The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-23
GREAT FALLS GOSSIP.

GREAT FALLS, Feb. 22.-There has beer
going the rounds of the press of the coun
try story which purports to be an inter.
view with one John Renner in which that
gentleman tells a Munchausen tale about
the ranchmen in Cascade county killing
their range horses and feeding the car
casses to swine because of the poor mar
ket for horses. The Sioux CITY Times
claims the publication of the yarn first.
1t could hardly be called an honor to have
published it first, and especially when one
knows something of the source from
which II emanated.
John Renner did live here for several
years and a more monumental liar never
walked the streets of Great Falls. He
came here from California in the early
days of the city. He had few dollars.
which he invested in Great Falls property.
This investment was the means of his
making several good speculations and for
Few years he posed as a big capitalist.
But he could not stand prosperity. He
made numerous trips east, specialized
considerably, lived off the fat of the land.
and when the panic came on he was re-
duced to his former plane. In short he
went broke. He is said to be tending bar
in Sioux City now. He must have palmed
off some CT his goods on a guileless re-
porter Cor the Times.
1t was all the merest rot. No one ever
heard about the carcasses of horses being
fed to hogs in Cascade county, or any
other county in Montana. It was a SLAM
der on the community and several citizens
have called at the STANDARD Office the
last few days and asked to have the lie
repudiated. IL John Renner ever shows
up in Great Falls again he will not receive
a warm welcome, but there is no danger
of his coming back.
The March term of the district court.
which commences March 4, will probably
last a month and perhaps six weeks. The
district clerk says there are at least Is
cases that will be called. OF course quite
number will, in all probability, be con-
Iinued, while many will be dismissed with
out coming to trial. The criminal cases
are: State VS.. English, cattle stealing:
state VS.. Dreamer, selling and giving away
sprituous liquor in variety theeter;
state VS.. Sarah E. Wood. appeal from
justice court; state VS.. Ed. Crag, embez-
element; state VS.. L. G. Lorrillard, en-
bezzlement; state VS.. Sylvester Merritt.
larceny as bailee; state VS.. Whitaker.
cattle stealing. Among the civil cases are
ii. z. Rolfe VS.. Phil Gibson, for S. 1000
damages; Laubenheimer VS.. Great Falls
meat company; Bach, Cory & Co. VS.. Sc
curity Bank ct al, for alleged wrongful
conversion of $500; Duffy VS.. Montana
Central Railroad company, 10000 LEGGED
Pat Sweeney VS.. Montana Cen.
lral, damage suit transferred here from |
Meagher county; Great Falls Iron works |
rs. L. L. Collins ct AL, suit TO collect
IS ,235; Northwestern National bank VS..
Teorge Hay ct al, suit to foreclose mort
gage; w. 5. Archibald VS.. Montana Cen
raj, 5000 alleged damages; Lizzie Dona-
hoe VS.. John Spencer, $4,000 for alleged
damages; w. Brady ct al. VS.. Great
Northern railroad, suit to collect S6,627.95
or alleged damages to some water nine
While in transit from Superior to Neihart.
1ourt will be in session Feb. 2s, at which
ime the calendar will be called and cases
et.