the patriotic OBJ
~servance of Decoration day is to continue
1t must be under the leadership of the
loyal youth of the land.
The public schools of this place will
close FRIDAY, n 2. There will hc no
regular graduating exercises this year,
but the students of the high school will
give a public entertainment consisting Of
cclamatlons recitatiOns and music at
the opera house on Thursday evening for
the benefit Of the library fund. The school
already has an excellent library. but more
new books are needed. The past years
work in the public schools has been very
satisfactory. superintendent Ewing and
his corps of able teachers are deserving of
W. Az ClttSlCll IHlIlt.tI III
which the schools have been conducted.
Inc nigh school course added to the curri-
culum Is meeting with much approval
ana success. 1t is hoped that in a short
anne the departmental system may be in
troduced. more courses added to the list
and an additional number of teachers be
employed. The future of this growins
Guy certainly warrants a first class hig
school in our midst. The teachers for the
ensuing wear have not hoa~ -.
yet. The secretary Of the board of edu.
cation Is deluged with letters from appli-
cants, whose title range from a Phi. D..
down to a plain country schol pedagogue.
The hotels of the city are doing a flour
1shlng business. At the Ravalli are reg.
istered today: Frank H. Woody, Missou-
Ia; II. p. Hall, Denver; J. P. Adair, Chi
cago; I. E. Murray and wife, st. Paul:
p. NJ Wilson, Portland; L. H.. Streeter.
At the Hamilton: John Mckinley and
wife, Rosemont: Lewis Harris, Stevens
viile: Thomas Heating, Alta; j. w. Rely.
Nllssoula; John Voss, Florence; Joseph
Wagner, Florence: Lee Peters. Florence:
W. f.. Yerreck, Missoula; r.. S. Wilson,
Missoula.
me newly appointed forest rangers are
all at work upon their respective stations
and Supervisor Weber went up to Hughes
creek yesterday on his official duties. It
IS the intention of the supervisor to make
the work of the rangers most effective.
and to that end they will see that no dep
relations upon the timber within the re-
serve are committed. They will keep the
trails open, put out fires and arrest all
violators Of the game laws.
Judge Woody came up from N1issoula
last night to finish the term of court.
Nearly all the Jurors were on hand his
and the three criminal cases on
the docket Will be quickly disposed Of.
The ease of the state VS.. Mix Harrigan
ane Arthur McClelland, accused of rob-
berry, will first occupy the attention of the
court and jury.
present backward season has been in no
detrimental to the agricultural in
terests of the valley. Grass and clover
have already made a most lu%xuriant
growth. A large acreage Of grain has
been sown, which has terminated most
without irrigation.
The severe winter proved quite disasa
trous to many pear orchards. Many of
the fine pear trees IN the Daily stock farm,
have been out three or four years,
were so badly damaged that they have
been taken up n burned.
The past few days have seen quite an
exodus Of lumber jacks from the valley.
drive of logs is nearly all in, and as
as their services are no longer re-
quired the men are discharged.
The new planer for D. v. Beams saw
mill on Skalkaho has been placed in posi-
ton and Mr.. Bean now has over CO., 900 feet
OF extra clear surfaced lumber at his dis
posal.
Charles Sawyer Of Corvallis, who has
been in poor health for some time past,
went to the hospital at Missoula last
week.
Charles NJ. Johnson of the Abstract
was in Victor yesterday closing