The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-02
MONEY Is HARD TO GET
Ii Took an Honest Man Many Years to
Pay So.
THE OTHER FELLOW DIED
All Together 1t Is a Very Interesting
Story-Court Matters-TrIal of
the Alleged Dynamiters
at Mssoula.

MIssoULA, Feb. !. - Administrator
Brooks is in receipt of a letter postmarked
Helena, signed Il. B., and containing n 50
bill. and in which appears the statement
that the sender owes the amount to man
named Turner. who died in Missoula
about eight years ago, and requests that it
be applied to the estate of the deceased.
Mr.. Brooks does not know the deceased
nor the remitter and has not had the OPP
portunity of establishing n conscious
fund.
An old timer hearing about the remit
TANGO of that money in the mysterious
manner in which he did believes he can
clear up a few points. Some years ago a
German soldier stationed at Fort Mssoula
was friend of Tom Turner, who owned
a ranch and ran n saloon on Four Mile.
He and Billy Boyle were the only men
living on Four Mile, and it is to him I'M
doubleday that the man who
sends the money refers. lie died
about eight years ago. Turner and
the soldier were horse buyers and horse
traders, the soldier doing business
through Turner. Discipline at tho fort
was little too severe for the trading Ger
man and he deserted year or SO after he
left Missoula. He was seen near Assina-
borne by q Missoula man. Having no
cause to fear this man the deserter spoke
of Missoula and his Missoula friends,
mentioning Tom Turner 10 whom he
said he owed s.. He said he was going on
a prospecting tour to tho Sweet Grass
country and il he made a stake he would
pay Turner il he never settled any of the
rest of his debts. The initials of the man
are T. b., which leads the old timer TO be-
lieve that the L. b. who wrote Mr.. Brooks
from Helena is identical with the Il. B.
who was stationed at Fort Missoula some
years ago and who deserted thcrefrom.
For fear the old timer may be censured
for giving the deserter away it is neces-
sary TO add that he was not known on the
government pay rolls as L. B., though
Turner knew his right name, so the
identity of the man as far as can be dis
tinguished by initials, remains hidde n
from the eyes of Uncle Sans officers.
Turner was unmarried and left no es-
tate to speak of and no heirs quarrel led
over its disposition.
Mart Peppard, the bridge contractor, is
recovering from fall he took few DAYS
ago from a bridge ne is building on the
Big Blackfoot.
Candfemas day will DO appropriately
celebrated by the Catholics of Missoula
tomorrow.
Charley Blaisdell is tho possessor OF a
relic of tho revolutionary war, forwarded
him by an old friend who has held it as a
family heirloom for many years. The
trophy consists of an ancient muzzle-
loading pistol about two feet in length. 1t
bears the name of tho maker, dated 1870.
and is in a good state of preservation. 1t
is n valuable memento and has been
given favored location in Mr.. Blaisdell's
interesting cabinet.
The next term of the district court be-
gins next Monday. Sheriff Mclaughlin
announces tho following veniro for
trial jurors: Ed Thompson, w. f.
Linderborn, w. Il. O'Connell. II.
o. Worden, c. c. Willis,
o. v. Troop, John L. Cyr. j. A. Chef,
William Spurgin, Charles Marsh, George
Freisheimer. John Willis, L. NJ. Radcliffe,
j. j. Shinnick, j. c. McGinnis, William
Lehr, w. A. Cook, j. A. Allen, A. p. Tiet-
jen, II. II. Davenport, NJ. II. Pierce, Ed
Rahkramer, Robert Coombs, George G.
Higgins, julius Grell, NJ. Flynn, +. j.
Dormer, j. ii. Boyer, j. L. Phillips, George
ii. Keep.
The cases of Sterling Ironsides Informed
against as william steele, John Steele
and NJ. {. Walker charged with having
blown up an engine in the Northern Pacific
yards at Missoula last summer, will come
on for trial. Flynn and Walker have been
out on bail but Ironsides has been in iail
since his arrest. lie has protested vigor-
ously against his confinement and in an
appeal to the English consul at Chicago
he stated that he was not treated as a
loyal subject of Queen Victoria should be
treated. This led the consul to write
Judge Reeves letter requesting him TO
use his influence in procuring for Mr..
lronsides due consideration.
Mrs. Roman of tho Flathead agency is
in the city making arrangements TO re-
move TO Missoula.
Charley Stuart, who, fo- several years.
has been in the hardware department of
the Missoula Mercantile company at
Missoula, has removed to Philipsburr.
where he will reside in the future. Mrs.
Stuart will join him in a few DAYS.
Mrs. Henry Hathaway and Mrs. W. II.
Frances entertained large number of
their lady friends this afternoon nj tho
residence OF Mrs. Hathaway.