The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-19
THE NORTHERN CITY
News Of General Interest From
Broadvater Bay.
A NEW TELEPHONE LINE
Valley County Court VIII Convene
To-Morrow--The Women Can
vote--More Cattle Cars
Ordered--Loca News.

Great Falls, May 1S.-The sheriff of
Cascade county has decided to Eugene
Prior, for a consideration of $3.137.46,
the southeast quarter of section 20,
township q, north of rage east, and
Prior and wife deed the same property
to John s. Sutphen for $500.
In the suit of L. G. Phelps. receiver
John A. Largent and William Ulm.
Judgment by default for $4ss.4o has
been ordered.
District court for Valley county will
convene Monday. The only case Of
Importance that will come up at this
term is that Of Charles Sepphic.
charged with murder. and there is
as some of the witnesses cannot be
found. The following is a list of jurors
summoned: Plas Pierce, z. D.. Cole
man, James Wedum, ]. Bauer, Otto
Carlson. A. Davidson, w. H. Beary,
J.. X. Bell, c. W., Powell. L. Bretzka. ].
Rhode, Thomas Gushing. James Hyatt,
+. M. Fryburg. ST., 0. H. Prentice, H.
M. Cosier. ]. r. DeRobbins. A. Elloiot.
Frank Miller, George White. William
Ivey, L. p. Roundy, George Hildreth,
]. B. Stilwell. w. w. Hurd. f. Whit
bread, John Manning, F. Lampman,
John Jackson, r.. Walsh.
Work is actually in progress on the
COnStTuctfOn Oh the GTedt IeWlS-
town telephone line. Wires are being
strung on the poles in and near Great
Falls, and the central office is being
equipped. 1t is located on Central
avenue next to Schott & Co. IS. The dis
lance from Lewistown to Stanford has
been staked and found to be SO miles.
Work on the line from Gilt Edge to
Lewistown is being rapidly pushed and
the line will be completed in time to
make connections.
The next term of the district court
for Fergus county will convene June 8.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
of Lewistown are preparing to issue
"Woman's Edition" of the Lewis
town Argus. 1t will be a boom" edi-
ton, and about 1000 copies will be
printed. 1t will appear in June.
AS the trustees refused to permit
women taxpayers to vote at the re-
cent school bond election in Lewistown
and Attorney General Haskell decided
that they were entitled to vote. the
trustees have decided to resubmit the
question whether or not 1000 worth
of bonds shall be issued for building
purposes.
Miss Kathryn Miller of Great Falls
has been engaged to teach the Morris
school on Otter creek for the next
term. $50 ssa
Rev. Father ]. ]. Dolls of st. Anne
Catholic church, Great Falls. is meet
ing with success in his efforts to secure
support In the erection of a church at
Belt.
Beef contracts have been awarded
by the Indian department to the fol-
lowing citizens of Northern Montana:
w. f. Mellick, 100000 pounds. Black
foot agency, $3.50: c. ]. Mcnamara,
100000 pounds, Belknap agency, s275
and 1875 for spring of 1896 delivery;
G. j. Mcnamara, 100000 pounds to
Fort Peck agency. SO and $3.50 for
spring delivery.
~. Charles A. Smith Of Harlem has been
appointed post trader at the Fort Belk-
nap agency.
for points along the Great Northern
each day will be bulletined, in accord
ance with the request of the North
Montana Roundup association. Gen.
eral Manager Warren writes thus to
the association: "Gentlemen-I beg to
acknowledge receipt of your commu-
nication of April 26, and to thank you
for the friendly expressions contained
therein. Directions have been given to
have bulletin boards erected in cOmpli-
ance with the request contained in the
resolution passed. The matter of fire
guards will be attended to without
unnecessary delay. The question of
price for stock killed will have prompt
consideration. and I will have our
claim agent advise you of the result
At the close OF the prosecutions tes-
timony in the trial of Louis Curry for
the murder of pike" Landusky at
Fort Benton, Judge Du Bose, on his
own motion directed the jury re-
turn verdict of acquittal, and de-
PENDANT. was discharged.
There have been rumors rife for sew
eral days of rich placer finds in the
Little Rockies. 1t appears that there
Is some excitement in that vicinity.
and number of claims have been filed
on, but there is nothing in site, and
impossible hydraulic treatment is re-
quired to realize anything