The Western news., 1903-01-07
Bitter Root Brevities.


Tom v. Brudvick was up from
Victor yesterday.
Sheriff Pond spent Monday in Flor
ence vicinage on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs r.. A. Byrne were
down from their up.valley home Sat
nrday.
President John r. Toole of the Big
Blackfoot Co. was Hamilton visitor
yesterday.
]. H. Gilpatrick was in town yester-
day representing the Missoula Flour
Milling Co.
w. H. Buckridge, one of Victor's
well known business men, was u coun-
ty seat visitor Monday.
Judge Van r. Woodmancy of Victor
was welcome visitor in the county
metropolis Saturday.
J. NJ. Higgins was appointed night
policeman yesterday by the mayor to
succeed Pat Deneen, resigned
Mr.. and Mrs Il. L. Perkins have
moved into their handsome new home
recently completed on South Fifth
street.
John Ferrel, prosperous young
ranchman Of Willow Creek, is spend
ing the winter at his old home near
Palmetto, Mo.
John Mckinley, who has been in the
valley for several weeks attending to
some private business, has returned
to his new home in Seattle.
]. e. Phillips, cashier of the a. G.
M. Co. lumber DEF artment here, has
resigned and has been succeeded by
Mr. H. E. Jones, late of St. Regis.
D. G. Whaley of Stevensville was
elected journal clerk of the stat, senate
and Representative Aaron Conner OF
Darby speaker pro tenn. Of the house.
Mrs. I. X. Parmenter has returned
from an extended visit east and taken
up her abode in the family home in
the Doran addition. Mr.. Parmenter,
who is now travelling representative
of Portland house, is expected to ar
rive here shortly.
District court will convene in HAM
ilton next Monday. A venire of trial
Jurors will he drawn to dispose of
the Fausett case. Chairman Grover,
Clerk Cone and assessor BeckWith
will meet Saturday and prepare the
jury lists for the ensuing year.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. McCrackin will
depart tomorrow on an extended trip.
They will first go to the Pacific coast,
their return visit the principal cities
of the east and their old home in Fair
field, Iowa. They expect to be gone
about two months.
Lille Gladys, landlady of one of the
houses on the row, attempted suicide
Monday evening while in a fit of de-
spondency brought on by excesslv c
drinking, by swallowing "A dose of
laudanum A physician was prompt
1y notified and the unfortunate wom-
an was pumped out and is now on the
high road to recovery.
A marriage license for David Box
and Miss Mabel w. Lloyd was yester-
day issued from the office of the clerk
of the court. The groom is a resident
of Pony, Mont, the address of the
prospective bride being Grantsdale,
Mont. 1t was the intention to be mar.
ried at Grautsdale, but the fact that d
certificate is not operative under the
law outside of the county in which il
is issued will necessitate other ar
rangements.-Mlsso
The postot1ice department recon-
mends spelling the names of states
and territories out in full in address
ing letters, and particularly advises
against abbreviating Alaska, Iowa
Hawaii, Idaho, Ohio, Oregon, UTAH
and Samoa. Ala. may be taken fol
Alabama or Alaska. Ia. might near
Indiana or Iowa, and o. might stand
for Ohio, Oklahoma or Oregon. In the
hand writing of some people Ind" is
often taken for Mo- and vice versa
It is certainly advisable to write
names of states in full.