The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-20

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During heavy snow storm at Ben
ton tuesday night the Press says the
hackmen had some trouble In finding
their way to the depot to meet the
westbound train. One of them missed
the road, and after wandering around
nor some time brought up at the flour
ing mill, much to the disgust of ex-
Snerih w. ID. Deaton of Lewistown,
| who was the only passenger aboard
Mr.. Deaton decided to strike out afoot
Tor the depot, Notwithstanding the
phnding storm, but subsequent inquiry
showed that he failed to reach that
destination. search party was at
once organized and about daybreak
TINS morning the missing man was
round walking back and forth in Riv-
erside cemetery. inspecting the various
gravestones which he had evidently
mistaken for a bunch of steers. and
trying to find out IL any of them bore
the Deaton brand.
On the reorganization of the city
council of Great Falls, which occurs
on Monday evening, May 4, the repub-
Means of that body will be rather lone
some The new council will stand as
follows: Populists. 4; democrats. 2: re-
publicans, 2. The democrats and pop
Twists VIII act together on the confir-
NATION OF appointments and the like
and the republicans will have but little
10 say regarding who swipes the Off
cial plums.
Arrangements have been made to re-
organize the odd Fellows lodge at
Benton and it will likely be accom-
plished Saturday evening. The Press
says the ceremonies will be superin-
tended by Grand Master Thomas Stees
or Butte, assisted by officers of lodges
at Great Falls and Havre The local
organization will slant off with an en-
couraging membership. Along in ear
ly days Benton had a lodge of this or
der-the first organized in Northern
Montana with a splendid membership,
but fire destroyed the charter, rec
ords, paraphernalia and the like and
Choteau lodge No. IL was allowed to
drop out of existence. The new lodge
VIII be made up largely of these old
members.
The Miner says Peter Talgo returned
ito Neihart Friday from the Trail Creek
country, where he has been at work
Tor month or more. He is thoroughly
dlsgusted with that country and finds
Nefhart good enough for him at pres
ent. There are hundreds of men GO
ing In there, he says. and nothing for
them to do at present; and even IL
uhere was they get very little for 1t.
AT a meeting of Knights of Pythias
residing at Neihart 1t was determined
10 organize a lodge there as soon as
possible. John r. Fitzsimmons was an
pointed as secretary and instructed to
correspond with the head officers In re-
gard to obtaining a charter and or
ganizing. There are between 20 and
80 members of the order ia-Neihart
ana II rs expected that a lodge can be I
started in here with about so charter 1
members.
The Shonkin Stock association meets
bt Benton Thursday, April 30. when ar
angements will be perfected for the
spring roundup, with Anticipated
results, owing to the mild
winter.
The Neihart Miner says that WILL
am Giffels has returned to that camp
after an absence of nearly two years.
winch have been spent at his old home
near Victor, Mich. He comes back pre-
pared to stay as he says he is com
'ieteiy tired of the East, with its dull
less and lack of money Mr.. Giffels
avs that we in Montana have no idea
what hard times are We are living
n clover compared with people in the
agricultural states. where a dollar is
Is hard TO get hold of as ten here. The
lard times are having one good effect
n that country, however, and this fan
; large proportion of the farmers will
ote for a silver party, regardless of
What 1t is named.
The Miners union of Belt has pub
shed a notice advising miners to stay
way from that camp, owing to the |
act that there are more men there :
han can find employment at present
Quite a number of miners have left
'eihart recently for the Trail Creek
ountry Some of them have money !
nd may secure good mining property.
nose who have returned from that {
ountry advise men without means 10 {
eep away from the Trail mining dis
let, where wages are poor and work
oarce. 6