The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-22
HATTIE BOUND OVER.
For Robbing Mr.. Seifred in the Casino
She Is Punished. -.
THE MANAGER IS REBUKED
Trouble In Divisional Lines of
School Districts--More Diphthe-
ria In Sand Coulee. Making
Record of 81 Cases. y..r

Great Falls, Dec. 21.-The case of
Hattie Shaw. charged with robbing
James Seifred OF s105 at the Casino the
ater. was concluded in Judge Hawkins
court this afternoon. The woman was
bound over to the district court IN the
sum of $500. The court room was
crowded during the trial. A large num-
Der OF those present were attaches OF
the theater. County Attorney Freeman
roasted the resort and those employed
there. He intimated that the manage
ment would cause the witnesses to
swear to anything they were told TO.
At this assertion. Manager Baker of
the Casino called Mr.. Freeman =
- liar" The court rebuked Baker
instead of fining him for contempt of
court. The general impression OBJ
tains that the resort should be dealt
with more severely. and II Judge Haw-
kins had imposed a fine of $25 and 80
days in jail on Baker his action would
have been endorsed by citizens gener-
ally.
There is trouble now in school district
No. IL, and the eyes of the public are
centered thereon. The district Is of
peculiar shape and is rather strangely
situated, being surrounded and also
within other districts. A few weeks
ago County Superintendent Swan was
requested to divide the district, estab-
fishing a new district, beginning where
the north line of section 26. township
20 north of range east, intersects the
middle chain of the Missouri river, run
ming thence west on the section line to
the northwest corner OF section 20,
same township; thence south on the
section line to the Missouri river. and
thence along the river to the point of
hner ha al "a
the school house in district No. II is
accessible to only three families, being
from four to eight miles distant from
all others in the district. The petition
ers were eight in number. Later he re-
ceived a remonstrance against a divi-
sion of the district on the ground that
the time had not yet arrived when the
district could profitably be divided.
The remonstrancers allege that three
of the eight petitioners are not resi-
dents of the district and that another
petitioner sends his children to school
in another district. The remonstrancers
claim to have paid general and special
taxes in the district for six years.
Each side has questioned the motives
of the other. imputins spite as the
prompting of the others positfons and
considerable feeling has been engen-
dered.
In view of the controversy, County
Superintendent Swan has appointed
Monday as the date when he will hear
arguments on the proposition and,
after the discussion, he will endeavor
TO decide the matter satisfactorfiy.
-Four additional cases of diphtheria
are reported from Sand Coulee to-day.
There are now seven cases in Sand
Coulee, confined to six houses, all rig
idly quarantined Fifty-seven cases of
diphtheria have been reported from
that town in the last two and one-half
months. with six deaths resultant The
average rate of mortality in diphtheria
cases is from 30 to 40 per cent, so that
the disease in Sand Coulee has not
been very violent. The two Albert
children in West Great Falls are con-
valescent from diphtheria. The only
case In Great Falls is that of the sur
viving children of Mrs. Mary Martin.
residing on the river front.
At Belt there are five cases and none
serious. One death from membraneous
Group has occurred at Belt during the
last week, but no other case exists in
the county. Hn