The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-30
MATTERS In COUNCIL
A Special Session Held 10 TranS3ci
Important Business.
LITTLE CHICAGO ACCIDENT
The Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs
Letter Died of Diphtheria-Tom
Riley to Be Sentenced-Ne ws
From Fergus County.

found to be insufficient, and an aool-
tional assessment was ordered maui
The increased levy will be So.o0 per iol.
Aldermen Dunn, Young and WilllaHs
were appointed a committee TO CONFER
with the electric light company with
view of securing reduction IN tne
charge for street arc lights. Tne city
is now paying for A arc lights at the
tained by some aldermen that the rate
is exorbitantly high and an effort Will
be made to compromise on lower
figure.
T. A. Marlowe, the Helena banker,
notified the council that he had TWO
park purchas sing fund warrants,
amounting to $1,000. He expressed the
belief in a communication that he could
recover the $1,000 with 10 per cent: IN
terest, but offered to accept the primer
pal without interest if the warrants
were paid at once; The matter ,t. was re-
James Greedy offered ITO rent sun
River park, paying annually thereIor
$780, but after Alderman Dunn SAID the
park was worth at least $500 per year
the proposition OF Greedy was laid on
the table. -.
The Neihart train, due in this city
Yesterday afternoon, did not arrive UNI
til this morning. The delay was caus-
ed by a bad wreck, but no one was IN
jured.
The PUBLIC scnool lpprdiy iune -
this school district amounts to $l5O,
which fund is provided for by the stat
utes.
City Treasurer Frary has been grant
ed leave of absence and Will leave IN
day or two for Los Angeles. j. M.
Burlingame will act as treasurer DUR
ing Mr.. Frary's absence. -,
While blasting rock near Little chi
cago yesterday afternoon, T. >. Berg
sustained injuries which necessitateo
his removal to Columbus hospital.
While under the influence of jag
early this morning, d. F. Roberts,
brawny slugger, attempted to assauit
Policeman Grillenberger. Roberts was
knocked down. carted to jail and SUD-
sequently paid SIS for his conduct.
ID. c. Dulin was called to Clermont
Friday by the serious illness of MS
nother a telegram received this even
ing states that the venerable lady uleu
this morning, surrounded by her child
rem.
There are now $50 men employed at
the old silver smelter and about l,ooO
tons of ore are treated daily. In the
event of silver crawling higher, the
smelter will blow in another stack anu
the force will be increased TO 3OO men
The little son of Mr.: and Mrs. M M
Liter died ait $50 o'clock this morning
The child had been seriously III OF olPn-
iberia, but was improving ana conslu-
cred out of danger, when relapse TOOK
place and the little one passed away
County Attorney Freeman and Sherin
Dwyer left for Monarch this morning
to thoroughly investigate the recent
shooting ARRAY between the Whittah-
ers and woodwards. The trouble oc-
Cured near the Cascade Meagher
county line and a surveyor was sent
out by Mr.. Freeman a few days ago
to ascertain in which county the
shooting occurred. The report of the
surveyor locates the scene OF the car
mage in this county.
The date of holding the farmers IN
stitute at Belt has been changed from
March 6 and to Feb. % and -. FRO
lessor Emery of Bozeman will be pres
emit and the attendance is expected to
be large.
Tom Riley. who was gathered in last
night on the charge of stealing horse
and buggy. the particulars of which
we're given in to-day's Standard, was
arraigned before Judge Hawkins this
morning and pleaded guilty to grand
larceny. He will be taken into the
district court tomorrow and Sentenced
nv Judge Benton. The penalty is from
one TO 10 years in the penitentiary.
Charles A. Smith of Harlem, Valley
county, is authority for the statement
that il has been storming in that sec
ton off and on since the hrst week IN
January. There is deep snow along
Milk river and in some places 1t is
badly crusted. There is no cause for
alarm at present, stock is doing
nretty well. but should heavy SHOWS
and extreme cold prevail later on, the
lower Milk river range VIII not De IN
very desirable shape.
The Argus says the Lewistown land
office has received patents on about
10000 acres of Northern PACING lands
in Fergus county. AS there can be nc
further question of the lands being
taxable the county will receive con-
siderable sum, even at an assessment
of 81 an acre.
Mary Fitzpatrick, the fair proprie-
tress of a Glasgow restaurant has
been charged with selling liquor with
out a license. The complaint Is made
by A ]. Mcmillan, county treasurer
who also conducts a saloon at Glas-
gov.
For several months there has beer
trouble among the school trustees OF
Lewistown. Two sets of trustees have
tried to run the schools. and as a re-
suit both have made a successful fail
ure of the attempt. Finally the Who'll,
matter was submitted to Judge Dubos'
on an agreed statement Of facts, anC
he has Just rendered a decision which
holds that the school superintendent
, had no authority to appoint four add
tional members of the board of trus
tees; that no vacancy existed on tn
board and that the original member
constitute the full legal board unit
another election is held. The prope
method of future procedure in the mat
ter is not touched upon in the decis
ion, but IL is believed the members o
the boards will get together now ant
adjust matters in such a way that tn
teachers viii be paid their salaries anS
the schools will be allowed 10 run with
out further embarrassment