The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-14
TYPO DODGING BULLETS
j. A. BOWMAN OF TWIN BRIDGES
TELLS ABOUT THE FIGHT.
Joe Motif, Has Some Good Copper Show
ings in Coal Canyon-Odd Fellows Will
Hold Their Anniversary the goth.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Twin Bridges, April 11.-A number of
Manila letters were received this week by
the following under date of Feb. %, from
Private J. A. Bowman to his brother
Frank. Mr.. Bowman at the time of his
enlistment with company D held down a
ease on the local paper. He is quite
well known in this and Beaverhead coun-
ty and his friends will be glad to hear he
is enjoying good health. The letter in part
is as follows:
Dear Brother: AS I have not written
to you for some time, l will drop you a
few lines to let you know that 1 am all
right and will continue to be so, as far
as the 'niggers' are concerned. Well, l
must say the first time l was shot at l
felt pretty shaky. But we are all used TO
it now and do not pay any attention to it
any more. for Mauser bullets have been
continually flying over our heads ever
since the war started. l suppose mother
and the balance of the folks think that 1
was killed the first shot that was fired.
Well, l have had some pretty close shaves,
but nevertheless, l will come home when
the boys do.
outside of Caloocan. We had hot time
when we took this place. The 1st Mon
tana, Goth Kansas and Sd artillery are the
boys who did the work. We made the
charge on Caloocan on Feb. 10. This place
is about seven miles from Manila. Dewey
started the ball rolling by dropping shells
into the town, after which we were
dered to move forward. We were about
two miles from the town and had no
o
began shooting at US. They could reach
us two miles with their Mauser rifles
while we could not shoot half the distance
with our old Springfe.ds, so we had to ad-
vance on them by PUSHES This means to
run so yards and then lie down to get
your breath. This we did for about a
mile without firing a shot and the Mauser
bullets were coming as thick as hail
stones. But when we go. in range of them
they lasted quick. Many left the trenches
before we fired a shot; those who did not
leave are there yet.
"Well Frank 1 see by the Monitor that
Twin Bridges is all right and has a bright
future. This is all for this time. An
swer soon. JOHN BOWMAN"
Copper in Coal Canyon.
Joe Mofit who has been spending the
winter with his sister in the Gallatln val
ley. came in on Saturdays train. Mr..
copper properties in Coal canyon and will
resume operations on them in the near
future. He also owns copper claims on
Camp creek, but will not work them thi.
season, as he intends to devote his time
and attention to the claims in Coal, can
yon
Odd Fellows to Celebrate.
The Madison county Odd Fellows, who
| recently formed themselves into an asso-
citation, are going to celebrate their ami
versary April &c at the county seat in ap-
propriate style. The personnel of the sew
eral recently appointed committees are is
as follows: Executive committee, A. J.
Bennett S. r. Buford. c. W. Rank S. D
Bollinger and E. c. Means; finance COM
mittee, Joe Haines, Fred Boetcher and
]. H. Vanderbeck; entertainment, George
E. Gohn, c. H. Buford, G. H Rev; sup
per. c. e. Reese, ]. B. Howe and VIM
Mari: music, DR.. Edgar Brookes, T. f.
Pollard, T. ]. Farrell; hall, 7. f. Pollard
James Summers, F. ]. Emerson, John HUI
Der, S. l.. Potter: reception ]. M. Hern-
don, A. B. Thurgood, ]. S. Allen, S. b.
Hill, A. ]. Wicomb; floor Charles KAN
merer, w. j. Finney. w. D. Hustled. W.
A. Clark Adam Feulling. James Garrison.
George E. Gohn. c. w. Rank Arthur
Trostle. The programme will consist of
exercises in the afternoon and a banquet
in the evening, which will be followed by
grand ball.