The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

GREAT FALLS NOTES.
Great Falls, Feb. 5.-The closest
search on the part of officers has failed
TO locate Mike Burich, the burly brute
who attempted a criminal assault on
Mrs. Wertin of Little Chicago Monday
morning He is described as a man of
medium height, dark features and has
one lame leg. At first ii was thought
he was an employe of the b. * NJ.
smelter, but an investigation of the
company's books show no such name.
Burich is a Finlander, and ii is still be-
lieVed he is concealed somewhere by
some of his countrymen.
l.. i. Evans, states attorney of VAL
ley county, is in the city visiting old
Kentucky friends. Mr.. Evans has won
distinction during the last two years by
rounding up and prosecuting criminal
characters who have made headquar-
tiers at Glasgow.
Howard Wood has been promoted to
manager of the Great Northern tele-
graph office, in place of John Mayher,
who has been appointed train dis
patcher.
Comptroller Eckels of the treasury
department has ordered that there shall
be but one more dividend of the sus-
pended Merchants National bank paid
before the final dividend and settlement
is announced.
Thomas Meehan and Miss Lulu Mar
tin, both of Neihart, were married in
The pariors Of the Grand Central hotel
Oy Judge Burleigh. The young couple
are well and favorably known at Mel
mart, where they will reside in the flu
ture.
owing to disagreement with the
stonemasons employed on the new
school house at Choetau, work on the
structure has ceased indefinitely.
a wi hapn
ously i'll for several weeks, submitted
to surgical operation last night and is
reported as improving to-day.
Samuel Griffith, the colored man who
pleaded guilty to burglarizing the
Fashion saloon Sunday night, was SEN
fenced to the Deer Lodge penitentiary
for Is months by Judge Benton this
morning.
Charles Hanon was last night ap-
pointed treasurer of HaVre by the city
council, which also elected j. w. Will
Jams city attorney. Public sentiment
endorses both selections. L. b. Nor
rell, defaulting treasurer, now in Jail
at Benton, is behind about $500 with in
surance companies which he represent
ed. The insurance people claim that
Norrells bondsmen must make the
amount good.
The fight is now on over the dstribu-
ton of letter boxes and Postmaster
w GBneT Is DeSleSeu WIN petlllOilS ASK
ing that the boxes be placed near the
front yards of every resident in the
three districts mapped out for carrier
routes.
Funeral services over the remains of
the late Edward II. Lippencott will be
held at the first NJ. +. church at 3
o'clock to- morrow afternoon. The Ma
sons will meet in their hall at 2 O'Clock,
repair to the late residence and escort
the remains TO the church, and will
take part in the ceremonies there. Rev.
Van Orsdell, an old-time friend of the
deceased, will officiate. After these
services the Masons will take charge
of the remains, which will be taken
| back to the late residence. on Friday
morning they will be shipped to Hell
ena, accompanied by Messrs. b. II.
Powers and w. Il. Chamberlain and
members of the family. The Masons of
Helena will take charge of the body on
arrival there and lay it beside those Of
other members of the family. who have
been buried i'm the Helena cemtery.
The American Brewing q Mating
company, of this city, has brought suit
against G.. y. Dampey and j. \. Lar
gent, to recover possession Of 112 shares
of stock i'm the brewing company. APP
plication was also made for an injunc-
ton to restrain J. A. Largent in whose
possession the stock is alleged to be
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matter of ownership has been settled in
! the courts. The court issued temper
/ airy restraining order. The complaint
/ filed by the brewing company contains
| several sensational allegations. 1t sets
| forth that Lampey purchased the site
upon which the brewing plant is loca-
! ted Go acres), from the townsite COM
] pany for Sl,500; that he represented to
| the plaintiff that he had paid $1,000 for
/ it; that the plaintiff reimbursed him
! by passing him $1,000 in cash and ssu-
/ ing TO him 1l2 shares of stock. Lam
! pey has transferred the stock to Lar
gent who. il is alleged. is about to
| transfer IL to a third party. Largent is
/ a local attorney. He claims ne bought
/ the stock in good faith. Lampey left
| Great Falls several weeks ago and is
/ reported to have gone to Guatemala
/ Mrs Mark +. Bray, formerly Of Ham
| ilton, Mont, died at her residence here
/ at 10 O'Clock this morning after an III
/ ness Of several months. She had resid-
| ed here about a year and a half. Her
! husband is interested in coal mining at
| Belt.