The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-17
TOO MANY GRUB STAKES
Another Alleged Reason For Claim
Agent Smiths Troubles.
LATE NEWS FROM NEIHART
Events That Have Given to the
Resld ents of Cascade County
Something to Talk About Dur
ing the Last Day or Two.

GREAT FALLS, Feb. 16.-Judge Benton
has granted Fredricka Feacknitz a di-
vorce from her husband, John Feacknitz.
on the grounds of drunkenness and cru
city. 1t was shown that John was in the
habit OF coming home quite frequently
under the baleful influence of jag, and
when in such condition he was not at all
backward about treating his wife shame
fully.
Jennie Fullerton and husband have
decided to William r. Dickson lot IA,
block 136. consideration 5000.
At the ice rink Frank Brown tried to
skate 40 laps to E. L. Williams 30. but
the latter, who knows a thing or two about
skating, was too much for him. Williams
skated 80 to Franks IS and was declared
the winner of the purse.
Company A, N. G. NJ, 10 in receipt of
the report of Adjt. Gen. c. f. Lloyd for
the years 1888 4. The local company is
favorably mentioned by Inspector General
Hedges.
Kenneth Murray, deputy clerk and re-
corder, will shortly leave for Edmonton.
n. w. T., to look after the estate of Dom
aid Mcleod, a cousin who died recently.
The dead man was quite prominent in
Northwestern territory affairs. Mr.. MUIR
ray expects to be away abont seven
months.
The recent cold snap has kept the local
plumbers busy. Many citizens have been
on the go lately keeping their furnaces at
white heat to stand off the cold.
The downfall of L. B. Smith, late claim
agent of the Great Northern, who lived
here for three years, and had many
friends in Great Falls, is still the chief
topic OF conversation whenever the late
escapade in the city attorneys office is
Is not being talked about. Only a few
people knew that Smith was leading too
1ast life for his salary. Outside of his
expensive iason with woman of the
town he was generally considered a man
OF frugal habits. But since his arrest il
would seem that he had other ways in
which to squander money. 1t appears
that he was quite soft mark for pro-
fessional grubstake hunters. The leeches
that infest all cities in mining states and |
palm themselves off as experienced pros
pectors in the endeavor to induce some |
one with money to stake them, Jared right |
royalty with Smith. 1t is said that an ex- |
animation of his effects since his arrest |
revealed the fact that he had grub staked |
several fortune hunters. One wrote that |
if he only had hundred more he would |
be able to strike the lead which would |
make them both wealthy. Later he wrote
that the amount had been received and
That in few days the lead would be I'M
covered. 1t is hardly necessary to saw
that no letters recording the happy event
were to be found.
1t has not yet been definitely decided in
which county Smith will be tried. The
railroad company claims to have plenty
Of evidence of frauds committed in Lewis
and Clarke, Choteau and this county. He
NilE 1t is understood, be prosecuted for
forgery as well as embezzement The
former crime consisted in his signing the
names OF alleged witnesses to the appli-
'ation Tor damages, also in signing the
name of the party in whose behalf the
iraft for the claim was drawn. 1t is said
he forged names have every indication
" having been written with the left hand.
Vow that the head claim agent is aware
IT the facts he is said to have expressed
urprise that he did not notice the general
unfairly in the forgeries long ago. The
orged names are all written in a STYLE of
writing that in the main possesses a re- I
narkable SIMILARITY I
Advices from Neihart state that W. H. (
lcFarland and Hugh Stevens have taken |
lease on tho Eighty-Eight mine and q
ave force OF men at work in the tunnel !
ONE $500 feet from the mouth. They 1
re sinking a winze on a body of ore 1
'hich they have good reason to believe p
ill pay to mine. There is a seam of ore n
{ this point about two inches wide that is d
cry rich. IL ASSAYS 200 ounces in silver
nd two ounces in gold. Water bothered
he men at first, but pump has been =
arted, since which time they have had
o trouble on that score.
The Neihart Water company has re- =,
lsed to pay taxes on the amount assessed | r
yainst it last year. The board of equaIi- :,
ition last year raised the assessment :,
ON S7,4l5 to S11,975 upon the recommen- .,
alton OF the city council of Neihart. The
'mpany applied for an Injunction re-
the county treasurer from
rcing collection. The same was granted r,
I'd will be argued at the next term of
'urt at White Sulphur Springs. The
m2any claims that only about one-third
the property is located in the city -
nits, and places the valuation of the "
me at s2,5OO. The company on Dec. 1 VI
ndered SlSO.Sl TO the treasurer, alleging Is
at was all 1T owed the county for taxes. al
he tender was refused.
The Neihart fire department has elected
2 following officers for the ensuing
ar: W. ). Jennings, president; E. L. 10
urphy, vice president; E. K. Abbott. no
cretary; L. A. Shaw, treasurer; Alex Be
right, NJ. f. Boland and Robert Parry, u
ance COMMITTEES; Charles Crawford. OG
ef; John Ellenberger, assistant chief. ca
ed Sprague was elected foreman of Ia
'se company No. l, and j. n. Sturgeon sl-
eman of No. ?. Wi
ohm Waun, Finlander, working in
ne Number One at Belt. was instantly
led last night about 8 o'clock. He hal /
pped from the room IN which he was ca:
rking into the one adjoining to speak ito
an acquaintance and while leaning ret
r the car talking to this friend a large Tn
k overhead. which became loosened by tai
hook of blasts, broke from its fasten-
n NJ lnIl IL. l.