The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-26
TO THE new COUNTRY
A Large Party Of Immigrants Going
10 the BlackfoOt Reservation.
WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL
T. =. Broderlck. a Vicious Altered
X. OF p. Arrested-City Bonds
Sold to 3. u. Hatcher OF the
Northwestern Bank.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Great Falls. June 25-Late last night
a party Of immigrants comprising 10
men. women and children wheeled In
from the East. camped on the west
side OF the river over night and this
morning continued their journey to tho
edge OF the Blackfoot reservation to
join the colony now there awaiting the
formal opening OF the reserve. There
are three families. the heals Of which
are Martin Lynch. Charles e. Waiter
son and Henry Angus. Lynch Is from
Oklahoma and the other two are from
Nebraska. They have canvas covered
wagons. considerable stock and ere
well supplied with provisions. cloShing
and the like to last them for q year.
They claim to be but the advance
guard OF an army Of settlers who are
headed towards Northern Montana to
secure claims on the reservation when
II Is thrown open to the public by the
presidents proclamation. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lynch, who are leaders OF the
party. were In the mad rush for land
when the Oklahoma strip was thrown
open. Lynch was on one horse and his
wife on another when they dashed over
the line In search OF locations. Mrs.
Lynch was In advance Of Her lord and
master and drove the first stake on the
claim. The horses they rode on that
occasion they have now and win be
used 10 locate a claim In Montana The
other members OF the party have good
horses. and Il Is the intention to secure
claims as closely together as possible
a hta N NJ
Is growing rapidly. and II Is the gen.
eral impression that the land will be
surveyed and thrown open for soon
ers'' as early as Sept. l.
T. #. Broderick was fined s32 and
given 1s days In jail by Judge Hawkins
this morning for assaultlng T. p.
Grantier, a railroad man. who alleges
that Broderick has been working
knights OF Pythias In this city for the
past month on the grounds of being Q
member OF that order In destitute
condition. II Is alleged that ne has
secured considerable money by making
personal appeals 10 Knights and that
he used the money In dissipation.
Grantler has given him money on sew
eral occasions, but last night refused
to further AID him and Brcderick re-
taliated by knocking him down and
rested and fined as above.
Two new cases Of dlphtheria were re-
ported to the health officers this morn
Ing. One patient Is the son Of william
Thode, who resides at No. lis Ninth
avenue south, and the other II Watlaoe
Hoffman. who resldes on Third avenue
north and Tenth street.
This afternoon City Treasurer Trary
sold the new issue OF city bonds
amounting to $35,500 to b. d. Hatcher
cashier OF the Northwestern National
bank. The bonds will bear date Of July
/, 1896, are Of the denominations O.
1000 and $500 and are issued for the
purpose Of funding the floating indebt-
edness Of the city. now beld In war.
rarts drawn upon the olty treasurer.
The bonds are redeemable In ~ yeAyD
and payable In 20 years and draw .
per cent interest There were three
bidders to-day. b. ID. Hatcher end
George A. Wells of this city and req
resentative OF Odeu q Graham sf epo-
kane. Mr.. Wells offered o small pre.
MUM on q block Of $4,000 worth of ~
bonds. Odell & Grahams bid waS NOT
In tangible form and the entire hsue
was sold to Mr.. Hatcher at par. w0e
deposited an unconditional certified
check for $1,000 payable to City Trees.
urer Frary as q guarantee OF eoceptA.
ance OF the bonds. on the terms named
as soon a. they are signed and rsaAy
for delivery.