The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1901-03-08
LOCAL. BREuIYIE8

ments of the Missoula Mercantile Co.,
was in the city last Saturday in the in i.
terests of his house.
! The Kings Daughters society will
give an Easter social in the Kaiser build
ing on April 9th. They will have on
sale colored eggs and downv chickens
and appropriate Easter refreshments
The board of county commissioners
and Aldermen Wipf and Dearborn visited
the quarantine grounds yesterday after
noon and inspected the new detention
hospital Every thing was found is
factory
Miss Christine Mackenzie has secured
a room for her private school at the resi-
drnce OF w. Z. Allison, and will open
Monday. She will be pleased to receive
pupils from the seventh and eighth
grades.
Mrs. VIM. Davy and Children left
yesterday for Leadville. Col, where Mr..
Davey Is now stationed as superintendent
of the New Elklorn Mining Co, Their
household goods and furniture were
shipped to Leadvile during the week
The fourth annual convention of the
Granite County Sunday-School associa-
tion will be held in Philipsbrrg March
Goth to 2Sth inclusive The frs two
sessions will convene in the M. f. church
and the last two in the PRESBYTERIAN.
All interested in Sunday. school work
are invited.
ram and thunder storm passed over
the city about o'clock last saturday
morning. For "a short time it rained
very hard. Thunder at this season of
the year may be something unusual bnt
as number of residents of this city were
reused from their slumbers, and heard it
dist city, there can hardly be any doubt
about it.
The March term of court commeaced
Monday. There being only few cases
of Importance on he docket. Judge
Napton announced that he would not
call jury and would allow those cases
to go over until next term. Some pro-
bate matter was disposed of during the
day and on Tuesday court adjourned
mill today.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM r. Allison enter
tanned number of young friends of
Herman, their son. last Monday after
noon, in honor of his birthday Among
those present were Ethel Calhoun. Helen
Shull, Eta Marble, Florence Shull. Mary
Shull, Cecile Twohy, Mark Yenter
Holland Fairbairn. Jo Yenter, George
Jacky, James Irvine, Norman Twohy.
Louis Brown, Aingfeld Brown aud
JAY Allison.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ida C.
Franzman; an account of whose sudden
death was published in The Mail last
week, took place from the Presbyterian
church last Saturday afternoon. Rev.
}. b. Butter preached an impressive
sermon that brought tears to the eyes
OF many of his attentive listeners After
leaving the church the Degree of Honor
took charge of the remains and con-
clnded the services at the grave
The city council met in regular ses.
sion Monday evening Routine work,
such as auditing and allowing bills took
up most of the evening. All claims
against the city were ordered paid with
the exception of the water company's
BILL which was not acted upon but al
lowed to 90 over until next meeting
Arrangements We're made for the ap-
preaching. city, election. w. w. Kroger
was appointed registry agent. Judges
of election were also named and polling
places selected
The residents of this city were out en-
masse last Friday evenin to witness the
commencement exercises at the opera
house. Only on rare occasions have as
many people been seen assembled there.
Every available seat was occupied. The
complete program was rendered in de-
tail and each graduate was literally ap-
pauded at the conclusion of his or her
oration. All acquitted themselves very
creditably. Prof. Jonas Cook, with few
we'll chosen remarks presented the grad
yates with their diplomas, and the exer-
Uses closed with music. Numerous gifts
were received by the graduates, but ow-
ing to the unusually large number of the
presents they were not brought upon the |
stage.