The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-18
LOOK OUT FOR POWDER
Great Falls Will Profit By BultG'S
Example.
NO MORE FOOLISHNESS GOES
The Flrcmon Send TO Butte 4 Dele
gation to show ihoir sympathy
IN the Awful Affliction Which
Has OVsrtakon That City.

GREAT FALLS. Jan. 17.-Gcorge Ward
rop, +. y. Howe, W. i. Kcsslcr and j. y.
Collins. of the Great Falls fire depart
ueut. loft to-day for Butte 10 attend the
funerals Of their brother ,iremen and
render whatever assistance they can.
Chief Burns is already on tho ground,
having left FOR Butte yesterday 10y tue
first train. after tho receipt of the dread
full news.
The fire dcpartIncu, has assumed
emblcms of mourning. There is talk here
OF taking measures looking towards rais-
ing a purse for tho families Of tho UNI
fortunate iiremcn. Tho matter Is IN
embryo yet but will undoubtedly assume
definite form in a few days. Some favor
an entertainment To be given ut the opera
house by local talent. followed BY fair.
Il is thought in this manner several hum
bred dollars can he raised. Private sub
scriptions might swell tho amount beyond
the 81 900 mark.
Butte's experience has aroused the city
council of Great Falls Oh the subject ol
allowing even small quantities OF deadly
explosives to be handled in the city limits.
There is an ordinance forbidding tho car
rying of largo quantities, but II Is pro-
posed to go farther and compel hardware
houses dealing in tho stuff To sell IT from
storehouscs outside the city limits.
In the times past il has been no uncom-
mon sight TO see several boxes of giant
powder piled on tho sidewalk waiting for
"a freighter to come along and load II on
his wagon. 1t will be safe to wager that
such gross disregard for tho city ordi-
nances will not be tolerated in tho
future.
Tho arguments on the water company
injunction have been postponed from to-
morrow until carly next week, the law
yers for tho city having asked for moro
time in which TO prepare for the battle.
Johnny, tho 5-yenr-old son Of Agent
Phceney of the Great Northern, while
playing at home with tho other children
yesterday, fell from bed and fractured
his left leg. The little fellow is doing
first rate and, as he Is robust child, will
soon be on his feet again.
Local lodge No. 6, National Association
of Stationary Engineers, have elected the
following officers: T.. w. King, prcsi-
dent; j. l.. Mitchell. vice president; j. II.
IIensler, secretary; Il. Osborn, treasurer
and conductor; j. 4. Carlson, door
keeper.
j. l.. Lee, a respected citizen of Gcyscr,
the death of his daughter, Mrs. j. l..
Mears, which occurred on tho 10th instant
at North Manchester, Maine.
l.. NJ. Mcdonnell has decided to James
y. AicNabe tho west half of lot -, blocl,
1876, First addition; consideration 800.
Josephus Hamilton recorded yesterday
n decd from tho Boston d Great Falls
Land company lot 3, block s; considcra.
ton $3.50. Tho Townsitc has decided 10
Josephus Hamilton lot block 80.
Assistant Cashier Mattison of the First
National bank, returned yesterday from
Belt, where he made every body happy by
paying of the men working in tho mines
and on the coking plant.
Charles Thomas of Robarc, Teton
county, passed through here few days
ago on route for Boston TO see his son. who
recently had the misfortune to fall from
horse and break his right leg IN two
places.