The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-09
PICNIC OF THE PIONEERS
Ga1latin County Society Had a
Fine Time at Gowan's Grove.
SANDERS WAS THE ORATOR
DR.. Holmes Also Delivered a Short Ad-
dress ficers Chosen for the Ensu-
ing Year - Heavy Rainfall
on Monday.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Bozeman, Aug. ALI nature was
smiling and gays on Saturday and
everything seemed just right for pic
mic. From all sections of the valley
teams and equestrians could be seen
driving toward one point. There was
the pioneer and his wife and younger
children, in the family buggy, the sons
and daughters of pioneers travelling
more swiftly to the meeting place,
while the young married couples logged
along just between, neither too fast nor
too slow, and horsemen were scattered
all along the route. 1t was the day on
which the Pioneer society of Gallatin
county celebrated and held its annual
reunion and picnic at Gowan's grove,
Is miles north of Bozeman The grove
is one of the beauty spots in the val
ley and is composed of rows upon rows
of fine shade trees, under whose thick
foliage and bounteous shade the pio-
neers, together with their children and
friends, spend one day in every year.
The society was called to order by the
president, c. l.. Corbly of Spring Hill,
and minutes of the previous meeting
were read by the secretary, j. M. Lind
ley of BoZeman. After transacting the
business of the society the election of
officers for the ensuing year was held
and the following were selected to con-
duct the business of the society until
August, 1900: President j. M. Lind
ley: vice president, Sanford Ruffner:
secretary, John T. Ingram; corres pond-
ing secretary A. l.. Corbly, and the
executive committee was composed of
the following gentlemen, Henry Heeb,
]. H. Gallop, j. L. Mcdonald and A. D.
Weaver.
The meeting was then adjourned I'M
til afternoon, as the speaker of the day
had not arrived in time to deliver his
Grafton before luncheon. AS each fam
lily had brought along a bountiful sup
ply of edibles, they We're soon placed
on the tables and the picnickers began
to do justice to the good things set
before them Soon after luncheon the
society was again called to order and
the Grafton of the day was delivered
by Col Wilbur F. Sanders, who is al
ways ready to help out the old pioneers
of Montana with a hitting speech or
grafton. He was followed by DR.. l.. E.
Holmes, who delivered a short speech
in honor of the occasion. Before lunch
con, just after calling the meeting to
order, the outgoing president delivered
a short address of welcome to the pio-
neers and also to the guests of the
society, the Sons and Daughters of
Pioneers" An able response was given
by Jerome Waterman of Belgrade on
behalf of the Sons and Daughters"
The latter part of the afternoon and
evening was devoted by the younger
element to playing games and dancing,
the older ones engaging in social
chat.
A very heavy rain fell on Monday
afternoon. 1t was quite general
throughout the valley and put stop
to haying for a day or two. If this
rain had come several weeks earlier the
farmers in portions of the valley would
have rejoiced. The hail storm of last
week did not do quite so much damage
as was estimated at first, but still the
loss will amount to thousands of dol
lars.
Clarence Brooks aged years, the
only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Brooks of this valley, died on Sunday
morning from diphtheria at the
Brooks ranch, some three miles from
town. 1t is feared that this will not
be the only case, as a number of his
little friends have been out to the
ranch during the last week to visit him
during his sickness, which was not
thought to be the dread malady. The
funeral, which was a large one, took
place on Monday afternoon.