The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-03
GREAT NORTHWEST
Haif-Breed Cree Indians CAUSE
Trouble In Northern Montana
A Much Mixed Divorce
Case at Great Falls.
MONTANA.

The Helena police have found q den
where young girls are taught TO smoke
opium.
Rye and barley in the Bitter Root val
ley il ripe and the farmers are now har-
vestinR these crops. Wheat and oats are
n good height and show a splendid yield.
The crops in Missoula county will be
heavier this q tina for many seasons
back.-Gasette.
Two king birds were taken from the
globe Of the electric street light on the
corner of Main and Sixth streets yester-
day morning. They had got In there to
feast on the insects that had been acci-
dentally ''~electrocuted' and after eating
their fill were unable to make their exit
without assistance miles City Journal.
We learn from John w. Power that he
has n letter from Chinook, stating that
the artesian well at that place Is progress
ing rapidly. The bore is now down 43O
feet and water stands within 20 feet OF the
top. An expert says there is every ind
cation of striking oil before flowing water
is reached. Give Northern Montana an
oil field and we will boom sure enough
Benton Press.
The Ri~er Press says George III. Perrine.
an old and well known resident OF Fort
Benton, who left there in 1871, is now as
sistant postmaster at Fort Davis, Texas.
He has a son, James Perrine, a young
man about % years of age,a resident OF
this place, who has not heard Of his father
for years. A day or two q MIR. John
Patterson received a letter from the old
man, who inquired after the old residents
OF Fort Benton, some of whom have long
since passed owe to the silent majority.
George would be glad to hear from some
Of his living comrades who fought Indians
and ''pixened wolves" away ~ in the
early sixties.
John Tinsley had quite nm adventure
crossing the Duck creek divide Monday
last with q load Of vegetables. When
driving dow a slight grade a large brown
bear leaped from a clump Of brush down
the cmbankment into the road just i'm
front of his team. This frightened the
horses so that they darted back. breaking
the neckyoke, which gave the wagon a
show 10 lurch forward. One of the horses
at his fell and the wagon ran onto him.
The bear was evidently quite as much
surprised as was Mr.. Tinsley and made
some demonstrations as IL he meant TO
show fight, but Mr.. 7. jumped froTa the
wagon and shouted at bruin, who after
some deliberation and considerable snarl-
ing moved away. stopping and growing
occasionally as he reluctantly retreated
from the field.-White sulphur Springs
Husbdnd,ndn.
A warrant was sworn out last week at
Great Falls by Arvilla Bigelow against A.
u. Bigeiow, charging him with bigamy.
Il appears that Bigelow was married TO
Arvilla at Cascade on January II. 1887,
and that since hat time they AVE lived
together as man and wife. But report
says that q woman named Melissa Bige-
low, claiming to be the wife of Bigelow,
came from the East and has threatened
10 make Is warm for the much married
man. The Tribune says in order to APP
pease Melissa a divorce was secured from
Arvilla last Monday. II is said that Bige-
low promised Melissa to get a divorce
from Arvilla and then wed Melissa. Then
in order 30 pea Arvilla. il is said he
made the same promise to her. A mar
rage license issued yesterday TO A. ID.
Bigelow and Melissa Bigelow is sufficient
evidence that Arvilla has been left out i'm
the cold. and this may be the cause OF the
arrest. II is "a much mixed case and may
lead TO some serious complications.
The half-breed Cree criminal is a willy
and slippery individual. He claims to be
a political refugee, and demands protec-
ton of the American government, though
amnesty has long since been granted to
the followers Of Riel and his lieutenant,
Gabriel Dumont. Every mothers son OF
them could go back TO Canada and live n,
their old homes where they came from,
But they don't want to do this. They
AVE too much liberty on this side of the
line, aud there are too many fat cattle for
them to secretly kill and eat. Along with
their allies, the full-blooded Canadian
Cree Indians, they are allowed To roam In
bands over American soil at their owl
sweet will. No wonder they dom wan
TO go back TO Canada. That government
would permit no such nonsense. Blu
what do we see when these fellows are de
tected in their rascality and warrants ar,
sworn out against them? They ski
across the line into Canada quick enough
They are political refugees on American
soil until caught stealing. Smooth fel
lows, these!-Benton Press.
WASHINGTON.