The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-02
TELL TALE FIGURES
DIVORCES NOT PLENTIFUL
The AntI-Camb!.ng Law win Not
Materially Decrease the Rev
.enues OF Cascade County,
n other Statistics.

Great Falls, May speaking gen.
orally. statistics are most accurately
described as dry. but when the Stats
tics are connected with the purse
strings. Of the reader they appear TO
him as of vital Importance. Several
of the county officials OF Cascade coun-
ty have been engaged for some time
In preparing answers to questions sub
mitted by Capt. J. II. Mills. commits
sioner of the state bureau OF agrtcul-
ture, labor and industry. The statis-
tics thus compiled afford data not to
be found in the official reports OF the
officers, and show, In part. not only
what sums are received by the coun-
ty. but to what purpose these sums
are applied.
The district clerk of court has made
returns from his books and In one par
ticular shows that. although the ef-
fete East is prone to regard the West
as wild and woody and not inclined to
respect the martial vows and the re-
quirements of social purity. such Is
not the fact. The item that shows
this is a number of divorces granted
during the year 1894, the total number
being 80. Twenty-six of these were
granted on complaint of the wife and
band. The intertst i'm the capital cleo
ton caused an unusual number of
naturalizations to be made in 1881
Judge Benton was unusually strict in
his examination of applicants and few
persons that did not merit the hon
ors of American citizenship were
granted the privileges. This is fiat
tering commentary upon the character
of the foreign born residents of Cas-
cade county, and 1t is a pleasant
thought to the people of the county
that nearly all of the foreign born res
idents of the county are citizens of the
United States.
During 1894 925 persons received final
papers, divided as to nationality thus:
Austria, %; Belgium, 1: Canada, 215;
Denmark. IL: England, 81; Finland, II;
France, Z; Germany. 81 Ireland, 81;
Italy, 10; Norway. so; Russia, 2; Scot
land, So; Sweden, 147; Switzerland, s;
Wales, 16; all other countries, 16; Bo-
hernia and Hawaii are unrepresented.
The court business has been expedi-
tiously transacted and Ii is a cause for
pride and qualification that 1t is not
impossible to secure the conviction of a
criminal in Cascade county. During
last year the following was the court
business: Civil cases begun, 327; civil
cases disposed of, 1872; civil cases pend
ing at he end of the year. 245; criminal
cases begun on information filed. So;
criminal cases begun on Indictment
found, 3; criminal cases pending at the
beginning of year. 6; convictions for
felony. IS; convictions for misdemean-
ors, 6.
Considerable probate business was
| f1Il frto trat tor.
pending at the beginning of the year.
60: letters of administration issued. Is;
estates settled, 2S; guardianship pend
ing at the beginning of the year. %.
During the year there were rs execu-
lions issued. 81 DEGREES of foreclosure
and 162 marriage licenses issued.
The county clerk and recorders re-
turns show the following instruments
recorded: Deeds, warranty and quit
claim S51; executors. administrators
and guardians deeds, 4; sheriff's deeds.
rs; tax title deeds. 8: real estate mort
cages, 101; chattel mortgages. 4s3; me-
chanics' liens, g.
The returns compiled by County
Treasurer Dickerman and Deputy Berg
hardt cover the fiscal year from March
/, 1894, to Mach /, 1895. and show IL
censes collected as follows: Total,
$50, 36607 saloons, 26,195; attorneys,
1882; butchers, $3.50; gamblers. $1.606.57;
hotels, s2S7.50 laundries. s65; liveries,
$751; so: merchants. SO, 200; peddlers. $40;
real estate and insurance agents, $14S;
restaurants. s3S7.50; wholesale liquor
dealers, SLABS; all other occupations.
1877. 1t is noticeable that the licenses
from gambling houses. which the codes
are intended to abolish after July l,
amount to only $1,606.57
Other county officers were not asked
for reports. their official reports afford
ing all valuable data.