The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-04
XAVIER GINS LUCK
He Is Again at Liberty to Use All the
Morphine He Can Get.
HAPPENINGS IN THE NORTH
Work on the Choteau School
House ACKNOWLEDGMENT Cree
Ouarrel-AI Conkrite, the Man
Notes and Personals

Great Falls, April 3.-It is generally
thought that Xavier Gin, better known
as Morphine Frenchy." owes the liber-
ty he is at present enjoying to the kind
'heartedness of the venerable gentleman
called upon to prosecute him. Gin was
arrested in Great Falls last Saturday
for manufacturing and uttering coun-
terfeit money. The dies and materials
used in the manu- fracture of the spu-
rious coin were found concealed in his
sleeping apartment, and he was iden-
titled as having passed counterfeit
money. Aside from evidence of this
character, 1t was generally known that
he had made a confession to the chief
of police, by whom he was arrested
However. the mans pitiable condition,
mentally and physically, provoked a
feeling akin to pity. and he was given
the benefit of doubt and his freedom,
but admonished by the commissioner
to keep out of trouble of a like nature
in the future. Gin is a victim of the.
morphine habit, but has made several
efforts to reform and quit the use of
the subtle and powerful drug. A few
months ago the Salvation Army people
dragged him from the gutter of want
and vice and it was thought for time
but he fell from the wayside again,
and his appeals for morphine during
his term of Imprisonment were so fer
vent and persistent that he was fur
nished with small quantities, in order
to appease his sufferings. He is COM
pletely under control of the drug again
and slowly dragging out a life of tor
ture. 1t is a sad case, and a terrible
warning to those addicted to the vice.
Contractor Burgy refuses to proceed
further with the construction of the
new school building at Choteau until an
estimate of something like $1,000 is al
lowed by the school trustees. The con-
tractor claims the architect employed
by the trustees is incompetent and has
made changes in the original plans and
specifications that necessitates the ex-
penditure of more money than he can
afford under his contract. The matter
will probably be taken into court for
settlement. Meantime, the building will
stand partially completed until the con-
troversy is settled in some way.
Coal of a superior quality has been
found within few miles of Big Sandy,
in Choteau county, and the mine will
be developed and the output put on the
market at an early day.
The Acantha says the flock masters
IN the vicinity OF DupuyeT nave InONtu
their sheep out to their spring camps.
Thus far the weather has been very ia
vorable to the sheep industry, and the
indications for plenty of grass and hay
are very good, thus insuring prosper
Gus season.
Tuesday evening, April 7, the Benton
lodge of the A. o. U. w. will entertain
their friends with a reception, dance
and banquet. The Benton lodge is one
of the oldest fraternal organizations in
Northern Montana.
John Sebastian who will be sentenced
to a life term in the Deer Lodge peni-
tertiary, for shooting and killing Mrs. |
Sebastian in Great Falls last October, |
expresses satisfaction for his escape |
from the gallows. His life hung in the !
balance for several hours in the jury |
room, ten of the jury favoring a verdict |
of murder in the first degree and two |
voting for a lighter verdict. A COM |
promise was effected, however, and he |
will be allowed to serve out his misera- |
BILE life behind the four walls of the |
penitentiary. Sebastian owes his life |
to the services rendered his cause by |
Attorneys John and George Stanton.
According to an opinion recently SUBJ |
mitted to the commissioners of Teton |
county by Attorney General Haskell the |
trustees of school districts have no au-
thority in law to employ attorneys or |
secure legal advice on matters pertain |
ing to the district they represent. The |
attorney general holds that it is a part |
of the duties of every county attorney |
to render such legal services as the |
trustees may need in conducting the al
fairs of the district
The Cree Indians located near Havre |
are in trouble once more. whiskey be- (
ing the cause of the agitation. Two or
them, named Little Rock and Big
Horse, became involved in a quarrel,
and the latter received bullet in his
abdomen as a result His assailant
surrendered to the authorities at Havre
and. after a hearing before Justice Nc
Intyre, was discharged and returned to
camp, where he is now ready for an
other fracas. The wounded Indian Is
said to be improving.
The carrier mail service went into
effect in Great Falls yesterday and
everything will be running smoothly In
a few DAYS. However. three more car
riers are needed to fully cover the city
and suburban villages. and Postmaster
Wegner will endeavor 10 secure the in
crease as early as possible.
An extra deputy sheriff has been ap-
pointed al Belt and viii do duty dur
ing the night as general Waterman for
both upper and lower towns Sam
Noble is the appointee and he will
make a good officer.
The Press is authority for the state
ment that Thomas Clary of Benton has
concluded the purchase OF about a
trainload of oregon 2-year-old steers. !
delivery to be made early In the spring.
They are said TO cost about S23 50 per
head. laid down.
Collector Browne has returned TO
Benton from a trip cf inspection Of The
various SUPPORTS Of entry located in /
the customs district OF Montana and
Idaho. The business % the district is |