The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-19
FELL ABOUT 80 FEET
John Mcdonald Seriously Injured While
Working on a Bridge.
GREAT FALLS HAPPENINGS
Mollie Thompson Has Left the City
Money TO improve the River
The Parker-otratton
Affair of Havre.

Great Falls, April 1S.-The Great
Northern bridge over the Missouri here
was the scene of an accident this morn
ing which resulted in very serious in
jury to John Mcdonald, one of the men
who was working on it under Foreman
Little. Some new beams were being
placed in position when Mcdonald lost
his footing and fell 30 feet into the river
below. landing on the rocks in the shall
low water. A line was thrown him and
by means of block and tackle he was
raised to the bridge and taken to the
Columbus hospital. An examination
was made by DR.. Longeway and IL was
found that his ankle had broken in two
places and that his back was seriously
injured.
General Manager Warren, Assistant
General Manager Wentse and Super
eintendent of Motive Power Potter ar
rived in the city last night and will
make an inspection of the line.
Arguments were continued to-day in
the case of the city of Great Falls VS..
the bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Elliott
The jury was dismissed yesterday, as
lit was found that the case would be
decided. principally upon points of law
The closing arguments will be made
Monday.
The total costs to the county for 1u-
rors and witnesses during this term of
court has been S5,S7S.70, which leaves
s574 in the general fund
)n c. Donahoe, arrested Thursday as in
sane, was taken before Judge Barton
to-day and upon certificate from Drs.
Fairfeld and Weftman was sent to the
asylum at Warm Springs as insane.
Suit has been entered by Charles
Donaldson against the b. & NJ c. e. s.
M. company, to recover $4,000 damages
and costs. The plaintiffs attorneys
are Largent & Huntoon.
The last act in the war on Mollie
Thompson's notorious resort took place
to-day, when the fixtures and every
thing In the theater not belonging to
the Hotter Lumber company, were
taken on a foreclosure of a mortgage
this afternoon. Mollie left the city yes
terday for the South and will probably
never return.
a dispatch from Congressman Hartman
to-day to the effect that the appropria-
ton bill just passed has $4,000 to ex-
pend on the Missouri at this point
A Havre special to the Great Falls
office of the Standard says: "Goldie"
Parker, who was shot by Mrs. Strait
ton last Sunday, will probably die from
the effects of the wound, which is in
the abdomen. The bullet has not vet
been extracted, and the attending ply
sicians dare hot probe for It, fearing
internal hemorrhage. Mrs. Stratton
remains in jail and, it is said, expresses
no sorrow for the act. Her husband. |
who was the cause of the shooting, is |
a sergeant in a colored regiment sta |
toned at Fort Assinniboine The |
Stratton woman resided at the fort |
for time, but owing to her immoral |
reputation was ordered from the post |
several weeks ago. A week previous |
TO the shooting Mrs. Straton is alleged |
to have attempted TO disembowel her
husband with razor, but was prevent
ed from doing so by persons who saw
her draw the weapon. The Barker
woman is well-known at Great Falls, |
Helena and Butte, where she was a
belle among her class.