The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

I pioneer days, was a business visitor 20
| Deer Lodge Tuesday.
Aubrey $. Blair of Anaconda, promi
nent in railway circles of the Smelter
city. was a visitor to friends OF yore
last Sunday Deer Lodge and her peo-
pie are held dear to the heart of Mr..
Blair. as evinced by his frequent Wis
it's to the old town. for twas here in
the College of Montana he received his
training to aptly fit him for life's bat
tie, and here, too, numerous friends of
his school days still remain who warm
Iy welcome him on the occasions of his
pilgrmages to the scenes of other
days.
Mrs. A. II. Mitchell and son Harold
were visitors to Deer Lodge from
Warm Springs last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.. Fletcher of the
Royal We're guests in town Tuesday.
DIR. Peter S. Mussigbrod of Warm
Springs spent several days this week
looking after interests in the Coloma
and Garnet districts.
Rev. II. II. Sawyer, an eminent di-
vine of Missoula. has been secured to
begin a revival meeting at the Chris
tan church in this city about the mid
die of January.
Rev. S. Il. Tabor, presiding elder of
the Methodist church south, for the
Helena district, has moved with his
family from the Capital city to Deer
Lodge, and will make a permanent
NJ. e. church on Rainbow avenue.
The Christmas festival for the Sun
day school of st. James Episcopal
church will be celebrated on t.oly IN
nocents' day. Tuesday Dec. Is, at
o'clock. There will be a short Christ
mas service and a magic lantern exhi-
bition.
Rev. S. p. Tabor. presiding elder for
the Helena district, will occupy the
pulpit at both morning and evening
~ L. ,.r.1.
morrow. Sacramento service will fol-
low the morning sermon.
Captain Thomas Gibbons. among the
well-known mining men of the state,
especially in Madison county, where he
has operated for many years. having
won and lost many fortunes in the de-
lusive hunt for precious metals, died
suddenly in his lodgings in the Butte
block in Butte last Saturday. Captain
Gibbons had very recently moved his
family of a wife and three small chill
dren to this city for a permanent resi-
dence, and to these bereft ana sorrow
ing ones the sympathies of our towns
people are extended.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Talbot arrived
from their home in Butte Thursday,
and are guests for a week in the cozy
home of Mrs Talbott's father, DR. c.
G.. Glass, on South Main street.
Miss Attic Birdseye, prominent ed
ucator of Silver Bow county, is spend
ing her Christmas vacation a guest III
the elegant country home of Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Kohrs near this city.
Mrs. John II. Williams and children
of Philipsburg are partakng of the
hospitalities in the home of DR.. j. Hood
Owings and family on South Main
street.
County Attorney Guy w. Stapleton
of Silver Bow county is in Deer Lodge
on pleasure bent for few days, the
guest of his friend, Will L. Scott.
James McCalman, state superintend-
ent of prison construction, finished his
labors for the season Wednesday of
last week and last Monday hied him
self to the mountains to recreate in
search of big came. The gentleman
was rewarded for his trip in sighting
herd of elk but his presence was dis
covered while still out or firing dis
lance, so he was forced to content him
self with merely seeing the majestic
beasts. Mr.. McCalman returned from
his outing Thursday afternoon and was
a passenger on that evenings train
for Helena, where he will spend the
holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Kohrs and
daughter, Miss Katherine Kohrs. will
leave Monday or Tuesday next via the
Northern Pacific for New York, en-
route for a protractpd visit to the coun-
tries of the Orient. The journey as
now planned will cover a period of
six or eight months. to be spent in
sight seeing. the first three weeks of
which will be spent in countries about
the Mediterranean, their intention be-
ing To touch Italy. Spain. Greece
Egypt and the islands usually visited
by travellers of the sea. The family
will go north in early summer and will
be in Carlsbad May l on the opening
of the summer season at this famous
resort, and later in the summer will
make an extended tour through Ger
many, also visiting the British islands
before returning TO America.
Mrs John II. Duffy and children are
. day ~l-sts from Anaconda in the
home Of Mrs. Amelia Curn.
Eugene Mcfarland. prominent in
mining ventures of Pioneer, is spend
ing Christmas a guest of relatives in
Anaconda.