The Anaconda standard., 1899-08-22
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

HdHllltOH aug. Zl.-J. u. MlSer, WILL
! lam Godfried, Noah Bicycles and Floyd
Daugherty formed party which drove
up from Stevensville yesterday morning
| and took dinner in Hamilton. After
| spending few hours with their friends
here, the boys took the west side road
| for Woodside and the camp meeting
where they proposed to put in the af-
ternoon. 1t is not supposed by those
who know them that the preachers will
get any converts in that crowd, al
though they are pretty good boys. too.
William Young, the contractor for
the new Corvallis bridge, came up yes
terday from Stevensvile with William
Whitmarsh, who will work for him.
They came up on wheels, and had a
nice time in the mud. D. L. Cannon
brought up load of supplies and 9TH
er things, which go to make up Mr..
Young's outfit, and camp has been
made near the river bank at Riverside.
Mr. Young will start in to-day with a
crew of men, the first work being the
getting of the iron and timber from the
old Hamilton bridge to use in the new
one, as per contract. after which the
next thing will be the moving of the
present span of the Corvallis bridge far
enough west to permit the new span to
rest on the cylinder pier. After that
the construction of the new span and
approaches will be pushed.
Walter Pell. the paint brush artist,
has bought the handsome horse and
buggy belonging to DR.. George Nc
Grath. The doctor contemplates going
East IN September to put in the winter
at postgraduate course in his pro-
fession. and Mrs. McGrath will go with
him and visit relatives and friends in
the East during the time the doctor is
pursuing his course. The doctor will
have the use of the rig until he goes
away.
Bishop Brondell of the Catholic
church in Montana came up from Hell
ena on Saturdays train and held serv-
ices at the church here yesterday, at
which large congregation attended.
County Clerk Smart left Saturday af-
ternoon for a weeks outing at Lake
Como.
r. B. Puce of Missoula is at the
Hamilton.
istered at the Hamilton. He registers
from Chicago.
hobo who has been working the
town on lead pencil graft went into
the Southern yesterday morning. a lit
tie the worse for an all night session
with red liquor and asked Billy Nc
cauley for drink, which was refused.
When he went out he deliberately
jammed his elbow through the end
glass of the show window. shattering it
to pieces After an attempt to treat
the window of the Bitter Root Drug
company's store, next door, the same
way, he was taken in by Under Sheriff
Bishop and Deputy Mitchell. and will
have chance to plead guilty to-day
and take his medicine.
A petition is being gotten up here
addressed to the interior department
and protesting in exceedingly strong
language against not only the new
withdrawal of lands in this valley from
settlement or survey. but also against
the present forest reserve. The petit
TONERS claim that a great deal of land,
not only in the withdrawn strip. but
also in the reserve. is good agricultural
land after the timber is taken off. and
declares that these lands are necessary
for the settlement Of the valley, not
only for agricultural purposes, but in
order to allow settlers, miners and 9TH
ers to use the timber for fluming,
building and fencing. The petition
is expected to be very extensively
signed
Clay See proved up on his agricul-
tural filing on Saturday before United
States Commissioner Morris.
e. l.. Bonner and a party Of friends
came up the valley last Saturday af-
ternoon to the neighborhood of Wood
sue anu went iito ouhudy camp
there.
The Bitter Root valley from the Lolo
to the springs above here is populated
by outing parties who are availing
themselves of the recreation and sport
afforded by this favored section Of
Montana.
Sol Bucklee and wife of Butte came
over on Saturdays train and will re-
main here until tomorrow or Wednes-
day ENJOYING the attra ctions of the
valley. They are at the Ravalli
John Andrews of Portland is a guest
at the Ravalli since Saturday evening.
T. J. Casey came over from Butte
Saturday evening and will put in
week among the many attractions of
this beautiful valley.
Frank Coru gave public exhibition
Of his monograph at the Lucas opera
house Saturday night, and had a good
audience.
L. 0. Evans came in from Butte on
Saturdays Copper City to spend Sun
day in this city. He returns home to-
day.
&. NJ. Sawyer and wife and w. s.
West and wife are Sunday visitors
from Anaconda, returning home to-
day.
Judge Dewitt and son Rumley came
in from Butte on Saturdays tran and
put in yesterday with rod and reel
They are guests at the DAILY mansion
on the hill.
A special school election was held on
Saturday to determine whether or not
a special tax. not to exceed 6 mills,
should be levied in this district for the
purpose of carrying on the schools all
through the coming nine months. The
tax carried by good majority.
Mr.. Mcbride. brother of Mrs. A. r.
Sheppee, goes to Missoula to-day with
the Edison phonograph and will give
public exhibitions of it in that city and
other places.
Paper hanging 1sc. L. N. Simona