The Western news., 1904-10-19
NEW RURAL
FREE DELIVERY
PROMISED THE PEOPLE OF FyICTOP
AND VICINITY.
FIRE CONSUMES MlTTOWIR HOME
A Budget of News Items of Interest
CLEANED By Our Hustling
Victor Correspondent.

Special Correspondence to the Western News
Victor, Mont, Oct. 1S-Wiley Rick
man, democratic nominee for repre-
sentative, took the stump last week in
the interest Of himself and party.
Inspector E. {. Clement of the post
office departmtnt was in Victor
this week to inspect the propos-
cd rural free delivery route running
out OF Victor. The route will probably
be esta bllshed as the required number
of petitioners have filed their claims at
Washington. The proposed route is
! between 10 and 13 miles in length and
runs south from Victor on one side of
| the river, returning on the other side.
The route runs as far south as Wood
side and covers rich and important
section of the valley.
| A. N. Mittower has taken his cattle
from his lower ranch to the one south
of town for better feed.
g. w. Johnson, our next county as
SCISSOR, was in Victor Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Howard Smart of Hamilton was a
business visitor i'll our city last week.
Henry Buker and wife of Dry Gulcl
were over visiting S. NJ. Aut and
John Buker the fore part of the week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Van
Blaricom, Oct. 10, a girl.
Born--To MIR. and Mrs. Ray Marsh,
Oct. II, an pound boy.
Vim. Cramer who went to the Sis
ters' hospital last week has typhoid
fever.
w. j. Fowler, sawyer for Harper &
Baird, is laid up with rheumatism.
James Jobb and V. Burch, of the
democratic central committee were in
town last Thursday.
Miss Agee, who is clerking at the
M. M. Co. store, went to Missoula
last week for a short visit with her
parents.
Bitter Root Hive, No. 40, L. Q. T.
NJ, met last Wednesday and enter
tanned a numt er of visitors from
Hamilton. After their meeting adj
journed the ladies served one of those
lunches for which they have reputa-
ton. Those who attended from Ham,
ilton were: Mrs. Leander, L. c.; Mrs.
I
lain; Mrs. Leibel, p. c.; Mrs. Pond,
organist; Mrs. Simpkins, M. A., Mrs.
Corrigan, sentry; Mrs. Barkus, picket:
Mrs. South and Mrs. Wyant.
Stan Tillman who has been at the
Sisters hospital for the past three
weeks, came home last week but lis
still in weak condition.
Dave Van Blaricom, republican
nominee for assessor, was doing the
grand last Friday.
Rose and Helen Gilman were Mis-
soula shoppers last Friday.
Geo. Mobiles ard wife of Heppner,
Ore, registered at the Ravalli last
Friday.
Joe Menard of Missoula was in town
last week looking up trade for his
firm.
Mrs. Minnie Cramer went to Mis-
soula last Saturday to visit her hus-
band who is sick at the Sisters hos
pital.
The republican headquarters for
Victor precinct has been opened at H.
j. ST. Johns drug store All litera-
ture and badges pertaining to CAM
paign, will be found there. All cam
didates are requested to call and make
themselves at home.
surprise party was given to Mr..
and Mrs. Nose Craddock last Satur-
day evening Those who attended re-
port having a most enjoyable time.
A. N. Mittower's farm residence
was burned to the ground last Satur-
day evening. Everything was total
loss. Insurance 81 900. Mr.. Mittower
who is in St. Louis was notified by
wire.
The first snow storm to reach the
Bitter Root valley was Sunday Oct. 10.
1t makes one wonder what has become
of his summer wages.