The Western news., 1904-06-29

ambitions of Hon. Thomas Henry
Carter. In Dixon's home there is a
strong feeling against the political
ambitions Of the former senator and it
is expected that other towns in the
state will follow suit.
A duck raiser in the west. so a news
paper report says, owns brood that
lays nothing but jet-black eggs, from
which only ebon ducklings, with long
raven hair, emerge. Now, if he had
a lot of yellow ducks that laid only
golden ducats from which double
eagles were hatched, it would be more
interesting and profitab BILE 10 him.
Browning's Magazine.
The report of school district No. 3
as drawn up by MISS A. r. White,
principal of the Hamilton schools, and
filed with the county superintendent,
shows that during the last school year
512 pupils were enrolled; the whole
numb OF days actually taught, IT'S;
averege number actually belonging,
2.Oo; average daily attendance, ,577 %;
percentage of attendance, o5.os.
News has reached Hamilton of the
death at Canton, Mo, Of the mother
of K. M. DUNCAN, late of Hamilton,
which occurred recently. Rev. and
Mrs. DUNCAN, who short time ago
| we're called from Hamilton on account
of her illness, reached her bedside in
time and were present at the time Of
her death. The sympathy Of the com
munity goes out to them in their sad
aff1iction.
Chief Mentrun of the Anaconda fire
department and Alderman Chas Car
rier OF Anaconda were in Hamilton
last week. While here Mr.. Mentru,n
purchased two horses for the Ana
conda fire service, one from the Bitter
Root Stock farm and the other from
AL Porter, of Woodslde. The horses
were selected from hundreds in the
valley and are the best ever shipped
out of the Bitter Root for that purpose.
B. +. Forbes, the expert mitling man
of Boulder, Mont, arrived Yesterday
from Owl creek and left on this morn
ing's train for his home in eastern
Mont. Mr.. Forbes is very enthusiastic
over the new mining district. He
says that Butte must look to her lau-
rels lest ''her title greatest mining
camp or earth be wrested from her
by Owl creek He says that cit is
unquestionably the greatest mining
region that lies out of DOORS
A very successful meeting of the
Farmers institute was held in the
Lucas Opera house Wednesday after
noon. The meeting was we'll attended
and an interest in more methodical
husbandry was awakened. Booklets
containing the first and second annual
reports or Farmers institutes in Mon
tana were distributed among those
present. Quite number of copies re-
manned at the close of the meeting
and are for free distribution at this
office.
DR.. Reuben Jeffery of Binghamp-
ton, N. Y, accompanied by F. D. Am
burg, arrived in Hamilton Saturday
and left Sunday morning for Owl
Creek. Mr. Amburg, who is a noted
mining expert, joined DR.. Jeffery at
Chicago and was induced by him to
look over the Owl Creek district.
This is DR.. Jeffery's second trip to
Hamilton, having been called to New
York before on hearing of the de-
struction OF his property by fire. The
doctor has high hopes in the new
mining district and upon his return
deemed it wise to procure the services
OF practical mining man.
A committe who are looking over
the state for place to hold the an.
nual picnic of the railroad EMPLOYEES
of the Rocky Mountain division was
IN town yesterday. They were quite
tavorably impressed with Hamilton
and seriously consider holding the big
event here. Mayor McMurry in be
half of the town assured the visitors
that Hamilton would do everything
IN its power to entertain the visitors.
Ihey would be rendered the use of the
falr grounds and pavilion and the use
OF the Ravall hotel park, If in search
OF an ideal beauty spot they can find
no better place to picnic than in the
cooling shade of lovely Hamilton.