The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-16
LEWlSTOWN NOTES.

Commissioner Slayton is in town from
his ranch on the Musselshell. He says
that there is from Is to 20 feet Of snow
in the moupntains, and that there will
be no lack of water this summer. A
range rider who was recently at Mr..
Saytons home stated that the streams
on the lower Musselshell We're badly
swollen during the recent chinook, and
many irrigating dams Were swept away,
a great loss to the ranchers of that
country.
The postoffice of CARMEL has been eS-
tablshed al the Weston ranch on Ross
fork with E. c. Hill as postmaster. 1t
will accommodate a large number of
people residing in that vicinity.
The Homeworkers held their social
this week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
o. w. Kelly, and the attendance was
large. The evening was largely taken
up with a mock auction at which all
manner of things concealed in paper
sacks were disposed Of the proceeds
being about $40.
VIII Ashton has resigned his position
with the Utica Mercantile company and
left for Great Falls. His absence is
regretted by many friends.
The people of Utica will this week
hold an election for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not new school,
house shall be built.
Inc SnduIaulud circle MET ull
Wednesday afternoon of this week with
Mrs. Holzemer, and very entertaining
programme was rendered.
MI and Mrs. c. F. Little entertained
a number of their young folk friends on
Friday evening with 'Tacky party
The costumes of the guests We're in
keeping with the nature of the party,
and the evening was devoted to Cane ng,
after which a unique lunch was served,
,4,,, ,,FM Mo- ~, Ia. te-i tN1,
for a few days. He says he intends to
resume his operations in the cyanide
process of mining as soon as the
weather will permit.
Frank Monkers from the North Moe
casn mountains states that the snow
there is four feet deep on the level, and
travelling is almost impossible
A. T. Hayes of Ubet was in town this
week and purchased a pair of fine draft
horses from A. C. Shufelt
H. H. Hodgson, who purchased the
Hanson building last summer, is pre-
pairing to add another story to 1t dur
ing the coming season. Abram Hoge-
land also has building schemes and pur-
poses to put up several tenement
houses in Lewistown this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Noble are the
happy parents of boy baby, born dur
ing the past week.
Howard l. Shaw and Miss Nellie Cole
man were married at the M. E. parson-
age in Gilt Edge on Saturday, Rev. Joel
Vigus performing the ceremony. Mr..
Shaw is the assayer for the Great
Northern Mining company, while his
bride is the sister of Mrs. e. w. King.
Both have been very popular in Gilt
Edge society and have the best wishes
of many friends.
Cora Barnes. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. e. Barnes, is dangerously i'll
with spinal meningitis.
Louis Lehman has returned to Lewis
town after an absence of several
months, which he has spent in visiting
Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, Minnesota
and other states.
On Monday evening at the Methodist
parsonage in Lewistown, Samuel z.
Lowe and Miss Jennie Plat, two pnpu-
lar young people of TIBET. were married
by Rev. Joel Nigus.
Paul Randall has returned from a So
journ in Idaho and is now thoroughly
satisfied that for climate and comfort
there is nothing to beat Montana.
Reports from all parts of the county
indicate that the winter which is draw
ing to a close has been a very favor
able one for stock and sheepmen in
spite of the large amount of snow that
has fallen and the intense cold which
prevailed for a time. Estimates are
made that the loss of sheep. outside of
those which were destroyed by eating
poisoned hay, will not exceed az per