The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-09
eainan, J. E. galloway and o. G. Inns

Gainan, ]. E. Galloway and o. G. Lins-
day.
The annual election of trustees for
school district No. 1 was held on the
afternoon of Saturday, April l, at the
school building in this city, 5. X. Bu-
ford and Jos. Smith II. being chosen by
popular vote. Considerable interest was
manifested by the patrons, as the ques-
ton in regard to continuing the school
term the usual number of months was
somewhat divided. The majority IA
voring longer term elected the estl-
mable gentlemen above named for the
ensuing terms.
The following members of Orc y 4
Plata lodge No. $780, B. P. o. E., were
entertained in Odd Fellows hall at
Sheridan last Saturday evening by
their brethren in the valley town: W.
| Charles II. Buford, Joseph I. Haines,
James B. How. Ed Gohn, T. F. Pollard
| and J. E. Chiefly. A very pleasant en-
| tertainment was reported by guests of
| the merry occasion. Toasts by T. f.
| Pollard. who acted as master of cere-
| MONIES were appropriately responded
! to in brief but eloquent addresses at
| the banquet table, tastefully arranged
| in the dining hall of the Ruby hotel, all
| of which was highly appreciated, as
was also the music which enlivened the
| spiritual aspirations Of the corkage
committee, who, under the instructions
of the chief of the mavericks, presided
| with generous forethought of the herd
over the forest spring. Sunday after
noon saw the merry herd once more in
| the old haunts, with good will and
cheer toward all. At a meeting of the
order in this city Monday evening,
April 3, the following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing term: T. F.
/! Pollard, exalted ruler; w. A. Clark,
esteemed leading knight; F. F. Ellis,
esteemed loyal knight; L. l.. Galloway,
esteemed lecturing knight; B. ]. Fine,
secretary; C. f. Reese, treasurer; Fred
w. Allen, esquire; S. R. Buford, chap
lain; A. c. Buzzerd, tyler; j. E. Chiefly,
inner guard; c. H. Buford, Jesse T.
Fall, trustees; J. I. Haines, organist.
A ladies' social session will be given
next Monday evening by the members
| in their lodge rooms, in the city hall,
the Elks and their families only being
invited to participate.
| The local talent here will vary the
monotony of social delights and give
the public taste of the dramatic on
April IS at the Auditorium. The inter-
esting play entitled 1.-THE Vagabonds"
| will be presented, with the following
cast: Bascom, a vagabond, but a gen
tleman, after all. l.. D. Hall; Leonard
| Trevor, an aristocratic young Viz
ginian, Bert Cole: Major Temps, bluff
old soldier who says what he thinks,
r. A. Vickers; Jonas Dilworthy,
smooth tongued old hypocrite, Ben F.
Fine; Percy, his son, plain-spoken
rascal, George r. Allen; Fritz Lauter-
bach, the majors right hand man, Fred
Huber; Club Finch, the majors
nephew from Vermont. M. M. Duncan;
Ephraim, the Coon" Jas. G. Walker;
Alice, betrothed to Leonard, Mrs E.
witch, Miss N. F. Grimes; Peggy, only
a girl, Miss Nellie Cole; Charlotte, a
jolly old maid, Miss Blanche Fine.
Following is a brief synopsis Of the
monthly report of County Treasurer G.
H. Buford for the month of March, 1892
filed with the county clerk: General
fund, paid out, $S4t.0S; balance on hand,
$7.422. a. Contingent fund, paid out,
So, 342. 0S; balance on hand $6,99O.04. Road
fund, paid out, $S53.10; balance on hand,
1851. 65 Poor fund, paid out. 81, 50039;
balance on hand, $5,S74.52. Bridge fund,
fund, amount transferred to district
school fund, $1,S72.10; balance on hand,
$3.50. District school fund, paid out,
$1,62S.09; balance on hand $15,930.61.
Amount of licenses collected, $2,615.50.
County officers fees paid in, 1897 80 Re-
ceived from other sources, $1,5SS.11.
In honor Of the 30th anniversary of
their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Vickers entertained a number of their
friends Wednesday last. The time was
most enjoyably taken up by card-play-
ing and other social amusements. Those
present were: Mesdames e. A. Brooke,
James Mitchell, N. Cole, G. Moritz, w.
J. Foreman L. V. Buford, G. E. Gohn,
c. A. McNulty, ]. G. Walker, G. w.
Ref, C. W. Mead, r. A. Vickers, Miss
Alice Nelson, Messrs. DR.. e. Brooke,
James Mitchell, N. Cole, G. Moritz, W.
| RtIfn n
c. A. McNulty, ]. G. Walker. T. E.
Dickey. Henry Filing, George Gohn,
James B. How and R. A. Vickers.
Miss Nettie Wiles, whose term Of
school at Home Park closed last week,
returned to her home in this city this
week.
John Erickson and family will move
to Sheridan next week, where they will
locate permanently.
J. w. Bush, who, in company with
Phil McGovern, has been working the
Atlanta mine, returned from Butte, to
which place he took shipment Of ore,
The returns were satisfactory, and
other shipments will follow.
Bird Spalding, former'v of Home
Park, Ruby valley, returned to Vir-
ginia City to remain indefinitely.
w. NJ Oliver of Dillon visited Virginia
Monday.
. Leo Gainan returned to the city Sat
urday from Ruby valley, where he has
: spent the winter months looking after
his fathers property
Miss Gertie Smith returned to hel
home on the Madison Tuesday. She
was a student in the Virginia schools
this winter.
w. H. McAtee, Mrs. James Cherevoy
and Mrs. William Ennis of Madison
valley were visitors to the county seal
this week.
E. A. Keller of Bear creek was in the
city several days the early part of the
week.
John Redfern, William Dupuis, A
Norton, w. NJ Taylor and Frank STONE