The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-28
BOOZE AND A F0RGER
His Penchant for Pen Work Sends
Him to the Pen.
QUICK CHANGE IN CAREER
Young Scullen From Away Up
North Hastily Dealt With
Scabby Sheep-Divorce
Suits and Gossip.

Great Falls. Feb. PA young man
named H. r. Scullen came down from
Choteau yesterday morning and cele-
brated his arrival in town by getting
on a royal drunk. His supply of
money was not large enough to con-.
tinue the Jag in as swift a manner as
he desired, and he drew checks on the
Cascade bank of this city and signed
the name of "W. Z. Hodgkiss" to each,
representing that the checks were paid
him in a business deal by w. z. Hodg
kiss, assessor of Teton county and
well-known resident of Choteau. He
had no trouble in having them cashed.
One of the checks, for SIS, was cashed
by Milt Henderson. and two. aggregat-
ing $40 were cashed at the Fashion sa-
loon. Scullen was Jailed last night on
a charge of drunkenness, and this
morning it developed that he had forg
ed Hodgkiss' name to the checks. He
had written the name "Hodgkies" in
stead of Hodgkiss, and the error led
to his being charged with forgery. He
pleaded guilty, was bound over to the
district court this morning and this
afternoon arraigned before Judge Ben
ton, acknowledged his guilt and was
sentenced to hard labor in the peniten-
tiary for Is months. Yesterday morning
Scullen arrived in town. Last night he
committed the forgery; the crime was
discovered this morning through the
clever work of Chief of Police Germ
and Officer Grii1enberger; this after
noon he was arraigned in court, plead
ed guilty, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary, and tomorrow he will be
taken to Deer Lodge. The last SO hours
have developed a rapid change in the
young mans career and indicates that
the wheels of justice in this county re-
volve swiftly but smoothly.
At a special meeting of the city
council held last night the matter of
paying Contractor VogePs creditors so
per cent. of the amount due them for
material furnished for paving. was dis
cussed at length, and action was post
poned indefinitely.
Annie Hunter has commenced suit in
the district court for divorce from d.
F, Hunter, alleging that the were
married Sept 30. 1881; that for three
years defendant has been habitually
drunk to such an extent that he was
disqualified for business, and that he
has failed, for the past two years, to
provide for the support of herself and
children. She asks for the custody of
their five children, Maud, aged IA; Min
ME. aged IL, Lizzie. aged IL, johnnie.
aged 9 and Robert aged Z.
Ada Belle Parker has been granted
a divorce from James A. Parker. She
was awarded possession of her five
children and all the personal property
and is authorized to resume her
maiden name.
Robert Benson, who was seriously
injured by an angry horse several
months ago, is improving slowly and
is able to get down town occasiona
Samuel Stephenson, city attorney.
and H. M. Gibbes have formed law
partnership.
The sheepmen of Northern Montana
will be interested in the following from
the River Press: p. N. Nelson, deputy
sheep inspector is now visiting the var
ious camps in Choteau county that are
supposed to need attention and seeing
that quarantine regulations are COM
piled with. j. o. Patterson's fiocks
have not yet shown any extensive signs
of disease, only a few bucks giving
slight evidence of 1t and these are be
ing properly cared for. John Patterson
is not quite so Fortunate; he has thor
oughly dipped all his rams. about $50
head of his eve band, and is isolating
the infected sheep as soon as discover
ed. j. w. Woodcock will begin dipping
a band of about 1900 head of ewes on
Friday next. In this bunch, as well as
the buck herd, the disease has shown
up strong, and prompt remedial meas
ures were considered advisable. c. G.
Records is now building a large dip
ping tank in which his outfit will be
treated the early part of next week.
John Wylie Davis, who was taken
from Benton to Texas several weeks
ago to answer to the charge of cattle |
stealing. was tried and found guilty of
the charge and sentenced to Is years in
the penitentiary.