The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-14
IN BOHEMIAN.

BozEMsNs April 12.-lu a social way
1Bozeman has been very quiet this week
but the weather has been so very fine that
every one has been out enjoying the beau
tifui spring sunshine. number of wild
flowers are in bloom and a bouquet
| adorns the center table of many a home
in the city, the first flowers always look
ing more lovely than those which follow.
Many lawns are becoming soft springy
carpets of green and white blue and yell
low blossoms are pushing up through the
soft moist earth in answer to a week of
clear weather and warm sunshine. In
Peter hoch's front yard bulbocodium
have been in bloom since March 20 and
crocuses also have come and gone, their
places being filled now by scillas, snow
drops and other early spring blossoms
which make a solid bed of bloom along
the front fence in this yard. Bozeman
people always walk BY the residence of
Peter Koch for look at the last flowers
in the fall and when spring comes the
early bulbs push their blossoms up
through the snow. without stopping to
form stems or buds, or for the much
looked for robin to announce that the
proper time has arrived.
The whole Gallatin valley is becoming
beautifully green while every one is plow-
ing his garden and putting in the seed for
the summers garden sass" and planning
for the flower beds for which Bozeman is
noted throughout the whole state. The
farmers are never buster than during
these days when the blowing and seeding
Is occupying their whole attention.
There have been two services at the
Episcopal church each day this week and
Lent willend on Sunday amid the sweet
est of flowers and with the sweetest music
.obtainable. All the CHI urches in the city
will have special Easter services.
Miss Jennie Cox, formerly of Bozeman,
arrived on No. 1 Friday morning and will
remain with Mrs. Kinkade on Lower
Main treet for the summer.
Mrs. Charles Piltseh has been very sick
for the past week, but is now gaining
strength rapidly and is thought to be out
OF danger.
Lieut.. j. w. Watson of Crow agency was
in Bohemian the last week of March look
ing for an experienced farmer to oversee
the Indians in their farm work, especially
irrigating, as no one upon or near the
reservation could be found to instruct
the m in this art. Lieutenant Watson en-
gagged L. b. Wisner for this work and he
left for the agency on Wednesday morn
ing, to be followed the first of the week by
Frank Lacock, who will assist Mr.. Wis
ner. Lieutenant Watson could not have
chosen a more favorable locality for OBJ
tanning an experienced irrigator than the
Gailatin valley, and in Mr.. Wisner he
will find a most thorough, capable and
practical farmer for instructing the red
man.
- Lester Ruffner, a son of Sanford Ruff
ner, was q years old on Saturday last and
he left on Sunday to seek his fortune in
California. This was not a sudden move
as il had been planned for a number of
months. Mr.. Ruffner is going to Wood
land where he has an uncle with whom he
will make his home.
1.-The ladies of the Christian church gave
q fine social in the Ferris block Friday
evening which was well attended and
reaped a snug little sum for the church.
r. William Roberts, who is employed in E.
f. Kidd's meat market, was married to
Miss Mollie Cheek on Wednesday even
ing at the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
j. j. White, in the valley. Both parties
are well known in Bozeman, Miss Cheek
making many friends while connected
with the Women's Christian Temperance
union coffee house.
Children in Bozeman have had measles,
phoid fever and grip this spring, and hav-
ing run out of all other diseases are now
having fits, three cases being reported
this week.
On Monday last the ministerial confer
ence elected its present officers for a new
term. Rev. Davis Wilson, president; Rev.
Jacob Mills, vice president. and Rev.
Lewis Llewellyn, secretary.
Miss Matte Gardner and Miss Alice
Lewis, two graduates of the Bozeman
High school, leave this week to take
charge of schools in the valley. Miss
Gardner goes TO the Weaver school near
Central Park and Miss Lewis to the Reese
Creek school near Courts.
w. II. Stevens died at his home in
Bozeman on Tuesday last and was buried
on Thursday. Mr.. Stevens is said to be
the first white man who slept in Gallatin
valley, now living, and since his coming
here in 1862 he has always resided in Gal
latin county, where he is known and re-
spected by all the older residents.
W. III, Eyerson arrived home from an
extended visit in California the first of
the week and came up from his ranch at
Logan to attond the funeral of Mr.. Ste
vens. fse- E. 80 .stt--
James Enos. express messenger between
Bozeman and Butte, on the "stub." will
no more DO found holding down that posi-
ton. he having left that work the first of
the y eek, and he will probably leave for
the East shortly.
w.1Q Miller, one of the prosperous
ranchmen of this valley, has moved to
where he will turn his atten-
lion more to stock raising, with an idea of |
locating there permanently.
William English post. G. A. r., was rep
resented at the encampment in Butte this
week by G. w. Flanders, j. III. Nixon, r.. |
NJ. Whitefoot, L. S. Wilson, J. NJ. Lind
lev, b. f. Osborn. Scott Matthews, j. A. |
McEIroy, Henry Hellinger, Ed F. Ferris
and John Anderson of Bozeman, and c. /!
n. Sprague of Belgrade, while Mrs. IL. II. |
Hodson, Mrs. A. j. Edsall and Mrs. Henry |
Hellinger went over in the interest of the |
Woman's Relief corps.