The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21

q. A. r., requesting all comrades to
be in attendance at G. A. R. hall at
$50, May %, to attend Memorial serv-
ices at the Congregational church. The
order also requests the comrades to be
in attendance at the same hour May
30, to attend the exercises at the GENE
terry and the usual programme at the
opera house in the afternoon. All SOL
diers. Union and Confederate. and all
soldiers of the late war and the public
generally are included in the invita-
ton the Grand Army post extends to
those interested in the observance in
the celebration of Memorial day.
William Beardsley of Madison, Wis,
was in the city the first Of the week
and went up to Emigrant Gulch to
search. for the grave of his partner
whom he laid to rest in those silent soil
tudes in the fall of 1860 George
Balaherder was the name of the man
who died, and Beardsey found the
grave marked with crumbling slab,
which he had placed above the rough
mound when he went away. The re-
mains will be taken up and removed
to Wisconsin.
Mrs. George Anderson returned Wed
nesday from a trip to the home of her
mother at Wilton Wis. Mrs. Alder
sons mother has been seriously ill, and
although slightly recovered at present,
there is little hope of her ultimate re-
covery. A seven-year-o grand
daughter of Mrs. Alderson's accompan-
led her home and will make her home
with her grandparents in this city.
E. T. Allen returned from Washing
ton college, East Tennessee. Sunday,
where he has been attending college
for nearly year. The young man ex-
poets to return to the Tennessee school
or to some other institution after the
summer vacation and complete the
studies of a four-year course which he
has planned to finish before he con-
siders his education at an end.
The dance at Firemans hall Friday
evening was a splendid social success,
and the members of the order scored
another social victory and added a long
credit mark to the good score they
have already made this wear as popu-
lar entertainers.
Chief Dispatcher Mcleod has been en-
gagged this week in teaching a class of
trainmen every day and schooling his
corps of subordinates in the mysteries
of the rules and regulations Night
Chief Reese has taken the day trick
and Dispatcher Bonnie works nights
in place of Reese. Chief Mcleod talks
five hours per day to the men, and it
will not be his fault if the graduates
are not learned in the laws of railroad
ing when the week is over.
The Rev. J. F. Pritchard left last
Monday for eastern Canada, where he
goes to be present at the ordinate
of his brother to the ministry of the
Episcopal church in ST. Johns ca
thedral Mr.. Pritchard will have, now,
two brothers in the ministry, and he
hopes to bring one of them with him to
Montana.
Thursday evening" the Degree of
Honor gave a reception to MI and Mrs
William Liel who are about to depart
from this city and take up their resi-
dence in the East. The reception was
well attended and the worthy couple
were the recipients OF many good wish
es for their prosperity and welI-being
in their future home.
The Rocky Mountain Club met last
evening and adopted bylaws and
passed resolutions encouraging capital
to invest in this county The resolu-
tons also condemned unwarranted in
reference with the affairs of those
engaged in mining developments.
The Epworth League rally at the
Methodist church Sunday evening was
very largely attended. The occasion OF
the gathering was the tenth anniver-
sary of the organization in this city
and the exercises were very interest
ing and profitahIe