The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-27
ABOUT MONTANA CATTLE
Those Shipped Here From Oregon
Thrive and Grow Fat.
A NEW PASTOR is COMING
b High Esteem IN Which Rev. Mr.. Van
scoy Il Held by His Portland
Congregation-Also Miss
Binnie De Forest.

J. ". Searles. general livestock agent
of the Great Northern road. with head
quarters at Helena, Mont, Is registered
at the Perkins hotel. Portland. say the
O~regonian.
MI. Searles is greatly interested in the
stockraising industry of the Pacific oas
states, particularly Oregon. and is now
on a general tour OF inspection to gather
such Information as he can regarding
the supply of stock now offering for sale.
He says:
THE outlook for Oregon cattle this
year is fair, and 1t is yearly being more
firmly established that Oregon is a great
breeding country. The ranges in Mon
tana, where stock is better matured
than the country lying south of that
state. are in excellent condition. Ore
gon cattle bought last year and taken
to Montana have given the greatest sat-
isfaction to the Montana rangemen.
They have developed into excellent
shape, and got to the Chicago market in
first-class condition. There really has
been no winter in Montana the past
year. comparatively speaking. the per
cent. of loss being so nominal as hardly
to be worth mentioning.
The spring range is In the very finest
CoffuitiOH, the early TdluS uOlnB n great
amount of good, and there is to-day the
finest stand of grass in the history of
the state"
Charles Baldwin, representing the
Breugger Mercantile company of Willis
ton, N. D., is at the st. Charles. He has
purchased 1,4oo head OF cattle, 2-year-
olds, in the Willamette valley, which
will be shipped to Williston for matur-
ing.
Elou,arraa n ourry % IIaIana Ngoct
have purchased 1000 head of cattle in
the Willamette valley, which are now
being shipped to the feeding grounds in
North Montana.
A jolly party of young people gathered
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Douglas Thursday evening, the party
being in honor of Miss Daisy Common of
Anaconda, who has been visiting there.
A very enjoyable evening was spent in
games of various kinds and a
of ice cream and cake was served. Those
present besides the members of the fam
lily and Miss Conner were Misses O'Neill.
Donohoo. Carpenter. Mary Taylor, edna
Taylor, Messrs. Robertson, Nottingham
and Cowan. Miss Conner returned to
Butte Sunday.-Boulder Age.
At the close of the morning services
at the University Park Methodist
church, Sunday, a very pleasant event
took place. Rev. Thomas Van Scoy,
pastor of the church and president of
the Portland university, is shortly to
take his departure for Montana. Also
Miss Binnie De Forest. teacher of elo-
cution in the university. will soon take
her departure for the same place, says
the Oregonian. Resolutions were read
expressing the high esteem in which
DR.. Van Scoy is held by the church and
~ hA fo- his
faithful and efficient labors as pastor,
and his plain presentation of the gos-
pei. closing with the following:
Resolved. That we part with DIR. Van
Scoy. as also with Mrs. Van Scoy, and
the entire family, with great regret.
from their work and influence: and that
we will pray o most abundant bless
ings may rest on them in their new
home and field of work"
Miss Binnie De Forest has been for
the past five year a member of the
University Park church. and precep-
tress and professor of elocution and
oratory of the university. Resolutions
were adopted expressing highest appre-
citation of the work of Miss De Forest
and her influence for good in the com
munity; her constant and abundant
Christian labors. and her wisdom In
meeting the responsibilities of her posi-
ton in looking after the interests of
those committed to her w~atchfulness
and care. The resolutions closed with
the following:
Resolved, That with the greatest re-
we part with Miss De Forest.
and we would most cordially commend
her to the Christian people and all 9TH
ers OF Helena and of Montana, as one
eminently competent in tuition and
of their confidence in all her
work.
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