The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-30
TOWNS In THE NORTH
Some of the Most Important Happen
ings of Recent Date.
COMMENT AND PURE FACTS
There Is Some Item of Interest
From Nearly Every Settle
ment. City. Ranch or Cou-
lee in That Section.

Great Falls. April 2s.-Bishop Brew
er of the Episcopal church is making
an extended tour through Northern
Montana this spring and is holding
services and seeking converts to the
cause of religion in every settlement
hamlet. town. mining. camp and city
he can reach. either by rail or stage.
The bishop has wide and growing
circle of friends and admirers in this
portion Of the state, and while many
OF them are not perhaps as devout as
they should be, they respect, admire
and esteem the reverend gentleman
and always attend his services when
ever 1T is possible TO do so.
Havre is proud in the possession of
q well-organized brass band, and will
now organize an amateur dramatic
company, with a view of further en-
Pertaining the hospitable people of the
railroad metropolis of Choteau county
Under Sheriff Howell of Benton, who
was seriously injured by being thrown
from a cant near Havre a few days
ago. is reported as improving under
the medical attention of DIR. Alrnas of
Havre and the post surgeon of Fort
Assinaboine. He will not be removed
to Benton until his condition has ma
ter1ally improved.
The many friends in Northern Mon
tana OF Matt Furnell will regret to
learn that he continues seriously i'll at
his home in Great Falls Mr. Furnell
is pioneer of pioneers in Montana
and is a great+hearted. oad-guaged
man, who has friends wherever he is
known.
Early next month the residents of
school district No. 1, Cascade county,
will be called upon to vote on the is
suance of bonds to the amount of
$4,000, the money derived from the
sale thereof Ito be used in completing
and furnishing the high school build
ing in Great Falls. There will be no
opposition to the issuance of the bonds.
as the school board of the district is
now composed of careful business men,
who will be conservative in the ex-
pendfture Of every penny asked for.
Surveyor Arnold of Choteau county
and his assistants have returned to
Havre after spending several weeks in
locating a road from the Little Rock
les to the Valley county line. During
the recent snowstorm which swept
over that county the members of the
party were lost and experienced more
or less hardships.
The citizens of school district No
/, Choteau county, will vote upon a
proposition to issue $1,000 worth or re-
funding bonds on Saturday, May 16.
At the same time they will express
their opinion, through their votes, up |
on making a special levy of i mill for |
general school purposes.
The interest shown in the prima-
ries held at Belt last night, where vot- |
ing was continued until a late hour. |
would seem to indicate that the people |
of that thriving and prosperous camp |
will be heard from at the fall election. |
A rumor Is current that the populists /
have converted that old republican
wheel horse, John K. Cashier, but the /
vote last night is in evidence that |
John took whirl at the republican /
primaries-just to demonstrates that he /
was not a candidate for the political
coroner until after the convention of |
Saturday next.
The meeting of Northern Montana |
stockmen at Chinook yesterday was
largely ATTENDED and matters pertain
ing to the stock industry OF this sec
ton of the state We're the subjects of
earnest and intelligent discussion. The
present condition of stock-aside from
a few isolated cases-is gratifying to |
those interested in the business and
indicates that owners of range cattle
will be comfortably supplied with the
long green" after their annual ship |
ments have been made this fall.
Since the rumor has gained circula-
ton that Sheriff Mclaughlin of Cho-
teau county would not be a candidate
for denomination this year, aspirants
for the honor of being put up to be
knocked down are as thick as bull ber-
ries in June. Undersheriff Howell of
Benton had a good lead in the race for
the nomination, but he met with a Sc
we're and painful accident at Havre a
few days ago, and is not in a position
10 make an active personal canvass. II
candidates for that place on the ticket
continue to bob up in the future Mac
nay be forced to reconsider his purpose
md make the race in order to keep the
party in good condition. With Nc
Laughlin as the republican candidate,
he contest for that Office would be at |
east interesting.
At the recent meeting of the Montana
stockgrowers' association at Miles City
IN executive committee was selected in
which Northern Montana is represent
d by the following we'll known stock
men: Choteau county. John Harris and ,
:. j. Mcnamara; Fergus county. s. S |
4obsOn and r. S. Hamilton; Teton
county w. X. Flowerree: Valley county ]
I. II. Harrison and Nj. E. Miner.
The scandal monger is at work once
more and has chosen Great Falls upon
which to inundate his blistering accu-
atoms. No one OF either sex is safe /
rom his criticisms and he stands on
he street corners and traduces his So 5
.ial superiors by cunning inuendo and G
levilish insinuations. A shotgun policy l
$ likely to be adopted as a means of Z
protection against this class of vermin. T
II is alleged on unquestioned author 5
" that two republicans Of Great Falls =
ave EXPRESSED their willingness TO be r
lected delegates to the st. Louis con- Z
-eution. and will visit Butte along | C
bout May IL with that ambitious end $
n view Inasmuch as Cascade county b
-iu send a delegation 10 Butte instruct n
4 70 rtea All honorable efforts 10 elect | %