The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-19
WESTERN MONTANA NEWS
HAMILTON HAPPENINGS.

Two miles south Of Hamilton for a con-
sideration of $1,000; ESQ one from the
IL. X. ID. Co. to L. e. Holmes, six acres
of land near Hamilton. for s1,SO0.
Hamilton had a number of out-of-
town visitors the last few days. Mr..
and Mrs. John M. Keith, the gentleman
being cashier of the First National
bank of Missoula, spent Sunday at the
Ravalli, and were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs l.. Keith of New Brunswick,
father and mother of Cashier Keith.
They enjoyed their visit very much and
returned home Monday. e. L. Bonner
of Missoula also spent Sunday here.
Mrs. John Phelan of Wallace, Idaho
is visiting friends In Hamilton and
stopping at the Ravalli for few days.
The lady was a former Missoula resi-
dent. and her husband is now one of
the leading merchants of the Occur
d'Alene country.
P. J. Brophy and family of Butte are
having an outing in the Bitter Root
valley and are making the Ravalli their
headquarters.
M. Donohoe, one of the high officials
of the B., A. & P. and the A. c. M. Co.,
has been spending a few days in the
metropolis of the Bitter Root valley.
Bishop Brewer of the Montana Epis-
copal church officiated at the new
church in this city on Sunday and the
edifice was filled with people to hear
the good bishop. He also held services
at Darby last night.
W. ]. Eagleson, in charge Of the dry
goods department of the A. M. c. Co.'S
store here, returned from St. Paul and
Minneapolis after being away just
eight days. In that time he was mar
ried to most estimable young lady of
the Sanity City, and has brought her
back with him to the favored portion of
Montana. Mr.. Eagleson is receiving
1o,tty
who knows him. The happy young
couple are for the present at the Ra-
valli.
A party of baseball players came I'D
from Missoula last Saturday night to
Stevensville, and on Sunday played
game with nine composed Of Stevens
vile and Sage Brush boys. The score
was somewhere in the neighborhood of
Il to in favor of the University City
boys, but all had a nice time, with no
wrangling to mar the pleasure.
X. H. Berry, who has been in charge
of the Hamilton Drug company's store
for the past year and a half has re-
signed his position and will look for
another business opening. He was popu-
lar with the customers and many would
like to see him remain here. M NJ
Cone, the prescription druggist with the
company, will have charge now
The board of county commissioners
is now in session as board of equaliza-
ton. There were only seven requests
yesterday for reduction in assessment
and probably there will be no more.
This shows good work by Assessor
Watts.
c. w. Cooper of Helena, representing
Bradstreets commercial agency, was in
town yesterday securing ratings from
our business men and others.
George L. Fielder of the Standard,
hppn fpl,r fxya do
here, left for home Monday. He put in
the last few hours of his stay at Lake
Como. and goes home enthusiastic over
the Bitter Root valley.
Justice Sedgwick of Stevensvile left
Monday morning for a visit to the home
of his youth in Pennsylvania.
Cal Cook, the heavy property owner
of Stevensville, who has been visiting
friends and relatives in the East re-
turned last Saturday with his family.
Cal has lost flesh while away and is
mighty glad to get back to the land of
cool nights again, so he can sleep.
r. de B. Smith, the Anaconda real
estate and insurance man, is making a
visit at the Daily home residence on the
stock farm.
Will Cramer of Etna and Miss Min
ME Dent of Victor were up last Sun
day, and from indications friends
thought they had come up to get mar
iicu' but tiey lOoleu them all Dy not
doing so. However, Mr.. Cramer admits
that it is sure go and that the cere-
mony will take place at Missoula next
Sunday or Monday. The young man Is
a son of Martin Cramer, the prosperous
farmer of his district, and is well able,
himself, to keep a nice little wife such
as he is soon to get. The young lady is
a daughter of Joe Dent of Victor, and
is bright, active girl with hosts of
friends
A draft team belonging to the stock
farm that was being driven through
town yesterday, unhitched to any We
hicle, took notion to run and got
away from the driver. They ran as far
as the depot, where they We're headed
off by wheelman without any damage
being done.
One of the Peppard boys, contractors
for the new Hamilton bridge, was here
yesterday looking at the stage of the
water, which is constantly lowering. He
says the temporary bridge will be put
in as soon as the water will permit in
about two weeks now.
Quite serious accident occurred last
Sunday near Grantsdale. Two young
men named Severson and Wallin en-
gagged the handsome two-seated rig of
II. S. Pages stable and took out for
ride two of the young women engaged
at the RaValli hotel. Near Grantsdale
the rig pitched into a drop in a mud
hole, overturning the wagon, breaking
the pole in two, smashing the top, the
front seat and one of the hind wheels,
besides damaging other portions. The
team ran into barbed wire fence,
which scratched up one of the horses,
but they were stopped by the driver,
who hung onto the lines. One of the
young women, named Ada Anderson,
had her back quite badly injured and
sustained number of bruises. The
other girl escaped any damage. The
wounded girl is getting along nicely
An old man named Williams had his
leg broken last Saturday, near Grants
dale, by falling off a loaded wagon.
Rev P. w. Haynes, the Methodist
minister at Stevensville, who is lust
recovering from a long and severe i'll
ness, came up on the train last night.
and will visit for a few days with the
family of Rev. ]. A. Martin. Mr..
Haynes is still looking quite badly.
Mrs. Lewis May of Stevensville came
up from there last night on a visit with
her sister the wife of Sheriff Chaffin