The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-08
HIS idea OF A JOKE
A Report Of a Marriage Indignantly
Denied by the Lady.
LATE GOSSIP FROM BELT
New Members Added to the Fire
Departmental Little Girl and
the Lucifer-In the Coal
MInes-Notes.

Belt, Mont, March THE report re-
Gently published to the effect that Miss
Mary ]. Sewell had married w. ID. Ben
nett is mistake of a serious charac-
ter. No such ceremony was performed
and nobody was more surprised at the
announcement than Miss Sewell. who
promptly and emphatically denied the
story as soon as she learned of its cir
culation. The report is believed to
have been started by some addle-pated
idiot. who believed he had an opportu-
nifty of springing what he considered
was a joke.
A bad combination in the way of a
little girl and a match came together
a few days ago at the Cashier hotel
and as a result a portion of the Cast
ner hotel narrowly escaped destruc-
ton. The contents of one room were
destroyed and some of the employees lost
their clothing.
A great deal of interest is evinced
here in the result OF the Steve Leyden
trial. now in progress at Great Falls
Opinion is divided here as to whether
Leyden was justified in taking the life
of fellow man even II Zig was Often
sively drunk and boisterous.
AT the last meeting of the fire depart
ment IL new members were added
making the membership of the organ
ization now 81. The men are all
strong, healthy, active young fellows
who take great pride in the depart
ment. Regular meetings will be held
hereafter twice a month. the first and
third Thursday evenings. The bylaws
of the organization have been adopted
and the following officers elected:
Chief, Pete Smith; first assistant chief
ID. Spogan; second assistant chief. J.
Dunn; secretary, c. ]. Jones; treasur-
er. Mike Larson: captain of No. 1. Ed
Cunningham; assistant, John Gray;
captain of No. 2, William Liebrand; as
sistant, w. G. worthington; trustees.
j. Z. Sheridan. w. r. Glasscock and l..
o. Riser
Quite a number of Belt people are at
Great Falls attending the Leyden trial
this week.
The new lights give general satisfac-
ton and hopes are entertained that the
service will be extended to all parts of
Belt.
1t is believed a larger force of men
will be put TO work by the Cashier
Coal and Coke company during the
spring and summer and some espouse
the belief that at least 1.500 men will
be on the pay roll of the company be-
fore fall.
Political matters are beginning to
OtCuDy lnt nearly every
body now to the exclusion OF any other
subject. The leaders of the different
parties, and there are three of them
here, are all out for something-office
or pelf. 80.
James Lee is hiiariously happy over
the arrival of a son and Tom
Johnson is happiness itself over the adj
vent of daughter The population of
Belt is increasing from a natural source
and the npOnlp nTsOlId of
j. r.. Fitzsimmons is closing out bus
mess and will hereafter devote his en-
tire time TO his large interests at Nei-
hart
Major Bateman, the temperance adj
vocate, lectured to a good audience here
Thursday The major is an eloquent
speaker, and holds the attention of his
congregation either i'm church or on the
rC-.ru-n.
Judge and Mrs. Lee of Kebbey. who
have been visiting friends in the camp
for several days. have returned home.
barnard Johnson and Gus Nordquist
returned Monday from q visit of sew
eral months i'm Sweden. They dropped
actively into business again the day
after their arrival.
G. +. Robinson has succeeded p. J.
Tobin as Great Northern agent at this
point. Mr.. Robinson comes from Dew
lis Lake, where he had been for sew
eral years in the employ of the COM
pany
Postmaster Kennedy is increasing his
facilities for handling the mails and
has put I'm a large number of new lock
boxes. A few years ago Belt mail was
kSpt in a candle box.
Arthur, the eldest son of George
Falligan, is reported as seriously i'll
with pneumonia.
Mrs. II. w. Willard has returned
from brief visit to Great Falls.
The diphtheria scare is over and those
affected with the disease are GONZALES
cent.