The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-11
LEWlSTOWN NOTES.

The members of the st. James guild
held very pleasant meeting on FIJI
day evening at the residence of Mrs.
Edward Brassey. The guild also held
a business meeting on Thursday after
noon at Mrs. George Bach's.
The remains of Mrs. Charles Long
maid daughter of A. Hopkins, were
brought to LeWistown from Garnet on
Sunday and were accompanied by the
bereaved husband and children. Flu
neral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon by the Rev. Joel Vigus and
the remains were inferred in the Lew
istown cemetery.
L. B. Davis, who returned this week,
had a disagreeable experience on the
trip. He came by stage from Billings,
and just this side of Livingston they
were overtaken by a blizzard. The
driver tried to return to the last sta
ton, but could not find the way, The
passengers and driver were compelled
to walk all night to keep from freezing.
Rev. ]. H. Little Of Cascade occupied
the pulpit of the Methodist church on
Sunday, conducting services in both
morning and evening.
/. A. Navarine has been apprised of
the death of sister at Oakdale, Cal.
The enumeration Of the people of
LewistoWn has been completed by D.
]. Kane. and the total is 9S2. within the
limits which it is purposed to incorpor-
ate. With the people living immediat-
ly adjacent to the town the population
may safely be placed at 100. Mr. Kane's
report has been accepted by the oUn-
ty commissioners, who have set May 6
as the date on which, for the third
time, the people will have an upportu-
nifty to declare for or against incor-
poration.
Mrs J. o. Helsing has returned from
her eastern trip and is accompanied
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souri,, who will visit here during the
summer.
Alex Lehman has on exhibition the
stuffed frame and hide of ;',ountain
lion which he killed in the Snowies
last September. 1t measures nine feet
four inches from tip to tip.
The funeral of Emory Holzemer. tie
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Holzemer, occurred on Friday after
noon, the remains being inferred in the
Catholic cemetery
The Lewistown Cemetery association
has been organized with F. #. Sr,ith,
president; George ]. Bach, treasurer.
and David Hilger, secretary. These
gentlemen, with Samuel Phillips, are
also the incorporators. Forty acres of
school land adjoining the present
burial ground have been purchased and
plated. A substantial fence has been
built and the ground piped for water
SO that lots may be made beautiful
with flowers and shrubbery.
All the school election on Saturday
w E. Cort was unanimously reelected
school trustee for a term of three
years. This is unusual in Lewistown,
where school elections are, as a rule,
as holly contested as any others.
James Weaver has returned from
Warm Springs, whittier he accompa
MED w. T. Mcfarland. He says that
his charge recognized him but once
during the trip, at Benton. and grew
SO violent that he had to be plac I'd in
irons. Mr.. Weaver fears that his in
sanity will be permanent.
Mrs. M. l.. Poland left this week for
Millsbury, Mass, where she will re-
main year with one of her sons, who
is being educated there.
On Saturday evening at the Me.ho-
dist parsonage in Lewistown j. H. Ber-
nier and Miss Bessie McDonough were
married by the Rev. Joel Vigus.