The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-25
CITY NEWS BRIEFED
A New Real Estate Hustler Jumps
Into the Harness.
MYERS MISSED HIS GUESS
An Important Witness In Jaii-A
New PostoffIce at LucIIle-Cat-
tile on the Chestnut Range
Outside Mention.

Great Falls, Dec. 24-President Skin
ner OF the State Bank Of Neihart has
returned to Great Falls to reside and
will engage In the real estate business
with Charley Webster and b. p. Nc
Nair.
Ira Myers went on record yesterday
as a weather prophet by predicting
severely cold weather within the next
"a hours. Just to convince him he was
wrong the weather clerk sent along a
chinook that is sweeping hill and plain
licking up snow like a summer zephyr.
Clerk of Court Cockrill returned to-
day from a brief business trip to Seat
tie.
Joseph Martin. an important witness
in the case OF the state VS.. Steve Ley
den, charged with murder. is an in
mate Of the county jail and will remain
until the trial in default of $500 bonds.
Martin refused to make a deposition as
to what he knew and was about to
vanish when the sheriff gathered him
in on the advice of County Attorney
Freeman. .F
A Masonic lodge has been instituted
at Glasgow with 81 charter members.
The following officers have been in
stalled: F. NJ. Fryburg. w. M; Hugh
Mcmillan, s. W.; Joseph Kent. p. W.
M: George Heron, s. D.; c. r.. st.
Claire. J. D.; A. ]. wedum, secretary
and William Knapp treasurer. The
night OF installation the lodge gave a
grand banquet.
While John Mcdaniel of Harlan was
trying to pump out a shell stuck In
Winchester rifle the shell exploded
inJuring Mcdaniel In the face and scat
tering pieces of the gun in every dircc-
tdon. N'f
A letter from Senator Mantle to the
editor of the River Press announces
that a new postoffice will be established
Immediately at Lucille, Choteau coun-
ty, and that Mrs. Sarah ]. Quinn will
be commissioned postmistress within
the next 80 days. The Office Is badly
needed ~
A large number of cattle have been
driven from Arrow creek ranges to the
Chestnut range, where feed is ample
riders will keep wolves away and stand
on "rustlers" II any appear for busi-
ness on that range. ~
The Missouri river Is now lower than
at any time for the past six years. ac-
cording to the reports of old residents
Judge Tallant is now assistant coun-
ty auditor and his friends will find him
at the court house.
The delinquent tax lists of the sew
eral counties in Northern Montana will
be smaller than for many years. The
prompt payment of taxes indicates the
prosperous condition of this particular
section of the state
Rev Albert Pfaus of New York has
accepted a call to the pulpit OF the
Presbyterian church at Livingston. He
is already on the grounds and has APP
parently charmed the newspaper men
of that thrifty little city. The reverend
gentleman should be given an oppor-
tunity at ex-Sheriff Deaton, and IL
good results follow, Mr.. Pfaus is all
right
Judge DuBose is In the city visiting
with his friends and will spend Christ
mas with them.
Sportsmen in this section will do we'll
to give heed to the fact that the game
law is now in force. the open season
having expired yesterday.
Considerable sickness prevails in
Lewistown and the Judith country, but
no epidemic OF a serious nature. The
people Of those regions are carefully
guarding agains diphtheria.
Phil Saunders was thrown from a
fractions horse Tuesday and sustained
injuries OF a serious character. Hopes
are entertained OF his recovery
The Moulton mine-a most promising
property at Baker, has been closed
down for the winter on account of the
dangerous condition of the shaft
through which the mine is worked n
While going from Great Falls to his
home at Monarch Mr.. Phippen drove
on the grade at Otter creek Thursday
evening and sustained serious injuries.
He will recover.