The Anaconda standard., 1895-06-08

officers: President, Otto Z. Tannhaus-
er; vice president. Henry p. Webster;
secretary, Samuel L. Hanley; treasur-
er, John T. Morrow.
Frank Coombs of Great Falls and A.
Cunningham of Chicago returned
from Victoria, b. C. where they went
to make arrangements for coal
washing plant and coke ovens.
Miss Dority of Havre has instituted
a damage suit in the district court
against T. y. Casey for $5.215. The
suit is the outcome of an alleged as
sault and battery case. and the fair
plaintiff is represented by. the ven
cradle and gallant Col. George Wash
ington Sweet.
The lambing season is about over in
Northern Montana. and flock masters
report very satisfactory results. The
weather has be exceptionally fine for
this work. and the percentage of loss
is reported to be very small. In some
sections shearing is well under way.
and wool is beginning to arrive in
Great Falls in small amounts.
Work has commenced on the founda-
tion of a new Methodist church at Cho-
teau. and construction will be pushed
until the handsome structure is COM
pleted. Choteau is q lively and pros
porous little city, but IT has an ambi-
tious rival in the flourishing town of
Dupuyer
The suit of the Cascade bank against
r. A. Ammon has been dismissed as
settled.
Eighteen sheep shearers left Great
Falls to-day for Flowerree's ranch on
Sun river. where about 10000 head will
be sheared.
William w. Waters and Eftie E. Ewes
were married last evening by Rev. r.
NJ. Ramsey of the Presbyterian church.
George II. Stanton deeds to a. Gard
ner the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter section %, township 81 Of
range 3 east for $4,000.
The posse whick has been searching
for Charles Sepphic and George Trot-
ter, who recently broke Jail at Cilas
gov. have returned to Glasgow, hay-
ing found no clue to the whereabouts
of the men. who are wanted for murder
and horse stealing respectively.
meing will be held at the First
Methodist church Monday evening next
for the purpose of organizing Y. NJ.
G. A.
In order to improve the acoustic of
the district court room a number of
wires have been stretched across the
ceiling at right angles to the wires that
have been up for several months past.
An Improvement is noticeable.
Rev. DIR. Clark of Missoula. has been
in the city for several days viewing
the field for the Congregational church.
which has been without pastor sew
eral months. The Townsite company
has donated several lots at the south
west corner of Third avenue north and
Ninth street and the congregation will
erect church building there before
fall to perfect title. DIR. Clark is much
encouraged, and to a Standard reporter
expressed the belief that "A handsome
building will be erected, or at least
started this eason.
Ninety cars of Idaho cattle will be
shipped to Fort Benton and Big Sandy
this month. They are mostly 2-year-
olds and will be fatted for the Eastern
markets.
William Mcqueen has been appointed
justice of the peace for Belt township,
and Judge Lee for Kibbey township.
II. NJ. Payne has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace of Kibbey township,
vice Emanuel Nebel, resigned.
Six hundred and forty acres of land
near Priests crossing have been trans
ferred from School District No. l to
District IL,