The Western news., 1905-08-09

llOH ""7 ~@''Co' Mrs. O'BrIen and
children, who have been residing in
Missoula, will return and make their
home in the cottage now occupied by
Howard Smart.
Since Andy Mcdowell drove Phylat-
ice to a finish in the fall of 1880, no
feat in horsemanship surpasses this:
H. n. Bell, trainer of two Hamiltoniau
colts, and only half breeds at that,
owned by DR.. Fred Ellis, 18 days after
he took them in charge, drove them in
2:29 double, with FIVE in the wagon
That's going some, isn't it? Incident
ally, this team is not for sale.
Rev. ], E. Burkhart expects to 90 TO
Helena this week where he will re-
main few days visiting friends after
which, in company with Rev. G. B.
Spaulding of Red Lodge, he will spend
the rem ainder of his vacation at Lake
Como, camping. He will hold no
further services at the PRESBYTERIAN
church until the second Sunday in
September.
At meeting of the volunteer fire
department held Thursday the follow
ing delegates were elected to repre-
sent Hamilton at the state tournament
to be held at Lewistown, Sept. 5, 6, 7
and 8: w. E. McMurry, A. C. Baker,
John Fl. Jones, Albert Hork, w. P
O'Brien and r. o. Russell. The dele
gates were instructed to do all in their
power to have Ha milton chosen as the
next annual meeting place.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Oren M. Elliott arrived
last evening and are guests of Wickes
Smith, father of Mrs. Elliott, at his
ranch on Sleeping Child. They have
been to the Portland fair and are en-
route to their home at Graham, Mo.
Mr.. Elliott is editor of the Gralam m
Post. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott are
deaf and dumb, Mr.. Elliott enjoying
the distinction of being one of the few
silent publishers in the world.
A splendid apple crop is reported
|
ley. One of the infant industries of
this resourceful region that is rapidly
growing IN Importance is the manu-
facture of props to hold aloft the over
burdened branches of the fruit trees.
When last we saw Henry Lowenberg
he was hurrying to the factory for
props. Thiss smorning he found that a
minor limb of one of his scrubbiest ap-
pie trees, carrying % half-formed ap-
pies, haG split from the tree. Hence
his hurry.
printing office, says a writer, is
usually considered a rather tough place
and the newspaper worker a mighty
bad man. Statistics, however, do mo-
bear out that idea. OF $500 in the
Texas penitentiary, there is not
printer or newspa per man, while there
are ministers, lawyers, music teachers
doctors, bankers, cooks photographers
BARRIERS and members of other profess
sions and callngs. The printer gets
bad name because the nature of hi:
bus mess teaches him to detect shan
and scorn hypocrites.-Ex.
Jess Donson, charged with violating
the local'option law, was tried befor,
a jury in Justice j, A. Jameson,
court at Stevensville last Thursda,
and acquitted. William B. Fauld
was foreman of the jury, which wher
polled in5 open court, decided unan
imo usly in favor of the defendant. ]
II. Croghan'and Harry Townsend ,wht
are under'indictment for perjury il
come CtiOn with other local optior
cases, weresthe prosecuting witnesse.
in the case. The case against AL D,
Roche, accused of violating the loca
option law, w as dismissed by Judg,
Sedgwlck, on account of the ron-ap
pearance of Fred Van Welt, the com
planning witness. ]. J. Fitzgibbor
charged with the same offense, was
tried yesterday at Corvallis before q
jury and fined $500 and costs. San
| Wallace, who is employed in j. Fitz
gibbon resort, is being tried today