The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-08

school for the ensuing year. The good
wishes of numerous friends accompany
them in their journey through life.
very sad death occurred Monday
evening, June 26. Anslem Parker one
of Missouri Valleys most valuable citi-
zens, ended his life by blowing his
brains out at his home on Duck creek
He had long been sufferer from con-
sumption and under the constant strain
Of suffering his mind gave way, allow
ing him to take his own life. Mr.. Park
er was born in Missouri 50 years ago
and came to Montana in 1874, where he
has since resided. He was an honora-
bic and upright man and the commun-
ity joins in extending to the devoted
wife and six children whom he left its
sincere sympathy.
At a meeting called for the purpose
of organizing a dramatic club the fol-
lowing officers We're elected to serve for
the coming year: Professor Crouk,
president: Mrs. G. G. Watt secretary;
Leslie Wilcox, treasurer, and Miss
Amelia Allen. E. F. McRae and Pro-
fessor Crouk, committee for drawing up
bylaws. The objects of the club are
mutual improvement, social intercourse,
beneficent and charitable purposes.
The first play produced by the club will
be "Gyp, the Heiress, or the Dead Wit
ness" given some time in August for
the benefit of the Townsend cornet
band.
The water in the Missouri river.
which has been raging high for some
time past is lowering slowly At one
time it was feared the lawns belonging
to the houses near the Dogget and Irish
bitches would be entirely ruined owing
to the great overflow.
Work has commenced on the new
school house under the direction of E.
F. McRae, who secured the contract for
building it. 1t will be completed prob
ably by the last of September so that
school can commence the 1st of October
The house is to cost about $4,000 when
completed. 1t will have all the modern
improvements, such as steam heat, etc,
be well ventilated and in every respect
be credit to the town. 1t is to be
on the site of the old building.
The following corps of teachers have
been elected to teach in the Townsend
schools for the coming year: Barney
Sloan, principal; Miss Collins, gram
mar school; Charles Smith, intermedi-
ate department and Miss Belle Tea que,
primary. With such force of teachers
it is predicted Townsend will have
splendid school.
Charles Smith sustained some severe
bruises Saturday. He was attending
picnic at Winston and climbed up in a
tree to fasten rope to a limb for a
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and fell to the ground. He was severely
bruised and shaken up, but no bones
We're broken
Sunday last while mining on Indian
creek Dan Callahan was bitten on the
thumb by rattlesnake. Although
badly scared, Dan did not lose his pres
ence of mind. He took out his pocket
knife and opened the wound, from
which he sucked the virus before it had
time to enter his system. He came to
town, took some of the customary
snake cure" and at present is en-
tirely recovered.
News has just been received of an
other suicide. John Parsley, a mining
man of Radersburg, and owner of the
Robert E. Lee mine, ended his life by
shooting himself this afternoon. Mr..
Parsley has been deranged for some
time and should have been taken into
custody long ago. He leaves family
to mourn his sad departure.