The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-14
GREAT FALLS NEWS.
Naptsin jerks to Succeed McLaren-
warning Against an Impo .ior

N"Pes'h Jenks to Succeed McLaren-
warning Against an Impo sior
Great Falls. April 13.-Capt. c. F..
jerks has arrived from Grand Forks
N. ~ and Will assume the manage
ment or the Montana Central on April
10, at which time Superintendent Nc
Larens resignation takes effect. Cap
tam jerks has been connected with the
Great Northern ever since IL was open-
ed, and was quite popular on the divi-
sion when he was superintendent about
TWO years ago. He left here in 1894 to
accept the presidency of the Duluth
terminal, after which he returned to
the Great Northern, as superintendent
OF the Northern division, with his head
quarters at Grand Forks, N. d. Mr.
jerks and Mr.. McLaren started over
the road on tour of inspection to-day.
Assistant County Attorney Stevenson
and Deputy Sheriff Dave Brenau went
10 Armington to-day on cattle steal
ing case. The prisoner is charged with
stealing herd of % cattle from Sandy
Allen, a rancher near Belt. The prison.
er was chased by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Leod and captured near Church's ferry.
he makes the claim that he purchased
the cattle. He will be brought to Great
faIls tomorrow morning.
The Neihart Miner publishes the fol-
lowing notices: "Neihart, April s, 1885,
rms Is to inform the people of Neihart
ana vicinity that a man calling himself
James Boyd, and claiming to be a Free
Mason, is fraud and an imposter. He
Is a large man, feet tall, age 40 years.
weight about 20 pounds. Look out for
MN. BY order of a committee"
1t is believed that the man answering
to this name and description was in po-
lice court to-day.
Hattie Shaw, found guilty of grand
larceny some weeks ago for robbing
James Seifred of sos, was to-day sem
fenced to one year in the Deer Lodge
penitentiary. AT the time of the rob-
berry the woman was employed as box
rustler at Barnett's variety theater She
capped Seifred into a box and when he
boastingly flashed roll for a bottle of
beer Hattie preempted the "wad' and
disappeared. The defense endeavored
to prove that Seifred spent the money
for wine and the like, but the evidence
was strong against the woman and a
verdict OF guilty was rendered by the
jury. The woman has a husband living
IN MISSOURI and two children. One of
these is at school in the East and the
other child, 2 years of age, is with it's
mother in the county Jail. 1t is under
stood the father of the child has con-
sented to support IL until the mother
is released from prison. The woman is
said to be in a shocking condition ply
slcally, but II Is presumed the peniten-
tiary officials will be humane enough to
send her to Warm Springs for medical
treatment and for any benefit that may
be derived from the mineral waters at
that point. 1t is a said case and shows
the depravity to which a woman will
fall when controlled by a vicious ma
ture and unbridled passion.
Sheriff Dwyer tonight arrested a
man named Ben Gordon on telegraphic
information from the sheriff of Jeffer-
son county. 1t is alleged that Gordon
Is wanted for attempted assault on a
lady, either at Jefferson City or Boul-
der.
Ben Richardson, who was arrested
and brought back from Toston on a
charge of stealing 20 head of cattle
from Mrs. Flora Allen of Arlington.
was given hearing to-day at Belt and
discharged from custody. after proving
a bill of sale of the cattle, signed by
Mrs. Allen, who was made to pay all
costs in the case