Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-01

John Rule of Basin has returned from
his eastern trip.
Mrs. Ward, after spending a week with
her sister, Mrs. Grady, returned to Elk
horn Saturday.
j. L. Henry of Anaconda was here Sun
day n made a trip to his mining prop
erty near Radersburg.
Mr.. Schatzlein is here from Anaconda
and is painting and decorating the inter-
ior of Ben Wahle's saloon.
Mr.. Sam Wade was here from White
hall Monday and reports no snow in that
vicinity, but a hard trip coming over the
range.
Messrs. Ed. Ryan, Lees Taylor and
Bert Robertson were in Helena last week
to hear Sousa's great band and all were
highly delighted with the music.
+. Sockerson was here one day last
week on business. He reports consider
able activity in the wood business around
Bernice which is being done by the small
dealers, and hat the fumes will probably
not run the coming season.
Mrs. Maude Davis Baker and Miss
Kenyon came out from Helena Saturday
evening and remained over Sunday with
Mrs. Field. Mrs. Baker is a leading pho
tographer of Helena and will make sew
eral trips to Boulder during the season,
the first of which will be sometime in
April.
Charles Gaffney is a visitor in Boul-
der after an absence of about q year.,
having been in Oakland, Cal.
The local road overseer should raise
the cross-walks and drain the numerous
ponds about town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payton, who have been
stopping with Mrs. Hay for some time,
nave returned to Bohemian.
Mrs. s. Wade has been quite ill in Hell
ena and was stopping with Mrs. I. Muir
ray. She returned to Boulder yesterday.
NJ lDnhfrtcnr Yat1lrpnI fenpl F1khnrO
Monday and expects to go to Twin
Bridges the latter part of this week.
d. Fl. Winter was here on business a
few lays ago and reports a heavy snow
fall up the Cataract with plenty OF water
in proSpect
Reports from Mr.. Powell in st. Peters
Hospital in Helena are that he is mater
tally improved and will probably be home
neXt Sunday
Mrs. H. K. Hundley has been quite i'll
but is now better. Her mother, Mrs.
Stickney, and her sister, Mrs. Lynn, have
been here from Craig, Mont.
r. r. Purcell of Helena was here yes
terday. 1t is understood that he will APP
pear in the defense of Carson whose trial
for murder will come next month.
Arrangements are under way for a min
strel performance to be given by local
talent for the benefit Of the Boulder ball
club. The entertainment Will be follow
ed Dy a pail ana supper, ana IL Is eApecIcu
to be a highly enjoyable affair. The date
is April 2Sth.
The thaw a few days ago made some
inconvenience about town and shows the
necessity of having sidewalks and better
drainage for the streets. Water from the
creek which runs through town flooded
John Davis house and it was reported
that he was sleeping on the roof. Judge
Parker has anchored his chicken-house
and is reported to be investigating
whether it is better to provide the hens
with ID boots or go to raising ducks.
Frank Bernatz expects to raise fish in his
garden patch this spring, and S. IL.
knowles has bought a boat. In another
part of town Ben Hundley has had an ex-
perience with his we'll. One day the
water in it was so low that he had to
go to the bottom and get it with a dip
per; the next day it was SO full he was
dipping water out of the top.