The Western news., 1904-05-04

Iylar b. Thompson of the NJ. M. Co.
was up from Missoula yesterday.
Dunbar & Johnson's saw mill on
n'oogett creek resumed Operations
this morning.
! D. P. Mahoney the Wallace butcher
spent several days last week in Ham
ilton and vicinity.
Joe Dougherty, and old time Hamil.
tonian, was in town yesterday renew
ing old acquaintance.
Miss Birdie Smith has returned 10
her home at Woodside from Butte
wnere she has been visiting relatives
Tor a couple of months.
=. =. Wilson, of Hart addition, TODAY
through the agency of c. r. Bell.
champion real estate manipulation,
sold his farm of % acres to Doninick
Mcguire of this city for $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Southwick ar
rived home Friday from an extended
visit with eastern relatives and friends.
they having spent the past wear in
New York and Michigan. Their many
friends welcome them back.
The Ladies Aid Society will serve
lunch at the, Methodist parsonage, on
otn street, tomorrow afternoon. Come
and help them out. Miss Coe will give
her elocutionary entertainment for the
beneflt of the Methodist church. on
May the 9th in place of on the 10th
as previously announced.
The preliminary hearing Of Milton
Hammond, charged with gambling
was begun before Justice Coulter in
this city last Friday and was continu-
ed until next Friday at 10 a. m. Con-
$ siderable bitter feeling has grown out
OF this case, in at least two of the al
terc ations that ensued last Friday,
the disputants came to blows.
"A very pleasant party was given
last Saturday afternoon by Miss Flor
ence Granke at her home in this city
IN honor Of her eleventh birthday
Dainty refreshments were served at
: O'CLOCK and a very enjoyable after
noon was spent in playing various
games. Those present were: Margery
Cham bers, Nadia Chambers, Eva Han
son, Georgia Pond, Cecil Jones, Hazel
Donson, Grace Waugh, Mary Suther-
land, Irene Waugh, Mona Sutherland,
Ina Peterson, Viola Granke, Emil
Peterson and Arthur Granke.
An exchange sagely remarks that
many good items are lost to news
papers every day by modesty of people
who fail to tell the reporter things con-
corning themselves. The right thing
to do is to stop the newspaper man on
the street, or any other place you may
happen to meet him, and tell him that
you were away on visit, that YOU
nave had relatives visiting, that you
entertained friends, or that you have
been doing good. If you have been do
IN anything mean, of course you will
keep 1t to yourself, for there are others
w no will tell that.
Key. W. r. Rickman has accepted
tn e pastorate of the Baptist church at
HALEY, Idaho, and expects to take up
the work there on June l, having ten
dered his resignation as pastor here
last Sunday. Mr.. Rickman's reason
tor making the change is that the ply
slclans have advised lower altitude
tor the benefit of Mrs. Rickman's
health. Their many friends through
ut the Bitter Root regret to see them
depart but trust that it will be all for
the best. Mrs. Hickman and baby are
now visiting her parents in North
Carolina and will join Mr.. Rickman at
HALEY later in the summer. Mr..
Hickman has been engaged in church
work in this valley for the past four
years and is highly esteemed by all.