The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-29
FARMERS INSTITUTE
The Visitors Will Crowd the Hotels
and Many Residences.
THEY'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF
New Homes Recently Built and In
Course of Construction in the
Coal troposis-Personal
and News Notes.
BE TAKEN CARE OF

Belt, Mont, Feb. 27.-The Farmers
1 institute of Cascade county will con-
vene at Belt tomorrow morning and
continue for two days. Professor En-
4 cry of the Bozeman Experimental sta
ton will be present and take lead
ing part in the programme arranged
for the occasion. Every county in
Northern Montana will be represented
and the farmers of Cascade-county will
be present in large numbers. interest
ing papers on subjects pertaining to ir-
rigation. county roads, farming, stock
growing and the like will be read and
discussed at length. and much good is
expected to result from the meeting.
The electric lights now in use give
the upper town the appearance of a
city and efforts will be made to induce
Superintendent Kettle to extend the
wires to lower Belt, where a few arc
lights will be placed on the principal
thoroughfares.
The new Bateman building. at least
that part of the structure not used for
a wholesale liquor store, will be con-
verted into a hotel, which will be mod
ern in every particular. The camp is
badly in need of a public house of the
character referred to-
Among those who will rejoice i'm the
possession of new and comfortable
homes this season are Frank Seifred,
who is now building a neat cottage
for his family; David Johnson, who is
putting up a four-room residence: w.
5. Wheeler, who is now erecting a one
and one-half-story house, with five
rooms; Alfred Backstrom, who f,a Just
completed a comfortable little home,
William Harnsnell and others While
there Isl nothing like a building boom
going on yet, comfortable homes and
T1axx In -
most all parts of the coal metropolis
of Montana
The question of incorporating the
city has been developed for the pres
ent, but the people are unanimous in
demanding the appointment of night
policemen who seem to be badly needed
to protect property of all kinds.
1t will crowd the hotels of Belt to
properly entertain visitors Friday and
Saturday, but many families will ex-
tend cordial welcome to the visitors
should hotels be overcrowded.
the presence OF the county attorney
and sheriff in town startled one or two
people who failed to go through the
formality of securing a license TO con-
duct business.
The new air compressors recently put
in the coal mines have four times the
capacity of the old ones and are thor
oughly appreciated by the miners.
Mike koken, whose bold attempt to
abduct child Tuesday evening caused
such a sensation and furore for a
time, is a poor harmless fellow who
is slightly deranged. He should re-
ceive proper care now that he has dem
onstrated a streak of insanity of a dan
gerous type and be placed where he
can do no harm.
Ii is rumored. on the quiet. that j.
b. Gieske, hustling young business
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ranks of the Benedicts and will go to
Great Falls to secure the prize The
young lady said to be jointly interested
in the scheme is well and favorably
known at Belt.
A large number of sporting women
were arrested yesterday and arraigned
before Justice Fitzgerald The reguIa-
tion fine was imposed and paid Raids
of this character will be made every
month in the future.