The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-07
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.

SOC, 900, 900 pounds" The addition of two
ciphers caused a serious error The
paragraph should have read Last
season something over 5000, 900 pounds
of wool was shipped to eastern mar
kets from Great Falls. 1t is expected
that the shipments this year will ag-
gregate 6,500,000 pounds, and possibly
more. Great Falls ranks as the second
largest wool shipping point in the Uni
ted States, the first being the Dalles,
in Oregon"
The following changes among the
electric jerkers" employed on the Mon
tana Central, have been made during
the past As hours Howard Wood of the
Great Falls Office, has been granted a
leave of absence and will be superseded
by W. III. Wingate; NJ. E. Burchfield
of Silver, takes vacation, leaving his
duties to be performed by e. j. Belton
a recent addition to the force from the
Illinois Central road; V. E. Ross, night
operator at Boulder, has resigned and
Will be superseded by Z. j. Anderson;
c. A. Schultz gets the East Helena Of
flee vice j. A. Maher resigned; L. Lee
may of Mitchell will take a rest and be
relieved by L. E. Armitage; j. Car
roll, night operator at Benton, has re-
signed his position, which will here
after be filled by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
Hon. John w. Power has returned to
Benton after an absence of several
months in the East, where he has been
under expert medical treatment. His
health is reported as greatly improved,
all Of which will be gratifying news to
a wide circle of friends in Northern
Montana, where John is a pioneer of
old-timers.
Tnh
dent of Benton, has left the old town
long enough to visit Boulder Springs,
in search of renewed health Now, IL
Mike Flanagan will take a trip some
where, to Great Falls, Helena, Butte,
Anaconda or Havre, there is reason to
believe their example may be followed
by Norris Grey. Gus Senieur. Bob Gull
bertson, and the rest of the boys"
who have not been outside of the city
limits for nearly score of years.
In the democratic state convention,
called to convene in Butte, Saturday
June 20, Northern Montana will be re-
presented by Al delegates, apportioned
as follows: Cascade county, 20 Cho-
teau, Z; Fergus, g. Teton, 8; Valley, 2.
Those in a position to be quoted as
authority maintain that the delegation
from Northern Montana will be a unit
for silver first, last and all the time.
1t is said in Lewiston that bud" Nc
Adow will resume control of the IA
nous Spotted Horse" mine in the
Maiden district, within few days and
it is thought that the old mine will once
again pay the owner and operator a
handsome profit. The entire property
was sold at sheriff's sale a year ago
and has not been operated since. over
a million dollars in gold was taken
from this mine in early days, but 1t is
a pocket" proposition, and after Nc
Adow retired wealthy the property was
not worked successfully and has been
in litigation since.
The Norwegians of Great Falls, Belt
and Sand Coulee are making rather
elaborate preparations for the celebra-
ton of the eighty-second anniversary
of the independence of Norway, which
rolls around on Saturday, May 16. The
event is a veritable Fourth of July to
the people of that nationality and is
celebrated with all the fervor of ma
tional enthusiasm wherever patriotic
Norwegians are found.
1t is current rumor that r. A Am
mon will return to Gilt Edge from New
York with $4,000 in his inside vest
pocket, with which to clear all indebt-
which he is interested and resume con-
troll. The property is being worked to
advantage at this time by a syndicate
of lien-holders.
The youthful editor of the Havre
Herald is an enthusiastic democrat
with populistic tendencies and has no
hesitation in defining his position on
current political subjects. He is frank,
outspoken and makes the types Jingle
in expressing his sentiments in quaint
and original style. Referring TO the
present serene and placid condition of
the republican party in Choteau coun-
ty, he says There is now an album
dance of harmony existing in the re-
publican ranks, but just wait until the
county convention is held. Then the
profusion of disappointed and defeated
candidates for the various offices will
raise a copious and luxuriant hell,
which will be pleasing spectacle to
the democrats"
Politics in Cascade county are at
tracing more or less attention at this
time, and candidates for Office are nu-
merous on every side. Rumors of fu-
sion are current, and IL the democrats
and populists combine an interesting
and even an exciting campaign will
follow. The leaders of these two par
ties are now working to one common
end. and the result will be known in the
near future on the surface everything
is apparently harmonious in the republic
can party, but those qualified to speak
on the subject. maintain that there is
an undercurrent gliding swiftly along
that is more than likely to pull the
party into deep water unless mutual
concessions are made and both factions
recognized in the distribution of party
favors at the nominating convention.
There Is said to be but little difference
in the numerical strength of the two
factions. at least in the city Of Great
Falls.
1t is said the democratic party OF