The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-17
NOT WILD OR WOOLLY
Only One Indictment Returned by
Gallatin's Grand Jury.
THINGS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
The fastener Is Invited to Look
at the Report and Study 1t. Then
Come West-The Masons
Enjoy a Banquet.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman Jan. 15.-The grand jury, !
which was called for Jan. 8, after belng |
in session at the court house just one
week, was discharged on Monday by
Judge Armstrong, the jury having
completed it's labors and rendered a
most excellent report The report stat
ed that the jury had examined the
county poor farm very carefully, the
Jail the sheriff's, district clerks, coun-
ty clerks and treasurer's offices, hndlng
everything neat and clean and the
the books, records and accounts being
examined as far as deemed necessary
at this time. were found in good and
proper order.
The Jury found only one indictment.
and that in the case of George Howard,
charged with the crime of burglary, he
having stolen a coat, shirt, oYerShoes
and razor, valued at $S.75 from A. La
cock night clerk at the Northern Pa
cific hotel.
District court was to have opened on
Monday of this week. but owing to the
grand jury still being in session at the
court house, was adjourned until Mon
day next, Jan. 20. 1t will take UP It's
work then with the prospect OF very
short term, there being nothing but a
few civil cases of but little importance
10 be tried at this term of court.
Judge Armstrong had a jury all
drawn for Monday last, but there be-
ing few cases to come before jury, ar
rangements were made for continuing
these until the April term of court and
the jury was discharged.
The criminal cases at the opening OF
court numbered only one, and that was
carried over from last term of court
and dismissed at once when court
opened for this session. If this sort OF
thing continues much longer Gallatin
county is liable to dismiss a few OF the
attaches of the sheriff's office, If not
the sheriff himself, as an unnecessary
expense TO the county This lack OF
abuses of the law is surely very sat
isfactory state of affairs and brands
Gallatin county as model law-apld-
ing community far different from the
eastern idea of the wild and woolly
west. Gallatin county's court records
would surely suggest to the laboring
classes of a majority OF the eastern cit
les a peaceful, pleasant and prosperous
place to which to emigrate and locate
IL properly presented to them.
The joint public installation of the
officers of Lily of the Valley chapter
No. 4, o. Z. s., and IONA chapter No. IL
r. A NJ, was celebrated in Masonic
hall on Monday evening. the attendance
being large and the ceremonies very in
teresting Mrs. iona Y. Kenyon, p. w.
order of the Eastern Star in place of
Mrs. w. H. Tracy, who is at the head
of this order in the state and who was
to have been here but was unavoidably
detained in the western part of the
state where she is visiting while S. c.
Kenyon, p. II. p. installed the new Of
ficers of the Royal Arch MaSons.
After these ceremonies. an elegant
banquet, which had been prepared by
Mrs. j. p Martin, was served and a
social time enjoyed until a late hour.
The refreshments were served in a most
unique manner each one eating from a
shingle which they held in their lap.
The single .was covered with tissue
paper in a very artistic manner, brill
liantly colored butterfly, also made of
tissue paper, being pinned to one end of
the shingle with clothespin, the end
of the pin showing and representing
very naturally butter1y's head. These
shingles were so neat they were carried
home by those present as souvenirs of
the occasion. The officers installed for
the ensuing year were:
o. f. S.-W. NJ, Miss Sallie A. Bat
terton; w. p. A. ID. Mcpherson; 4. NJ.
Mrs Rosetta Ranmael; secretary S. c.
Kenyon; treasurer. Mrs Daisy elliott:
conductor Mrs. Nettie Ferguson; as
sistant conductor, Mrs. Ella NJ lEdslll
Adah, Mrs. Susie Pierce; Ruth. Mrs. II.
w. Stanton; Esther, Mrs. Matte A.
Martin; Martha, Miss Lucy Stafford:
Electa, Mrs iona Y. Kenyon; chaplain
Mrs. Jane Van Akin: warder Mrs A.
A. Lamb; sentinel. j. c. Lamb; organ
list, Miss Addie Peck: violinist, w o.
Peck; chorister, Mrs. II. w. Stanton.
X. A. Nm. +. II. p, Z. b. Martin
i. X, A. X. Yerkes; r. s., a. -. Nc
Pherson treasurer, T.. Brook Martin:
secretary, II. Bindewald; c. H., Chas
S. Fell p. s., W. o. Peck; r.. A. c.,
John w. Davis; NJ. Sd Vail, C. w. Jack
son: NJ. I'd Vail. E. II. Schumacher; Nj
LIST Vail. w. L. Holloway; sentinel, j
c. Lamb.
Bozeman experienced the coolest snaT
which has visited this valley this win
ter on Wednesday. II showed all day
with a strong east wind and the Their
mometer registered 10 below. 1t was q
below zero Tuesday night. the coolest
by eight degrees of any day this winter
and with the wind and snow the wealth
er was anything but sum neslllle q
agreeable The coolest days OF ths
year nearly always come between til,
10th and 18th OF January. this naVlns
been the case with but few exception.
for years past. and this year viii hav,
TO be an exception if the rocks in tn,
mountains are not split open very wild,
by the cold of the winter Of 1897 g.