The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-05
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Of General Interest In tho -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

The Madison river Is said to be higher
than IL has been at any time within the
past four or five years.
A contract has been let for building a
new Catholic church at Great Falls. The
cost will be about 5000,
A party of Minneapolis business men,
about % I'm number, have been invited TO
take a trip 10 Montana over the Great
Northern railway. They will pass through
Helena about June 10. The excursionists
points before returning.
While coming from Atlanta, Idado, last
Monday, Ed Gaetz, the mail carrier, was
fortunate enough to pick up an oh buck
skin purse that contained nine and a
quarter ounces of clean, bright gold dust.
When Gaetz first noticed the object he
thought it but a small piece of rawhide
and passed OH, but had not gone far when
he concluded to return and examine II,
which was a lucky ~afterthought, as it
netted him about $3.50.
A deputy sheriff of Choteau county, in
searching n house near Chotau a few days
ago, discovered n large amount Of goods
slowed away in n of the rooms. Among
the articles were harness, clothing, bed
ding, jewelry, etc. George Steele identi-
fled some of the property as belonging TO
him, which was stolen a ycar ago. Will
liam Finn, arrested in Helena OH Satur-
day night, is the party accused OF stealing
the goods as they were foundi in his house.
Great Falls Leader.
William Rextrew was killed at Prickly
Pear junction Tuesday afternoon. He
was riding upon a handcar and two other
handcars loaded down were following
| close behind. The young man accident
ally fell from the car upon the track and
the car Immediately following run over
his body, killing him. The men with him
think Rcxtrew became suddenly dizzy,
which was the cause of his falling OIL.
They say he was not crowded off and they
can account for the accident in no other
way. Rextrew wa an unmarried man q
years OF age.
The man who goes DOWN i'm diving ar
NOR and works at the bottom Of the river
in placing the tubular piers at the bridge,
at Boise City, comes up at noon and even
ing pale and exhausted, says the Demo-
crdt. At first he could remain under but
two or three hours. Now he stays half n
day. Crowds of ladies and children visit
the bridge about @ o'clock p. m. TO see the
man climb up on n ladder let down for
the purpose and divest himself of his air
tight suit. As he appears with his big glass
eyes he brings TO mind old Neptune or
some marine animal coming up to take n
peep at the world on the surface. The
first thing his assistants do after he leaves
the tube is to quickly remove his copper
helmet, the air pump continuing TO work
until il is done.
While on n spree ut Missoula, a man
named Dan Mollquin told the inmates of
a house of i'll fame that he was in Helena
at the time and after the Julia Dowd muir
der; that he was near the house on the
night of the murder, heard Julia scream,
run to door and as she got TO the door n
man grabbed her, pulled her Jack and
struck her with n knife and killed her.
Mollquin aid he remained i'm Helena for
some time after, but was not a witncss at
the inquest. Mollquin was nj Missoula
for some time and spent considerable
money with lewd women and around GER
tain joints. At different times he would
talk about the Julia murder. Mollquin is
now in Livingston. As soon as he left
Missoula, the chief of police was informed
Of his assertions and has been working on
the matter SINCE. He has informed Mar
shall Cronin of the evidence he has
acquired. 1t is his belief that Mollquin is
either the man that committed the deed
or that he knows all about il. Mollquin
has been r~ailroading at different times.
The Helena Independent relates n re-
markable instance of canine intelligence
which averted an accident near East Hell
ena recently. A large Newfoundland dog
was in the habit of following the men on
their daily trip down the road with n hand
car, and like all dogs it was ambitious to
keep up will its masters. One evening
when the men were returning from work
the dog took the lead and there was n
spirited race. The animal was only a
short distance ahead, and instead Of leav-
ing the track and falling in the rear kept
going at great speed. The men never
thought of danger till the car rounded a
curve and came suddenly upon q long
trestle with the dog no more han twenty
feet ahead. He did not realize the dan.
ger until he came to the trestle. The men
were horror-stricken and expected to be
thrown from the track and perhaps
killed. The intelligent dog knew the dan
ger instantly. 1t iiattencd itself between
the ties and the car passed safely ovcl
without rufIling n hair. Ii was the nos,
remarkable piece of intelligence ever ex.
hibited by a dumb animal. II could no,
go forward; to stand still was death Il
the dog as well as the men. 1t was toe
late TO jump, so the intelligent animal
crouched low and thus saved its own life
as well as the men OH the car.
Ever since the robbery at the Broad
water. by which A. s. Friend and Colonel
Lambreth were heavy losers, there has
been n constant effort to find the thief
says the Helena Independent. MIR. Friends
suspicion at the time centered on Edward
j. Drexel. the dapper young second clerl