The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-09

color and fine quality, IL Is in great de-
mand. Besides there have been thou
sands of bushels OF other grain grown
from the same source. The president
| of the company is Henry Altenbrand of
New York: the secretary and treasurer
Gardner Colby of the same city: =. c.
Kinney, who lives close 10 Manhattan,
being the manager.
EARNED by Hoilanders.
: The lands of the West Gallatin Irri-
cation company are farmed, for the
most part, by Hollanders, some Of
whom, by their industry and strict at
tention to work. have acquired farms
of their own. There are now some SO
families in the Holland colony, located
along the banks of the upper canal. The
Hollanders are a thrifty. law abiding,
quiet and very religious class of citi-
Zens. During the irrigation season they
will irrigate for Is hours at a time
which, of course, accounts for the eX-
cellent results of their labor, most of
them raising this year from 90 10 80
bushels of barley to the acre. On sun
day they absolutely refuse TO work and
spend the day in rest and religious ex-
ercises, but on Monday, in order TO
make up for lost time, the good wife
may often be seen holding the handles
of an extra pillow and seemingly AS
much at home as If she were attending
to her household duties. They are quick
to master the English language, prob
ably because of the fact that there are
many words in the Holland vocabulary
very similar to ours, and are frm be-
levers in education. They build nice.
comfortable homes and good outhouses.
and in their own peculiar way seem to
enjoy and love their adopted country.
As result of their success the last
year some three or four families have
started back to the old country to
spread the good news and bring out
their friends several of the young men
having gone to wed the girl for whom
they have prepared home. The
amount of land which these people have
bought from the company by easy pay
ments during the five years of the
colony amounts to nearly 5000 acres.
Mr. Altenbrand. during his visit TO the
Manhattan farm the last few days. was
surprised at the size of the families, for
when he thought he had patted all of
them on the head and given them 4
nickel apiece, two or three more would
appear He said the smallest family on
the farm consisted of eight besides the
father and mother
Death of John Chrisman.
Death threw its grim shadow into the
home of the Chrsman family on sun
day morning and changed the day of
peace and rest into one of mourning.
The venerable father was called after
scenes of nearly four-score years of life
and entered into his last long rest. For
several days past the end had been
looked for and on Sunday morning
about 3 o'clock John Chrisman quietly
sank to rest. Decedent was born in
1922 in Rockingham county. Virginia,
and after living there for a number of
years went to the state OF Missouri.
and in 1864 came to the state of Mon
tana. left for the East again in 1868,
and returned to this state in 1888, where
he has resided ever since. He was dep
uty county treasurer under w. c. Sloan
in 1888. serving in the same capacity
under j. l.. Patterson in 1890. and treas
urer himself from 1892 to 1894. He leaves
behind him to mourn his loss a widow
and five children; two sons, Paul and
Joseph Chrisman, and three girls,
Misses Belle. the librarian of the public
library. Bette and Salie. The funeral
took place on Monday afternoon.