The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-01
GOOD TIMES ARE COMING
Great Falls Is Sure This Will Be a
Prosperous S,asOn.
AND 1T LOOKS THAT WAY
Side BY Side the Enterprlsing Bus
mess Men OF Cascade Are Work.
ing In Behalf of the Cat
araCt City.

celebration held at Sand Coulee on the
evening of Jan. %, in honor of the 1877 tn
anniversary of the poets birth. Since that
was written fuller details of the affair
have been received. The celebration was
of the nature of a concert, banquet and
dance. The ball and concert were we'll
IN keeping with the occasion and effected
great credit upon the enterprising citizens
of the great coal camp, who enjoy the
honor of never doing things by halves. AT
midnight the party gathered around the
banquet board and for an hour or so sam
pied the various specimens of the cooks
art. w. r. Dickson, toastmaster, pre-
faced the toasts with few appropriate
remarks, and then announced a subject
which stirred the memory of all present,
The Memory of Robert Burns" which
was responded to by G.. III. Stanton, a
young attorney of this city. The speaker
handled the subject with the grace of a
Chauncey NJ. Depew and was frequently
interrupted with bursts of applause. His
well rounded periods, grace of language
and depth of sentiment went home to the
hearts of the sons of Scotland present
and won no small amount of praise for
the speaker. b. NJ. Burrell spoke upon
the subject of Scotland, the Land of
Song and Heather" dividing the honors
of the evening with Mr.. Stanton. "The
Land of Our Adoption" called forth an
able address from Andrew Colville.
Charles Lochrey responded to the toast.
Our Invited Guests" The speaking was
interspersed with some excellent singing
by Mrs. Kerr, the Misses Mclean, Messrs.
Thomas Graham, William Hunter and
George White. John Murphy rendered
the old fashioned hornpipe in a manner
which carried the spectators back to the
days when they often participated in the
national dance of Scotland. Dancing
succeeded the speaking and lasted until
nearly daylight the next morning.
Company A, n. G. NJ, will observe
Washington's birthday by presenting a |
drama at the opera house entitled 1.-THE |
Golden Giant Nine"
Rev. Mr.. WATSON of the Episconal |
church will lecture before the Trades q |
Labor council Friday evening of this week |
by special invitation. His subject will be |
The Crisis of Unionism."
The Musicians association of this city
VIII give concert and ball in Realty hall |
next Monday evening, Feb. 4, for the BEN
eht of one of its members who has been
Ill for some time. The musicians of the
city will contribute their services towarJ
the success of the concert and will fur
nlsh excellent music for the ball which is
to follow. Realty hall has been kindly
donated by Proprietor Mcdonald of the
Grand Central.
The advance sheets of a souvenir of
Great Falls, which is to be issued soon by
a well known New York art firm, have
been on exhibition in this city for a few
lays. The work is a veritabe triumph of
The photographers art. There are 20 SUI
perb pictures of points of interest In and
around the city.
One need not put his ear to the ground
% hear the slogan of the good times COM
ng Tor Great Falls. 1t is in the air. 1t is
IN unpalatable tonic which braces I'D
'very merchant, banker, real estate and |
professional man in the Cataract City. 1t
ightens the hearts of the countless sons
II toll and brings cheer to many an honest
who has been out of employ ,
nent these many days. If there be anv )
'ho doubt the same they should attend a ,
ocular meeting of the board of trade and ;
earn what the future has in store for ;
treat Falls. Never before in the history :
II that useful organization has so much :
enuine interest in Its proceedings been /;
isplayed by its members as right now. !;
ne perpleNity of trying TO transact BUSH 4
ess with a meager quorum is a thing of
be past. The board seems to have re-
ewed its youth like the traditional eagle.
Is members do not have to be rounded L
p to obtain a quorum; they come with
ut postal card invitation and dispIav
n unusual amount of interest in the pro- "
O
Last evenings session of the board was a
o exception to the rule. There was a n
olendid attendance and no small A
mount of enthusiasm displayed. Secre-
Try Arnold read a communication from '
A. Altoona, an official of the Northwest n
n Sewer Pipe and Tile company of II
ouN City, Iowa. 1t stated that the writer Sc
Id his associates had disposed of their -
terests in the company and were desir- I
Is Oh locating elsewhere. They manu- -
cture building brick. sewer pipe, drain ~
e ana similar clay products. They are
lxious 10 put i'll brick manufacturing
ant with daily capacity of 10000 and a FL
oportronate output in the pipe and tile tr
lie. Paris Gibson said the clay to be W
ID IN this locality was we'll known as
s;-class material for MANUFACTURING a.
pc and brick, as had been demonstrated II
the experience of the companies al 70
ady located here. He felt confident that
r. Altoona had the necessary capItal
d meant business. The thing to do II
IS TO invite the gentleman to visit Great ~
lis and see the advantages nature has -
divided for just such manufacturing 10
ant. q,
Mr.. Gibson's suggestion met with the
animous approval of the board, and r.
King, chairman of the manufacturing Sa
was instructed to correspond in
IN Mr.. Altoona. inviting him to visit the Ia
y. A committee was given the author =.
to decide now many copies of Montana an
tstra ed. monthly magazine to be pub nm
led here, the board would AXE. A Mr. IN,
ddon Of GlIddon. Mckay & GiIddon of gu
ndon, Berlin and Paris, who is in the No
=. vas introduced. He was not al all he
'kward IN declaring that this is about
best town he has visited in the country.
firm Is interested here and he IS anN-
5 TO DO all be can TO assist N advarc- -
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