The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-06
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. May 5.-The Gazette says
that Bishop Brewer came down to Glas-
gov Monday afternoon and held SER
vices at the Guild hall in the evening
and also Tuesday forenoon. The bish-
op expressed himself as we'll pleased
with the work and progress of the
church at this place and expressed the
opinion that the time was not far dis
tant when the parish would have a
| clergyman of its own.
Mrs. Morehouse of Great Falls was
violently i'll while attending the First
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and was taken home in a carriage and
| medical aid summoned. The lady is
reported as improving to-day and is
not considered in a critical condition.
The Montanian says "a petition has
been circulated in Choteau addressed
to Governor Richards and asking for a
communication of the sentence of Will
lam Gay from the death penalty to life
imprisonment. The petition contained
the names of many Choteau citizens"
Sam Mitchell has been purchasing a
large herd of horses in Teton county
and has started East with the band.
They will be driven through North Da-
kota and Minnesota, where horses bring
a good price at this time, and sold in
any quantities whenever satisfactory
prices can be obtained. The horses
are all 3 and 4-year-olds and will be
halter broken and some will be broken
to the saddle. He does not expect to
return before July /.
The following citizens or Teton coun-
ty will find government patents for
agricultural lands awaiting them at
the Helena land office: Willard Allen,
James Brown, John A. Beahn, Julian
f. Burd, w. T. Cowell, NJ. d. Cooper,
Richard H. Dean, Charles Gray, w. d.
Jones' James Johnson, H. w. Kelley.
Joseph Kipp, John A. Kennedy, T. w.
Lett. Peter Lover, E. E. Leech, c. S.
Mcdonald, w. II. Martin, Elmer H.
Pond, Henry Ryan, James Ralston,
George Richards, Ed Stonehouse, c. r.
Scoffin, A. ]. Vance, John Wallenstein,
E. w. Chisholm, Nathaniel Collins.
Charles M. Dorrance, George Endres,
William Flynn, John Fairbairn, Allison
Garrett, William X. Hart, Carl Har-
monson, James B. Holloway James Lo-
gan, John r. McGill, Electra McDon-
aid, Charles V. Steadman, Miner w.
Shultes, Samuel F. Ralston, W. NJ.
Smiley, Frank Witmuir, James NJ. Wal
brick, Frank c. Wilcox, Adella c. Will
cox and John Ryan.
The Montanian says that prairie
schooners are as plentiful going south
through Choteau as they were two
years ago going north. Scarcely a day
passes that families do not pass
through town en- route from Canada
and looking up new locations.
The trouble over the completion of
the new and handsome school house at
Choteau, the seat of government of Te-
ton county, has been adjusted a COM
promise effected and work has been re-
newed on the structure. Referring to
the subject, the Montanian says:
After numerous confiabs and special
meetings between the school board and
Contractor Burgy, an agreement was
finally reached Monday by which the
board assumes control and Mr. Burgy
steps down and out, released from all
further liability in the construction of
the school building. All material on
the ground, such as lumber, shingles,
stone, etc., becomes the property of the
district and all work in the future will
be done under the boards supervision.
The consideration paid Mr.. Burgy was
$31650. This amount does not repre-
sent any value or compensation for
material or work done on the premises
but is rather a fee paid him to quit
The price he demanded was 1898. The
piSS oheieu Ny the podTu was notnlng
more than their good wishes, and
finally at the suggestion of the county
attorney, the happy medium was
struck and they split the difference.
The amount now left in the building
fund is about $1,000, which is consid-
cred sufficient to finish the stone work,
put a roof on and finish the lower
rooms so they can be occupied by the
next school year. The arrangement as
made by the board meets with the gen.
eral approval of the public and is con-
sidered the cheapest way out of bad
job.