The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-16
HAMILTON ITEMS.

Hamilton, May Hilary J. Kelly,
wife and little daughter, Helen, are
spending Saturday and Sunday with
Grandpa See at the ranch near Grants
dale. The genial assistant sergeant-at-
arms is developing into a model father
and baby-minder.
H. e. Seaman of the Carpenter Paper
company, Omaha, is spending Saturday
and Sunday in Hamilton. Brother Sea-
man says he always likes to make
Hamilton for Sunday layover as he
knows no pleasanter place than the Ra-
valli in the state, and the views from
the town in any direction put new life
into a man of the road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding of the West
Side lost their little child Saturday
morning. They have the sympathy of
many friends.
Rev. George Stewart, the Episcopal
liam minister, is not only good
preacher, but an ardent and successful
cultivatOr of trees. Saturday noon he
was looking at the fine trees in front
of and in the yard of Hon. c. NJ.
Crutchfields handsome home, and
begged the privilege of trimming them
to his own satisfaction. His request
was cheerfully granted by "Crutch,'
who knows a good deal less about trees
than about law, and about ) o'clock the
reverend gentleman might be seen. clad
In long buster, mounted upon a step
ladder and with saw in hand, looping
the superf1uous limbs from the young
trees. Needless to tell those who know
him that he did a good job. The wind
won't hurt these trees this year
r. A. O'Hara, grand master work
man of the A. o. L. w. and Miles
Romney of the Western News. drove to
Victor last night to visit the local
Workman lodge there. which is in a
fourishing condition.
County Clerk Smart drove down to
Stevensville this morning to look after
his interests there. Bruce Wells of the
Republican force went with him to visit
his mother and the family. They will
return In time for office hours to-mor-
row morning.
William r Burton and Frank LITTLE
came up from Stevensville on Thursday
and filed with the county recorder a
location notice for the Eldorado placer
mining claim. on Three Mile, some IL
miles from Stevensville, containing 40
acres. The locators are Joseph and
Frank Little, w T. Burton, Peter
Hughes, Alex Stuart and w. P. Mich
| OILS.
THE Pay Train" appeared at the Lu-
cas- opera house last Thursday and Sat
| urday evenings. The show, while car
rying through a plot is utilized to a
! great extent to permit variety special
ties that are not too good. The chief
| fault to be found however. is the I'M
merciful "thumping" of the piano
| prayer in the interesting situations.
A report comes from Stevensville that
| V. Burch, the democratic wheel horse
| OF that section, has discovered placer
| gold on his bench land and is feeling
particularly good over it. Whether pay
| dirt will be found has not yet been de-
termned, but certain it is that friend
| Burch is getting five or six colors to
the pan and may have paying claim.
The people of this section are feeling
| pretty good over the fact that the
| Northern Pacific is going to give them
| a change of train service that will not
| compel them to get up at 4 o'clock in
the morning to catch a train. They had
hoped to get it tho coming week, but
are reconCtled Wit. the assurance that
it will surely be inaugurated on the
morning of the ED. BY the new sche-
dule. the passenger will leave here al
! 7:45 in the morning. a very sensible and
| convenient hour arriving at MissOu1a
about $3.50, leaving MISsoula on the re.
turn trip at $40 2. N. and reaching
here about $50. which will allow time
for the distribution Of mail before peO,
! pie go home to supper and give bust
ness men more time for answering cor
| respOndenC1.
1t is stated that the forest rangers