The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-03
TWIN BRIDGES AFFAIRS
Public Installation of the Mystic
Tie Lodge.
CATTLE ARE SUFFERING
Livestock Has Had to Dig Through
Snow for Feed LESS Wind Than
Usual - Hosmer Was
Montana Man.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Twin Bridges, Jan. 2.-Parties from
here who attended the public installa-
ton of Masonic officers of Mystic Tie
lodge No. II at Whitehall the other
evening say it was the event in secret
order circles. The installation was fol-
lowed by a banquet at the Mccall hotel
and was pronounced the finest spread
of the season, 10 which all did ample
justice. The following officers We're in
stalled by the retiring worshipful mas
ter, E. w. Burdick: w. NJ, ]. w. Nor
ris; S. W., Theodore Adams; ]. W., ].
w. Pace; treasurer, w. W. MCCALL sec
rotary, A A. Needham; S. D., W. NJ.
Huriburt; ]. D., H. c. Cutler; S. s., j.
D. McFadden; j. S., Frank Houghton;
chaplain, Edwin Cooley; Marshal, L. f.
Mccall; tyler, John Andrews. After the
ceremonies were over a number OF
toasts were called and responses made.
E. w. Burdick responded to 1.-THE Clos
ing Years Work in Mystic Tie Lodge
j. w. Norris, the newly elected master,
answered to "Masonry's Friends and
Guests" In responding to Masonic
Growth in Montana" Major Brook, one
of the pioneer Masors of Montana, re
lated many interesting facts on the pro-
gress of the order 1.-THE Ladies' was
responded to by H. c. Cutler in a most
happy vein. "Silver Star Lodge (old
No. 17) was responded to by Harrison
Jordan. Mrs. L. G. Foster rendered an
organ solo and recitation, and received
a most liberal applause. Rev. S. A. OIL
liver spoke on fraternity and Mrs. L. r..
Mccall favored the Masons and their
guests with very pretty organ solo.
The continuous cold weather is tough
on cattle. but one redeeming feature is
that hardly any wind has been eXper-
fenced this winter. The old-timers say
that there has been less wind this sea-
son than for a number of years. Until
the last week the ground has been liber-
ally covered with snow, very unusual
thing in the valley. However. there has
not been enough for sleighng. Stock
that is in the fields will not suffer to
any extent, as nearly every stockman
has an abundance of hay unless the
winter extends far into the spring
months Horses on the range are doing
well. as last summer was fine season
for bunch grass and they are much bet
ter rustlers than cattle.
]. Allen Hosmer, the acting, district
attorney of San Francisco who SO sue
cessfully prosecuted the Mrs. Botkin
murder case, is quite well known here
dHlDlS Tue early ldS St'LllelS ne W etS
clerk ofthe supreme court of this state
in 1866, and his father. Judge II. L. Hos
mer, was Montana's first chief justice
and held that position four years from
1864 to 1868. Allen has been in the dis
trict attorneys Office Of San Francisco
10 years and now holds the chief posi-
tion during the absence of District At
torney Barnes. who is in the volunteer
army at Manila. r' 4"
y MI
their third annual ball Friday evening
and it was a success financially as we'll
as socially. Notwithstanding the cold
weather the young people from the
neighboring towns were well represent
ed and dancing was INDUCED in until
o'clock Saturday morning. An elegant
supper was served at the Stark hotel
at midnight. The music for the occas-
ion was furnished by the Gould and
Corbett orchestra.
superintendent of Schools c. W.
Birchard has made the annual appor-
tionment. The census this year shows
1880 children of school age in Madison
county, and the per capita IS $10.19. Last
year it was $S.94 in December and so 80
in March. No estimate can now be
made on the March apportionment. Last
years C9D census showed 1857 children
of school age.
Inc ie" SSai was h9iiSiSu III ny Hpiee
and thunder furnished by guns, bells.
etc, in the hands of a large crowd of
watchers. Everything went off har
moniously and no accidents are re-
ported.
Prof. r. e. Sper of Butte returned
home Saturday to resume his school
duties Tuesday. Mr. Spier spent the
holidays here with friends.
James NJ. Page will attend the com
ing session of the engineers at Helena.