Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, June 10.

curtin OIL July committee met or
FRIDAY night and completed the details
of the arrangements for the coming cele-
bration. The following is the official pro-
Sram1ne:
Sunrise salute.
Parade, 9 O'clock sharp. Civic societies
car OF state. floats, bicycles. "horribles''
and other attractions.
Speaking at 10 o'clock by Hon. Charles
$. Hartman and United States Senator
Pettigrew of South Dakota,
Choruses.
Reading Of Declaration of Independ-
ence by Miss Olive Rennix. II
Declalnation--"Death Of Benedict Arm
old by Lawrence Hechler. FN=
Immediately following these exercises
the games and races will be called and
Will occupy the time till noon: b.
rat mems race, so yards. Purse So.
Foot race, 100 yards. for Ravali county.
Purse ~$10-s7.50 and $3.50. -
Foot race, 100 yards, boys under IL.
Purse $5-$4 and 81.
Sack race, so yards. Purse SIS. -
AT ~ O'Clock the event of the day, the
TIL got war between teams from the ranch
and the mill. Purse $26. r.
Flremen's contest, wet test, 100 yards.
Purse $25. ia
The races will be called at $50 p. m.
and horse n bicycle races will alter
nate. -
BICYCLE RACES. y
Bicycle road race, for Ravalli county
riders, four miles. Purse $oO-15 and SIS.
One mile, dismount and return. Purse
$3.50 and S..
Half mile, purse $10-$7 and 50.
Half mile, for boys under II. Purse
S5-$3 and 50.
Half mile. for ladies. Purse $lO-$7 and
SO.
HORSE RACES.
The conditions of these races are that
all entries must be Ravalli county horses,
t~horoughbreds barred, four to enter and
three to start. A 5 per cent entrance fee
will be charged. Entries can be made at
any time by calling on or addressing H.
). Kelly, secretary racing committee.
First race, half mile dash. Purse $50
$35 and SIS.
Second race, 900 yard dash. Purse $25-
SIS and $40.
Third race, quarter mile DASH. Purse
$50-S35 and SIS.
Fourth race. 600 yards dash. Purse $25-
SIS and $40.
In the evening there will be a grand
display of fireworks, and an elaborate
ball will be held at the Lucas opera house.
Everybody come and bring everybody
else with you.
James Mcdonald. a young man who
has been q resident Of the city out a short
time, was tried for his sanity before
Rawlins on Saturday with Drs.
and Howard as a jury. The evil
dence showed that Mcdonald is subject
to epileptic fits and is at times quarrel
and dangerous to be at large. When
put in jail he attacked the jailer ~viciously
md 1t took the whole force Of the sheritf's
office to subdue linn. He was taken to
Warm Springs this morning.
The past twenty-four hours Of excessive
and hot winds have brought the
river to it's former high stage and still it
to slowly rise. "A portion Of
the new piling in the Riverside railway, !,
bridge was taken out yesterday by the
driftwood coming down the river,
md Workmen We're busy all day repairing
the-damage. This morning the road was
and the Copper City Limited left
For Butte on time with a goodly number
Of passengers.
The announcement made on Saturday ,
hat Mr.. DAILY has disposed of all his
property and mining interests in Mon
ana excepting he Bitter Root stock
arm to the Standard Oil company is gem
rally discredited here, and expressions
If regret, if it be true. are heard on all
'ides, not only from Mr.. Days friends
md employees but among those who have
'een opposed to him politically and other
wise.
On Saturday Jacob Helwig of this place
lad a narrow escap from drowning in
he swift current of the Skalkaho. Mr..
1elwig attempted to cross the stream on
he main road near Grantslale n he
vas scarcely in the water when his horse
md buggy were caught by the current
nd carried dow the stream for some
Fortunately help was at hand
nd Mr.. HelWig was rescued without in
ury to himself or loss of his property.
S. L. Haley, one of the most prosperous
armers of the lower valley, while tram
acting business in the city on Saturday,
tated that he never saw the prospects
or large crops of vegetables and cereals
n his neighborhood better than at the
resent time.
Growers of small fruits report that
here will be an unusually large crop of
trawberries this year, out owing to the
ateness of the season they will not be on
he market before July LIST.
Father Vandervelden came I'D from
lissoula on Friday and held the regular
Il NItVo d lie ,dtllOllC CIluIcH on SaIuT-
ay and Sunday.
Rev. Swift of Stevensville coupled the
ulpit Of the M. F.. South church yester- +"
ay, preaching an excellent missionary -,
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Clerk of the Court A.. F.. Shappee left
n the Copper City Limited this morning
n his former home in Minnesota.
O. p. and J. N. Jones of Sula made final
roof on their homestead on Saturday be-
,re Commissioner Morris.