The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-24
Bought Great Eastern stock.
IN BOZeMAN.
George washington's Birthday Was Fit
tingly Celebrated.

George Washington's Birthday Was Fit
tingiy Celebrated.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, Feb. 22.-Bozeman was the
scene of patriotic demonstration on
Tuesday afternoon in honor of the an
niversary of the birth Of George WASH
ington. At 2:30 p. m. procession
formed at the head of Main street, near
the court house, and marched to the
opera house, led by the BoZeman band
playing lively marches. The procession
was composed of the band General
brennan, Lieutenant Ahern and Cap
tain Keown. the militia cadets and fire.
men and some of the city council and
Mayor Bogert. AS the cadets passed the
main business portion of the town they
We're greeted with applause for the SOL
dierly manner IN which they carried
themselves. AS this was the first time
they had been under fire they wavered
somewhat, but soon recovered and re-
sumed their stoical manner, so essen
tial to the true soldier under any and all
circumstances. The exercises at the
opera house We're of a very appropriate
nature and consisted of an invocation by
Rev. F. Il. Lewis quartette Professor
Currier, John Luce. Misses Maxey and
Van Tassell; defamation, Miss Mary
Gage, and also one by John Peat, both
with reference TO George Washington:
music by the band: address, Rev. James
Reid. ending with the singing of "AmeT-
lea" by Professor Currier, John Luce
and Misses May Maxey and Josephine
Van Tassell. The meeting was presided
over by Mayor Bogert The opera house
was crowded to its utmost limit, many
having to stand up during the exercises.
The fact that the day was the one
chosen for the annual meeting of the
Pioneers and Sons and Daughters of the
Pioneers was the cause to great eX-
tent, of so many people being in the
city. The streets of Bozeman have not
been so crowded for a long time and 1t
was a typical Fourth of July celebration
without the dust and heat The day
was brought to a close by large dance
given in the Armory hall by the Sons
and Daughters of Pioneers.
II Doesn't Run smooth.
The course of true love does not al
ways run true. and this was verified on
Monday afternoon in Bozeman. A
| young fellow named John Upton and "a
young lady named Mary Marble have
been in the habit lately of meeting each
other and strolling around for an hour
or two each day much TO the disgust
of the young lady's family. As the lovers
We're returning from their customary
stroll Monday afternoon they met Pete
Marble near the Methodist church. who
Immediately divested his person of all
superiiuous clothing and proceeded to
thrashed him boxed the girls ears be-
cause she would not help him on with
his (Marble's) clothes. The police We're
unable to locate either of them on Tues
day morning.
In u Runway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Press Johnston of Bel
grade. while Going to BoZeman on
Tuesday. had quite an experience The
tongue OF their buggy broke. letting ii
down. and the horses. being colts ran
away and We're stopped by Mr.. Johnston
pulling them into the first convenient
fence he was able to encounter. No
harm was done. except the tongue of
the wagon was a little the worse for
wear
Inst Criminal Case.
The last criminal case was tried on
Monday in the district court 1t was the
case of the state vs.. Andrew Lewinski,
the defendant being charged with kill
ing elk. The jury disagreed and We're
discharged. The legal business of Gal
latin county, as far az the present term
Of the district court is concerned, will be
brought to a close this week.