The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-30

Miss Marie Reed, the accomplished
young lady stenographer at the E. l..
Bonner company. went to Butte last
Saturday night for a short visit with
her parents. She returned Sunday
evening.
Charles r. Kessler brother to Colonel
H. c. Kessler, was down from Emery
last Monday. Mr.. Kessler is interested
in some quartz properties in the Zosel
district, and has stuck closely by the
camp during the past winter.
Sorn Peterson, from whom Peterson
creek derived it's name, was in town
Tuesday, hale and hearty at past 80
years of age. Mr.. Peterson located on
the stream which bears his name and
which courses through the south end Of
this city, IS years ago this summer. He
has resided there continuously since
1864.
Dick Dee, the N. P. agent at this
place. is one of the greatest joshers
in the country. He in some way Sc
cured picture of his friends, Captain
Paul Mitchell and Ed O'Neill, the hard
ware merchant, with which he has had
whole lot of fun recently at their ex-
pense. The look on O'Neillfs face would
convince one that he was q dealer in
the hardest ware ever manufactured,
while the woebegone expression that
adorns Captain Paul's physiognomy
would lead a person ITO believe that he
had lost his best girl or had just opened
can of decayed army beef and was
undecided whether to tackle it or
starve. The picture has been labeled.
so that any one able to read can tell
which is who.
The Misses Normandin, daughters of
Peter Normandin of Dempsey creek
were doing shopping in town last Mon
day.
L. J. Fisher and wife of 424 Hopkins
street, Butte, We're in Deer Lodge last
Monday to attend the funeral of their
late friend, William Strive. They re-
turned on Tuesday evenings train.
Agent r. ]. Dee of the Northern Pa
cific's Office went to Anaconda Wednes-
day on a visit to his brother and friends
in that city. Dick crushed his hand
severely between stage plank and
trucks at the depot last Monday and
took a temporary lay-off to allow it to
heal. c. J. Dougherty, who was N. P.
agent at Bonita during the Quigley ex-
element some years ago, and who had
just returned from Arizona and other
Southern points, had charge of the Of
flee during Mr.. Dee's absence.
Joseph France, who has been resi-
dent of Anaconda for the past II years
and whose brother was seriously in
j
mine, was in town several days the
first of the week He returned to the
Smelter City on Wednesday nights
train.
Mrs. w. J. Matthews Of Anaconda
passed through Deer Lodge Thursday
morning on her way to Philipsburg,
where she was called by the announce
ment of the death of Robert Mcdonald s
wife. Mr.. Mcdonald, who is a nephew
of Mrs. Matthews, is city marshal of
Philipsburg. He and his wife are well
known in this city, where they have
| many friends and relatives living.
DIR. Peter Mussigbrod was up from
Garnet Thursday. He brought with
him about 20 ounces of gold retort, the
result of Is days run on ore from the
Lead King mine, a property which he
| is now actively working.
| S. Marchesseau of Butte spent sew
eral days in town the past week as the
| guest of his friend and business part
ner, Peter Walton.
Mrs. H. S. Reed entertained number
| of lady friends at her home on East
Rainbow avenue Wednesday evening.
DIR. Greig, oculist. of Butte was in
the city Thursday, having come down
to examine the eye of Mr.. Como. who