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The Ravalli Republican from Stevensville, Montana • Page 3

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NP. TIME TABLE. 1I)I I.R. ROOT BRANCH. SOUTRBOU.I%,, NORTHBOUND No.

131, 1'Ps No. 13, Pase. 015:40 I Arr. 5 ll :13 1:05 to 1:48 i 3. :4.

.0 5 ilto 1145 Delp. N.o. 1., Pr. No. 134, Fry.

am I)u- issou Al. ::15 i itl 1105.1 .......0 .10:5:1 NAbo( Missouh Ip. m. ind lrlP 4150. svil at the 11The Victor for binder th rt.

i Lenomr Renniclk of Missoula was a visitonr in Stevensvillo last 6at Above ti itts tnili Suiiyii Ilk MAIN LINE, No. -Pc ai. west ounac, oeiver oit. Missoula land I. om.

took No. tic day il, east a rrvrs it its at :40 sho. es ford dep millions THI LOCAL FIELD. taices to suit all personst at the Th.e io. head'huert lkir binder George.

U1. lltggs returned Saturda fKinom a trip to MHssoula. loiss rencenore sitnnick of Missoulnty was a visittor in Stevensville last Satturda. Mondy. Wm.

litt Rancht, hld of w. on The Misso-aggs land otine, took- charie last Saturday.Friday ots and shoes for tBaggse millions at prices tweek suit all persons at the M. Co. For. brging ans Mss Ida youroldeeyn of Florence were visitin a A countck set onda M.

ogan, day opator litthe cMissoula of on TL.ree Mile is doepn in th typhointy clfever. Thie gts of-ggs cytias lt partoy ieturned. from, their outie enow eurnt Fork. las, Saturday. Mrs T.

RIggs will remain ankothr week at the Lo Lo spe.inso with her. Helena Irietds. or argains keep becour eymnge on te cuenter in avalli. at the ounty Itos uckthat an ercantilo coman stoand present The Cfamntreily of A. W.

andery montest Mis bson compromised, and tir. Joung lian will rove on the la std. Miss da ty, Hogan, day opeiator at the Alissoula telepioac exchatnge, is isiting fMesnds at rajewelntdale. L. At.

deputy. in the count clerk's ofice, exis pects to go ot rnerabout te rstthe store of next montli. nights of Oterias meyert touniht, and alerint menbens of oole ends, faowored ran k- are esipecially reqpestec. to Ibe Atarriatges are becoming tnre ifrestuent in Ilavalli county. Is that an his ication, wit of a pleasant cing all presen-t prosperitJy.

Thye famoringly of Aver moved to issola last ondaf eqy ualizd tileon younasg fixes will attssessend tivaluae stote B-liversi l. L. A. 15ssing, jeweler and shocattlker, has rmoved $17. is sp to tile corner building opposite the store of AMiss Kittie Oslermeyer, county supcerintendelt of sclhoiois, favored this otlice with a pleatsant call Mloiday morning.

The state board of equalization hias fixed the assissed valualti-on, of sheep at $1.75 per hteacd anid stock cattle tt $17. Foreman Wright has, a force of men working out their road taxes today fixing some of the bridges on the road belowv The talk of the faIrmee lhereatbouts is chiefly over the rapid. rise in the price of atnd all wear smiling and. hopefil Some of- the. Itlr.mers here are'runniag their binders bnght and day becoause of the grain being so ripe and the weather so dry.

John A. Landiram left Monday afternoon for Blozemain where he goes as delegate from the local lodge to the grand lodge of United Workmen. Threshing has begun in the valley and when selling time comes the Bitter Root' farmer will appreciate the raise in the price of his grain. I.ndia Silk, formerly Amy HtIallihan. cecentlynedoued her record to She wea tied at the Bitter Root stock farm and was, a full sister to China Silk.

"Doe" Thoml)pso was, in town orve from the Curlew, where lie had. been getting his property together to move it to 1 amilton. 1'orest firets ragihtg in the titoutntains- on either side of the the smoke is beginning to lie low all around. A rain is nieeded Miss Jeanette Walls arrived Mondhy evening fbolxd Cal4t'onia; and is visiting her sister, Mi's. Loris May of tihis She will p.tbably remalin the rest of the year.

County Clerk F'itzgerald on Mondday recei.ed notice from the state board of eilualizatiail that it Would yesterday itaise the' ieal estate assesswtent on Ravalli' eounty property. IHa" seen the silver tea set the ifndow of the Aitos Buck Mefcantile to' be given Sept 1st? Eiery person making a cash purchase of one dollar will receive a ticket free, good for a 6hance at this tea set, Mrs. W. E. BIaggs left Monday af telnsion to attend the meeting of til IE.4pworth league-at Missoula.

Whilt thlaee sihe will be. the guest of hei brother, Fred Stoddard. Albert May left for Butte yester. day with. a car load of hogs whicl are shipped by May Bros.

The latter part of the week they will ship a car. load of beef, also to Butte. Stewart came in from Wet come gulet yesterday with some thirteen ounces of nice gold dust, for which he got $18 an ounce. I( will go back in a couple of weeks. The outing party headed by Brice, who have been spending the past week at Wiles' springs, returned home last night and say they had a umost pleasant time at that popular place.

will leave Monday as a delegate from the local lodge of A. O. U. to the grand lodge meeting of that order, which will occur at Ilozeman next week. --Bitter lloat Times.

The Twenty-fifth infantry bicycle corps, under command of Lieut. Moss, and which recently wheeled from Missoula to has returned to the post, coming back by train. Stevensville is the scene of a birber's war. Last week 0. P.

Silvey cut shaving down to 15 cents, and this weepl: Harry Prento went him one better be reducing the price to 10 The fall term of the Stevensville schools will probably commence about September .13:. Tlie some teachers tlhlat tautgh.t last year will be Prof. Sharp, Miss Lewis and Miss Million. Don'ut nauseate your stomach with teas and, bitter herbs, bu.t regulate your liver and sick headache by using those famous little pills known as Ik. Witta Little Earley isers.

.1. I). Miser Co. Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Luty of Philipsburg, friends of the Travaille family, are visitingi them at their homenl across the river. The Philipsburg papers say they may invest in hIittel Rioot property. The Amos doleck Moercantile conipany ar are agents-for Ballin Simon, Chicago, artistic tailors. Call and look at samples- and be convinced that you can save money by ordering It suit fronithem. John manager- of the Victor branch.

of the M. M. drove over yesterday afternoon with his wife and- niece. Jlohn reports trade good- in his section and f'rn llnachinery in delnand. Appeararncees are everything arid you will never fail to make a good alippearance at homle or abroad if you send your clothes to the Florence Steani laundry at Missoula.

J. 1). Miser is their local agentl; Thire Amos iBuckl Mercantile company yesterday received the big shipment of new and seasonable dry go'ods ordered recently, and are preparing to satisfy all hi this line. Just go and. look at tihe stock.

Bob HIarper drove down fronm Hamiltou yesterday and says things are very quict there. 11e is getting ready to go to G(ibbonsville, where lie has a contract for lrmuling ore for one of the mining companies. In the 25-mile ra-e at Missoula betweeni Missoula arld AInaclonda riders, the Missoula team won by a quarter of a mile. In thie mile race, open to all but members of the racing teamns, Halls of Missoula beat Davis of Anaconda in a close linish. Tihe Democrat-Messenger says it is reporl ted tihat C(lias.

II. Musgrave, recently' of Missoula and formerly a resident of tils plaee, has been orSdained a Universalist niinister in the state o' Illinois, to whlich state lie recently moved ilis famnily. Lost-On Sunlday. between Stevensville and Mill creek, a large black bill book belonging to J. E.

Stevens and contain ing papers and receipts of no value except to the owner. Tire tinder will be suitably rewarded on its return to this ollice. During the past week tihe Missoula Mercantile corudany lars sold in this i vicinity binders to. Ii. Dwyer, John Hlaley and.

P. Woods, and hay pr'esses to John S. Robertson, Whaley Bros. and A. W.

Buck, a pretty good week's record. It is now reported from Washinge ton that the orders for moving of Stroops are awaiting the return of Gen, Miles, from his European tour, The Fourteenth infantry, now at Vancouver Blarraciks, Washington, is billeted for Fort Missoula. Lew E. Williarms went to Missoula last returning Monday. He felt no bad effects from the trip, and his physician thinks lie is doing fricely and recommended a trip to tihe lills and moderate a presi cription that will be pleasant to fill.

Is there any sense in paying four hits for a meal in Missoula when you can get a first class one for two bits at the Rankin House restaurant on Front street well cooked and well Il served by white lady waiters, and a presided over by the well known caterer, Bob Kitchiing. Judge ITorace R. Buck of the state Ssupreme court, and ex-Judge Thomas C. Bach, with their families, passed up on the train Monday en route for an outing in the upper part of the valley. Judge Buck likes the Hitter I Root so well that he spends.

part of every sunmnaer here. Allen Shappee, clerk of the court, with Jo.hn Franklin, left last Thursday morning with the necessary tools and grub outfit for a two or three week's prospecting trip in the Mineral Hill country. His deputy, Shappee, is ably attending to the duties of the office during his search for hidden wealth. Frank N. Jameson, owner of the White Cloud mine, came up yester-clay and says the new company is going along getting in shape to work the mioe.e It will take them, a mnontl: yet to hrave tihe new machinery in and everything after that work in the mine anRd mill will be conmmienced simultaneously.

The party returned Monday from their outing at Lo Lo springs and report a splendid time. Miss remains at tile springs and will stay some time yet, her health being materially benefitted. This is a record season for attendance, and nearly :1300 people were at the two places when the party left. Case of the geological surveying corps gives tile following altitudes at different points in the valley, and soutlh of ITamilton: Ilam.ilton,. Lake Como, Darby, confluence of East and.

West Forks, Evelyn, Rumbean Flat, 4,382 and Ssula postolftce, 4,384 feet above sea Itoot Times. Last Thursday T. Niles, who has been gradually failing from old age and general debility, was taken to the Sisters' hiespital at Missoula, where lihe can receive better care and attention. His many friends here would be glad that lihe recover, but they fear the worst. Mr.

Miles is resl)ected by everyone, and if' wishes could avail lihe would soon be back in health among us. Teachers' examination was held here Friday, Saturday and part of Monday 1. iMiss county enden.L of The teachers present were Miss I larlan, Franki Clifton, Ilamilton; W. E. Flonence, Misses Martha Christy, Flora and May and Mrs.

Williams, Victor; Mrs. Lenore Wolfe, Corvallis: Miss Fhlorence Chapman and Miss Anna Sedgwick, Stevensville. The east span of the Victor bridge gave way last Wednesday as the hlarper BIros. were driving live head of work horses across, and, two of them, were ktilled and another badly injured. The men also went down on top of the horses, but escaped injury.

lt is said that the county surveyor had been previoutsly notilied of the unsafe condition of the structure, but this paper does not vouch for the report. If this is so, it seems as though, the owners of the horses would have a case against the county for damagcs. Two more cases of diplhtheria are reported on Willow Creekl east of Corvallis, in the family of F. A. G(old, making nine cases in all in that vicinity.

Another death occurred on Saturday in the family of James Strange, an ilfant aged one and a hall' having succumbed to the dread disease. One other child in this fainily canlnot live. All the other cases are nlaling good progress towards recovery. A strict quarantine is being enforced and it is hoped the discase will be stamped out before spreading further.Western News. A teleplihone message from lie v.

George Stewart to Amos huck yesterday evening said that T. .1. Niles died at 4 o'clock inl the afternoon. The reniains will be broughlt here for interlent, and the funeral will take place at 4 o'clock in the afternooni Tthursday. Mr.

Stewart will officiate and the services will be held at the Preslbyterian It is understood that Mr. N.les, made a will recenttly in: whlict lihe made Levi Buker admiiisltrator, and that after his just debts and the fu.neral expenses are paid the balance is to be expended on the spot in the cemetory which contains Ii semaitns. Word conies down the valley that Assessor Smart had a new kind of house warming last Monday. H.oward has a nice piece of land on the shores of Lake Como, and he and Charley Johnson are putting in a littie time there these hot days. Smart had cut down.

some timber so as to obviate danger from fire, and it being a calm day had started a fire inside of this li'ne to burn up sonmc dead brush and dead lodge pole to clear the land and make a nice meadow. After the fire had been started a strong wind came up and the fire got away from them and burned up the corral, barn and other outhouses, and it was with great exertions the cabin was saved. The second day's races between Missoula and Anaconda bicycle riders resulted in more victories for Hissoula, Anaconda winning only the fat man's race. Hugh Clark of Missoula, 40 yards, won the handicap two miles, with Kent Clark, scratch, second, and Church of Anaconda, scratch, third. The half mile for boys was won by Henry Shanders of Missoula, Fred Anderson of Anaconda second.

The half mile dash, free for all, was won by Kent Clark of Missoula, Church of Anaconda. seeond and Moore of' Missoula third. The last race was the mile for which members of the racing teams were barred, and won by Halls of Missoula from Davis and Dezell of Anaconda. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Taggart, one of the commissioners. tea treat with the Flat.heac rana (other Indians for cecrtain, port ions of theiir lands, wars in the city yesterday with Majpr.

Canter. Col. Taggart comes from, and is one of the prominent of Iowa. During the war he was assistant adjutant general on (General Howard's'staff. While in the city lihe was a caller at the Missoulian oflice and talked encouragingly of his mission among the Flatheads.

lie is alone on the thie other commissioners not being there yet, but will come lates Most of Ihis time is spent going about among the Indians atl, stadyiing the lay of the land. Ile believes stmccessfil can: be fora portion of thie Victor Items. Dr. T. T.

Tlaircf has bonrgh.t the house and lost from Win. and will r.emain Tile Victor imgproveaments still keep up. Matt Currant has just. laid down a new sidewalk at the hotel, and the butcher has laid one in front of his place. Victor is in great need of dwelling houses.

There are several parties who would move here if they could get a house to live in. Reunion of Smiths. Yesterday was a dclay of rejoicing in the home of Rev. and Mrs. I.

N. Smith. It was occasioned by the reunion of the faumily, consisting of the plarents, ten chhinldren, two grandchildren and, one Rev. T. L.

Wiltser, a son-in-law, pastor of the Fir'st Methodist church of Fremont, Ohio, occupied the pulpit of St. Paul's Methodist chorch yesterday morning. (flin E. Smith, who recently graduated at, Ohio Wesleyan university, the'ir occupied the same pulpiit in the evening, preachling on Touching Power of ChzristEanity." W. E.

Smith of Helena and Earl Ii. Smith of Anaconda, their sons, are known throughout the state. xMaggin V. Smith, principal of the itroadwater school, i.s known in this city as an Epworthl League worker, being state president oft' the league. Mary N.

Smith, another daughter, was two years in clarge of the music department o8 Mulrphtvy college, 'Penn. Another daughter is the wife of Prof. J. F. Sbhrp, superintendent of the schools in Stevensville, Montana.

After seven years of separation yesterday was an occasion of great 1intally IIurued. Missoula, Aug. Maggie Toole, of Carlton, is lying in the Sisters' hospital, the result of a frightful accident that oe ruied abouit three miles south of the city tonight. Mrs. Toole and her brother, William Coniil iIT, came in this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs.

Miles, who committed suicide Wednesday night. T'lhey were returning to their home this evening and in some way the woman's clothing caught fire, and before the flames could he extinguished she was frightfully burned. It is thought that as they rode along the man lit a match to start his piipe and th rew the burning remnant so that it fell into the bottom of the wagon box, covered with hay. were not noticed until they had made codsiderable headway. BIoth jumped from the wagon when the discovery was made, and the team ran away.

Several section men nearby came to the reseue and Mr. Conniff also did he could to help extinguish the flames, by tearing the clothirng fromr the but the flames r)pead srapidly that she was 'bh ed frroma hea.d. to. foot. As soon as possible was brought to, Missoula, a distanrce of 18 miles, and taken to the The doctors do not think it possible for her to survive.

Missoula, Aug. Martin Tooler whose clothes caught fire yesterday while returning from rtown, died this morning, being conscious to the last. There is no question but that, her brother, with whom she was riding and let a match fall in the wagon box, was under the influence of liquor, which accounts for the woman being so badly burned before he could render her assistance. Everybody Bays So. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most wonderful medical discovery of the age, pleasant and refreshing to the taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness.

Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. to-day; 10, 50 cents. ioldand guaranteed to cure by all druggists.

Accident in MlStir Tullnnel. Liing.ltno. ore. 2 vry sadl accident happened thlis afternoon in the Mubir tunnel, resul ting in the death of Dan f(illeslpie, who was run over and cut, to pieces by of the heavy locomotives. lie was riding on the rear end of the engine attachled to a long freight train, which broke in two in the iunnel.

The broken section cante together with force, knocking Gillespie from the engine and throwing him across the rails in front of the wheels. lie was one of the men who took the place ofI the strikers in 1804. lie was about 32 years ofA age, a Scotchmnan by birth. Ilis parents reside in Taconma, and lihe has a brother living in IBritishb Columbia. ills enal ins will he sent to is iulmse for burial ht the Northern 'Pacitic.

NEWVS OF S'rTAI'E. The long legal fight over t.ihe Davis millions is endled, the heirs agre'eing to whack uip and quit The thsty coutenention of coiIunty superinteitents. of schools ever held in Montana will meet in HIlelna next, Friday. iMris. Tindlall of I oull.dc ra a Iurglar oftt a oile- night lasth week, and is Ihein.g praised for her pluck.

The president has appointed Louis A. Walker of lIcleaa, to be melter at tile Initecd States assay otl.ce at Ilelenla. Capt. Mahoney of Iultte who has been fighting in the Cuban army, is lecturing and soliciiltig funds in this statet for hle C(hJabin caluse. Jan les Wilsoni.

of a'g'iiculture, has. been visiting Mlollntana during the past week, inicpuiriitg into the capacity of the state for raising sugar beets and work horses. lie traveled like any ordinary citizen and avoided display or undue A ereat body of ore has hen strul'ek inl thie eastrn end of the Stra Ilorse mine at Winston, and those who seen it. I hat. it insures that property as.

being one of the best inl the state and will give eorn ploym-ent hN the near fullture toi several pl li lAi i i dl up the wife of A. W. Warwiick, superilltendent of the Minalh mine at Wickes, while slhe was ('iwingvill lile depot in1 a. bulggy lo meel( her huisband. 3lr's.

Warwick pulled a pistol ianid illnae tile throw liv lhis Ilandlls and stalrt off onl a run.l. Mrs. Elizabeth Websteri, mother of Internal lRevenue Collector C(. A. Webster, died at the ilhome of her son, W.

A. Webster, aIt G(reat, Falls, Sunday nigh.t at it o'clock, of a coniplihcation of diseases caused by nttackli of typhoid fever and a latler at.tack o(f la grilppe. She was. hiorn in Vermontr on lDec. 20, 1831.

a 1... 1- I 1111 1 -1I I -1 Thie Iocky Mountain lell 'I'elephonei compallny is groilIg to exIuenr its service to (iaylord, ill Madison colInty. 'The line will run from uttll, andl it is expeel.d it will be conip'eted withlin tlwo ullotllti. Simmers has just returned from there and hias selected tile route. Next year tihe line will lie (extended( to Twin Bridges alnd Virginia City.

Clias. Logan of ithis eity has discovered a delposit of corullllndum ill thle valley. lie says it is of lari'e ecxtent and if a5ssays prove favorable, lie will unlrdollltedly have a good I tiling. Tile samples Ipossessed by1 Mr. Logan ruin about (i per cenIt corund.lnl, whiill is used il nmilkiing em.oery and other needful thingsl It also conltains alliniill, whicI call be extrlacted at Niagara lozemanI Chronicle.

A woman in i Iutte is short a iiusbanid and a horme. The lmani ai hard wolrking fellow, llhad saived up $50Cl which lie he ad placed LI tile bank to ler credit. She blew it all in on tlle races, lland wlhen her husban11 foundll it out lie gave Iler mlore to play races with antd while she Iwas gone sold thile furniture in Lhie house and(1 had it taklenl away anid thenil left the city, never to retulrn to helr, all willCI treatlelllt silo aliplelrs to well deser vad. will be brolkeli in a few days for a brick bolCk o(Il avlnue adjoini tug tile Feddersolln bu.iillng. L.

N. Simons and E. W. Scllil ing will build together a i0-ft r(onlltl'Ir r. Simons -40 feet wnichi will be pushed to completion, thloughil r.

Schilling may not do more thaln complete his foundation at this time. The new block will have a stone and glass front and will be used for store purposes by Messrs. Simons and Charles II. Adams, for sonic years steward of the Miles City club couiimitted suicide by drowning in tlhe Yellowstone Saturday morning before 10 o'clock, due to illness in his family and his owl bad healtll recently. About two weeks ago lie was found unconscioull on the b11ank of the river with a bottle of laudanum in his pocket.

It is now supllposed lie had made a previous unsuccessful attempt. lie was an old timer, and had been both sailor and soldier. lit leaves an invalid wife and five children. l) I N. IN DRY 0Os New Stock.

fI Just Received. A Seasonable Line. Our large new stock of Fall Goods has arrived and been placed on our shelves, and invites your inspection. IFinest Line Ever in Stevensvillet COME AND SEE IT. IN HARDWARE WE CARRY A FULL LINE.

OUR Grocery Department Is complete, and prices as low as any in the county. tna 'r, 1 .1 ll.va for Fifty Cezntg. (tuarateotl tulobacco habit cure. ates; wt. mcol.ro ngI, ilooud Iure.

Al Shot lits I.liplfl vecr. tiAnm tel ti, ii. ii I'(eive Id si uriir oflt i st'terdiiv hia al, td (rtlr 'led illt holnville, labout miles I iir Lhdu'e, Mondhiv i I'lar ittu. sul of Ir lihnI htd i) tent (i ll' tll('r property a iot tll aid ust linislr ed tI rvt st int O()n. o1 i is wi Il irt) o.oluu('ov.

hen it to settling ul'Ip To)()n was wileh 11he moni hl Itatlh U.l)a I v(, anv troubile ()'(r'iu paid triln what, hle renut rlting thi he iluit Ii was hi received hi.i nOIev u' ni(c'y de(iib raitely rev'olver and ati ()'i ara, thn bullet eIt('ring the lhwir rlt. of tthe 1o.S'-. Too Rtueit mlali m't'd awal b)ut the oei.lh ors a had 'Endur I onIGS, lind trip in wagon to tle Northern aicifir. vhich Va's ake'I to 1)e('r L.ode. Ur.

Owens is: att uilin" hilt. Joh (Irillin, of Zaun svillh. says: 'I vor lived a day or tiirlty ears Lands withhou sull'(i ater it box Of OI) Witoh azel SaVlve ctred my bills. For ile rectal tutzj bruises, strains. i('zetrna alld all skin roubl I Vitt's i th ssl Lt i equalled.

.1. Miser Co. DR. HLOWARD, VIiTU L. a.

MESSING, JPwelrv, isctruicmatal IAI.NI:SS I AND SIiOEMAKIING. ork 1k iy lt of lUhs, 'uti I GEORGE T. BAGGS, ATTI)11NEY AT LAW, FARM LOANS Wanted on Improved Lands with Water Right, tN BITTER ROOT VALLEY. GEO. F.

BROOKS, REAL ESTATE AND LO.ANS. MONTANA RAVALLI EUUNTY F3BANK, II IA I )N. WV. Mc(CRACIN. Cashier.

Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, I il.I li' FRENCH LEANING And Dyeing, SCOURING BY. FRENCH PROCESS. AL. LACHMAN, PROP, II Ilhw RUNS THROUGH CARS S'i. PA UL, i MINNFAP'OIlS, RAND FORKS and 1WINNIPEG To --SPOKAN, EINEL'IN CARS TIACOMA, AIRING CARS, 1IJI, i )lR lIS PORITISAND.

SLEEPING CARS. T'hrough Tickets to Japan and China via Tacoma and Northern Pacific Steamship For infom'lation, time cards maps and tickets, call on or write Ticket Agent, N. 1'. R. R.

at Stevensville OR CHAS. S. FEE, Gen'l Pass. Agt St. Paul.

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