The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-29

the reporter that he will have but
about half an average crop this year,
and that he will do better than the
majority of the orchardists of the val
ley. The apple crop. he reports, was
badly injured by the alternate warm
weather and freezing of last winter.
and the most of the fruit growers CT
this section will not have much more
than one-third of a crop.
Miss Allie McMurphy of the A. c. N.
Co. dry goods department will depart
Tuesday for Deer Lodge and Bozeman,
at which places she will visit relatives
and friends for few weeks.
The Beavers case, which caused such
a sensation here a few weeks ago, has
been taken out of court and settled to
the satisfaction of all parties interested.
A division of property was made and
the children amply provided for.
John Veder came up from Missoula
last night to join the Wheeler party
that is going to Ross Hole.
Russ Downing goes to Missoula this
morning to prove up his timber claim
Sheriff Curran came up from Mis-
soula last night after Antoine Godine,
the man arrested here Wednesday and
turned loose the same evening on mis-
telegram. 1t seems that while Godne
had no money on him when arrested,
he had money somewhere, for yesterday
he passed some, and among the sum IN
his possession was marked IS bill, the
description of which had been sent to
Sheriff Chaffin. The latter rearrested
Godine and telegraphed to Missoula,
hence Curran's trip. He took him down
this morning to explain the matter to a
Missoula court.
The Misses Belle and Wilhelmina
Martin, sisters of Rev. J. A. Martin, de-
parted this morning for Spokane, which
city they will make their future home.
Revs. ]. A. Martin and p. w. Haynes
left this morning for q tour of the state,
taking in the conferences of the M. F..
church in various sections. They will
be away until the latter part of August.
AT a special meeting of the school
board a call for a special election for
Aug. 10 was issued to submit to the vot-
ers of the district the proposition of
levying a special school tax not to ex-
coed mills.
The father and uncle of Assessor
Watts will arrive here from Missouri
next Monday and on Friday, after their
visit with the Watts family, will start
on the anticipated trip through the Ma
| tional park
Newspaper men are plentiful in Ham
ilton at present, A. A. Campbell of the
Helena Independent and a Mr.. Woods
of the Miner being here in the interest
of their respective papers.
Stevensville and the immediate vi
| entity was depopulated OF young 1oikS
yesterday, all of them being off at a
| picnic at Jack Shepherds place near
| Corvallis 1t is needless to tell those
| who know the genial and ever pleasant
| Jack that the crowd met with most
| hearty reception.
The ladies of the Degree of Honor had
very pleasant meeting at Odd Eel
lows hall last night, refreshments and
other good things following the routine
| work.
| f. Chandler, the tobacco travelling
man, and the most uncompromising re-
| publican on the road. was interviewing
| our merchants yesterday and last night.
d. J. Donohue, head of the mercantile
| department of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, left yesterday for An
aconda and the East on a purchasing
| trip.
The Peppard Bros, who have the con-
| tract for the new bridge. are expected
here next Monday ito put in the tenn
porary bridge across the river here,
which will be a great convenience to
| the west siders