The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-19
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

hamilton, Dec. Ib.-NicOFSG
and Miss Lelah Virgal HIATT, both of Mis-
soula, came up on the train Wednesday
night to Hamilton and were married the
same evening, returning to Missoula yes
| terday morning.
| From Treasurer Squiers 1t is learned
| that the delinquent tax list of Ravalli
county will amount this year to not more
| than $1,000, as against s5,513 last year. The
people Of this valley have been prosper
Gus this year and have paid their taxes
| cheerfully and promptly.
f. H. Drinkenberg has sold to the
| Woods Placer Mining company the Jim
| and Jordan claims on Hughes creek for
| 81, 900.
| L. ]. Knapp and family leave the early
part of next week for the East. Mrs.
Knapp and daughter, Martha, will visit
| relatives and friends in Wisconsin, while
| Mr.. Knapp goes to Kentucky on business.
The family will afterward come West
| again and will most probably take up
residence in California.
| The rev democratic paper has not yet
made it's appearance, owing to delay in
receiving the new material. 1t expects.
| however, to lay the first issue before
the people next week.
| Percy Edwards, the Hamilton butcher,
| has recently purchased 20 acres of land
near Hamilton from Eliza beth Bray and
her husband
Artist Pell has just finished repapering
and painting the Tammany for Frank
| Parmenter and the place looks like new
| one now.
A dispatch from Dan Dennison, in
charge of the stock farm horses now in
| California, states that the stable had
made as first win yesterday, Burdock
doing the trick.
News comes from Kentucky that Mar
Gus Daily has bought from Bowerman
Bros. for $500 the 4-year-old filly by Clay
| King, dam Alice Leyburn, second dam
| Mamie, the great brood mare. He has
alsi purchased from Peter Duryea of the
| Patchen- Wilkes farm the trotting mare
Matte, by Dictator, and dam of Patchen
| Wilkes, and has made an offer of IS. 600 for
the 2-year-old colt by Bow Bells, dam
Rosy Morn. Bow Bells and Rosy Morn
are now at the Bitter Root stock farm.
Mr.. DAILY paying SIS 900 for them. The
youngster is full brother of Boreal, sire
of Borima. These horses may be eX-
pected soon at the stock farm here.
County Clerk Smart Is working on his
annual statement of the financial condi-
ton of the county and the people of RAJ
valli will be glad to learn that our
finances are not in nearly as bad shape
as was once anticipated and generally
feared. Instead of the net indebtedness
being nearly 100000 as was predicted by
State Examiner Moroney, 1t is exactly
$50, 59l %, showing an increase for the
year of only s2,S00.T7. When it is taken
into consideration that the expenses
from floods and washouts has been very
great this year, the situation is a most
gratifying one, and 1t shows that with
an ordinary spring a decrease would
have been noted.
Charles Fonger Is figuring on a new
storehouse in the rear of his place and
facing on Third street. The addition will
be about 1SX16.
| I'M ,,,l,a
county surveyor. leaves this morning for
. Missoula, where he expects to find use
for his talents. He. however, states that
) he is not leaving the valley for good as
he has warm place in his heart for the
Bitter Root and expects to live here
again.
. James Russell. whose death was noted
in the last letter, died at s o'clock on
Thursday morning and was buried at the
Corvallis cemetery yesterday afternoon
beside an elder brother and sister who
had gone before. Young Russell was a
popular man, and much sadness was
caused by his death.
| Hamilton merchants report lively hol.
iday trade, and the bulk of it is yet t.
come. The fact Is that the Bitter Roof
is prosperous and It's people have the
stuff to buy with.
/, The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby,
terrain church will give an afternoon cof
LEG a. liic irSiueLGe VI MIS- II. "A. myers
in the Hart addition, Dec 20 Those de-
string to attend may meet at Mrs Cages
, residence, from whence conveyances will
be furnished.
! One of the DAILY stock cars left her,
2 | yesterday carrying to the Montgomer,
| breeding farm, in Madison county, twt
brood mares sold at the time Mr. Mont
t gomery bought the so odd mares las
summer, but not ready to deliver then
| Also the thoroughbred stallion Scottisl
G Chieftain, sold at the same time, but no
here to deliver before now.
Frank ]. Morris. justice of the peac
from this township. expects to visit hi
, mother in Ohio some time next month
a having received permission from tn
= commissioners to leave the state.
Hamilton was treated to a fine snowfall
yesterday and last night without nue.
cold and 1t begins to look like Christmas
There are about 10 inches of snow o.
the ground this morning.
Hershey Wesenflue, the Victor mer
i chants. are announcing the closing GU
sale of their entire stock and will hol
an auction every Saturday afternoon.