The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

Hamilton, July 21.-Assessor Watts
is expecting his father and uncle from
the old home in Missouri to arrive here
on visit the latter part of next week,
and after their arrival they, with Mr..
Watts and family will make a tour of
the National park. The assessor has
leave of absence from the state from
the board Of commissioners.
Treasurer Squiers has received leave
of absence from the state from the
county commissioners, and will take a
trip over into Idaho some time in the
near future and between now and tax
paying time.
Milton Hammond went down to Flor
ence yesterday, returning last night.
He says the fire in the Kendall mill
at that place caught from some cinders.
the day being quite windy there. and
the blaze soon getting beyond control.
The mill was burned to the ground.
the loss by the fire being about $4,000,
with no insurance.
Mrs. j. N Taylor and daughter have
returned from a visit to their son and
brother at Florence.
N. p. Staffanson of Deer Lodge has
purchased, through George Dickinson,
the A. S. Buchanan ranch on Burnt
Fork, near Stevensvile. and will take
possession in about two weeks, at
which time he will remove his family
to their new home.
Jimmie Foust of Stevensville killed
black bear on Sharratt creek, and
will do little taxidermy on the head
after which it will be placed with the
collection in the office of the Stevens
vile hotel.
w. H. Drew of Burnt Fork is erect
ing new house on his place.
Sheriff Chaffin states that two men
who stopped with Tom Laird of Evelyn
last week told Laird that they knew
Snyder the stock farm suicide, WE'LL
and that he had taken prominent part
in the Occur d'Alene troubles. The in
ference is that if this is so, Snyder
was evidently afraid some one was
after him. and that his mind was I'M
balanced by brooding over it.
The temperance of the Hamilton
correspondence in the Standard has
been greeted with many expressions
of pleasure in this city. The patrons
of the paper here had gotten into the
habit of turning to that feature as soon
as they got hold of the Standard. and
they say it was just like having a home
daily to read.
Jeff Simpkins was up before Justice
Fitzgerald yesterday afternoon on a
charge of vagrancy. He pleaded not
guilty, and his trial will come up next
Monday afternoon,
Rev. o. P. Rider of the Presbyteria
church has returned from two
months visit East. While going he
attended the general presbytery at St
Paul and also visited relatives in South
Dakota. where his family still are.
Mrs Margaret Bradley. late of this
city. is at the Battle Creek, Mich,
sanitarium. where she went for the
purpose of having a surgical operation
performed
G. w. Smith, who carried the mail
between Darby and Hughes creek, will
carry the mail over the county road
to-day for the first time since the high
water He has been carrying it on
horseback over the hills ever since the
washouts.
Miss Maud Overturf of Darby was
visiting friends in Hamilton yesterday.
A deed conveying from Reuben j.
Holden and wife to Thomas McNeaney
1870 acres of land near Florence, con-
sderation $780, was flied for record
yesterday.
Mrs Michael Cornell and her chill
dren are still in Hamilton, and al
though much inquiry has been made
regarding the whereabouts of her hus-
band no trace of him can be found.
No such man has ever been working
in Hamilton and he is unknown about
Victor The woman applied to the To-
cal A. o. L. w lodge for aid last
night stating that her husband was
present made up a purse sufficient to
keep her and her children for several
days Thursday night she was put out
of the Cottage hotel because she was
penniless and would have been obliged
to sleep on the streets with her little
ones had not the Workmen acted as
quickly as they did She claims that
her husband was to meet her at Mis-
soula, but since her arrival there, some
two weeks ago, she has been unable to
find any one who knew him. 1t is in
deed a sad case.
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell and family
are enjoying a camping trip in the hills
and woods.
The Scallon party, after enjoying
short visit here, left for Butte yester-
day.
Louis Bitterman. well-known Mis-
soulian, came up last night for an in
definite stay in the garden spot of Mon
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