The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-27
HAMILTON ITEMS.

Miss Nellie Dow has taken a position
behind the counters of the A. c. M. co.
dry goods department and will succeed
Miss Louise Elliott who has been very
popular with the patrons of the store,
but who will sever her connections with
the house June 1 and go to Butte on Il
visit
To-day has been very fine, with the
exception of about an hour between |
and o'clock this afternoon. when a
little wind and rain gave variation oil
conditions. During this time hail came
down copiously on the bench lands to
the east covering the ground Tor
time. but soon melting under the sue
| Ceeding sun.
Joseph Appolonio, the Victor mer-
! chant, was in town to-day doing some
| business for his store and reports times
| good in his vicinity.
The Hamilton bridge across the Bit
| ter Root river may truthfully be said
| to be hanging by thread, and all
| chance of saving it has been abandoned.
| To cross from here now parties have to
, go to the Grantsdale bridge above. ne
, cessitating quite detour.
O. e. Peppard, the bridge man. came
up from Missoula last night, looked ut
the bridge, gave his opinion that 1t was
past saving and returned this morning.
''McSorley's Twins" is holding the
| boards at the Lucas opera house this
| evening ana the attenuance IS very
| good.
The school children are rustling these
| days selling tickets for their entertain
| ment and graduating exercises, which
comes off at the Lucas next Thursday
afternoon. and for which a good pro-
| gramme has been prepared.
Hon. w. B. Harlan, fruit inspector
for this district. is in town this evening
| and will tomorrow start out on his tour
of inspection. He has been waiting for
the trees to leave The job will take
him about a month. Next Thursday
Professor Traphagen of the Agricul-
tural college will come over from Boze-
man and will go over Part of the val
ley with Mr.. Harlan and will take back
to the college with him specimens IF
the soil of this section for analysis.
w. O. Fisk will leave in the morning
for the Hughes creek mining district,
Where he is interested with Charley
DAILY and Ben Wicker in what bids fair
to be one of the best placer properties
in that camp. Reports from there this
week are to the effect that the claim is
showing fine this year since work was
started by DAILY and Billy expects to
come home at the end of the season
With lots of dust. The company has
over 5000 feet of lumber ip-sawed
out and is all ready to turn things
loose.
Supervisor Weber got back tonight
from his trip to Manhattan to meet his
family. Only Mrs. Weber returned
with him, Miss Weber and the son re-
naming to visit with their uncle's fam
| lily in Gallatin county before coming
on.
Rev. George Stewart IS in town this
| evening, having been making parochia
calls in the Skalkaho district.
Miss Sophie Evans left this morning
for Helena to visit with his sister, Mrs
Allen.
Ed Upton, former manager of thf
Anaconda and Butte racing tracks, nov
| of the FaSig-TiptOn company, the com.
pany which holds regular sales of rae
ing stock, came in this evening and to-
night was the center of a group O.
horsemen at the Ravalli, retailing
stories of the turf.
w. ]. Tiedt, the democratic wa
horse and successful fruit grower O
Como, is visiting Hamilton this eve
ming.
Governor Smith, Colonel McTagut
and Ike Morehouse were driven owe
the Bitter Root stock farm this morn
ing. and this afternoon visited the bis
mills and dam They are enjoying the
outing in this beautiful section of God
country and it is likely they may re
main another day at least.
A couple of cases of measles are re
ported from across the river.
w. H. Steader, st. Paul: j. D. Mulve
hill. New York: Charles H. Penny, An
acOnda: A. X. Holmes. Menominee
Mich, and the Bobby Gaylord compan.
are registered at the Ravalli tonight.
+. V. Hoagland came in from Ne
braska this evening and will, it is said
take a position in the clothing depart
ment of the big stores of the Anaconda
! Copper Mining company here.