The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-04


Hamilton. July 3.-Nat McGiffin,
brother-in-law of Mayor McCrackin,
came in on the Copper City Limited on
saturday evening from Sand Coulee,
and is the guest of that gentleman.
Mrs. McGiffin died over year ago and
their little son has since been making
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Crackin.
Mrs. Frank Keith and Baby Ruth
came up from Missoula on Saturday
and will spend several days in the Bit
ter Root. She will be the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. c. B. Hart, of this place.
Dan Quinlan came up from Bonita
on Saturday evening and is renewing
old acquaintance here.
Joe Menard, head of the agricultural
department of the Missoula Mercantile
company, has been spending several
days in the Bitter Root valley and was
in Hamilton Saturday, going from here
to the agricultural section south of
here, where he expects to sell several
farm implements, including a steam
thresher. He has met with good sue
cess so far in his trip and tells your cor
respondent that he has sold more ma
Chnery to farmers of Western Montana
this year than in any year since he
has been at the head of the depart
ment. At Drummond and Philipsburg
few days ago he received a car Of
farm implements, and it did not come
near filing the orders he had from that
Sc tion.
Miss Louise Elliott, one of Hamiltons
most popular young ladies, has again
accepted a position In the dry goods de-
partment of the A., c. M. companys
big store here. After putting in a cou-
pie of years in that department Miss
Elliott recently resigned, but has been
induced to return to her old position.
w. j. Tiedt, the democratic war horse
of the upper valley, was in Hamilton
on Saturday.
A telegram received here last Satur-
day from Dr. Haygard tells that he ar
rived safely at home in Lexington and
found his sister much improved in
health
Jack Shepherd. the jolly horse breed
| er near Corvallis was in Hamilton on
Saturday and was entertained in style
/ by his friends.
Miss Winnie Squiers, sister OF our
worthy treasurer, arrived on Satur-
days train and will make her home
! with her brother for long time. Miss
| Squiers is very popular in Hamilton,
and her many friends will be glad to
welcome her among them again.
Domin:ck Mcguire, the day fireman
| at the mills, is confined to his home for
a few days with lumbago or kidney
| trouble and had to quit work Satur-
day morning. He will probably take a
| layoff and go to the springs for several
days.
An elderly gentleman by the name of
Metcalf living on the west side on the
| old Benton place, died Saturday Of
| rheumatism of the heart, and was bur-
| led yesterday.
| A little boy years of age, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Gym, living on the ALI
son addition, died yesterday morning
and will be buried at Corvallis to-day.
The sale of Hon. H. Fl. Grants
dale on Saturday and the things
brought good prices. some things ac-
| tually selling for more money than
| they could be bought at first hand in
the stores here
l.. ]. Knapp editor of the Times, had
rather startling experience Saturday.
He was going along one of the county
! roads on his wheel when one of our
prosperous ranChmen, driving a spirit
ed young team. came along, followed
by Sheriff Chaffin with a stopper The
! rancher'S team took a notion to go and
the sheriff stepped up lively behind it,
Mr.. Knapp got a little scared, and al
though the other parties say that if he
| had just stopped or gotten off, or even
gone on. he would not have been in
| jured. He jumped off his wheel and left
1T, and jumped the ditch in a great
hurry One story is that he hit the
ditch, but the sheriff says not.
Billy Afford made trip to Hamilton
Saturday from his fine ranch below
Corvallis
Clay Croft. the teacher, who has been
teaching the young idea on Willow
creek, has closed his school for the sea-
son and will spend the Fourth in Ham
ilton
The tug of war for the Fourth is
creating a lot of interest and the mill
team are confident of carrying off the
dough Both teams are putting in a
lot of practice for the struggle. 1t is
said that the captain of the mill team
has had his men pulling at tree, and
that he is certain that with a little
more practice they can pull the tree up
by the roots.
The interior and exterior of the Ham,
ilton business houses are being finely
decorated for the Fourth, and many of
them are already clothed in holiday
and patriotic attire. Behind good
many of the places one can see hand
some floats being prepared and decor
ated, and by tonight the city will he
ready to welcome its outside guests in
a manner fitting the occasion and Ham
ilton's well known enterprise. Visitors
from Butte and Anaconda will be espe-
clally welcomed to an outing and holi-
day in the famed Bitter Root valley
and its metropolis.
Handsome. free souvenirs OF the
Fourth have been prepared at the office
Of the Ravalli Republican, and they will
be plentiful on the Fourth and be graf
uitOusly distributed to the city's guests
on that day.
County Attorney Baker was at STE
VensVile on Saturday. He says that