The Anaconda standard., 1895-06-05
FROM THE EAST SIDE
Closing Exercises Of the Agricultural
College at BORman.
THE DAIRY MAIDS SUPPER
VIII Be Given In the Opera House
To-Night-Promlnen Lady Ad-
judged Insane-Death of John
Gara-Personal Mention.


Special Correspondence OF the standard.
Bozeman, June s-The closing exer-
cises of the Montana College OF Ag-
riculture and Mechanical Arts were
inaugurated Thursday evening at the
opera house, President Reid of the
college preaching the baccalaureate
sermon at that time. He took for his
text the last half of the 2Sth verse of
the first chapter of second Colosians,
THAT we may present every man per-
feet in Christ Jesus"
He spoke Of Greece when at the
zenith of her power and glory, of
their high ideal at that time being a
physical man, and brought forward the
various opinions OF true manhood from
that time down TO the present day.
He spoke OF the commercial man and
the many different types Of manhood.
ending one of the finest sermons heard
by a Bozeman audience in many a
day by commencing TO his hearers the
spiritual man-"the perfect man in
Christ Jesus
The opera house was crowded to the
roof, the aisles were full and all the
standing room was taken. The people
the powerful influence of good exerted
in this community by the location of
the agricultural college at this point.
The people of BoZeman acknowledge
to a man the beauty of a sermon on
true manhood coming from President
Reid OF the college. living example
of his text. The interests of the col
lege are the peoples interests, and
they flock TO these meetings under the
auspices of the faculty of this great in
stitution, not from sense OF duty, but
because of the intense interest felt
by each one for the welfare of the col
lege.
The meeting opened Sunday evening
with a gospel hymn, followed by
prayer, after which the gloria to Mo-
zart's twelfth mass was given by 20
voices under the leadership of Mrs. L.
s. Wilson. This was finely rendered
and highly appreciated by those pres
ent After this was the scriptural
reading another prayer and a solo by
Mrs. L. S. Wilson. followed by the
sermon by President Reid.
Wednesday evening the annual con-
cert will be given in the opera house.
consisting of instrumental music and
a cantata entitled THE Dairy Maids
Supper" This promises. under the
leadership of Miss Calvin of the mus
ical department of the college, TO be a
rare chance to the people of Bozeman
for another most enjoyable evening.
The weather has been so cool in
Bozeman the past week that some who
had moved their stoves out of the way
for the summer months were forced TO
set them up again. A matter of great
seriousness TO the Gallatin valley
farmers is the despoiling of the straw
berry crop by the frosts of last week.
F. w. Van Allen, one of the largest
growers in this vicinity. estimates that
there will not be more than half a
crop as a result OF the freeze, and al
though IL is hoped that the damage is
somewhat overestimated. the berry
crop has surely been badly damaged
by the excessively cold weather of the
past week.
Mrs. ]. ]. Davis, wife Of Judge Da-
Wis. was examined before Judge Arm
strong Saturday morning. a complaint
having been filed by Mrs. Ollie Davis
stating that she was insane and at
times so wild as TO be dangerous. The
jury was only out for a few minutes.
returning a verdict of insanity, and
Mrs. Davis was taken to Warm Springs
Sunday.
Z. A. Maynard. a prominent sheep
man or Ennis, was in town the first
OF the week, coming for the purpose
of moving his family back TO Ennis.
They have spent the winter here.
T.. Copple is moving his saw mill
from its present location above How
ard stones ranch, in Bridger canyon.
TO point in Bear canyon, south of
the Fort Ellis reservation. The new
location viii be about IL miles from
Bozeman and II is estimated that six
million feet OF lumber can be gotten,
easily, within one mile of the new mill.
while there is more lumber tributary
10 this than TO any other canyon in
the vicinity OF Bozeman. A company
was formed here at one time for the !
purpose or putting up a saw mill I'm
this canyon and building a fiume to
carry the lumber TO the Northern Pa |
ciilc railroad, but for some reason the |
thing broke up before any thing was
Joe Malin of Three Forks was visit
ing his Bozeman friends Monday and |
reports favorable outlook for a good |
crop Of those Three Forks MOSQUITOES
this year, this spring being so damp. |
Robert Gordon Of Bozeman was mar |
ried 10 lady from Pony at Virginia |
City the last OF the week, arriving |
home with his bride late Saturday |
afternoon.
John Cara, who was run over and |
hurt last week near Sheds bridge. on \
the west Gallatin. died at his home |
mere IN BOzeman at noon Sunday |
Three ribs had been broken and one |
was turned in such a manner as to |
Puhctufe one OF his lungs, which, with |
ms great age, was more than he could |
survive. He was buried Monday fore |
noon in the Catholic cemetery.
John Martin, hotel clerk at Pine
stone springs, was visiting his par
ents mere Monday, returning 10 his
work on Tuesdays train for Butte.
I. w. Holman was a Helena visitor
this week. returning home Monday |
morning.
Samuel Daily. a prominent stock
man OF the upper Yellowstone country.
was IN Bozeman the last Of the week.
The Free Silver band is considering
~ proPosltlon OF giving a ladies' min
strel and band concert in The onera
house about July 4.
w; 4. kuehn Of Helena was in town
ne hrst OF the week and left for Liv-
ngston Tuesday.
FERDINAND Dell is up from his ranch
AZ Logan for a week at GalIatin val
ey's metropolis.
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