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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
MAKE READY FOR LENT.
1t Commenced Today, Wednesday,
February 7S, 1900.

Today, February % is Ash Wed.
nesday. and Easter falls on the 18th
of April. Regulations for Lenten OBJ.
servance will be given by the priests
OF the Catholic parishes next Sunday.
The regulations will not differ mater
tally from those read from the pulpits
on former years. The rules prescribe
fast aud abstinence. Sundays are
privileged days except that fish and
flesh may not appear at the Same
meal. Meat or fish is allowed at the
principal meal except on Wednesdays
and Fridays, the Saturday of Embcr
week, March 10, and the Saturday of
Holy week, April IA.
On other days one square meal is
allowed, but without meat, either at
noon or at night, a cup Of chocolate or
tea with bit of bread, not more than
two ounces of solid food, for breakfast,
and not more than one-fourth Of i
real meal at noon or evening collation..
From the duty of fasting, however,
are exempted young persons aud the
aged, women nourishing children and
invalids, and IN the United States
workingmen and such others as the
parish priests or confessors may deem
exempt by special conditions. Where
the rule of fasting is relaxed some
equivalent self-denial is urged, part,c.
ularly the giving up Of intoxicants.
These are the general rules laid down
BY the Catholic church and are oh.
served by the communicates of the
parish in this community. The reli.
gious duty of fasting is urged upon
all faithful and the duty of keeping
the church in respect of all other
obligations is especially urged.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28

Springs, S. D., Yellowstone Falls. etc
The drawings from which the pic.
lures were made are by Louis Braun
hold, of Chicago, and cost several
hundred dollars.
The size of the calendar is 22x %
The dates are in big type which can
be read at distance of so feet. For
business Offices the Burlington calen-
dar is simply Invaluable.
Purchased in large quantities, the
calendars cost the Burlington Route
q cents apiece. With postage, pack.
ing, ETC., they represent an invest
ment of about IS cents. Our price
is Is cents-10 cents less than cost.
Write for one; stamps will do. If it is
not satisfactory, send it back and your
money will be promptly refunded.
]. FRANCIS,
General Passenger Agent, Omaha
Neb.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
CORVALLIS.

Special correspondence 20 the Western News.
CORVALLIS. FEB. 27.-Born-Tues.
day, Feb. 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Talbot, a nine pound boy.
Mrs. Joe Bowden and son, Dudley
went to Missoula last Friday morning.
nr. J. J. Buckley was in Corvallis
on pr off. ..sioual business last Friday
night.
Ferd wehr is very i'll at his home
north of town.
Mrs. Jim Everly is ill at der home.
The children in the family Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Chaffin who have been
sick with measles are convalescent.
Geo. Dougherty has had the carpen-
tiers at work and the result is a nice
store room adjoining the grocery de-
partment.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
BIG IRRIOATIN0 DITCH.
Forty-Three Miles of It on the Blt.
ter Root Ranch.-Largest In
the State.

M. Jennings of the firm of Hartman
q Jennings arrived in Butte yesterday
from Hamilton, where he just made a
final settlement on account of his con
tract for the construction of the big
irrigating ditch on the Bitter Root
ranch. The ditch is the largest of its
kind in the state and one of the larry.
est in the west. With fumes and al
it is 43 miles long, and nearly the en-.
tire length of it is on the Bitter Root
ranch. It takes water from the Bit.
ter Root river about 10 mile above
Grantsdale and carries it along the
foothills over the entire ranch. It
has an 18-foot width at the base, where
it taps the river, and narrows down
to width of six feet at the lower end
OF the ranch. Fifteen or more small
feeders run from the main ditch to
different parts of the land. F, A..
Jones of Anaconda was chief engineer
of the great undertaking. but his as
sistant, H. S. Ford, has had charge of
the work.
ut is the finest piece of engineering
work have ever seen," said Mr.. Jen-
nings yesterday. ''There was not a
mistake from beginning to end. No
one can have any idea of the work un-
less he sees the ditch. It is built
around the foothills so that the water
is above all the good land on the
ranch, and will furnish an abundance
of waterfall that will ever be reouir-
ed on the ranch"
There is another big ditch on the
ranch known as the Republican.
which gets its water from the Sleep
ing Child, and supplies the low lands.
However, if this ditch should break
the new one could provide sufficient
water in its place.
Work on the new ditch was COM
meaced in April, 1898, and was COM
pleted on the last December. The
contractors had about 80 teams and
$50 men constantly at work. The
contract price of the job was $1,000.
STANDARD.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
An Editors Life Saved by Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy.

During the early part of October,
1896, l contracted bad cold which set
tied on my lungs and was neglected
until feared that consumption had
appeared in an incipient state. Twas
contantly coughing and trying to ex-
pei something which l could not. 1
became alarmed and after giving the
local doctor trial bought bottle of
Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy and
the result was immediate improv-
ment, and after had used three bot
ties my lungs were restored to their
health state.-B. S.Edwars, Publisher
OF The Review, Wyant, Ill. For sale
by the Hamilton Drug and Jewelry
Store. i
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
HAMILTON MONTANA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1900

Mrs. Thos. Hallway, Mrs. L. A. Car
vel, Mrs. R. E. Card, Mrs. John voss,
Mrs. Burke; Misses Sue White, MAJ
Card, and Montana Pinkerton.
Trouble was averted in Kendall's
sawmill only by the ready tact and
good judgment of Foreman John
Wimett. 1t come about like this,
All winter Johnnie has came down
every morning and built fire in the
Hing room and the boys would come
down and sit around until 7 O'Clock.
But on Monday morning, Feb 10, they
came down as usual and no 6re! No
foreman! So they all went aud sat
around the boiler. The boiler is GOV.
cred with asphalt and gives about as
much heat as you would get through
brick wall with a lamp burning on
the other side. They were all cold
but ready to so to work when the sew.
en- O'Clock whistle blowed. For fore.
man to neglect his men on a cold
morning like that was something ter
rible! If their faces reflected their
thoughts a walkout was inevitable.
but Johnnie was equal to the occasion,
however, and when he came down lat
er with box of cigars under his arm
everything was all right. Mrs. VIM
met and little son are getting along
nicely.
Miss Agnes zick, of Missoula, has
been visiting her friend Miss Tillie
Baltz, of Florence.
Miss Ida Holden has been visiting
her friends in Missoula this week,
John Porter, the Bass Creek ranch
er. was seen on our streets Sunday.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
Do You Want a Calendar?

The biggset-and best-calendar
ever issued by any American railroad
is now being distributed by the Bur
lington Route.
1t has twelve sheets, one of each
month of the year. On each sheet is
a striking illustration of some feature
Of the Burlington's service or of the
territory reached by its lines-the
government fast mail running at full
speed; tourist car ON its way to Cal
ifornia; engine 1891, the largest pass
enger engine in the world: a library
car compartment sleeper; the Bur-
lington station at Omaha; dining
car; monster freight train; Estes,
Park, Colo; the plunge bath at Hot
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
Ordinance No ~.

An Ordinance relating to the care
and removal of garbage, manure, and
other offensive substance in the Town
of Hamilton.
BE it Ordained by the Council of the
Town of Hamilton.
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty of the
owner, manager, proprietor, agent or
occupant of any house, hotel, restaur-
ant, saloon or stable within the Town
of Hamilton to povide water tight bar
rels, boxes or other suitable RECEIPT
acles for the reception of garbage,
swill, offal, manure and other refuse,
and to place the same upon the prem
ises in situation not prejudic,al to
other persons, and to empty and
cleat.se the same as often as the Town
Marshal shall direct.
SEC. 2. No person shall deposit
any manure, offal, garbage night
soil or refuse of any description Upon
any street, alley, vacant lot, public
ground or premises within the limits
of the Town of Hamilton except by
written permission of the Town Mar
shal, or street and alley committee.
SEC. 8. Any person or persons or
corporation violating any of the pro-
visions of either of the foregoing Sec
tions of this ordinance shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than one dollar nor more than
ten dollars. And each refusal to COM
ply with the instructions of the Mar
shall shall be deemed a separate of
tense.
SEC. 4. This Ordinance thall be IN
force and effect from and after its
passage and publication in the West
ern News, newspaper published in
the Town of Hamilton, Montana,
which publication in said newspaper
is hereby by the Town Council direct
ed to be made.
Passed February 9TH, 1860.
Approved February 7th, 1900.
w. W. McCRAcKIN, Mayor.
Attest: J. F. CONE, Town Clerk.
State OF Montana,
County of Ravalli,
Town of Hamilton.
/, J. +. Cone, town clerk of the Town
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
FLORENCE.

Special Cores pondcnce to the Western News.
FLORENCE, FEB, 26, 1oO0.-Miss An
gle Smith went to Missoula Friday
morning.
Miss Pearl Card, Miss White and
Mrs. L. A. Carvel went to Missoula
Saturday morning.
John Anderson. Happy Jack,) went
to Missoula Tuesday.
a surprise party was given to Miss
Angie Smith who will leave for Los
Angeles, CAL. in the near future.
those present were Mrs. Al Devcbcr,
Mrs. James Norris, Mrs. Geo. Taylor,
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28

of Hamilton, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. AZ, which said
ordinance was regularly put upon it's
final passage and passed by the Town
Council of the of Town Hamilton, on
the 7th day of Feb. 1900.
Given under my hand this 7th day
of Feb, 1900.
J. F. Cone.
Town Clerk.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
VICTOR.

Il special correspondence to the Western News.
i VICTOR, FEB. 27.-Chas. Skinner
was up from Missoula last Tuesday
night.
Orvil Lewis returned from Bear
mouth last Tuesday.
| Mrs. Joe Bowden of Corvallis was
visiting friends in Victor last Wednes-
day.
Miss Maud Johnson of Grantsdale
visited the family of Roe Fulkerson
last week.
i H. E. and Geo. H. Garnett, Jr., re-
turned Wednesday night from Bear
mouth.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Price spent
Thursday and Friday of last week in
Missoula.
| Mr.. J. P. Martin was thrown from
his wagon Thursday, the wheel pass
ing over his arm, but was not badly
injured.
/ A. J. jameson returned from Bear.
mouth Thursday.
/ MIR. and Mrs. J. r. Hickey were
made happy by the arrival of little
daughter last week.
i Geo. Brooks was up from the Gar
den City Thursday night.
| DR.. T. H. Hanbidge and ]. J. Bond
spent last Friday in Missoula.
Miss Floy Olds left school last week
on account of illness and is not yet
able to return.
Miss Tillotson gave an elocutionary
entertainment in the M. e. church
Saturday night. Her entertainment
was good but the audience was small
owing to the almost impossible roads.
Miss Ellen Fulkerson returned from
a weeks visit in Missoula, Friday
might.
& L. L. odell of Wallace, Idaho, spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting old
friends in Victor. Lew is now mana
ger of the NJ. M.Co.store at that point.
Miss Maud. Herring of Florence
came up Friday evening for a two
weeks visit with Victor friends.
r. M. Bones has sold his ranch to
Mrs. Reinkeh Of Hamilton and will
move onto the Warrington place.
Jas. Morris and son Wick came up
from Florence Saturday night to visit
friends.
Miss Ollie Vert returned from Mis-
soula Saturday after visiting friends
for some time.
J. J. Jones closed his term of school
in the Fair View district Friday night
by school entertainment and expects
to return to his home in Corvallis this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight, who have
been visiting G. I. Waters aud family
the past two weeks, returned to Bridge.
water, S. D.. this morning.
Arthur Herbert of Florence spent
Sunday in Victor.
The Good Templars gave chicken
supper last night which was we'll at
tended. They cleared fifteen dollars.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
Working Night and Day,

The busiest and ,nightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Every pill is sugar.
coated globula of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessuess
into energy. brain-fag into mental
power. They're wonderful in build.
ing up the health. Only IS cts. per
box. SoldEby Bitter Root Drug Co.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
Notice!

A co-partuership has been formed
between H. F. Cook aud W. Rush Bur.
roughs. under the firm name of the
Hamilton Business College. The firm
will collect all bills due H. F. Cook,
aud pay all liabilities of the former
institution, known as Cooks Business
College.
H. r. COOK.
IT. w 2VYSIi nYypcSny,ryv..
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
NOTICE..

All persons having stock in the
Western Loan & Savings Co., of Salt
Lake, will pay their monthly INSTALL
ments to F. J. Morris, Hamilton. Mon-
tana, on or before the I'D day of each
month and avoid fines.
IT, F. ]. MORRIS.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
For Sale,

Ranches, town lots, acre lots, Eve
and ten acre tracts, and some of the
largest and best far,ns in the Bitter
Root valley. Also several houses aud
lots. and business properties in Ham.
iltou. Call on OF write to
+. J. NORRIS, Hamilton, Mont.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
Tho Official Count,

The commissioners today officially
canvassed the vote cast in the differ.
ent precincts in the recent bond cleo
ton. The following table gives tho
vote for and against the bond issue:
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28

Rooms to rent at Reiukeh lodge, on
the Boulevard, Riverview. If,
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
REGULAR REPORTS OF HAPPEN
iNGS IN VALLEY TOWNS,

TERSELY TOLD IN NEwSY LETTERS TO
THE COUNTY PAPER FROM THE WEST
ERN NEWS CORPS OF ALERT coRRE-
SPONDENTs.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28

II. +. OOOh.
w. RUSH BURROUGHS.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1900-02-28

special correspondence to the Western News.
VICTOR, FEB. 27.-Chas. Skinner
was up from Missoula last Tuesday
night.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11
WORTHY OF HIS HIRE
PROSPERITY BRINGS AsIG BOON
TO LABOR.
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand OPP
eratives Receive Increase of Wages
in the Textile Factories of New En-
gland and the South.

The wage-earner's share In the gen.
eral prosperity Is coming to him in
liberal allotments. On top Of the vast
increase in wages paid, as shown by
the recent industrial census of the
American Protective Tariff League,
covering conditions as they existed in
March, 1899, have come additional In
creases since that time which affect
millions of men who work for wages
and other millions dependent upon
them Last week some 10000 opera
tives in the great cotton manufacture
ing centers of New England were
granted liberal advance in wages.
Next come the 10000 workers in the
mills controlled by the American Wool
en- Company, who have just secured an
increase of 10 per cent.
Last, and most significant Of all, since
it shows how irresistibly contagious Is
the epidemic of higher wages in psos-
porous times, and because it brings the
wage rate of that section more nearly
to parity with the wage rate of COM
peting localities in the North, comes
the announcement from Augusta, Ga,
that the cotton manufacturers of that
city are to raise the wages of their
eight thousand employees on January j.
This is regarded as an Indication that
other mill men of the South will also
take action on the question.
Manufacturers in the North, with
very few exceptions, now have granted
an advance, and the step has been
taken In spite of the knowledge that If
wages in the South remained un-
changed New England manufacturers
would be placed at decided disad-
vantage The news from Georgia,
therefore, is welcome intelligence to
Northern manufacturers.
1t is estimated that by January l
from n hundred and forty to hundred
and fifty thousand cotton mill opera
tives in the North will be working
under an advance Of wages, and that
the advance i'm the South will bring the
total in the United States to above
hundred and sixty thousand.
All this is in perfect accord with the
claim that protection tends to increase
wages by increasing the sum total of
employment. The cotton and woolen
manufacturers of the United States
have a stronger grip than ever before
upon the great home market with its
75,000,000 Of liberal buyers. Hence the
rise in wages. The connection is OBJ
yious and Observation-Disclosures
Economist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11

assault and heavy hitting of the Irish
man. The men were fighting for a per-
ccntage of the gate receipts and guar
anty. About $1,000 showed up inside
the gate and the promoters waived their
rights and presented this to the fighters,
with winning and losing percentage.
Maher was evidently outclassed by the
nimbe and hard-htting Kid, and, strange
to say, most of the reports agree that
Mccoy was hitting the harder blows,
sending Maher TO the ground oftener
than was good for man supposed to be
working his way up again to fight with
Sharkey or Jeffries. Besides the Irish
mans head rocked like an old tower in
q storm. The finishing punch was left
Peter himself says it caught him under
the jaw and on the Adams apple and
seemed to pump all the wind out Of him.
The Kid slipped n couple of lefts to the
jaw early in the round that put Peter
partially groggy, then whipped a right
across over, which went high, followed
by a left to the ear. Then came the right
feint which pulled Peters guard out Of
the way. and, the left hook coming up,
completed the work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11
NEAR THE 100, 100000 MARK.
Population of the United States May
Reach Nine Figures.

The war with Spain gave TO Uncle
Sam substantial addition TO his al
ready big family of children and san
gune calculators there are who predict
that the 100.000,000 mark will be passed
when the census of 1900 is taken. The
best estimates, however, indicate that
the total will fall 12,000,0OO or there
abouts short of the eighth cipher.
There were 62 ,622, 80 inhabitants in
the United States ten years ago. accord
ing to the last census. Secretary Gage $
actuary Of the Treasury computes the
present population between Maine and
California, Alaska and Key West, at
7s,14S,OO0. TO this must be added the
peoples brought under the stars and
stripes by the war with Spain and by
the annexation of Hawaii, to say moth
ing of Cuba, Porto Rico and Guam.
1t is probable that for u decade or two
longer the United States must be con
tent to remain in the fourth place in
point of population among the nations
of the earth. China. despite encroach-
ments upon her territory, still holds the
lead with 402, ,6S0,000 men, women and
children within her borders; the British
empire comes next, with 3S1 ,O31 ,S14 sub
jects, and the Russian empire is third,
129,211,1 ,113 persons owing allegiance to
the Car.
No other nation, however. can show
such a rapid increase as that of the
United States. George Washington was
President of a nation numbering fewer
than 100000 individuals. 1t took twen-
ty years for the population to double. In
1910 it was 7.239,SS1, in 1920 it had
reached only 9633, 800, and ten years
later the total was 12,S66,020. From
this time on it advanced by leaps and
bounds. In 1910 it was 1909, ,453, in
1850 it was 23,191 SIG, in 1860 it had
reached 81, 1,443,321, and thirty years ago
the census showed population of 3S,-
55S,371. 1t did not pass the half-cen-
tury mark until 1880, when it was 50,-
155, 1888, and the last enumeration, 1890,
gave n total of 62, ,622 $50.
Owing to immigration from all parts
'of the earth. the population showed Il
wide cosmopolitan range even before the
recent acquisition of new territory. The
Philippines, however. will make CON
siderable addition to the list of races gov
erned by the constitution. They will add
no less than thirty new names to Ameri-
can nomenclature
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11
Prosperous Territory.

Numerous paragraphs in the terri
Orial newspapers show that New Mex
'co Is making rapid progress, and that
prosperity prevails in every county.
The mining industry shows remark
able development New mines are be-
ing opened, and old ones are being
worked to their full capacity. Every
town in the territory reports business
good and buildings in course of erec-
tion. No part of the United States Is
making more substantial progress than
New Mexico. Towns. mines, ranches,
schools, railroads, in fact everything in
the territory shows prosperity. All that
is needed is continuous Republican
prosperity and Statehood. With these
boons the people will do the rest and
make New Mexico one Of the richest
and best portions Of the United States.
Albuquerque Citizen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11
smaIl Cause for Comfort.


1t Is said that Mr.. Bryan is overjoyed
at the election figures in Nebraska. We
don't begrudge him whatever comfort
he Is able to get out Of the result. If
the number of votes cast in the State
election for the Fusion ticket seems to
suggest compliment to Bryan, the
prosperity Of the State under the Nc
Kinley policy, as compared with the
depression and misery which existed
there under the Bryan policy, certainly
reflects the utmost discredit on Mr..
Bryan's pet policy. And it is not likely
that the people of Nebraska will forget
from whence their prosperity came
when they come to vote on national
policy in national election.
A State can afford to compliment
popular son ut n State election. But
Nebraska may sing different song in
1900. Whether she does or not, though,
the rest of the country will put
quietus on Bryan. President Mckinley
can take plenty of comfort out Of the
returns from the rest of the country,
and the business men of the country
can settle back in the assurance Of con-
tinued prosperity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-11
HHOOZS
SILEaE

The percentage Of women at Cornell is
increasing rapidly.
There are 2,17S japanese students in
American colleges.
Roman Catholics are laying plans for a
wcman's college in Washington, ID. G..
The total real estate belonging to Yale
University is valued at over $11 100000.
Columbia University has received a
total of So, 900 as anonymous Christmas
gifts.
Amherst students have petitioned the
trustees for practical courses in Italian
and Spanish.
The Cornell register shows an enroll
ment of 2,24O students, compared with
2,03S last year.
The course in the medical department
at Bowdoin College has been changed
from three to four years.
Johns Hopkins University has a nov
city in a new course in the Malay Ian.
guage by Prof. Haupt.
At the Woman's College at Mount Hol-
yoke a new department for teaching jour
nalism has been started.
William A. Rogers of Buffalo, N. Y,
has given 5000 for n scholarship In
Sheffield Scientific School.
DIR. Henry Van Dyke is to lecture at
the Western Reserve University this
winter on English literature.
Dartmouth College is to have a new
dormitory, built In colonial style, capable
OF accommodating sixty students.
At Cornell University the percentage
of college graduates In the professional
schools Is the largest In their history.