The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-12
IN COUNTY.
a Reception to Mayor Chappie-Big Deal
In Bonds.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. May 0.-Las Friday even
ing an informal reception was given
at the residence of Charles r. Burton
I'm honor Of the mayor. DR.. Henry
Chapple. who has gone East for the
benefit of his health. An hour or so
of pleasant conversation passed. when
the genial host proposed health and
prosperity to DIR. Chapple and his fam
lily. A few of the guests were called
upon to make speeches. n all were
highly eulogistic of the many good
qualities of the honored guest of the
evening. dwelling particularly on his
10 years of faithful and unremitting
services as "A physician and his services
Ia the public i'm his official capacity.
The sincere wish was expressed by all
that DIR. Chapple would speedily re-
turn with restored health to a COM
munity which holds him i'm such Ugh
esteem. The affair was entirely spon-
taneous and informal and organized at
the shortest possible notice. Those
present We're: II. NJ. Allen, a. L..
Babcock. &. NJ. Bair. T.. II. Becker.
g. +. Burton. n. g. Carwile. Thomas
Chapple. +. h.. Connolly. w. H.. Dono-
van. +. H.. Foster. Alex Fraser. o. F..
Goddard. J. II. Goss. T.. 8. Holmes. w.
l.. Linton. u. IL. Moss. J. ID. Mathe-
son. =. +. Morse. I. ID. O'Donnell. Cassi-
mer Prudhomme, Charles Rack. J. NJ.
Ramsey. II. w. Rowley. George Rob-
bins. J. II. Rinehart. Charles Spear, a.
c. Tompkins, Il. u. Townsend. j. w.
Vaughan. ii. q. Williams, Christian
Yegen and Joseph Zimmerman.
a special meeting of the board Of
county commissioners was held on
Monday for the purpose of receiving
proposals for the purchase Of SOL 500
1920 g per cent bonds which the
county will issue to retire a X
amount Of bonds bearing interest at
7 per cent. The bid of Harris & Co.
was accepted. This firm bid a premi-
UNI of S104. This will effect an annual
saving to the county OF about 81. 800 a
year. The purchasers are the holders
Of the outstanding bonds. and regard
the purchase as desirable. as Yellow
stone county has always paid interest
promptly.
\ party Of government packers with
100 mules and outfits passed through
on saturday. n were transferred
from the Northern Pacific to the Burl-
ngton at this point. They had been
employed i'm the government relief ex-
petition 10 Alaska. and were en- route
To Fort Robinson, Neb. The men were
In charge Of an army lieutenant. and
said they expected tn be sent with the
invading army To Cuba.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles De Maris were
visiting among their friends i'm the
Yellowstone valley during the past
week. Mr.. DE Maris was one NJ the
first stockmen I'm the valley. and still
has "A good number on the range,
though he now makes his home at the
Wyoming Hot Springs. OF which he is
the d~iscoverer and chief owner. His
friends Were congratulating him on his
recent marriage.
Judge Frank Henry and Stenographer
Williams spent Sunday in this city ON
their way 10 Red Lodge. where the dis
trict court II In session.
A son was born To Mr.. and Mrs. J.
J. Mccormick OF this city on sunday.
A son VAS born To Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ulyat of this city on Thursday.
Mrs. +. :. Whitney returned Satur-
day from a visit with friends in juno
ticn city.
/ Mrs. W. 4. Allen and daughter cave
: this week IN a visit To relatives and
friends in Minnesota.
Rev. e. G. Stull. pastor of the Metho-
dist church. left on Saturday for Camp
Robert n. Smith. Helena. To assume TIE
duties - chaplain OF the Is; Montana
infantry.
Alderman Rack. who has been very
seriously ~. j. now on the high road TO
= cpvery. ard able Ia walk out with the
aid OF a can
ThCmas Hogan. travelling freight
agent OF the Northern Pacific. has en-
tered upo the discharge Of ;he duties
OF his new position. and Is hustling for
wool and stock shipments over his road
Thomas y. Hill. who is leaving June
ton. is in town this week.
Mrs. j. W. Chapman Eas gone to Big
Timber for a short visit.
Lee Mains Of the First National bank.
who was called to Spokane by the se-
r.ous Illness OF his mother. r~cturne