The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-21
1T WAS A TRAGIC ACT
Leonard Styker Commits Suicide at a
Ranch on the Teton.
AN ACCIDENT AT NElHART
Conductor Richardson Injured In
the Railroad Yards Jack Nc
Dowell Kicked ~ a Horse
at Belts entenced

Great Falls, May 20.-A Benton spe-
cial to the Standard says: Leonard
Stryker. employed as a foreman on
Lannings ranch, 10 miles up the Teton
river, committed suicide at the ranch
Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself
through the heart with a revolver while
lying on a bed. The cause of the tragic
act Is unknown. Stryker was a young,
unmarried man and fairly we'll off
financially. He was found dead i'm his
room by Fred Early. who reported the
suicide to the authorities at a late
hour last night. Coroner Culbertson
has summoned jury and will investi-
gate the affair.
Mrs. Stratton was sentenced to is
months in the Deer Lodge penitentiary
for shooting the Parks woman at
Havre. The woman is enciente and
Judge DuBose was moved to make the
sentence as light as consistent with the
crime.
While switching in the Neihart yard
this afternoon Conductor Tim Richard
sons foot was caught under the trucks
of passenger car and he sustained in
Juries which, il is believed, will neces-
state the amputation of the lower part
OF his left leg. His injured limb was
bandaged by surgeons at Neihart and
Richardson was brought to this city to-
night on a special train and taken TO
Columbus hospital. The injured man
has been in the employ of the Montana
Central for several years, and was only
recently transferred from the main line
to the Neihart branch. Richardson's
brother was killed on the Montana Cen
tral about one year ago, in an accident
near this city.
oil
kicked to death by his team Tuesday
night. and is now lying in a critical
condition at his home, suffering from
internal injuries.
The stock of clothing originally own
ed by Nalbach & Cockrill was sold by
the sheriff to-day for s13.150 1t is un-
derstood the purchase was made by f.
III. Aherns, who will turn the stock over
to Mr.. Nalbach and the latter will re-
sumo charge of the business again.
The Great Falls Dry Goods COM
pany's stock, formerly owned by George
Tighe, now of Butte, was also sold this
morning to Lyndeke, Warner & Schu-
mier of st. Paul for $500.
The laborers employed on the work
of grading Fifth avenue north were
paid off at the city engineers office this
morning. A new departure in the pay
roll was effected by City Engineer
Swearinger whereby the men were paid
cash instead of city warrants. The
amount distributed was 1886. Hereto
fore when special improvements were
made, as soon as the work was done,
the city paid the men off in warrants,
which were discounted at the various
banks where they were cashed. These
warrants bear interest until taken up,
which has made the city come out loser
the interest paid. AS soon as the work
was completed Engineer Swearinger
made out a bill for s21.05 against all
abutting property and collected the
amount at once, thus saving the city
some money and the laborers the dis
count.
Judge DuBose arrived from Benton
this morning and will leave for Helena
tomorrow, where the civil case of
Murphy & Chapman VS.. George d. Pat
terson will be heard in chambers. At
the conclusion of this case the district
court of Choteau county will be ad-
Journed until Thursday, May IS.