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egigleratOXIXIX411111114. 441 1 1 M 4 1 1 . 4 h. LOCAL LAYOUT. Gathered by Our Reporter Concerning Wickes antVicinity. A• Dav.i,, ;anitructt frout.Helena osi ItLinda v, This. ISeudle, of the Alta, re. turned from 1„Lis1euu Sandny• Don't forge's tbe masquerade, at 1.0. las F. testi,. Dee... 3 • red Hoss„ of Helena, Was in the onnip i Sur i day laat. Dan Croain went Ss East Helena Monday morning,. retoraing in the even/nil', If yots want to. kill any deer this year, (to .s( at once: tins season closes tomorrow. the 15th. Yon sliould riot be ,xithout a bottle naust Vernon rxe in your house. Cstl only bu had at Syarling & Scharf. Chris. Ainsworth, who has been on She sick Ast for sometime, has returned from Butte and is, again working at the Alta. The di1hther0a epidemic is getting w•irse at Siand Coulee, and quarantine regulations rtave been prescribed and will be vigorously enforced. Miss J. N. V. Bagley, ,county super- intendent of schools, spent Friday of last week inspecting the different de- partments of the Wickes shoot. * ca-rload of lumber is being unloaded at the N. P. depat for the Blue Bird. We understand it will be used in build- ing an addition to the boarding house. T. A. Wickea has kindly consented till the pulpit at the churelson Sun- day ttorsuirrown evening, services to begin at 7:311 o'clock,. An invitation is extended to all. harry Gordon has taken a contract to run a 50 -foot tunnel on the— lode s the property of Martin Conley and Dian.Cronini Work was begun the hitter part of last week. harry Bartell. who WAS thrown from Sis horse about a month ago and in- jured about the left shoulder, is rapidly recovering and expects to be able to return to work in a few weeks. Elder Shaeffer, the Seventh Day Adventist of Helena, preached to quite a large audience at A.0. U. W. hall on Sunday evening last.. He was ac- companied to Wickes by Mrs..Shaeffer. E. R. Dean, of Wickes, ha a been in Boulder several days engaged in tear- ing down the building near the railrOad tracks, which waa formerly a planing mill. He will load it on the cars and ship to Wickes.—Age. Evan Rudinan—better known as Red- of Elkhorn, was in Wickes last week looking up a location to transfer his business frion Elkhorn. Should he conclude to locate heie, he will re- ceive a royal welcome. J. D. Caldwell, of Butte, was in our burg last week. He was looking after his insurance business. He was a welcome visitor, andwas entertained by Chas. Stuart, the druggist, and Hank Merrill, the painter. John D. Mallett, of the Black Hawk mine, is taking out ore and will make a sshipment the first of e year. John Deitch, a partner of Mallett's, was out from Upper Basin last week and made arrangements for pushing work on the Black Hawk. M. Reinig, the popular grocery man of lielena,was in Wickes Tuesday,leav- ing for Boulder in the afternoon. Mr. Weinig has a large trade in this and surrounding - camps. He says business is picking up rapidly, and that he has the most extensive trade to which he has catered for many years. H. 0. Blevins. of Elkhorn, spent a few days in Wickes last week. Skating, is said to be good on•iAlp ponds near Corbin and niglitt Siege nusabers enjoy the exhileratiog bp1,47t. Wc know you want pure crab, apple eider -and go voi,r wince ilUog, so C;l11itSI/4411 11E Schacf. A shipmeat of two cars v.:1.a made today from the ski sins dump, and it is rumored that 50 cars more will to shipped as t441.011 as they are loaded. It is consig - ned to the East Helean :smelter. Fred Larson was called to Elk Park last week, and on arriving there was presented with a 10-1ound 60.i1 . and heir. Fred returned to the Alta Mon- day, though his wife and ' child will remain at Elk Park for seserat'weeks. But 17 days inure reinain in which to do assessment work. If you have •a claim that is worth holding, don't 'fail to do the assessment work. for . after midnight of Dec. 31 it can be , re -located by the first prospector who i takes a fancy to it. • Jas. Monahan. our hay merchant, who has been on the sick list for some John Deitch, of the Buckeye, on the Etter Basin, was in town last week. He reports the mine looking well. He, in company with Ed. Scott and Harry Diver, has a lease running until next July. They will begin shipping ore in a short time, and expect to keep the road open for the winter, as the show- ing in the mine will warrant it. The narrow ganke road at Corbin between the dams, holding the con- Geutrates and the new mill has been completed and an engine and seyer.il cars were put oil the line last week. New machinery and material is being daily to the N.,. 2 mill, and WO under- stand that by thib first 1 of the year the output of the mill will have been greatly increased. There are rumors a a fast mail. IrIm iii tu be lint con the Northern Paci- fic . shortly. It is said a mail contract uuw held by the Union Pacific has been offered the N. P., if it will makci certain required time, and the officers of the road are considering the propos sitioni If they accept, the new train will lies•put on, through. to the Pacific There is a busineas house in Lewis- tfosoi where gambling is carried on sunda vs and at nights, among voting men and boys who are prohibited from play ,tI mu a III'en.ed i1.011 ItIft. The pa- rents of Some cif these buys; are mak ;fig a vigoo u p rs kick and pinapose to limit a stop to this boainees. It is a a i tl that WO were on the table at one time last %Imlay. Democrat. To get your pure add unadulSerated &was wines, liquors, beer:sand bowling brands of cigars, go to Skparliws & tit:hart. Wanted right away tswitk - a cord Of wood; to be paid tor by subscription to the Plus ssii and Salauce in cash. oher can also tastiskso adsautage of by anyone who i islseady inalebted to u s t o r sanssi - siisisa. Wood must be delivered by R. A. Millegau, of Killegan, Cas- cade county, states that gray wolves are abundant its the viciuity of his Inane, being freqeently seen in docks of as maoy as ten. Recently, while Mr. Millegaq was eating breakfast. several wo4e:; entered his sheep corral near the house and killed 22 sheep. Several cases of scarlet fever have developed in the past few days in Butte. One house with the scarlet fever placard on it is, in South Wash- ington street close to the Travonia school. 'The school may be closed by the health officers as; a measure of safety. Two children are down with the disease in this house and a third will in all probability be stricken also. Mr. Bagley, of 'Basin, ha.s a claim in tune, returned from the Springa last Cataract which he is working - with very week somewhat improved in health. good results. Our informant says the During his absence Chas. Folsom the man is not a miner, but for all that catered to the cows and calves of the neighborhood by nrnishing them with hay and grain. A wedding in high life is on the tains. We understaruh a car load of the latest style furniture is on the ground, but the ceremony has been postponed nsing ho isieksiess of the would-be groom. We have every reason to believe that with skillful treatment the svent will take place before Xmas. Two carloads of ore were shipped from the Blue Bird to Butte during the week and three More are now being loaded. There is a large quantity of ore accumulated on thc.- dump at the mine, but the slowness with which cars are furnished by the Great Northern after they are ordered makes delay in shipments. There is a large force of men at work at the Muir tunnel clearing - away the debris and getting - it in shape to arch with brick. The burned timbers are being temporarily replaced. The timbering force is now ait work 700 feet in from the east and several hun- dred feet from the Bozeman side. The work proceeds slowly, as thestunnel is still hot and steaming. From the number of new suits of clothes that have arrived in Wickes, over the N. P., during the past two weeks it Would seem that all the boys are flush, and intend to begin the new year in an up-to-date style. Dur- ing the tyro weeks just past the N. P. agent at this point has handled from four to six new suits per day, with t7te Great Northern a good second., This town WO uld be a mint to a person seek- ing a location for a clothing store. is meeting with luck that would de- light the heart of an old prospector. Ile has opened up a hole thirty or forty feet square, uncovering a large. lead carrying a foot vein of ore that will assay very. high. The claim is known o a the Free Coinazes I Hank Merrill started in Monday morning to no assessment work on the Mary E. claim. He is running a cross- cut tunnel, which has been advanced 130 feet. It will pierce the lead at 180 feet. In years past this property has produced some very good ore, though owing to the smallness of the vein the. original locators 'abandoned it. Hank informs . us helms the utmost confidence that with depth the vein will widen to such an extent that the Mary E. will !be numbered with the leading pro- ducersc The Northern Pacific railroad. are preparing to put an agent in Corbin. No depot will be built, but for the time being the agent will have head- quarters ill the old company assay office. The office will be established about the 20th, and it is made stood that G. K. Taylor, formerly stati d in Wickes, will be in charge. Later:. A circular has been sent out saying the office is to be opened today, and that W. D. McClellan will be installed as agent. Joe Mott came down from the Cata- ract iii Tuesday to lay in a stock of siipplies for the winter. lie, together with Chas. Huer, have been doilig as- sessment work for Harry Taylor on thte Mint. 'They have rim. a crosscut tunnel, tapping the lead at - a dttetance of 35 feet. The lead extends across the full face of the tunnel, and shows some excellent mineral-bearing rock. Messrs. Mott and liner have also loca- ted four claims of their own, and spec- imelis of ore taken out look very good. They have sent samples to Corbin for ahMtly. Mrs. Maria Werth, the well - known • ostimier of Helena, will. be in Wirk••, ; 0sfi Dee. -2.4 with a large number of handsome. liniqiie and original as She will lie domiciled at the Wickes hotel, and those who contras plate taking in the mas(pieratle ball' Ott Christmas eve would do well to call early, and this take their choice of the varied assortment. Helena prices will prevail - something - that is withont a precedent in the history of the ea nip. Retnrinher, the costumes will be dis - played at the hotel two , days prior to the to -oil . A curious use for a husband is re- ported froint Clerkenwell, near London, where a Mr. Lamb and his wife keep a small shop. For ftnirteen years the firin has avoided paying taxes by the wife's sending tie husband to jail to serve out the legal time for unpaid taxbs, white she remains at the store attending to business. You can bet the new women who supports a dead- beat husband will find use for partner of her sorrows.. When he wooed her he said he would die for her. When in trouble she asks him to go to jail for her; and he goes. The first grand prize masquerade .ball of the season will take place in I. 0. 0. F. hall on Christmas eve, D. 24. Extensive preparations are being made for the event, and terp- sichorean lovers will never have a better opportunity of enjoyirig - them- selves. Music will be furnished by an orchestra consisting of five pieces. A costumer Mrs. Werth- from Helena will be at the Wickes hotel on Dec. 23-24 with a line of original and unique costumes. Admission to the ball. $1: including supper. $2.50. A first-elass time is assured all attending. The tine, perfeirma no - es. Friday. Saturday Anil Sunday evenine, gIVI I II by the 4) . MAII , v Lyceum Theatre (Cu. in I. ta U. hall was enjoyed to the fullest extent I:v every one attending. T. F. ()'Malley, ,issisted toy Messrs. Severatfre and I . :thief . .is “ I ' ollere timing,\ kept the audience in a con - tinual roar of lattehter. 'the i ast is an exceptionally sterols one, anal is far soperifir to the general] rim of \barn - storm i me' companies- The has.00 sobs by Miss Wiefalley, with chorus by the company. proved a strong drawing card. I tli Huttirriv evening \Arrali Napogoe“ was presented, and the hall 4 . was parked with a very ppreciativo audience. If reports that from time to time come to thiti office be true, the Eva May company propose to go the whole hog or none, and will see to it that no ione but an employe at their min , shalt derive any benefit from the new road to Basin. The latest from that section af the country is to the effect that strange wagons ate not wanted on the road, for fear they niight ruffie its polished surface. Mcs5rs. Sweader & McArthur, who are doing some repre- sentation work for E. R. Dean on a claim two miles below the Eva May, had occasion to cut out a trill from the claim to the new road so as to haul in supplies. This was done without iii the least injuring the grade On the Basin road. Three (lays after, when the men attempted to regain the road, they found that a hugs boulder, weigh- ing several tons, had. been \soaked\ along for half a mile and dumped at the point where their trail joined the main naid. inak:tig an impassable bar- rier. Our informant tells us that lie has been to flue scene and that the •above is true in every detail. If such is the case, it seems passing strangs to us that such a state of affairs is allowed to exist. It is very trite that the nia pir portion of the mimes used Ii buildine the road was subscribed to','others than the 0 0 ritli11141:1011Crli of Jeff on o ers c u nty..but we see no valid reaaciii, for all that. why the issir pros- is•rtor should lie debarred from its lose. The road, if we are correctly informed. is now the property of Jef- fer.on county, no.1 as such is a public highway. There is mmo, law prohibiting a nut ii from opening a road across laud that has not been I. - ate(' and coouumuco tong same witb:the politic high- way, poividing it clues nut. injure the grade on the counre road. It is also said limit. thn ennipany is rimning tail- ing :owl- waste water into the mad leading from Wickes to the fCva May, makes it impossible for a team from this gide of the range to approach the mine, except by a roundabout PERHAPS Now that cold weather has come, you are preparing to lay in for the winter a stock of -- MRS, TINWIME, DISJIES, CROCKER ETC. If so, you would do well to call and get OUR prices be- fore making a purchase. ----- \: 17 \ --- \---' Low Prices tlett•-- -40 401 uick 'ElPrompt Delivery I Sales A Flour which has no equal on the market, gives per- fet satisfaction and is han- dled exclusively by us is REGAL__ (live this Flour a trial and You will use none other. Dailey & Terry WICKES ***AMMO*** Mt* DT COST V AT COST •- 4 41/0'•a e \Wi e \a a \ e i WetiN • A‘441110/ 1- M For CASH 6 Only Until January 1 we will , c1I our cntire stock of Boots, Shoes tr 1 (1 Rubbers at cost. Now in your, opportunity tobuy solid, reliable footwear at the price of shoddy goods , 1 , ,t.whese. Doils Free Wilk Everq Purchase —4- - CtARKE & FRANK MONTANA SHOE CO. HELENA, Mt , NTANA. Notice to Co -Owner. grin SttAr It tte ht. hest . 1'), uterot. all mint . .. ratort. You 41 , keret, too itictl th.tt it.. H . M., - till. of Wicket:, MO111.111.1, .,100000ooer in I ne si.iry 17. 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Chemist • and • Toxicologist clltilarpips GIFTS oirm/mtrimIlmmmmrli OfIRISTIIIHS GIFTS II Our stock is replete with one of the largest and most beautiful lines of HOLIDAY GOODS ever displayed hi Wickes They will be sold at pric- es that defy competition THE WICKES DRUG STORE F WICKES, MONT W.%•%•%\e\A 4,
