The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-12
GREAT FALLS NEWS
The People Over That Way Are UE
and Doing.
SPRING IS VERY WELCOME
Some Plans for the Season Which
Promise to Be One OF
UnexampIed Pros
perity.

Great Falls. May n.-Reports from
Maiden are that the fires have been
drawn from the engines at the Spotted
Horse mine. the pumps have been re-
moved, all has been left to the ravages
OF decay. and where once was busy
camp the silence of the tomb prevails.
The fact that men who stand very
close to Tom Power have purchased
the mine leads many to hope that soon
again the mine which made "Budd"
Meadow a millionaire will be In active
operation "a
A movement is on foot to provide for
keeping the cemetery at Sun River in
proper order. and a committee OF ctti-
zens will be appointed to take charge
of the cemetery. The old cemetery
contains many bodies. and concealed
beneath it's sod are bodies which have
rested there for nearly three decades OF
years. BY neglect the cemetery has
reached a shameful state. and citizens
are determined to remedy the evil.
Sheriff Mclaughlin of Choteau coun-
ty, who has been investigating the
brutal assault at Harlem on William
Kelly, who had been a witness at the
inquest on the remains Of Mrs. Ever
EFT. the woman killed by a Great
Northern train recently, arrested
Charles Gates on bench warrant
charging Gates with assault with In
tent to commit murder. Gates was re-
leased under $500 bail. Kelly is recov-
ering slowly, and will entirely recover
unless unexpected complications en-
sue.
Sam Miller, foreman for Mcnamara
& NARROW of Big Sandy, who was In
jured at Big Sandy Sunday, is at Co
1umbus hospital in Great FANS, ana Is
considered out of danger, although re-
covery win be slow.
Doctor Gordon is confined to his
rooms from rather a severe attack OF
illness, and Doctor Ferguson Is attend
ing to the formers patients.
w. e. Riley has resigned as clerk Of
the school board at Belt, and Edward
Barnum has been chosen as his success
sor.
The following real estate transfers
were made a matter OF record to-day
Joseph Dule to Fred Jureak, one-half OF
lot 10, block 6, Townsite of Belt, $500
The First National bankto A. j. SHORES.
lots and z, block 246, Townsite OF
Great Falls, consideration. $4,000.
The new bank at Belt is now open,
with Harry J. Skinner In charge. line
institution is a branch of the First
National bank of Great Falls. Regular
officers will be elected In the near
future.
Ar a meeting of the Trades and La,
Dor council held last night, George
Lathrop of the Mill and Smeltermen.
Union was elected president, wee >. II
Fox. resigned. Mr.. Fox left for Helena
this morning to reside on ms ranch uh
til he proves up.
The funeral of the late George Noetf
occurred from the German Lutheran
church this afternoon. Mr.. Noetn was
a member of the Smeltermen's union
and was buried by that organization.
At a meeting of the Unionmen's
Building association a committee was
IN. fHa va rio
Examinations and solicit subscriptions
TO its stock, which will be used for the
purpose of erecting a handsome build
ing to be used as labor headquarters
So far the organization has met witt
fiattering success, and those having TN
matter in charge hope to conclude TN
purchase of a site for the proposed
structure in the near future.
The smelter employees were paid of
to-day. and $50, 900 were put in circula
ton among the different business
houses.
Great Falls. May 11-About IL o'clocl
this morning George Smith, coloret
barber, and William Richter, smeite
man. engaged in an alteration over
game of dice in the Stockholm bee
hall. Smith drew a gun and attempte'
10 shoot Richter. but was disarmed o.
the proprietor of the beer hall. Rich
ter swore out complaint charging
Smith with carrying concealed weap
ons. The case was heard this after
noon, and Smith was fined $50 an
costs. In default of payment he wa
committed for rs days.
The funeral of Thomas A. Wall o
Kibbey, who was killed at Belt Mon
day evening, will be held In Great FAN
Tuesday at ID. m. Mrs. Wall is ex
pected to arrive from California to
morrow morning.