The Anaconda standard., 1895-04-17
NEWS AND PERSON AIS.

NEWS AND PERSON AIS.
GREAT FALLS, April 16.-A special to
this Office from Havre says: Mrs. Dodge,
Miss Dodge and Miss Jewett of Minneap-
oils, who have been visiting here for sew
eral days, returned Saturday night to
their homo and will leave for Europe in q
short time. They intended to leave
Thursday evening, but remained to wit
ness performance of the "Wildest
West" show and sun dance by the Crses,
rendered them by Manager Don Daven-
port.
Gen. Supt. E.. w. McKenna, his private
secretary, w. c. Crowther, and the engi-
neer of the maintenance of way of the
Great Northern were in Havre Friday on
tour of inspection. They returned cast
on the regular train to-day.
Sheep men are preparing for
the lambing season, which will
begin about May 1. Some lambs
will be dropped earlier, but will
eke out q precarious existence for he next
six weeks. Ea stern Montana reports the
first lambs, John Russell of Glasgow
having over 500 head already.
The STANDARD has frequently men,
toned the large number of wolf and coy
Oec htoCS WhtCi nave Oeen I8c00Ily Dr0-
sented for bounty certificates in Choteau
county. The last legislature made it the
duty OF the county recorder to punch all
hides presented. r. E. Sayre. recorder of
Choteau county, has ruined a suit OF
clothes in doing this work, the garments
becoming covered with hair, grease and
dirt, and has had made a uniform which
he dons on such occasions. 1t consists of
suit OF bed-ticking of enormous dimen-
sions which he draws over his business
suit. covering him from lips to toes. He
presents a ludicrous appearance and is
the subject of considerable raillery from
his friends, but the scheme protects his
clothes.
In a letter to a friend in Great Falls,
Miss Grace Vance, who was the guest of
Mrs. o. g. Cooper for several weeks dur
ing the summer of 1898, but who is now
teaching elocution in Seattle seminary,
gives an account of her narrow escape
from death. She was teaching on the
sixth floor of a building and one morning
entered the elevator, but as she was early,
decided to wait short time before
ascending. The elevator started up, but
fell when it had ascended two stories,
killing the elevator boy.
The Choteau Literary society will hold
debate next Friday on the question: "Re-
solved, that it is right to lie sometimes"
As soon as the bonds recently voted
have been sold, work will be begun upon
a new school building in Choteau. 1t will
be the largest in Teton county and will
surpass any north of Great Falls.
A. B. Hennessy has sold to w. S. Frary
and John Guerin mining claims in Lump
gulch for consideration of 81 900
b. +. Turner has brought suit against
c. M. Webster, administrator of the
Tuttle estate, to recover S503, alleged to be
due on account.
The supreme courts decision in the
case of Hallahan VS.. Stackpole, appealed
from Deer Lodge county will put an end
to the contest cases in Choteau county
where defeated populists contest the elec-
ton of Sheriff Mclaughlin and other re-
publican officials on the ground of irregu-
larities in the nomination. T. w. Murphy
OF Great Falls is attorney for the populists
and states that the cases will now be
dropped.
Myron Brown of North Great Falls
caught the middle finger of his right hand
in loop of rope attached to a broncho
yesterday. The finger was SO severely
mutilated that amputation was neces-
sary.
Professor NORTON and County Surveyor
French are absent from the city on a road
expedition.
The A. o. U. w. assisted by the ID. of
II. gave n social last night in Elks hall. A
large crowd attended. An eloquent BAN
quet was served and the entertainment |
was the most successful ever given by the |
order. |
Tickets are selling rapidly for the at. |
traction at the opera house Wednesday |
evening of John Griffith in "Faust.n |
evening Griffith will take the |
rolo of the old burgomaster in The |
Bells"
Yesterday afternoon o. X. Olson, a la
borer on the sewer being placed in the
rear of the Milwaukee beer hall. was
caught by n CAVERN and seriously injured.
The accident was the result of his own
,arelessness and disobedience of instruc-
lions of City Engineer Swearinger. He is
1t Columbus hospital.