Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-18
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, Mont, Oct. IS, 1899.

I1olIflltoil. Nloll', ~ 10, AS""'
The board of commissioners met in
special session yesterday to receive the
report of the census enumeration appoint
ed in connection With the petition for the
Incorporation of the town Of S~tevensville.
The enumeration shows that the district
oppose to be included in the incorpora-
ton has a population of 359 persons. The
petition and census enumeration being
in proper form and containing the neces-
sary names, the board ordered hat an
election be held to determine the question:
of incorporation on Nov. %, and j. H.,
Brice, w. A. Wright. j. w. Ribbles andi!
Charles Buck We're appointed Judges OF
the election. Some opposition has del
veloped to Incorporation on account Of,
the belief that it will increase taxation,
but the principal taS payers nearly all
favor it and those who have charge of
the matter say that Incorporation Will
carry by a large MAJORITY. 4
The Georgia MINISTRIES gave a very poor
entertainment to a fair-sized house on
Friday evening. The gang comprising
the troupe can neither sing. dance nor
play. n how they can continue tor I'M
pose on a long suffering public is a ques-
ton asked by many a person who parted
with fifty cents for the purpose of being
afflicted with their efforts. y 4
Captain Frank G. Higgins came up
from Missoula On Saturday and remained
in the city over Sunday. The captain
expects to be in Butte on the arrival of
the First Montana volunteers and is de-
sirous of having as many as possible of
the boys who We're under his command.
Thn lnofI ,v,t cf N,1r I)ofArcny,
was signed and issued yesterday and is
now in the hands of the sheriff. Peter
sons c~ountrynen do not seem to be in
clned to assist him with money as long
as he does not desire it, and the sheriff's
office now expects to be required to per-
from the unpleasant duties of the execu-
ton.
Receipts for road work issued by the
county surveyor are making it necessary
for the country treasurer to explain the
intricacies of the road law to many tax
payers who hold such receipts. The at
torney general has advised the county Of
ficials that they shout not be received on
taxes as heretofore.
Miss Krummell and Mrs. Walls left
yesterday morning for Helena to attend
the session of the grand lodge of the
Daughters of Rebekah. held in that city
this week. They went as delegates from
the Hamilton lodge.
Mrs. A. e. Shappee, deputy clerk of the
court, will leave the city on Thursday for
an absence of about three weeks. She
will visit friends in Sevensville, Missoula
and Superior during that time.
W. H. H.. Dickinson of Missoula was
in the city on Saturday in the interests
of the Order of Washington, a patriotic
fraternal organization for which he is the
state organizer.
George w. Dickinson of Stevensville
was in the city yesterday and while here
bargained for the purchase of residence
property from l.. J. Knapp in Stevens
Vile.
Postmaster Collins, who took the cen
sus of Stevensville. states that he missed
several persons in the enumeration and
that the actual population is 1868.
The regular monthly meeting of the w.
G.. 7. u. Of this city will be held on Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert
Harper on Third street.
Hon. George r.. Baggs represented the
town of S~tevensville before the board Of
commissioners yesterday in the matter of
incorporation.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
T%hornburg. who reside on the West Fork,
last Saturday.
The Noble Dramatic company is play
ing a weeks engagement at the opera