The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-04


| drowned a horse the other uag any soii
| cluded to go home.
An addition to the residence of W. +.
| Prien on South Fourth street, has Just
| been completed and to celebrate the event
q social dance will be given there to-mor-
row evening.
Henry Byers was brought down from
Darby to-day with three toes nearly sew
cred from his left foot Byers and an
other man were chopping down a tree
this morning when the AK the other man
was using few off the handle and struck
Rivers on the foot, infiicting the wound
mentioned 1t is not yet certain that the
injured members will have to be ampu-
tated.
A party named FEEDER, who has been
irving 10 get some men into the mineral
country about Crandall creek to pros
pect. was unable to make it because OF
the snow and has had to give up the at
tempt for the present.
Parties from the upper country bring
the news that man, whose name they
did not remember, was badly bruised up
in cavern at George Orrs mines in the
Mineral hill country.
The supplies for the men who will work
on the road that is to be put through
towards Shoup are being taken in there
in good quantities.
Albert May. the big sheep man OF
Stevensville, was up from there to-day
to see the court in the matter of legally
adopting the little boy that has been with
his family for a couple of years BACK.
The forms were gone through with be-
fore. Judge Woody this afternoon and the
bright little fellow is now assured of as
good home as boy ever had.
Newt Chaffin, the Victor woolgrower,
was in town to-day and tells the Stand
| ard correspondent that the lambing sea-
| son has been very good with him and the
| increase is large one. He Is feeling pref
| ty good over the prospective good prices
| for wool this year.
The May Bros. have sheared about 2,OoG
sheep so far this year, of which they
have sold nearly all for mutton. They
have had a good lambng season and
| their increase will be some 2,SOJ head.
| " Burch, who represents the old-time
| democracy of Stevensville, and who is
| silver man with gold mine on his ranch,
| was in town to-day as witness in the
Mcknight Supply ditch case before the
| court. Mr.. Burch has taken 5000 sheep
on shares from Charley Cowell, which are
| being dipped at Missoula, and he will
| soon leave home to look up a range for
! them, V. is on the road to fortune be-
| tween his mine and his wool, and every
| one who knows his whole-hearted dispo-
| sition will hope that he makes a big pile
W. A. Selvidge. the jolly hardware man.
| has been interviewing his customers here
all day.
J. NJ. sare. Spokane; Barney Ford, Null
len, Idaho S. A. Swiggert, Great Falls;
| j. D. McRae, London, England: Mike
| Cannon, Anaconda. and Frank Boyle.
| Salt Lake, are among the outsiders reg
istered at the Hotel Hamilton to-day.
The Hamilton Cornet band treated the
citizens and the many visitors in town
ott t1,,e ,i,,rr IA
the act as well as the music, was much
appreciated. The band is as good a one
as can be found in any town in the
| Northwest the size of Hamilton and our
| people are justly proud of it.
A deed recorded to-day transferred from
| Ella Mcfarland to S. Sedgwick lots Is and
16, block 4, in Pleasantvlle addition. Ste
vensvile
j. P. Rodgers, ct al. have sold to Sue
B. Harvey lot Is in block So, Hamilton,
for a consideration of 5000.
Howard D. Smart to-day purchased of
Tenna NJ. Brewer 200 acres of land near
Darby, paying for the same the sum of
81 500.
William Afford of Corvallis, one of the
progressive farmers of this valley, was
doing business in the county seat to-day
j. H. Duffy, county attorney of Deer
Lodge county, came in on this evening S
train from Anaconda, and is registered at
the Ravalli.
Mrs. John Luck and daughter mother
| and sister of Clarence Luck bookkeepeI
at the Ravalli hotel. and of Mrs Tyler
wife of the auditor of the Anaconda Cop.
per Mining company ONCE. arrived from
Nashville, Tenn. this evening" and will
make. an extended visit.
Mrs. J. E. Whitestt of Willow Creek is
reported as being dangerously i'll.
5. HarShall of this place, with his chill,
dren went to Stevensvile last Tuesday t.
decorate the graves of relatives.
Mrs. Collins of Stevensvile is on the
mend.
r. l.. Perkins went to Missoua on {
business visit yesterday returning thu
same evening.
Mrs. SIENNA Kelly. one of the early pic
neers of this valley. and whose husband
was veteran of the war of 1872 died
the home of her nephew, c. A. Sanders
on Thfee Mile. last Tuesday. aged &C.
Miss Nora Hunt of Stevensville has beer
on the sick list, but is improving
Mrs. f. P. Woods, wife of one of Ra
Wallis representatives in the state legis
lature is i'll at the hospital in Missoula
Mrs. Woods had a long spell of sickness
last fall and was at the Sisters hospita
for several months. but recovered sufi
GENTLY to visit Helena while the session
was being held. She is reported as gettin
along nicely now.
Miss Helen Grow of Grantsdale ha
been visiting with the Misses Corey a
Stevensville, who are her relatives, thi
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jameson, livin
south of Stevensville, are happy over tn
birth of little daughter this week
William Van Sickle proved up on, hi
agricultural claim before United State
Commissioner Morris to-day.
John Keenan,, the planter and old-tim
Montanan, who has been a resident G
Ravalli county for the past two year:
will leave in the morning for Carlo
county, stopping over day in Missouls
He has sold his three lots at Stevensvill
to Hon. George T. Baggs.
Ex-County Commissioners Wehr of Coz
wallis and Mayhem of Pyrites were i
town to-day as witnesses in the case c
, Mnshall VS.. Ravall county.
, DIR. GOughenour of Corvallis, who ha
been to Minneapolis as a delegate to tn
Presbyterian general assembly, returne
on this evenings train. He reDOrtS time