The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-30


contended that Trustees Hobenssck, Hill
ger and Cort are the duly qualified trus-
tees.
Tho Judith Basin Roundup association
will meet at Lcwistown, Saturday, May 4.
to arrange for the spring roundup.
Rev. w. w. VanOrsdell of Great Falls,
presiding elder OF the North Montana
mission of the NJ. e. church. IL now In
Fergus county. where he will conduct the
following services: Quarterly meeting.
Lewistown, April q and %; Upper Cot
tonwood. Sunday afternoon; Beaver
creek, April 30; Rock creek, May 4; Pleas
ant Valley, May 2; Ubet. May and 8;
PhiIbrook, May 8.
Considerable interest has been excited
In Great Falls recently over the question
of collecting. poll taxes. The county
claims the right, whilo City Attorney Lar
gent holds that. as the county cannot in
clude the city in road district, for which
poll taxes are collected, the city may coli
lect the poll taxes. The county claims
that the tax II q poor tax and therefore
they are entitled to IL. A representative
of the STANDARD to-day saw one of the
receipts that will 20 issued by the county.
1t is headed, "Poli Tax for the Poor
Fund.-" the last four words being In espe-
cIally prominent type. The receipt 10 for
poll tax and the stub is labelled "poil
tax"
Attorney General Haskell has just rem
dered . decision, holding that, rs the
judges refused to let women taxpayers
vote on the question of issuing bonds ut
the school election in Lewistown, the
election was illegal and the bonds were
not authorized.
Mrs. w. j. West and son OF Havre, left
Thursday evening for Minneapolis, where
Mr.. West, chief clerk for Superintendent
Britton, will join them as soon as his res
ignation Is accepted and no is relieved.
Mr.. West will engage in farming near
Lyle, MINI.
Tho railway and express business at
Havre will be handled separately here
after. A. c. Swenson has been appointed
cypress agent and an Office is being fitted
. for him next door to the dispatcher's
Office. w. j. Mckay, former yardmaster,
has been appointed agent for the railway
and will have general supervision of the
trainmen running into Havre. Mr.. Nc
Kay's promotion is we'll deserved and
gives general satisfaction.
Z. p. Goodwin of Havre, stenographer
for Superintendent Britton, left Thursday
evening for Minnesota.
The following are the cars of ore shipped
from Neihart in the past week: Broad
water, 10; Gait, 1; Moulton. 4; Florence,
1; Benton, 1: total, 26. Ore has been
struck in the lower tunnel of the Broad
water Of a high grade. 1t is possible that
it is the main lead, and If so the force
will be increased.
Sam Herskovitz left this morning for q
vfcif IN Holona puffa nd
Dan Blevins of Highwood is seriously ILL.
Carrie Druba deeds to George r. Wood
lot 8, block 80; consideration. $289.60.
Bateman q Switzer have brought suit
against G. w. Jones to recover S1939s, al
legged to be due on a note.
Horatio R. Green and wife deed to Lewis
Taylor one-third of lot IA, block 1856, and
one-third of lots ond z, block AIS, city.
The Deliverymen's union has ratified
an agreement with . majority of mer-
chants that minimum wages shall be $40
per month for those that solicit orders
and $50 for those that deliver.
Mrs. ID. w. Bateman has issued invita-
tons for a white luncheon May day after
noon from IL to 2 o'clock.
Rain began falling here at o'clock last
night and continued for IS hours. The
downpour was moderate and constant
and the earth absorbed all the moisture
that fell. The beneficial effect on grain
is already noticeable and the rain. CONS
bined with the promised warmth, will be
of incalculable value to ranchers. There
was no dearth Of moisture but the rain
is welcome and insures a good start for
crops. Special dispatches to this Office
show that the shower was general through
out Northern Montana.
The body of Willie Hull, the boy
drowned at Belt last night while crossing
the creek on a log, was to-day taken to
Sun River for interment.
Deceive Guerin to-day arrested Ed
Jones on suspicion of having entered
Gust G. Minter's shop on Central ave-
nue. and stealing suit of clothes yes
terday.