The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-21
THEY ARE OLD HANDS
The Burglars Of Mead & Raymsr's
Store Ale ArTaigned.
CLERK HIGGINS SALARY
There Is a Question Which VIII Re
Submitted to the Court-The
Old Light Company Wind
ing Up It's Business.

Missoula, Mont, April 20.-The two
men who are thought to be the ones
that robbed the store of Mead & Ray
mer, were brought before Judge Lam
ders this morning to have a prelimi-
nary hearing. They waived examina-
ton and were held to await the action
of the district court. They gave their
names as John Williams and ] oseph
Kressler. They are evidently old hands
at the business. as they knew just what
to do and how to do II. In default of
bonds they were taken to the county
Jail, where they will remain until they
are brought before Judge Woody.
Two vags and three drunk and dis
orderly cases were the results of Sum-
day i'm the police court this morning.
The vags were given 80 days each and
committed to the county jail. One of
the DRINKS was given a Today sentence
this morning on his plea of guilty. The
other two were women from a variety
theater and they enterd pleas of not
guilty. Their cases were continued I'M
til O'Clock this evening in order that
officer Larson of the night force might
testify. The women changed their
pleas before the hour for trial and set
tied.
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany to-day received patents to $780,
900 acres of land in this district. This
is the land that was examined by the
mineral land commission last summer
and that was not contested. 1t now
has become the absolute property of
the railroad company.
Alderman Merrick of the Fourth
ward to-day filed in the district court
a contest of the election of o. p. jack
son as alderman in the recent election.
The contestant alleges that Mr.. jack
son was not at the time of his election
a freebooter and cannot therefore quail
ify. 1t is said that the Jackson prop
erty ON the school section is in the
name CT Mrs. Jackson.
In the district court this afternoon,
Judge Woody heard arguments in
case that involves the salary of G. c.
Higgins, clerk of the district court. Tt
will be remembered that Higgins was
appointed to the office to fill the unex-
pired term of F. w. Mcconnell, who
resigned. When his first salary bill
came in, the auditor refused to order 1t
paid. The bill was for $3.50 a month
the salary that Mr.. Mcconnell received
under the old county classification
The auditor claimed that Mr.. Higgins
was appointed under the new law,
which makes this a sixth-class county
and would audit the bill only for $780,
which is the salary of the offices under
the codes. County Attorney Dixon APP
peared for the auditor and Mr.. Higgins
was represented by j. X. Wood. The
argument of Mr.. Wood was that as his
client was appointed to fill a vacancy
he was not affected by the new law
which cannot affect the Office in ques-
ton until the expiration of the present
term. Judge Woody took the matter
under advisement and will render a de-
cision next Monday. There are few
precedents for the case. In California
there have been two decisions in SINH
lar CO SEES but they are directly oppo-
site. One of them takes the same view