The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-08
GOOD FOR THE SETTLER
Congress May Turn a Trick Beneficial
TO the HomsSteaderS.
MOVEMENTS IN SOCIETY
Pleasant Stroiis. Delicious Lunch
cons, Charming Games. Bewitch-
ing Damsels and Dashing
Knights Of Billings Society.

Special Correspondents of the Standard.
BILLINGS, April 6.-The settlers on the
ceded portion of the Crow reservation feel
greatly relieved by the recent news from
Washington. According to the terms OF
the proclamation opening the reservation
settlers were required to pay $1.5O per
acre for the land-75 cents within two
years of settlement and the remainder
within five years. Thus they are re-
quired to perform the usual homestead
duties and pay for the land beside. Con-
gessman Hartman has bill pending to
remove this obnoxious feature and hopes
to get IL through next session. But in tho
meantime the first payment has fallen
duo, and very few of the settlers were able
to meet the payment. The matter was
taken up by some of our most influential
citizens, who have been in communica-
ton with Congressman Hartman, and
they are pleased to receive from him as
surances that the commissioner OF the
general land Office has instructed the
land officers at Bozeman not to call on
settlers to make payments on their lands
until congress can take action. This ac-
ton of the land Office avoids forfeiture of
the lands. which would have worked a Sc
rious injury 20 n lot of poor but worthy
people.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs G. NJ.
Childs gave a pleasant party. Mon
day being the LIST of April, the prizes. of
which there were three, were all of a
comical nature and appropriate TO All
Fools day. Mrs. Woodson, Mr.. Goddard
and Mr.. Evans were the fortunate wit
ners Of the prizes. About midnight de-
licious supper was served, consisting of
creamed chicken, salads, sandwiches,
olives, cake and coffee. The guests were
Messrs. and Mesdames Finkelnburg. Cod
dard. and Goss, Mrs. Woodson, Mrs.
Moss and MIR. Evans.
Mrs. G.. S. Robson received delight
full surprise on Wednesday evening in the
shape of a call from a number of her
friends. and the occasion being Mrs. Rob.
ison's birthday, each lady was ,he bearer
of a beautiful cup and saucer as a birth
day remembrance. The party consisted
of Mesdames Burton, II. X. Fish, Frizelle,
Field, Graham, Hungerford, Lamport.
Gerald Panton, j. NJ. Ramsey, IS. w.
Soule, Schad, Toole and Wilkinson.
The Whist club met with Judge and
Mrs. Goss last week and spent a very en-
joyable evening. The invited guests were
Messrs. and Mesdames Hays and Holmes,
Misses Cora Mccormick, Roeser and
Soule, DIR. Hersey and Mr.. Gallaher, Mrs.
Tompkins won the ladies' prize, a silver
hair pin box and q pretty Chinese bowl,
and the gent,emen's prize, silver
mounted pen wiper, was won by Mr.. Gal
laher.
Paul Mccormick jr., celebrated his
18th birthday on Ffiday evening by Civ
ing n little card party to which the follow
ing guests were invited: Misses Marion
Johnston, Blythe Johnston, Ida Mains,
and Georgia McConnell; Messrs. Earl
Morse. Tony Matheson and Willie Nixon.
A very pleasant evening was spent.
The Chautauqua circle spent very in
teresting evening ut the home of the
Misses Panton, last Monday.
Under Sheriff Simons of Fergus county
was in town this week.
John Lamey is having short vacation
from his duties as railway postal clerk and
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Lamey, on their ranch near Bill.
lings.
Walter III. Graves, government sur.
veyor, arrived in town last Wednesday
and will resume his irrigation work on the
reservation.
Miss Gussie Jones returned last week
from her long visit to Iowa.
John +. Miller was married on Tuesday
by the Rev. c. II. Reinsberg TO Miss Adelia
Gewertz OF Lavina.
DR.. Johnston has returned from his triT
to Wyoming.
An exceedingly pleasant meeting of the
Penelope club was held ut the home Of
Miss May Mccormick last Thursday aft
ernoon. The young ladies are working
very hard At their fancy work in order e
be able to start afresh with the beginning
of the new series, which will start aftei