The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-29

ploy the former number of men and
are being operated at their fullest ca
pacity.
Fuller Rhodes. whom Sheriff Dwyer
arrested at Silver a few days ago on a
| charge Of stealing a horse. saddle and
bride from a rancher named McHardie.
| living about 10 miles from Great Falls.
for whom Rhodes had been herding
| sheep. was examined yesterday before
Justice Race. 1t appeared from the
| evidence that McHardie had sold the
| horse to Rhodes. Rhodes agreeing to
pay for the animal by his labors.
Rhodes had worked 31l5 days at $50
per month, when he departed. taking
with him the horse. and a saddle and
| rifle belonging to McHardie. He sold
the rifle at a second hand store in Great
Falls. and sold the horse and saddle at
Silver for SO. Judge Race considered
the horse fully paid for, and discharged
the defendant on the charge of horse
stealing. Rhodes was Immediately re-
| arrested on a charge of having stolen
the rife. He pleaded guilty to a charge
OF petit larceny. and was sentenced TO
| 60 days in the county Jail,
In the divorce suit of Alice A. Adams
VS.. Judson A. Adams, Judge Benton
has made an order directing defend
ant to refrain from interfering with
the child. Ethel. aged 3 years, the issue
of the marriage.
Charles p. Spellman and Miss Olive
Loutsenhizer arrived in Great Falls
from Malta yesterday morning, and
were married at the parsonage of the
First Methodist Episcopal church yes
terday evening, Rev. +. A. Riggin OFF,
ciating Mr.. Spellman is a prosperous
merchant and stock grower of Malta.
and has host of friends throughout
Northern Montana. His bride is an ac-
complished lady, formerly of Michigan
and taught the public school at Malta
for the past two years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spellman left this morning for Malta,
where they will reside.
The members of the paid fire depart
ment Of Great Falls have been present
ed with n young antelope. which was
captured on the prairie near the city.
1t is only a few days old and is very
weak. The firemen gladly welcomed
this addition to their menagerie Of
bears. coyotes. foxes and other animals,
and it is as tame as the pet dog whose
place in the hearts Of the firemen IL has
for the time usurped. bed has been
provided for il at the central station,
and IL is an object of curiosity to many.
1t is too young to eat solid food. and is
fed milk from bottle. Assistant Chief
French and Driver Moran were unani-
mOusly elected wet nurses, and are
proud Of their position, jealousy guard
ing their treasure by alternate shifts.
Miss A. Lillian Kingsbury has been
reelected teacher of the second grade,
Whittier (North side building. at a
salary of $S5 per month. The salary of
Miss Josephine II. Trigg, reelected
teacher of musinc and drawing in all
the buildings of the city, has been fixed
at $75 per month.
Subscription papers are being circu-
lated among the merchants and bust
ness men of the city to raise a bonus to
induce w. f. Burgy to establish n four
horse stage route between Great Falls
and Augusta. via Sun River, Hepler
nd Dsa1aV L &c Cd hat In
stage route is established. it will be
made the mail route. This route is
through the most fertile and most thor
oGghly cultivated valley in Montana.
The population is comparatively
wealthy and the trade of the farmers
and stockmen annually represents an
enormous sum. The mail now goes via
Craig. and thus much of the trade of
the valley, which legitimately belongs
to Great Falls, is diverted to Helena.
The chamber of commerce of this city
last summer forwarded to the postal
department petitions with thousands Of
names asking for the establishment of
a mail route between Great Falls and
Augusta, but they were ignored.
c. w. Smith, engineer at the Silver
smelter, left yesterday for a visit to
his parents in Sandusky, Ohio. He will
afterwards visit Niagara, Buffalo and
other points, being absent about two
months.
James Belcher deeds to John II.
Locke, lot 2, block 494, first addition to
the townsite of Great Falls; considera-
ton, 5000.
Mrs. Harry A. Mady is seriously i'll
at her home at Third avenue south
and Eighth street
Mrs J. Z Moon left this morning for
a summers visit to relatives and
friends in New York.
NJ. +. Nutting of Lincoln, Neb.. is in
the city. and will permanently locate
here.
The Sun River Mining company has
decided to sink its shaft from the 45-
foot level to the 100-foot level. Indica-
lions of rich gold ore in the mine are
said to be growing more frequent, but
the company is now troubled by water
in the mine. which is located near the
town Of Sun River.
John Martin c'Big Joe'), whom Mayor
Webster removed from the police force
without the consent of the police COM
mission or city council, claiming that
Martins term had expired, and APP
pointing Ed Falk to fill the vacancy
after Falk's nomination had been re-
jected by the council. regularly reports
at the police station and enters his
name upon the record kept for the
registration of officers. Martin claims
that he was not legally discharged. and
will claim his salary for the present
month.