The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-28
DROPS FROM BASIN
Newsy Little Paragraphs on the City
and Its Suburbs.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
what the Society People Have
Been Up to During the Past
Ten Days-Chats. Dinners,
Strolis and Dances.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Basin, March 27.-Attorncy George
ID. Green and wife of Boulder drove up
to Basin Thursday. On their way Up
they came near having a serious acct
dent. Just as they reached the rail-
road track of the Northern Pacific one
OF the traces broke and a freight train
was rapidly approaching without hav-
ing whistled at the right time and
place. The horses became frightened
and Mr.. Green had to exert his utmost
strength to hold them. Luckily no one
was hurt and little IL any damage done
to the rig.
M. G. Gum of Helena was in town
Thursday on business.
Mr.. Oppenheimer of Helena, was in
town last Saturday.
Clarence A. DeMars, secretary of the
Montana Mineral, Land & Develop
ment company, came down from the
Eva May mine Thursday to attend the
ball given by the Degree of Honor en-
that evening, and expected to go to
Helena on business Friday.
The beautiful. glorious sunshine and
gentle balmy breeze of springtime are
here, or at least, Basinites expert
enced such weather Sunday. Twelve
couples or more took advantage of the
sunshine and strolled down the railroad
track.
tNcN MI. bly the, Tie DdpIlSL HllSSlOH-
AIRY and wife, were Hospitality enter
tained by Mrs. T. w. Warren Sunday
evening. An elegant dinner was served
at O'Clock and the hours between the
arrival of the guests and their depar-
ture seemed all too short, both to
guests and hostess.
The Sunday school was well attended
Sunday, SO persons being present. Mr..
Trengrove promised his class of young
gentlemen some bantam eggs on Easter
Sunday as a. reward of merit.
j. NJ. Marcus, Harry Smith and b.
Bliven went to Boulder on Monday on
business relating to the school ques-
ton here.
Miss Alice Dingley and cousin, Miss
Susie Hackett, went down to Boulder
Sunday to spend a week visiting en-
the Miller ranch.
Easter Sunday will be observed as
Children's day here and services will be
held that evening. The programme
will consist of songs and recitations by
the Sunday school pupils. A commit
tee of five persons-Miss L. Steele, Miss
". p. Lueben, Mrs. A. Rightenour,
Mrs. Osborn and r. S. Trengrove-have
been appointed to take charge of the
programme. Dainty little baskets filled
with Easter eggs will be presented to
the pupils.
Rev. Blythe preached at Leary &
Sullivan's hall Sunday night. The hall
was crowded with very attentive au-
dience.
Mersmore Kendall, attorney for the
Great Northern of Great Falls, was in
town last week.
Mrs. Mary A Dingleys little grand
daughter, Alice NJ. McCune from Butte,
is visiting her
w. w. Harnden has gone to work on
the Free Coinage mine a few miles
60. 70
leave Basin in about month and will
make their residence at Clancy.
Benjamin Lueben left for Winston
Monday to be absent an indefinite time.
T. j. McGrade, who left for Alaska a
short time ago. writes that he is in ex-
celent spirits and health and attends
church regularly every Sunday, as was
his custom while here.
Mrs. Lloyd, mother of Mrs. Tim
Kelley, came over from Butte Wednes
day to visit her daughter here.
Ned Paradis came very near going to
the paradise above while carrying
home a package for a young lady Tues
day, as he got caught in the heavy
shower of rain that fell that day and
took a severe cold. He is slowly i'm
proving.
Master Ray Rightenour has invented
and put into use a little elevator in
which he draws his pet cat up stairs
or lowers him down to the first floor.
just as the inclination of the cat may
desire.
Jack Buckley lett Wednesday to take
charge of a mine at Winston.
John Steele of Boulder spent Sunday
visiting his relatives here. His fire.
quent visits are a source of pleasure to
his numerous friends here as well as
to his relatives.
James Carley of Buffalo. Kan, ar
rived in Basin Monday. He is visiting
his family here.
The farewell ball given Thursday
night in honor of Mrs. T. w. Warren's
departure was a brilliant success Mrs.
Warren looked charming. as usual.
The Degree of Honor presented her
with a beautiful gold badge as a token
work she had done as a member of that
organization and also as a token of her
honorable standing in the lodge. Sew
eral Of the members were called upon
to make speeches, to which call they
responded. Mrs. Warren made a short
speech. thanking the members for their
beautiful gift. A dainty supper was
served, consisting OF coffee, sand
witches, several varieties of choice cake.
ice cream. etc. after which the guests
and members enjoyed themselves dane
ing until the early hours.
Mrs. Emery HuOt and Miss Nellie
Critton went down to the 30O-fOOt level
at the Hope mine Thursday In fact
they inspected the whole inner regions
of the mine as we'll as visiting the mill
and expressed themselves as having
had a most enjoyable and highly enter
tanning trip.
Tanning a butterfly.