The Western news., 1903-04-15

J. W. Tisdale and bride arrived from
Spokane Thursday evening and are
now az nome to their many friends.
MIR. Tisdaie's brother Elks presented
them with a handsome silver tea SER
vice in commeinoeration of the event.
Never in the history of Hamilton
has there been such large and COM
plete line of Pattern Hats. Trimmed
Hats and Street Hats as are now
ready for inspection at the millinery
store OF Miss Krummel. Special at
tention is called to the Pattern Hats.
The ladies of Hamilton and vicinity
are cordially invited to call.
Twenty-one of the most substantial
and progressive farmers of Woodside
vicinity met at the Sears school house
last Saturday and we're organized into
Farmers Union by George Void.
This is uew organization affiliatiug
with and working under charter
granted by the American Labor
Union. Farmers Unions have been
organized at Missou1a, Stevensville,
Frenchtown and Woodside.
p. w. Fam, the Bitter Root Hicks,
who come to the valley when ST.
Mary's peak was"a hole in the ground
and who is thoroughly convers-
ant with all the signs predicts that
following the late spring and with
such immense deposits Of snow in the
mountains, very high water is newt
able. He says that this seasons crop
of hay is bound to be one Of the big
gest on record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy c. Burke returned
last week from a little swing around
the circle. They visited Kalispell.
Lewiston, Idaho and Washington
points. Mr.. Burke being on the look
out for a business location. He saw
no place like the Bitter Root and con-
cluded to come back. Mr.. Burke says
Hamilton is the liveliest town of its
size that he saw in his travels.
Geo. NJ. Steele, who purchased the
Wiles Hot springs, stated today that
he would make considerable improve.
,nents about the springs at once and
that henceforth there will be comfort
able and ample accommodations for
the public at this popular resort, of
which he will assume the active man
agement. Mr.. Steele contemplates
opening store at the springs and
carrying complete line of general
merchandise.
The Woodside Creamery Co. is to put
in a skinner at Victor, and which, it
is anticipated, will result in doubling
the output of the creamery. Manager
Pierce reports that the dairymen of
the vicinity are taking great interest
in the enterprise and that the milk
strains are being gradually improved
and nnch better care is being &C.
corded the cows than formerly, and
which is "mighty good sign.'
w. d. McLaren, bookkeeper for
Harper & Baird at Florence was quite
seriously i'll for several days last week
with what was feared to be spotted
fever. he having been badly bitten
BY woodtick. He pulled through
all right and was able to come to Ham.
ilton from Stevensville on Friday
evenings train and is spending the
period of convalescence at the home of
Mrs. NJ. r. Gray. mother of Mrs. Nc
Laren, on the Westside.
MIR. and Mrs. Grant Mckinney enter
tanned a number of their friends at
their home at Como Thursday evening.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Toulmin, Mrs. Walter Wells, Mrs.
Smith, Misses May See, Minnie Lo-
gan, Jennie Logan, Forest, Emma
Dixon, Annie Dixon, Mill Waddell,
Mary Waddell, Allie Logan, Eta Nc
Whirk, Messrs. Ben Oertli, Henry
Oertli, Forest, Froy Williams. Will