The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-24
HEARD AROUND TOWN.

air. IL LOOKS Ina Way now.
HEARD AROUND TOWN.
Few people have an idea Of the immense
amount Of business transacted By the police
magistrate Of Helena. Judge Sanders, who
has held the office since April, 1888, and
whose successor will take the office May !,
ID busy just now checking up his books Tor
the four years he has been dispensing
justice in the city hall. During these four
years he has tried {, 4233 city cases, or an
average Of nearly i've . day, not counting
holidays and Sundays. In addition to the
city cases Judge Sanders has tried more
1000 state and civil cases. During
his four terms the judge has had some very
sensational cases before him. The two
that attracted the greatest amount of atten-
ton were the Bryson murder case and the
highway lady. In the first of these the man
accused of the crime was hanged. and in
the second the male in the case is now serv-
ing a long term at Deer Lodge, while the
girl is supposed to be at home in Washing
ton state.
But she cases tried do not by any means
represent all the work done BY q police
judge. The city magistrate is the person to
whom the women who are being i'll treated,
and the men with personal grievances come
for advice and assistance. He is compelled
to listen to their tales Of woe, and be able
to Judge whether if he advises the swearing
out Of a complaint he is aiding some one to
vent a private grievance. During Judge San
ders' terms the Spellman-Moran feud ran
its ~iercest course. When justice tempered
with mercy ceased to have a deterrent
effect, the judge administered Justice pure
and simple, and that brought the feud to an
end. Later the Spellman family occupied
a large amount of the time of the police
court. Finally the district court granted
the wife a divorce, but this did not end
the trouble. Then Judge Sanders under
took't to act in the double capacity of judge
and friend and with the most eminent
success. Judge Sanders during the years
he has presided over the police court has
never sunk the mar in the judge. AS a re-
suit many unfortunates, both male and
female, who harsh treatment would have
driven to the dogs, have been dealt
with as though they were human beings,
with some good in them, and as a result the
first false step has been the last. But the
old and %toughened offenders nave had a
hard row to hoe, with the result that old
criminals never cared for a second inter
view with the Helena magistrate.
Major Wyman, the agent of the Grow
Indians, has great faith in his wards, in SO
far as relates to their progress in agricul-
tural pursuits. There are s, pa Grows under
his charge, 800 less than when he was ap.
pointed agent. About one-third of the
families have taken lane in sevelalty. and
will this year raise crops. Tine government
gives to the most industrious of the Indians
a complete farming outfit, consisting OF
wagons, harness, plows, rakes, harrows and
other necessary utensils. Recently the
government bought from the Crows q por-
tion of their reservation, and will expenc
about $780, 600 in building an irrigation
ditch for them. Major Wyman is firm i,
the belief that if this ditch is built. tina
the Crows will be self-supporting at th
end of two years. He says the Grows lik
to work when they are paid for it, and il
illustration of this says that last year the,
cut from their reserves and solo to con
tractors ], 700 tons of hay, receiving for
, $17, 900 in cash. This money they saved
l In addition they did all the %freighting I
3 and from the agency for the government
t The major recently sent to Secretary Nobl
the most unique photograph, probably, eve
: taken in Montana. 1t represented &c
teams. containing 300 horses, hauling hay
The Crows have three schools. $50 India
. children attending.
= Major Wyman is Fl great adnirer of tn
y Crow scout. sixty of tho tribe being enliste
in that service. They nre under comman
of Lieut.. Robertson, who has taken pair
to train them, and who has brought the1
] to a high state of proficiency as scouts an
n couriers. The First cavalty, with whic
Lieut.. Robertson is connected. has bee
ordered to Arizona, but the lieutenant. wit
y the Crow scouts, will go to Fort Dearborn
b near Chicago, and probably remain the
D during the Worlds fair.
g Some of the land in the Grow reserve
as good as there is in Montana and pr
1T duces bountiful crops OF grain. The re
e%ryation contains l,500, 900 acres, some of
being leased to stockmen for grazing pu
poses. The Indiana will cultivate mo
land this year than ever before. The
- cash annuity is $l2 for every member
u the tribe.
v --
Tomorrow there will be an examinati,
ty at Miles City under the auspices OF I
20 civil service commission of those who d
"a sire to enter the railway mail service OF +
government and also Of those who desire
become teachers Mt the Indian agenci,
"a. The latter examination seems no. to
s+ generally understood. There Ars now
number OF vacancies in the Indian scho
service in Montana, and the agents nj
no rule are anxious that the appointees
ia. Montana Rir.s. The salary is $500 (