The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
He is AFTER CAPITAL
For Development Work in the
Garnet District.
DEER LODGE PROPERTY
1t Is Expected That Some Investments
Will Soon Be Mads-School in
the Race Track District
Closed.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Deer Lodge, May 28.-Hon. l.. c.
Parker, member of the legislature from
Granite county, returned to Deer Lodge
on Friday evenings train from an ex-
tended visit in New York and other
eastern cities, whittier he had gone, it
is said, with view to interesting east
ern capitalists in mining interests in
the Garnet district. Mr.. Parker had
also been busy for the past few months
negotiating with the authorities at
Washington for the release from his
term of service as a man-of- war man of
his son, who was on the Texas. Mr.
Parker was successful in his efforts and
his son accompanied his father home
1t is not improbable that Mr.. Parker
will locate his family here permanently.
James Ross, a prominent attorney of
Tacoma, Wash, was in the city Friday
and Saturday on his way home from
Helena, where he had been to represent
a brokerage firm at the recent sale Of
city bonds in that city. He was not
successful in buying, owing to a rivalry
for the possession of the bonds having
sprung up between a Chicago and
Cleveland firm, the latter running the
price up to the top notch, paying a
premium of about 5000 for $130, 900 in
4 per cent 20 year. bonds. Mr.. Ross. it
is understood, was looking over Deer
Lodge with a view to making some pur-
Chases here.
J. B. Hare finished last Friday a very
successful term of school in the Race
Track district. 1t was his second term
at that place and on Monday May 49,
he opens a nine months term of school
at Stuart, which will also be the second
time he has taught there. He had an
enrolment of 4S at Race Track and at
Stuart there are about % scholars. Mr.
Hare is young man who appears to
give general satisfaction wherever he is
employed to teach.
L. F. Prescott, representing a Butte
marble and granite cutting factory,
came down from there Friday night,
bringing withhim two tombstones to be
put up in the cemetery here. One will
be erected at the grave of our late hon
pred townsman, DR.. A. H. Mitchell,
while the other will mark the last rest
ing place Of Michael McDermott. They
are both beautiful specimens of the
sculptors art and will add greatly to
the appearance of our already hand
some burying ground. Mrs. Mitchell
was in town Saturday, accompanied by
her sons, Captain Paul and viii.
They We're here to look after the plac-
ing of the monument over the doctors
grave, which was done Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N Welton, who re-
| Gently lost their home on Modesty creek
| by fire, it is understood have bought the
residence of A. b. Smith, in the Lara
bic addition, and will soon move to
town to locate. Mr.. Smith has made
no plans fer the futureva as yet, but it is
learned his wife and family are con-
tempating going east for the summer
| on a visit to her parents. Mrs. Smith
has resided here for the past five years,
ana While our townspeople will be sorry
| to lose her. they will be glad of the ac-
QUESTION of Mr.. Welton's family.
Invitations have been issued by Fer
| din c. Pearson, member of the nigh
| school graduating class of SO, to the
| teachers and others to meet the class al
| the home of his mother. Mrs. E. A. P.
Bennett. corner Main and Fifth streets,
on Tuesday evening. May 80, at $50
| O'Clock All the teachers in our public
school and the class of 80 will be there
| and most enjoyable time is antici-
| pated.
Miss Bessie Williams, the poet laur-
| cate of the high school graduating
| class, has written the following verses
and dedicated them to the class of '99:
Our high school days are over:
Are we glad? We scarcely know,
! For it brings a touch of sadness
10 think that we must go