The Anaconda standard., 1899-10-29
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

Wv I'M ININOOs
The first train of the new schedule
which gives the Bitter Root valley a
mixed freight and passenger service did
not make very good record yesterday.
The train was due here at 6:15. but it
was all of $3.50 before it reached Ham
ilton.
The ladies of the Catholic church in
this city gave dance at the opera
house Wednesday evening, which was
exceedingly well attended and much en-
joyed by those present. There were
over l2O tickets sold at 81 each, and, as
the expenses were only for the music
Mr. Nelson donating the opera house,
the ladies cleared something like $1OO.
Sheriff Chaf1in is down at his ranch
IN the valley, looking after things there,
including his cattle.
The two cases of scarletina in the
Holt family, near the Grantsdale bridge
Holt family, near the Grantsda e
bridge, are getting along nicely and the
: quarantine will soon be lifted. No
fears of spread of the disease are held.
Hamilton was visited with a small
ire on Wednesday evening. a woodshel
N the Allison addition. belonging TO
Frank Drinkenberg, and in which was
piled about five cords Of dry wood,
catching fire and burning to the
ground.
Charles Kegler, deputy sheriff, went
to Missoula on Wednesday, accompany
ing his mother from Corvallis to the
University city, from which place she
went to Spokane to visit relatives.
County Surveyor Golden made a busi-
ness trip to Missoula yesterday, return
ing the same evening
James Murphy Of Troop f. accompa-
MED by his wife, We're among the Ham
ilton visitors to Butte.
Austin Woods and Miss Anna Schwab
OF Corvallis were married last Sunday
at the residence of NJ. C. Kern, Rev.
Stanley officiating,
Rev. John Colder and family have
left on their way to the coast. where
they will make their future home
Mrs B. S. Chaffin, wife of our popu-
lar sheriff, has been quite i'll for several
days. but is now convalescing.
George Butler, formerly in the hard
ware department of the A. c. NJ COM
pany here, but who has this summer
been in charge Of the company's ware
house, will leave next Monday for
Butte, where he will take a position in
the wholesale department of the Mon
tana Liquor company. 1t is likely that
Mr.. Lott who last year had charge of
the warehouse, will resume his old po-
sition.
Hon. w. B. Harlan this week brought
in and sold to the A. C. M. company a
carload of fine Wealthy apples for ship
ment.
Jim Lancaster of the Stevensville
livery stables drove up from that place
yesterday with three travelling men,
and returned home last night
The Hamilton lumber mills closed
down last night for the season. 1t IS
said that there will be no logging done
in the upper country this coming WIN
ter, and many of the workingmen at
the mill, who usually went into the
woods, will leave for the winter at
least.
An egg famine has prevailed in Ham
ilton for over a week, and not a ranch
egg is to be had in town. Case eggs
are being shipped in and are being TAX
en- principally by the Chinese restau-
rants.
special session of the board Of
county commissioners wi be held next
Tuesday to make arrangements for
county offices for the coming year. 1t
is also possible that the board will take
steps to secure ground on which to
erect a court house. 1t is said that the
finances of the county have been sc
much impaired in the last three years
that a $4,000 building is all the board
feels able to contract for now.
Commissioner Rawlins will leave
next week IOr fTltlSn COlunDld, ana II
he sees good opening for business he
will move away. In that case Judg
Wood will have the appointing of 9
commissioner.
Allen Ter Bush, G. Fl. Tully and 6. Fl
Nyhus Of st. Paul are at the Ravalli.
The bonds of the road supervisors
elected last spring, and who, through
the ruling of Judge Woody in the coun.
ty surveyor case, have been unable tC
take their offices. are now being filed ir
the Office of the county clerk since that
ruling has been overthrown by the su-
preme court.
Newt. Chaffin. the big wool grower OF
Victor was doing business in Hamilton
yesterday.
1t is said that Hon. George Ward is
likely to bring some sort of action
against the city. 1t seems that a stee,
belonging to Mr.. Ward, with several
other cattle, has been in the habit oil
roaming about the city nights. and that
the city marshal has driven it out OF
town many times; also that Mr.. Ward
has been told of it. The other night
the steer was around as usual and the
marshal put it in the pound and sent
word to the owner. He waXed wrathy
and declares that he will make trou.
BILE. The animal is still in the pound
and will be sold in few days if the
charges are not paid