The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-25
GREAT FALLS NEWS
The Odd Fellows Are Celebrating Their
18th Anniversary.
THREE DAYS OF FESTIVITY
New Presbyterian Minister-How a
Man Didn't Get the Clothes-in-
tense Grief in the Holingren
Household-Person


Great Falls, April 24.-To-night the
Odd Fellows of this city are joyously
celebrating the 77th anniversary of the
formation of the order IN the United
States. The anniversary day is April
%, which falls on Sunday this year,
and the members of the order in North
ern Montana have arranged series of
celebrations which extends from Friday
until Monday evening. The celebration
tonight consists of addresses by Grand
Master Thomas Stees of Butte and
other prominent members of the order
after which a grand banquet will be
served and a dance will follow.
The services tonight were conducted
in Odd Fellows hall, in the Masonic
block, and were largely attended by
members of the society and their invit-
ed guests.
Monday evening the Odd Fellows of
Belt will hold anniversary services. to
be followed by banquet and ball, and
O large number of Odd Fellows from
this city have announced their inten-
ton of attending.
A tourist cigarmaker named Baier ar
rived in the city yesterday and secured
a room in the Arion block. This morn
ing he entered an adjoining room and
arrayed himself in a suit of clothes be-
longing to ole Oleson. The latter re-
turned to his room little later, missed
his extra suit and started out on still
hunt for Baier, whom he found stroll
ing down Third street. The latter look
ed up, saw Oleson and started on a can
ter down First avenue South towards
the river, followed by the owner of the
missing clothing, who. was frenzied
with fear that the pursued man would
jump into the Missouri, drown himself
and ruin the suit. Baier was overtaken,
however marched back to the room
oa1 10 hn nd
tattered suit, and then, upon promising
to leave the block, was allowed his free
dom.
Manager Kelly, for the past four
years in charge of the Park hotel has
resigned and will be superseded by
Theodore Gibson, who has been acting
cashier for two years. Mr.. Kelly and
family will leave for Chicago Sunday
morning, where they. will reside in the
future.
Buck" Sterricka. the driver of ex-
press wagon No. IL, paid a fine of $40
and costs this morning for fast and
reckless driving Yesterday afternoon
Sterricka broke through funeral pro-
cession and several people narrowly
escaped injury through his careless
ness. He was arrested on complaint
of one of those attending the funeral.
The ladies of the First Congregation
al church entertained their friends at
the church edifice tonight with an
elaborate musical programme. The at
tendance was quite large.
Elks hall is crowded with members Of
the society of the Sons of st. George
tonight. who are celebrating St.
Georges day in a social and pleasant
manner The local lodge was only re-
Gently organized, but has a large and
rapidly increasing membership.
Rev. F. H. Gwyne of Salem, Oregon,
will occupy the pulpit at the First
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is more than likely the members of that
church will persuade Mr.. Gwyne to
accept a call as pastor of the church,
owing to the fact that he is in search Of
a higher altitude for the benefit OF the
health of his daughter.
Ethel, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Holingren, died last night
from a virulent attack of typhoid fe-
YER The funeral will be held from the
family residence tomorrow afternoon.
This is the last child in the family and
the third one they have lost during
the last few weeks. The family have
the sympathy of wide circle OF
friends.
The question of incorporating Belt
has been agitated for some months,
and now a determined effort viii be
made to bring the matter prominently
before the people of that camp. With
this end in view mass meeting OF citi-
Gems has been called TOT SATURDAY
night when the advocates OF incor-
poration and those opposed TO the
proposition will discuss the subject in
all it's bearings and determine the ques-
ton at issue. Many of the taxpayers
are opposed to the organization of a
municipal form of government main
tanning that the expenses of the pro-
posed city or town will be far in excess
of any, and all benefit that may be
derived from a change and that taxes
will be largely increased thereby. 9th
ers equally interested in the future OF
Belt assert that Incorporation is abso-
lutely necessary in order TO improve
the streets, maintain health, preserve
order and protect property. The popu-
lation of the great coal camp is said
to exceed 1000 persons, and the city Is
growing rapidly and Improvements are
being made in every direction.