The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-21
WESTERN MONTANA NEWS
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS,

Hamilton, July 20.-Quite a party of
ladies and gentlemen from Stevensville
favored Hamilton with their presence
yesterday. The party consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Smith of Butte and the
Misses Bretherton of the same place
who are visiting friends in the valley
below; Mr.. Jameson and daughter
Rene, the Misses Mabel and Mate Cor
ley Myrtle Dobbins, Eta Landram,
Effie Buker, and Howard Lancaster.
The party came up just for pleasure
and drove back in the early evening
hours. Some of Hamilton's young gen.
tlemen were considerably flustered with
the presence Of so much beauty at one
time.
Dr. De Mayer, the lumber man from
opposite Stevensville, who was here
yesterday, reports cutting at his mill
going right along. He says his main
difficulty is in getting men to work,
farmers down there now giving $1.75
and 81 per day, with board, for labor
ers, the highest wages paid in the val
ley since the arrival of the railroad.
Twin boys were born on Tuesday
evening to Mr. and Mrs. John One of
South Seventh street, Hamilton.
Jim Higgins, the Sage Brush farmer,
was visitor at the county seat yes
terday and says that the crops all
about in his section are very fine this
year.
Miss Louise Elliott departed for
Butte this morning and will spend sew
eral days with friends in that city.
The following party from Hamilton
spent pleasant Sunday at Lake Co.
mo: Mr. and Mrs. Gage. Mr.. and Mrs.
Talbot, the Misses Dow. Lottie Mar
kle and Totman, and Messrs. Norbeck,
Jennings, Tfsdale and Lubrecht
Newt Chaffin, the wool grower of the
lower valley, was in town yesterday and
states that the sale of his and May
Bros wool is about consummated at
14& cents. May Bros. are also selling
at the same time their last years clip,
delphia for year. The two clips of
the Mays will be about 200, 900 pounds
and that of Mr.. Chaffin this year about
$1,000.
"Searchlight Bill" Eastman took the
starch out of a young and husky fell
low who had become noisy and obscene
on the streets yesterday morning.
While Bill was taking the fellow to the
'hoboes' rest the latter turned and
made an attempt to scrap for his liber-
ty. An uppercut from the good right
arm of the formidable Bill landed him
in the accumulated dust of weeks land
subsequent proceedings interested him
no more" He is at present putting in
his time figuring Whereabouts the mule
was.
Z. C. Coleman, the wealthy New
York gentleman who has been here
since the first of the week preparing for
an extended hunting trip in the Clear
water country, started yesterday. He
takes nine horses with him-five pack
animals and four saddle horses. Mr..
Coleman spent part of last summer in
the Clearwater and bagged some big
game, and he expects to be as success
full this year. He and his party will
not come out until late in the fall
Andy Heavilin lost the index finger
of his left hand yesterday through an
accident. While haying and working
with a derrick on the Doran place, just
south of Hamilton, his hand was
caught in the machine and so badly
lacerated and bruised that amputation
became necessary.
w Lindgren and H. r. Johnston of
the United States geological survey are
in Hamilton making preparations for
a geological survey of the land in the
Bitter Root which was geographically
surveyed two years ago.
The Montana Stock Growers associ-
alton has retained the law firm Of
Crutchfeld and Draffen to aid in pros
ecuting the cattle-stealing case against
Finis, Albert and Bunch" Sheriff.,
who will come up for a hearing in JUS
tice Morris court next Saturday after
noon. The association has taken
hand in the case and Intends it is said,
to prosecute it with vigor.
large force of men are at work on a
break in the Republican ditch on the
Brown place just above Grantsdale,
and the damaged portion of the ditch
will be replaced in few days.
Practical jokes are all right when no