The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-15
GREAT FALLS GOSSIP.

GREAT FALLS, Feb. 14.-Silver division
No. 10, Uniform Rank x. of p. have re-
ceived an invitation from Rev. Mr.. Rig
gin of the Methodist church to attend d-
vine service next Sunday morning when
he will preach special sermon. The
same has been accepted and the uni
formed rank will attend the church in a
body.
Mayor Gelsthorpe left yesterday after
noon for Chicago, to be gone about a
month. During his absence President
Williams of the council will be ex-offi clio
mayor
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Phelps have issued
invitations for a fan cy dress ball to be
given in the recently completed Phelps
block Monday evening, Feb. %, Mardi
Gras day. 1t promises to be the star So
clal event of the season. The entire up
per floor of the building will be turned
over TO the guests. AS the affair will oc-
cur on the same day as the famous New
Orleans festival there is some talk of
copying after that great event on a small
scale by selecting a young lady and a
young gentleman to impersonate the
Queen and Rex.
Harry Duncan and Levi Rice. nothing
daunted by the stories afioat about the
tro ublesome times in the Sandwich ISL
ands, have gone to spe nd few weeks in
Honolulu.
County Superintendent Swan has adj
vertised to hold an examination for the
benefit of prospective teachers, Friday
and Saturday of this week, at his office
in the court house.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Goodrich Lumber company, G.
~gl-s- IL
g. Hanson, secretary and treasurer, and
James Byrne, director.
Despite the cold weather there was n
pr city good attendance at Tuesday even
ing's session of the board of trade. DR..
Sweat of the special committee appointed
TO wait on the city council and ask for the |
repeal of the clause in the new license or |
dinance requiring com mercial travellers |
to pay n license, reported that the COM |
nlttee had been assured that steps would |
be taken to repeal the Objectionable feat |
ures of the ordinance at once. The inn
preston that obtains in some quarters
that the ordinance as respects travelling
men is being enforced was shown to be
groundless. The secretary was instructed
TO correspond with n number of publish
ers OF journals devoted to the interests of
men and ask them to state that
Ahc huleuNS Ol luc GRID neeQ not fOar |
about being taxed in Great Falls.
Paris Gibson urged upon the board the
necessity of engaging several thousand
copies of Montana Illustrated, the new
magazine shortly TO be published here in
tine interests of the whole state. Presi-
lent Webster said that he had been cor
responding with eastern chambers of COM
nerce and boards of trade with the view
'f inducing those bodies to have the me-
geological observations which are re-
corded here posted daily on the bulletin
boards along with those taken at other
titles. Ii would result in a silent adver-
isement of this city as well as going a |
ong way towards disproving the idea |
prevalent in certain sections that Mon
ana is an unusually cold state. A dis ,
ussion of routine matters followed, after ,
which the board adjourned.
The silver smelter has received 10 car {
Dads OF ore from the War Eagle mine on I
Trail creek, and if the weather permits I
lill continue to receive and treat that
mount from the War Eagle each week
uring the existence of the present con-
ract with the mining company. Some q
re is also arriving from the Poormtn.
he management of the smelter intended
D have started another stack this week.
wing 10 the increase In the ore receipts.
ut had to abandon the idea for the pres :
Mt on account of the bad weather, which
iterfered with shipments of certain lead =
res from the Occur d'Alenes which are =
ecessary for smelling purposes. The =
Did weather froze up a coDcentrator in =
he Occur d Alenes which had heretofore !,
cen furnishing the desired quota of lead =
res. When the same is running again il
to be hoped the extra stack will be fired
p. as It will afford employment TO an in ot
eased force OF men. ~
John L. Little and {. Z. Smith, two COL e,
ed citizens. got involved in a difficulty q:
hlch resulted In the former making an | no