The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-10
KNOCKED OUT BY TIME
Several Old Cases Dismissed By Judge
Benton.
THEY WERE GRAY WITH AGE
News From Great Falls-Banks
That are in Splendid Financial
Condition Newspaper
Changes Reported.

GREAT FALLS, Jan. 9.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the North
western National bank of this city was
held yesterday in the parlors of the bank.
The following directors we're elected: W..
G. Conrad, c. E. Conrad, Joseph A.
Coram, Frank Klepetko, James L. STAN
ford. G. NJ. Hyams. j. Rice, G. II. Good
rich, Kyle Price. III. Strain, B. d. Hatcher.
The directors then met and reelected the
old officers: W. G. Conrad, president !;
James L. Stanford, vice president; b. d.
Hatcher, cashier; r. p. Richards, assist
ant cashier. The profits for the last six
months were shown to be 6% per cent, or
at a rate of - per cent. per annum. A
semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent. was
declared while the remaining 81 per cent.
was added to the surplus. The stockhold-
ers were all greatly pleased with the
splendid showing made by the managers
of the bank.
o. ). Warden, business manager of the
Tribune, left this afternoon for his old
home in Monroe, n. H. After a short visit
with his folks he will invade Massachu-
sets and on the 22d of this month lead to
the altar one of the fair daughters of the
old Bay State. Mr.. and Mrs. Warden
will be at home to Great Falls friends
about the 18th of February.
Robert S. Ball and Helen ]. Griffith,
both of Sand Coulee, we're married yes
terday.
The Cascade bank and Security bank
have published their semi-annual reports.
which show these institutions to be in
tirst-class shape.
Dismissed for want of prosecution, dis
missed-settled, dismissed without preju-
dice and simply dismissed we're several of
"a sod hxr. I,,1. a
Clerk of the Court Cockrill in disposing of
some old cases that have been banging
fire in the district court of Cascade county
for several years. Since the last term of
court both officials have been cleaning
house. They played havoc with some of
the Jarndyce VS.. Jarndyce cases which
have been continued along from term to
term. Some OF the actions we're brought
by plaintiffs who have since gone to the
land where legal technicalities are I'M
known. Others have no attorney to pilot
them through the mazes of court work.
In all about % derelicts were thus ad-
judicated for all time to come.
Court Black Eagle No. HOG, Order of
Foresters, installed the following officers
at its regular meeting last night: j. f.
White. c. D.; S. f. McBrat ney, G. r.; f.
Tobin, V. G. r.. G. II. Chase, r. S.; p. p.
Lee, 5. F.; j. A. Brown, treasurer; L.
Deffenbach, S. w. A. Nc CARNEY, j. w.;
William Clause, S. b.; r. Weir, j. B.; A.
Whyte, chaplain; DR.. Ferguson, court
physician; A. belong, p. c. r.
Past Commander Patrick Hughes has
been presented with hand some silver
smoking set by the ladies of the Woman's
Relief corps. The presentation speech
was made by Mary A. Slres, president of
the w. r. C.
James Jones increased the city fund to
the extent of $3.50 yesterday for carrying
concealed weapons, in the shape of a
horse pistol of the old-time frontier kind.
Monday night the city council passed |
an ordinance known as Ordinance No. |
120, which transferred from the water |
fund to tue general fund all moneys in |
excess of So, 445, the same to be restored |
to it's proper fund before the first of next
December. 1t was claimed the money |
was wanted for the purpose of paying
cash to the electric light company, thereby
securing the usual discount, which would
result in a saving for the city of some
thing like $500 in interest.
To-day Leslie & Downing, attorneys for
the Great Falls Water company, applied
for an injunction restraining Mayor Gels
thorpe, the city council and the city treas
lrer from making any such a transfer of
the city funds. The court granted the
writ, which is returnab,e in 10 days, dur
ng which time the attorneys for the
water company and the city will have an
opportunity to argue the matter.
Katie Manning, she woman of the town,
who had her lover, l.. n. Bossette, arrested
or assault and battery and then failed
o appear against him, was fined s. and
,osts to-day by Judge Race for contempt
IF court.
Bossette was fined $50 for assault. Both
IF them rustled the required amount.
William Foley and w. w. Mobiles were
Irraigned before Justice Hawkins to-day
o answer TO the charge of grand larceny.
They are accused of rifling the trunk of a
melter man named Sidney Pace in whose |
DOM, in lodging house, they we're
domicied. They pleaded
lot guilty and were reman ded to Jail TO ,
wait examination.