Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-03
MISS0uLA news
QUIET NEW YERAR
FIRST FEW DAYS ARE BARREN
OF MISUNDERSTANDING
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.
Missoula, Jan. 2.
Branch Office Inter Mountain Publish.
ing Co.. 1875 Higgins avenue.


that lasted until after midnight, when
the new year. was watched in. Be
tween and O'Clock the meeting was
of a social character, after which
business session was held, followed by
lunch, toasts and music The annual
meeting of the church was to have been
held today. but owing to the large at
tendance last night and the likelihood
of there being fewer in attendance to-
day. the annual election was then held,
resulting in the selection of +. w. Ack-
lin, trustee; r. Nj. Cobban, deacon; Mrs.
r. M. Cobban. deaconess: Miss Amelia
Loffnee, clerk; Mrs. c. Il. Jones, treas
urer The financial committee consists
of Mrs. Jones, Miss Loffness and Mrs.
r. J. Carter. During the past year the
church has fourished to such al extent
that it is able to double it's payment
toward the salary of the minister, who
has been retained for the next year.
The Sunday school also has increased
in size, four new classes having been
organized.
The Chicago Bee Hive store has a
notice posted on it's door that it is closed
for three days for the purpose of marIA
ing down it's goods, preparatory to clos
ing out. Mr.. Schlossberg, the proprie-
tor, has been engaged in business here
for ten years, during which he built
up very extensive business; but dur
ing the past few months domestic con-
ditions have been such as to greatly in
terfere with his personal supervision of
the business and he has decided to
close. Mrs. Schlossberg is in private
asylum in Portland for treatment, and
four children at home, all under five
years of age, demand his attention. The
Missoula Mercantile company is inspect
ing the stock and may negotiate for its
purchase.
The success attained by the ladies
auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers at their masquerade
ball last night was fully equal to the
expecta tons aroused by the extensive
preparations. The old century was
danced out and the new one in with the
heartiest merrment. At the unmasking
the judges decided that Mrs. d. BeatOn
had fairly won the first ladies' prize in
her costume of Daisy Bell, and Miss
Mccormick as Night. AS a policeman,
George Wilcox carried off first gentle
mems prize, and Joseph Cannon, who
represented an Irish clown, the second.
Col. j. A. MCGOWAN of Plains is in
town recuperating his broken health
and also for the purpose of perfecting
the incorporation papers for the Nc
Gowan Commercial company of Plains,
which will start out with a capital
stock of $4,000, most of which belongs
to the colonel. The other stockholders
are r. L. Menifee, J. r. Kruger, G. A.
Peterson and N. Fl. Morgan.
The Catholic church was beautifully
decorated New Years night depicting
scenes in the life of the Savior and
beautiful and impressive service was
conducted by Rev. Father PalladinQ,
which began at midnight and lasted
until morning. A special musical pro-
gramme had been arranged that was
not the least pleasing part of the SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Bedard, Jr., of
Frenchtown, are spending a few days
in town en- route home from Butte,
where they had been on their wedding
trip. Mr.. Bedard is one of French-
towns progressive merchants. and Mrs.
Bedard was one of the bellies of that
town, sister of Hon. Ed Donlan.
Hon. Ed Donlan and family of
Frenchtown arrived in town this even
ing, preparatory to his going to Helena
for the winter He, together with Hon.
Joseph NJ. Dion and Senator Tyler Wor-
den expect to leave for Helena on FRI
day. Mr.. DOMAINS family will spend
the winter in Missoula, guests of the
MisSOula hotel.
G. C. Willis. president of the Plains
Horticultural society. is spending the
day in town. Mr.. Willis is very en-.
thusiast.c over the fruit business and
expects an interesting session at the
next meeting of the society, which will
occur on Saturday.
Married-At the residence of the
brides parents. on Cooper street, Mr..
Charles ]. Stinson and Miss Jessie G..
Wlllett, Rev. Father Paliadino officiat
ing. The happy couple will reside in
Missoula. making their home near Mrs.
Stinson's parents.
The B.. A. & P. special car, Panama
was cut out of No. 3 this afternoon IN
accommodate President Scallon of the
Amalgamated Copper company and two
friends, who stopped at Bonner with tho
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