Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-27
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, June 81.

Hamilton, June %.
The oldest inhabitant expresses aston
1shnlent at the amount of water carried
by the Bitter Root river this year. For
two months it has been flowing with full
banks and twice during that period has 1T
reached high water mark, threatening un-
told damage to property along its coulse,
but each time the rise has been suddenly
checked by a fall of Temperature, and
all has been serene on the Bitter Root
since last Monday and Tuesday when the
railway bridge at Riverside went cut and
the current undermined the center pier of
the big dam which settled and gave a
luich down stream, and is now in a
twisted and d~ilapidated condition.. 1t still
holds water, however, and has been Sc
curely anchored by cables to piers about
one hundred yards south. The logs are
considered safe whatever comes in the
way of floods and the accustomed hum of
industry will not slacken in the city. 1t
Is quite generally believed that the dam
is injured past repair and that the work
OF constructing a new one will
as soon as the pond is cleared of logs.
Vast fields of snow are still visible from
the valley in t.e Bitter Root range and
on Sunday the river rose about six inches
but the snow near the summit evaporates
rather than melts and but little of the
water will reach the river.
The eight forest rangers on this divis-
ion of the timber reserve have recently
been appointed deputy game wardens in
vested with full power to make arrests
for any violations of the game laws on
the reserve. One object of the movement
is to prevent, if possible, the band of In
dams from the Nez Perez and Fiathead
reservations from coming and killing
game at the head waters of the Bitter
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to. however, when a complaint has been
entered and an arrest made, no matter
how strong the evidence of guilt. juries,
have failed to convict, and that fact has
encouraged the slaughtering of deer and
other game. 1t is hoped that public SEN
timent may be more fully arouse to the
| necessity Of protecting game and the
laws strictly enforced.
A joint organization of the Christian
Endeavor societies for Missoula and Ra-
valli counties was formed at Corvallis on
Saturday, with Miss Mary Sloan, OF Mis-
soula. as president; H. l.. Carter, of Cor
wallis. secretary and W.. G. Harlan. or
Como treasurer. \ general convention
will be held at. Hamilton some time in
August at which time the members will
make an excursion to Lake Como.
| Mr.. Frank Mc1ntire of Missoula is in
the city in the interest Of the Souvenir of
Ravalli and Missoula counties for the
National Irrigation congress to be held
in MissOu1a in September. The Ouvenir
will contain among other unique features
a page of Hamilton babies, in sharp tone
enSravings. and Hamilton mothers are
! greatly interested in the idea.
The Misses Agatha, Glare and Monica
Shannon, daughters of T. J. Shannon, re-
turned Thursday evening from Spokane
where they have been attending school
the past year. They Will spend the sum-
mer vacation at their home in this city,
returning to Spokane again in the fall.
The sportsmen of the valley are great
ly pleased over the fact that the quail
placed in the Burnt Fork section two
years ago are proving a decided success.
They have survived the past severe win
ter nicely. are in Good condition and
there will soon be thousands of them.
w. NJ. Frank came up from Stevens
willie the latter part of last week and
through the Ravalli Abstract Co., closed
hes sale of his interest in the Monitor mine
in Mineral Hill! together with 100 acres Of
timber land to w. j. Kendall.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
guild are arranging to serve Inner on the
Fourth of July. Additional funds will be
necessary to complete the Improvements
made on their bea uJifu! churc property
here and the aides as usual lend a help
ing han
Rev. 0. p. Rider whose return from at
tendance as a delegate at the Presbyter-
ian assembly in ST. Paul has been looked
for daily for the past week, is delayed in
Mandan. South Dakota, by the illness of
his little son Paul.
A meeting of the members Of the Ra-
valli county bar will be held this after
noon to pass proper resolutions relative
to the death Of Mrs. Thos. C. Marshall.
f. r. Thomas of New York; Rod D.
Leggat, wife and child. Butte: c. V. Null
Inns of MissouIa: Frank Jones, Butte are
registered at the Ravalli.
Miss Carrie Harlan returned from
Great Falls, where she has been attend
ing the Christian Endeavor convention
on Saturday.
Rev. Geo. Stewart held the regular
service at the Christian church on Sun
day and returned to Missoula his morn
ing.
The infant son Of Sheriff Chafin has
been very sick for several days with
g%landular swelling Of the throat.
Repairs on the railroad bridge We're
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