The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-23
In Deer Lodge.
Park street

Deer Lodge, April 22-The Epworth
Leaguers junior organization of the
| Methodist church, held a very enter
| tanning and enjoyable social at the
| pretty home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Nc
| Ghee on South Main street Friday
| evening, at which the following pro-
| sramme was rendered: Vocal solo,
Miss Minnie Walker: essay, Cuba, the
| Pearl of the Antilles" Miss Myrtle Nc
Ghee; piano solo, Miss Gladys Coslett;
essay. Customs and Nelgion of the
Cubans,' Miss Hervie McGhee: piano
solo, Miss Rachel Trask; essay, Flu
ture of Cuba Miss BESSIE Williams;
recitation, Miss Coslctt; vocal solo.
Miss Walker. Afte- the conclusion of
the above, refreshments were served,
| and altogether a most enjoyable even
ing was spent by the assembled
guests.
Miss Alma Bielenberg entertained
number of her lady friends at fancy
work party at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Bieenberg. on Mis-
souri, avenue, this, Saturday, afternoon
at o'clock.
The new order of the Traternal Union
of America of Race Track installed the
following officers last saturday night:
James L. Fifer, fraternal master; S. b.
Mallory, justice; J. o. Gabelhei, truth;
W. S. Roseborough, mercy; ]. D. Ga
belhei, secretary; Henry Brakeman,
treasurer; Frank Mallory, guide; Joe
Kepper. protector: Louis Trap,
guard: Edward Trapp, sentinel: j. X.
Mallory and Hugh Magone, stewards.
The order starts off with a large men,
bership and is in a hOurishing condi-
ton.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson went to Gar
vic off So1 h,,ci
Representative Parker of Granite
county, after a few days visit with his
family. who have been wintering in
Deer Lodge, left last Tuesday for the
East.
Will Hyde went up to Race Track
last Saturday to be present at the in
stallation of officers by the Fraternal
Union of America
The pen" band, under the instruc-
ton of Professor Luppey. is making
good progress and will soon be able to
discourse excellent music, which will
tend materially to relieve the monotony
of the prison life. The tendency of the
age is to make reformatories Of the
prisons, as we'll as places of confne-
ment and punishment, and to this end
music and other enlightening and in
structive arts are being taught the in
mates of such places so that, if pos
sible, they may be turned out better
men and women than when they enter
therein. In this respect, as in all 9TH
ers, the Montana prison is abreast of
the times and is an orderly and hui
namely conducted institution. Not
withstanding all this. and the further
fact that the fare and zebra uniforms
are absolutely free to those fortunate
enough to be on the inside. still we
know of no one in these parts who is
aching to break in
Anderson Koontz. an old-timer in
this valley, died in this city Friday
of last week of cancer. from which
dread disease he had suffered for
number of years. He came to this sec
ton in the sixties and was for a long
time engaged in placer mining on the
head waters of Dry Cottonwood, and
had many friends among the old-timers
of the valley. But, little is known of his
relatives, except that he has a brother
living at Richards, Vernon county, Mo.
He was So years of age. The funeral
occurred last Saturday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. A. A. Walker of the
Methodist church officiating. The fol-
lowing gentlemen acted at pallbearers:
N. J. Bielenberg. Peter Lansing, H. A.
Smurr, c. D. Kenyon, William Cole
man and A. D. Hoss. A number of
friends of the deceased from up the
valley were in attendance at the flu
neral
The congregation of the Methodist
church are talking of soon giving
birthday sociable. the idea being for
those attending to contribute penny
for each year of their age. Should
they not wish to give their age away,
any lady over 16 may just throw
dollar in the contribution boxxx and let
'em guess.
H. H. Mears, wife and little daughter
came down from Warm Springs Thurs
day and spent the day at Mrs. Wood
wards. They left Friday for Califor-
MIA, which state they will make their
future home.
Rev. A. B. Martin, president of the
College of Montana. who had been in
Philipsburg attending a meeting of the
Butte presbytery, returned home last
Monday.
Miss Hilda Higgins of Missoula, who
has many friends in this city. has re-
turned to her home from an extended
trip to the coast.
Joe Toomey, one of our rustling
stockmen, returned home Thursday
from a business trip into Idaho.
Mrs. Laura ]. Scott. who, many years
ago, resided in Deer Lodge, came down
from Butte last Sunday and visited a
couple of days with Mrs. John Gerdts
and other friends. Mrs. Scott has been
in business in Butte for a number of
years, but talks of retiring soon in or
der to take a much needed rest. She
was highly pleased with her visit to
Deer Lodge.
Mrs. S. X. Dairs returned home Tues
day from a visit of several days to
Butte.
Mrs. John Fitzpatrick passed through
Deer Lodge Monday on her way home
to Washington Gulch from Butte and
Anaconda.
Mrs. Howard Hazelberger returned
home Monday from a visit to her
friend, Mrs. A. X Bowden of Ana
conda. She brought Davey Bowden
with her.
H. B. Davis was a visitor to Ana
conda Sunday. Billy Wallace of New
Chicago was a passenger on the same
train.
Patrick Boyle and James A. Saunders.
old time friends of Anderson koontz
came in from Race Track last Saturday
to attend the latter's funeral.
Rev. Father De Ryckere went to
Philipsburg last Tuesday to administer
spiritual consolation to Mrs. William
Bradshaw. who was announced to be