The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-15
CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Everything Looks Favorable for q
Fair and Races the Coming
Fall Here.
Dog Fighters Fined for Violating
Laws About Cruelty to
Animals.
An Electrified Wire Knocks Down Horse
and Then Shocks the Driver
Ms Well.

fair and 4 horse meeting IN uoieuA suls
fall. The stockholders of the Fair associa-
ton have about adjusted their differences.
and by the time the case comes MP in court
to-day, the matter will 10 doubt be ar
ranged satisfactorily to all concerned. The
association will very likely be recognized
and the managers go to work at once to
make the fair and RAGS meeting this year
the best eyer held here. The Helena pub
lie will be glad to learn that the differences
between the stockholders will not stand in
the way of a meeting.
Dog fighters hereafter will fight some
what shy of Lewis and Clarke county. The
county attorney and the sheriff wanted to
have it established that dog fights were con-
trary to law. For that reason they had
Fred Norton and Edward Mack. the latter
colored. arrested for allowing their dogs to
chew each other last Sunday. Their hope
was that, in case Of conviction, the parties
would appeal to the district court and get a
ruling as to whether allowing or encour-
aging dog fights came under the law in
reference to cruelty to animals. The cases
were to como up before Judge Woodman
yesterday. 1t was not tried, however, Nor
ton and Mack, through their attorney, con-
Tossing guilt. As it was the first case OF
the kind that had come before Judge Wood
man. he let them off with a fine of SIS each
and costs, amounting altogether to $22.5O
apiece. The next case. if there is a convic-
ton, will probably carry a penalty to the
limit of the law, 500 fine and six months
in prison. This applies to the owners OF
the dogs and the spectators.
The electric light line men were repairing
| some of the wires at the intersection OF
Main and Bridge streets yesterday morn
ing, and in doing 80 let one end of a guy
wire fall. to the ground. In falling it lay
across a live wire. A teamster named Hill
debrand came along driving a fine horse.
He did not see the suspended wire. Neither
did the horse. The animal ran squarely in
to the wire. The next instant he was lying
on his side, uttering the most hesrtrendlng
and horrible cries and means. The driver
even then did not seem to comprehend what
the exact cause of the trouble WAS. He saw
the wire and he saw the horse lying down
and heard his cries. He thought his horse
had merely gotten tangled in the wire. He
~dismounted, and walking up to the horse,
caught hold of the wire to disengage it. In
an instant he was lying on his back about
fifteen feet away. How he got there he did
not know. The lineman disconnected the
wire, released the horse and Hildebrand
went on his way, man and beast pretty
we'll satisfied with their first experience
in running against a live wire.
F. E. Monmouth, of Ceur d'Alene. is
probably satisfied with his experience in
annoying the postmaster of that place
Monmouth took from the postmaster's
desk 800 for which he had money orders,
but neglected to sign any receipts. This
put the postmaster to considerable trouble
as he WAS responsible to the government
for the money unless he could show re-
ceipts. Monmouth was indicted for lar
ceny of government funds. The jury that
tried the case came into court one day last
week and said they could not agree. ON
of them asked the judge if the postmaste
could nave any civil action against Wonna
cult. On being told that he could the jur.
brought in a verdict of not guilty. Tn
trial has cost Monmouth double the non
involved.