The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-22
HE'LL co TO THE PEN
There Is Much Sympathy for Mr.
NOrrells Family.
FERGUS COUNTY'S PLAGUE
Sheep Scab Is There In All Its
Stages-Resumptio of Work at
the Gilt Edge-The Accused
Minister Faces Friends.

Great Falls, Feb. 21.--A Benton spe-
cial to the Standard says: 4. b. Nor
rell, who has been in Jail here for sew
eral weeks on the charge of embezzling
81 800 of public funds, while serving as
treasurer of Havre, was arraigned in
the district court yesterday and plead
ed guilty to the charge. To-day Judge
DuBose sentenced him to five years in
the peniteptiary. Norrell has an in
teresting family, and much sympathy
is expressed for them. Mrs. Norrell
has been in Benton for the past week
and is almost heart-broSen.
Fergus county, according to all ac-
counts. is getting a taste of the scab-
hy sheep plague. Reports tonight
from Lewistown are to the effect that
the disease has developed among a
band of sheep belonging to George Pr
RE. a Careless creek sheepman. Dep
atty Veterinarian Hilger has the dis
eased animals quarantined and is do
ing all he can to prevent the scourge
from spreading further. 1t Is reported
the aSimals contracted the disease in
Northern Pacific cars. The quaran-
tined sheep belonging to the Mcdonald
Creek Sheep company are reported
practically cured after a two weeks
siege.
Yesterdays Lewistown Democrat
speaking of the scare says "As IL the
sheepmen did not have enough woes
TO face, another plague-the scab-is
at the present time threatening one of
the greatest industries of the state
There is no use making light of or de-
nying the fact that that dreaded of
all sheep diseases is in Fergus county
Deputy Hilger is doing everything pos
sible to check the spread of the dis
sheen
posed are quarantined, strict orders
are given to keep within range limits
and the inspector is strenuously insist
ing that his directions shall be observ-
ed. Mr.. Hilger has had a wide expert
ence in the handling of this disease.
and no man in the county could be
better qualified to deal with IL than he
He wiped 1t out once when there were
more than 10000 sheep in Fergus coun-
ty terribly infected and we believe he
will do it again before it can get start
ed to any extent"
About 20 men are now at work at
the Gilt Edge mine and mill, and it is
expected teams will be put to work
hauling ore in a few days and that
activity will once more reign around
the Ammon- Stivers mine.
Ed Dougherty's saloon opposite the
Anaconda hotel, at Belt, was entered
by thieves in the early morning and
Sl.fo taken from the TILL Entrance was
effected through window, and from
the amount of blood on the floor II was
evident one of the thieves must have
been cut by broken glass.
Rev. Allan Rodger is now in Havre
for the announced purpose of meeting
those whom, ii is alleged, have circu-
lated stories derogatory to his charac-
ter. He is accompanied by Rev. Mr.
Van Orsdel, presiding elder of the dis
trict, who will investigate the matter
thoroughly. Mr.. Rodger addressed a
mass meeting of citizens called to ex-
press the sentiment of the people to-
wards him. He denied the different
charges made against him and invited
those who were responsible for the
stories to come forward and substan-
tate them. No one responded At the
close of his address Chairman Hynd-
man called for rising vote of conf
dence in the integrity and Christian
character of Mr.. Rodger and those
present rose to their feet en- masse.
Presiding Elder Van Orsdel also
briefly addressed the meeting, saving
he had the utmost confidence in Mr..
Rodger as Christian gentleman and
held him in high esteem. Rev. Mr.. Da-
Wis. who is charged with circulating
the slanderous stories, was not pres
ent.