The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

compelled to close down for the season
during the cold snap which attended
the home coming of the soldiers.
A burglar came to town Tuesday
night and when the Chinaman who
acts as the swamper in Gooch
Wednesday morning he found evil
dences Of the presence of a nocturnal
prowler. The drawer of the cash regis
ter was open and the SIS in change al
ways left there by Mr.. Gooch when he
goes off shift was missing. A few bot
tie of whiskey and some cigars were
also taken. Entrance was effected by
means of a transom over door in the
rear of the building.
The young men of the Normal have
organized an orchestra and are at pres
ent diligently practicing in some out of
the way place in town. When they
have so far secured control of their in
struments as to be able to play in pub
lie without fear of personal violence
they will give their friends an opppor-
tunity of hearing their music. The per-
sonnet of the organization is as fol-
lows: George Maddox, first violin:
George Burfiend. second violin; Floyd
Best cornet; Fred Price. trombone;
Fred Burtsh, bass; Floyd Burtsh, clar-
met.
William A. Shifelbin of Butte. who is
tana, was in Dillon Wednesday, having
been looking after the interests of his
party in various parts of the state.
Beaverhead county contains very few
populists at present, although they
We're in large force few years ago.
Mr.. Shifelbin was not discouraged by
the outlook for his party here, but says
it will be heard from when campaign
time rolls round and he thinks by talk
ing advantage of any and all splits oc-
curing in either party the pops WA, pc
able to land more than one fat office
during the campaign.
Although scarcely a day goes by
without one or more cars being loaded
with hay in the Dillon yards for ship
ment to Butte. a large number of
ranchmen will market their crop of hay
! in beef, as there is by actual count
| 4,500 head of steers being fed for the
| spring market by rancherS in this
| county.
| l.. Kubelsky, who has had a clothing
and gents furnishings store on Center
| street in this city for some time past,
| on Tuesday sold out his business to c.
! Gordon of Lima, who will move the
| stock to that point. Mr.. Kubelsky will
| reside hereafter in the East.
Chief of Police Anderegg has erected
| the street signs recently ordered by the
| council this week and the result is most
satisfactory. Now a stranger in Dillon
can readily ascertain where he is at"
Bert Fyhrie and c. W. Scott have
| leased the Rife ice pond and are fitting
| it up to be used as a skating rink this
| winter
Taxes are nearly all paid and the in
| dications are that Beaverhead will have
| one of the shortest delinquent tax lists
| of any county in the state
| The commissioners of the county will
meet in quarterly session next Monday
| and the session will be a busy one.
Quite a pretty ceremony was the
wedding at the Hanson ranch yester-
| day afternoon at o'clock when, Rev.
| H. F. Cope officiating, John B. Porter
| and Miss Ollie P. Miller were united in
| the holy bonds of matrimony according
| to the rituals of the Baptist church.
| After receiving the congratulations of
| the assembled friends, the newly we'd
| ded couple and the guests sat down to
an elegant wedding supper Many hand
some and useful presents were dis
| played.
| The young people of Dillon celebrated
| Thanksgiving evening with a social
| dance in the Hart opera house by the
| Dillon orchestra A good crowd was
| present and a merry time was had