The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09
AROUND THE BOARD
A Hundred BUSINESS Men Sit Gown
to a Tempting Banquet
PETROLEUM HAS BEEN FOUND
1t Is Expected That a Test Well
VIII re Bored SoOn-Disease
Among Indignation
On the Cedcd strip.
speelaI CorIesnondenee Ed .he Standard.

Special Corr espondence of the Standard.
Red Lodge, Feb. The formal opening
Of the Red Lodge Business Mems club
took place On Thursday evening and was
an event OF no little Importance. The
spacious rooms OF the club were ablaze
with electric lights and the large number
OF assembled guests found all that could
be desired for an entertainment of this
kind. More than hundred men sat
down to the heavily ladened banquet la
blcs and did ample justice 20 the piece
de resistance and refreshments of the
evening. Toasts were responded to as fol-
lows: city OF Red Lodge" Alderman w.
A. Talmage our Institutions OF Learn
ing" Prof. l.. +. JOHNSON; Lumber In
terests," G. G. Bowler; County Office"
Thomas Hogan and l.. j. Mclean; our
club Success" T. L. McDonald; our Pro-
fessional Men," Sydney Fox of Big Tim
Der, and George W. Pierson; Our Mer-
camille Interests" A. T.. Flager; The
Press" l.. ii. Becker of the Billings Ca
zctte. \. l.. Campbell, Of the Helena IN
dependent. and W. y. Lewis, of the Red
Lodge Picket; the Ladies'" George III.
Bailey. Short speeches We're also made by
Or. j. NJ. FOX and Rev. j. G.. Clark Cass
pIudhommc acted as toast master and
the toasts sparkled with wit and wisdom.
No club ever started into existence under
a more suspicious occasion and ii was
success beyond the highest anticipations.
Petroleum has been found eXudIng from
the ground at the head of Butcher creek
near here. The fields have been eXamin-
ed by experts and ii is pronounced by
all who have seen II to De oil beyond
doubt. l.. y. DOanc, OF Salt Lake City,
returned from the feds The first of this
week and confirms the decision of other
experts. large tract of land was re-
located this year and several eastern par
ties are now negotiating for bond on
the property. 1t is expected that sale
will be consummated soon and test well
drilled.
The reported existence OF smallpox i'm a
Cree Indian camp near Wilsey I'm this
county turns out TO be some other dis
ease that Is prevalent among the mem
bcIs of this tribe. Several OF them have
recently died from The effects of the
strange maiauy.
Dare Smethurst left on Saturday of last
wees for California, where he will remain
during the winter. Mr.. Smethurst is a
sheep owner OF this place.
Sidney Fox was over from Big Timber
this week on a business trip.
Mrs. J. c. Sperry. wife OF Landlord
Sperry of the Spafford hotel. is in Missou-
la attending her son during a severe ILL
ness.
Much Indignation is felt among the set
tiers on the coded strip over the prosecu-
lions now being brought against them for
trcspassinE on Indian allotments. The
prosecutions are being made under an
obsolete law passed by congress in 1882
and which should have been repealed
long ago. our representative and sena-
tors in congress are endeaVoTing to have
the law repealed at this session.
Some fine samples of abestos are being
brought in from a prospect recently dis
covered at the head of Bennett creek
south of here The fiber is over six
inches in length and of a superior quail
ity.
The Equal Suffrage club of this city is
arranging for a China tea and dance TO
be given on the 22nd inst.
Frank Daley and l.. \. Doane left the
first OF the week to look at some gold
mining property in Madison county,
which the latter gentleman is thinking of
purchasing.
Mrs. DR. Fox entertained a party of
ladies Thursday evening. The party was
gotten up to offset the Red Lodge BUSH
ness Mems club opening at which only
men were present.
w. n. Chase is back again from visit
TO relatives in Iowa.
Editor Becker of the Billings Gazette,
y. y. Campbell of the Helena Indepen-
den, and J. W. Passmore of the Standard,
have all been i'm town during the past
few days looking after the interests of
their TGSptrliNe neMSuaDprs