The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-19

part Of last week conveying lot IN
block So of the city of Big Timber to
the county clerk of Park for taxes due
and unpaid. Another deed was placed
on file conveying the property owned
by the Independence Mining company
on the Boulder to the county. The de-
linquent taxes on the Big Timber prop
erty amounted to about $50 and that
on the mining property at Independ-
ence to $500. These are the first deeds
of this kind ever taken by Park coun-
ty and are taken for the delinquent |
taxes of 1894 |
Seventy-five head of cattle, the prop |
erty of Billy Miles and brother, were |
shipped from the stock yards in this
city Sunday to Seattle. The beeves
sold on the market for $56 per head.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
in driving the truculent boVines to .he
yards from their corral east of town
and part of the herd had to be forded
across the river below the city after
they had refused to cross the Main
street bridge.
the depot Monday. A new roof will be
put on the structure to take the place
of the one which was put on when the
building was constructed decade
ago, and other repairs will be made
about the place to remedy the defects
caused Dy age anu the elements.
| Sunday evening the churches began
| their services at o'clock and this hour
| of opening will be observed during the
| summer, when the places of worship
| will begin services a, half hour earlier
| than in the winter time.
Eight work trains were ordered out
| from here this morning to different
| parts of the $50 miles Of trackage on
| the division The trains were intend
| ed for service in the track department
for the purpose of making improve
ments on the line and come in handy
| when the high water does injury to
! the bridges and entertainments along
| the line.
Twenty car loads of beer passed
through this city Sunday en- route to
the coast, from whence it will be ia
ken to Manila for use in the trade Of
an American brewery in the Orient.
A new superintendent has been en-
| ployed by the Bear Gulch Mining COM
| pany at their new and growing camp
near the Park line. His name is o.
A. Tibbits and he comes from the East
| Pacific mine near Townsend. The new
manager of the concerns Of the com
pany arrived in this city Saturday and
| proceeded up the Park branch TO the
mines at Jardine in company with the
owners of the property, who met him
in Livingston
marriage license was issued Sour
DAY 10 Ale +. EpS anu AIuSlld
gard, both of Big Timber, who had
come to this city to plight their troth
in the service of the Methodist church
performed by Rev, L. H Mickle.
The Ladies Guild of st. Andrews
Episcopal church will hold their next
| meeting at the home of Mrs. H. J.
Horn. where they will be entertained
on the afternoon of the 26th instant.
County Commissioners Kelley, Van
Dyck and Ebert went up Shields river
Monday to inspect the bridges along
that stream and see the effects of the
recent high water on the highways OF
that part of the county. They report
considerable high water in the valley
of the Shields and some damage done
to roads and bridges. The bridge at
the mouth Of Shields river has gone
out with the flood and it will cost
some expense and labor to bring it back
to it's abutments, from where 1t has
lodged below it's former position.
Congressman A. J. Campbell was in
the city to-day attending the opening
of the district court, in which he is
interested to the extent of several i'm
portant cases. Campbell looks fine and
is the same suave genial gentleman
who struggled with the iron fortune OF
a country lawyer before his splendid
ability was recognized and the attorney
called to broader fields.
The county assessor, z. III. Daniels,
| reports business progressing IaNOfaDiV
in his office and expects to have all
the city assessment attended to by the
last of the month. The work of the
outlying districts is also well under
way and is being done largely by
catching the owners of ranch prop
erty in town and writing up their as
sessments on the street.
James Vickers began work in the
grocery store of S. NJ. Parks this morn
ing, vice Walter Nye, who has accept
ed position from George M. Win
slow.
A A. Burns is visitor in the city
from the National Park, where he holds
the position of road superintendent for
the government.
Dr. Foster is in the city from Boze
man on business connected with the
medical profession.
Mrs. H. A. Jarvis departed the first
of the week for her home in Spokane,
after spending several months in this
city.
. Miss Horace Greedy Perry of Mime
sofa was in the city the first of the
week en- route to Idaho, where she will
| start newspaper.
. V. D. Conrow of Bozeman was in the
city over Sunday, the guest of his
. brother east Of town.
, Jack Conley of Anaconda was in the
city from the capital of Deer Lodge
county Monday.
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