The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-22
In NORTHERN TOWNS
Political and Social Tips From III
Upper Frontier.
THE SULLIVANS OF BENTON
Dignified Office Holders and Their
Modest Manners - Harder for
Mayor of the Head of Naviga-
tlon Is the General Wish.

Great Falls, March 21-Joseph sSulli-
van, the newly appointed postmaster at
Benton, will assume the duties of that
Office within a short time. He has or
dered complete new outfit in the way
of postoffice furniture and will remove
the office from it's present location,
where Ii has been for 10 years to the
tanning store room. Mr.. Sullivan did
not really want the Office and only al
lowed his application to be filed on GER
tain conditions, but when a Helena pol
itician and an alleged statesman at
tempted to interfere in the programme,
Joe rolled up his sleeves. stuck an awl
into an old saddle and declared war.
His victory is complete.
An assembly of the Knights of Labor
has been recently organized at Phil
brook, with 20 charter members.
The Lewistown Democrat has added
a column to each page and now pre-
sents a handsome and attractive ap-
pearance. The enlargement was neces-
STATED by increasing BUSINESSMAN indi-
cation Of prosperity
o. r. Moyes took a cinnamon bear hide
into Lewistown recently that measured
7xS feet in size. 1t was simply a beauty
"
for the pelt. The animal was trapped
in the bad lands
Editor Hester of the Chinook Opinion
writes the Great Falls office of the
Standard that he has been maligned by
the published assertion that he has
fallen a captive to the elouuence of
Evangelist and Mrs. Wheeler, who have
been conducting revival services at
Chinook for some time. Mr.. Hester is
brilliant young newspaper mana
handsome young bacheIor-and evil
IDENTIFY has other views In attending
church services as regularly as he is re-
ported to have done during the last
few weeks. His friends are only wait
ing an opportunity to extend congratu-
lations.
During the last year 1898 coyotes and
wolves were killed in Fergus county. 1t
rev wolves left in the county and
some of them are said to be nesting
pretty close to Lewistown.
The knights of Labor celebrated st.
Patrick's day at LewisIown, and the
event is reported complete success.
The quarterly report of the treasurer
of Fergus county shows there have
been paid into the treasury the sum
$50, 33S.S4 since Dec. /. In the same
length of time the treasurer has dis
bursed 53.401.11 and there remains a
balance in the treasury yet of SAL, 102. 81.
The finances of Fergus county are ap-
parently in a fine condition
Since Jere Sullivan of Benton has
been honored with the Craftsmanship of
the board of commissioners Of Choteau
county his friends say he is more dig
1aA hn and etc h erla
and far more lightly-when he passes
Lanning's store--than he did in the old
days when he was an ordinary, every
day justice of the peace. Mr.. Sullivan
now holds two or three offices-besides
that Of mine host of the Choteau house
and the commissioners are said TO be
in favor of creating county office for
some good man-which Jerry can fill
while he is at leisure.
Charles ]. Powell has returned to
Lewistown after spending the winter
along the Pacific coast. He asserts that
Montana is in more prosperous condi-
ton to-day than any of the states he
has visited.
The people of Lewistown will vote on
the incorporation question on Tuesday,
April IA, and from present Indications
a good round majority will be i'm favor
in Lewistown for road purposes is said
TO be something over $1,000 annually.
This sum, IL properly expended. will put
the streets of that thrifty little city in
fine condition and keep them so.
The River Press says the municipal
authorities at Benton are in some doubt
az to the proper date for holding the
election for mayor and aldermen. The
town ordinances require it to be held
on the second Monday in April, while
the codes fix the first Monday in April
as the date. Legal advice will be
sought to determine the question.
The friends of Sheriff Mclaughlin
are moving to have him renominated
as sheriff of Choteau county on the
republican ticket. Mac has established
a fine record as an officer and his ad-
mirers believe his official acts should
be endorsed by another term in office.
II is more than likely Tom Clary, who
was MacLaughlin's opponent two years
ago, will be nominated again by the
democrats Tom is a good man and
slow-of speech.
The teachers of Fergus county have
been invited by County Superintendent
Moulton TO public meeting at Lew
fstown next Saturday, at which an in
teresting programme of exercises will
be rendered. Superintendent Moulton
is said to be something of a match
maker. and il is alleged takes every
opportunity possible 10 bring the teach
ers of the county together. As a result
acquaintance are formed which ripen
into friendship and sometimes some
thing more-and the district clerk. the
clergymen and the doctor all derive
benefit therefrom-and the grand work
or populating the county goes bravely
and earnestly on. Mr.. Moulton is all
right.
District court will convene at Lewis
town. Fergus county. Monday morning.
Judge DuBoSe presiding. There are 81