The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-29
TO THE SILENT CITY
Extensive Preparations for the 0bServ-
anCe of Memorial Day.
BASEBALL NINE ORGANIZED
List of Crack Players Who Chal-
lenge the State on
the Railroad-Notes and Per-
sonals of Popular People.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Livinston, May 27.-The surviving
comrades of those sleeping heroes
whose sacred dust makes hallowed the
soil of many a battlefield and cemetery
throughout the length and breadth of
thse United States will have the stir
ring scenes and incidents of that fra
tricidal strife of more than a quarter
of a century ago brought vividly to
mind again next Thursday as they on
another Memorial day march to the
sacred precincts of graveyards and
strew anew with a profusion of earth's
choicest flowers the mounds beneath
which sleep the nations heroic and inn
mortal dead.
In this city extensive preparations
have been made by the members of
the Grand Army post and Woman's
Relief corps for the proper observance
of the day dedicated to the memory
of those noble men who died that this
republic might live. The programme
of exercises as prepared will consist of
the usual pilgrimage to the silent city
of the dead" where appropriate SER
vices will he held. after which a fine
memorial programme will be rendered
at the opera house. The veterans will
meet at their hall at o'clock a. m,
and the line of march will be taken up
to the cemetery promptly at $780, Re
turning the procession will disland for
dinner. At 1870 p. m. the MON bers OF
the post will march in a DlIy TO the
opera house. where the following pro-
gramme will be rendered:
Invocation .................R Rev. j +. Pritchard
Music ...;................L Livingston Cornet band
vocal ..' Mrs toyail
Grafton. .......................Ho Hon. a. J.. stark
Vocal olo................... -; MIS- everett
Guitar solo .....:....... Mrs. Mulhouand
Juvenile sword drill. 49,. seventh grade pupils
Song sHarN to the Merry Bugie" .iGiee cub
Recitation ......................Ma Matte Chairman
Chorus Observation-Disclosures. Mall voices
Ode to fraternity, Charity and Loyalty
Recitation. Twelve boys and girls
Vocal SOLO. MIs, hunI
Cnorus. -. .MlAeu VOICES
Music ....................Liv Livingston Cornet band
Comrade A. Van Brocklin has been
selected as marshal of the day. The
floral decorations will be under the SUI
pervision of the ladies of the Relief
Corps, and those having flowers TO
contribute are asked to leave them at
the opera house or with Mrs. ID. Short.
at her store, on the evening preceding
Memorial day.
The baseball enthusiasts of this city
have succeeded in organizing a SPLEEN
did nine. and a series of games will be
played with teams from Big Timber.
Billings, Cokedale and other Isaces.
Sufficient money has been raised by
SUBSCRIPTION To purchase uiillhIinS anu
put the grounds in good shape. The
site selected for the diamond is on the
fair grounds east of the city. The will
low wielders met Sunday and elected j.
Il. Mercer manager and Freeman BAH
captain. The nine is composed OF Free
man Ball. G: NJ. Goughnor. p; ~
Brown. first: a. Martin, second; j.
Shipton. third; ]. Martin, s. $; Charles
Campbell. l. f.; NJ. Cowell. c. f.; Charles
Foster +. (.
Conductor j. w. Dodds has been pro-
NOTED from n freight to a passenger
run on the main line of the Montana
division, and left on his first trip on
No / Monday morning, taking the
place OF Conductor Berry who. with
Conductor Geswinder, has been given a
long layoff. Mr.. Geswinder's successor
is Conductor Brandenburg
AZ the regular meeting of Park lodge,
No. IL, /. O. q. F., held In this city
Monday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: y.
c., Henry DeitZ; V. c.. Theodore jack
son; treasurer. George T. Chambers;
secretary. Charles Angus; financial sec
rotary. J. Hosking. The installation will
take place on the evening of July 1.
Beley & Polutrix, proprietors of the
Livingston bottling works, have estab-
lished a saloon at Columbus and placed
Sid Teeters in charge.
A marriage license was issued Mon
day TO William Duffield Of Joliet.
Mont. and Mrs. Susie L. Lawler Of this
city.
County Commissioner Maurice Roth
left for Big Timber Monday on short
business visit