The Western news., 1903-06-24
E. A. Wolfe of Forest City, Mont.

4 Ciefk OF the Court Cone did business
in the University city yesterday.
Chas. H. Donovan was a Missoula
visitor yesterday.
I, State Senator George p. Dunha,n of
Philipsburg arrived yesterday and is
spending few DAYS at the Ravalli.
| Judge Webster convenes court here
FRIDAY evening for the purpose of
hearing argument by attorneys on
motions, demurrers etc.
The name of the Corvallis station
will be changed to Woodside to agree
with the P. o. The change will 60 in
to effect July 1st
}. A. Landran, who has been suffer-
ing with cancer for several years,
was last night taken much worse.
The left side of his body is paralyzed
and his condition is very serious
Stevensville Register.
Harry Latcham, the old time
sawyer = and there's not a better
professional sawmill man in the
country-came up from Iron Mountain
last week, and is now employed at the
saw mill of Senator Ed. Donlon, at
Woodside.
Mrs. Martha Green Yesterday
brought in some finely formed young
peaches from the John Swigert or
chard on Skdlkaho. She says the
prospect is fine for record breaking
peach crop in the Bitter Root this
season.
! VIM. Reinkeh came over from Ham
ilton by way of Trail creek couple of
weeks since and was visitor in town
Saturday. He raises hay on the North
Fork during the summer and spends
his winters in the milder climate of
the Bitter Root valley Big Hole
Breezes.
| The condition of Mrs. Toole was re-
ported today as being slightly i'm.
proved, although still critical. AS
soon as she is able to stand the trip
she will probably be removed to
sanitarium in the east. That she may
speedily recover the best Of health is
the heartfelt wish of every one in
Hamilton.
D. G. Gregg, known in the basin as
"Dad,' came over from the Bitter
Root country the other day via Trail
creek. He and a blacksmith named
Nelson made the trip with a horse and
buggy and travelled the road in places
and at times followed the trail. The
creek was bank-full, but ''Dad'' made
the journey ''in spite of HI and
high water. Big Hole Breezes.
i Slot machines of the innocent cigar
variety started up for few hours in
several saloons in Hamilton last
Wednesday. AS soon as Sheriff
Pond heard that they were going he
ordered them stopped Immediately.
The click of the machines has not
been heard since, and Sheriff
Pond declares it will OF occur again
IN the county during his term of
office.
The case of Allen Forkner, which
was to have come up for a hearing
Thursday afternoon in Justice Sedg.
wick's court at Stevensville, has been
continued until July 6. Forkner is
charged with stealing sheep, May
Bros. being the complaining witnesses.
Joseph X. Wood of Missoula. is coun-
sci for the defendant and George T.
Baggs and County Attorney Baker
handle the states case.-Stevensville
| Register.
The Bones boys of Woodside, will
start today for the Boulder creek.
which is located about three miles
across the Idaho line from Mineral
Hill, with small saw mill outfit
which is being put in by the Boulder
Creek Mining Co., of which r. v.
McBain is the prime m over. The
Boulder creek diggings have been
bonded and leased of Geo. Miles OF
Darby, and the new company proposes
~ Wv N0ASAASA oOlC WOIk lncfc this
season.
On Monday evening Mr.. H. C. Nor
ton,foreman of the Poultry department
OF the Bitter Root Stock Farm, gave a
very enjoyable reception to some of
his elite friends from the west side.
Chicken was served galore. All unit.
ed in declaring Mr.. Norton was a
most congenial host and par excellent
IN the culinary art. Those present
were Hon. and Mrs. E. A, Joh~ !
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son and two daughters. Marie and Tia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sa..nuel Hooker, Miss
NJ annie Terri, Miss Luella Hooker and
Miss Bessie Hooker.
Hon. John S. Robertson was up from