The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

| ment in the office OF the Sheridan paper.
| It's editor, l.. p. Bowen, has gone TO the
county seat, some say with the intention
| OF shaking Sheridan dust from his feet
| entirely. II is to be regretted il this
| should prove to be the case, as Mr. Bow
| en- has given the people of this burg a
| newspaper fully commensurate with the
requirements of the community and a
spicy weekly epitome of the local affairs
of the place. Frank Conway an attache
of the Virginia City Madisonian, is tenn
porarily in charge.
On Wednesday Matt David, Finland
er, recently employed at the Letter mine
was arrested here by deputy sheriff at
the instance of II. Filing & Co., and con-
veyed TO Virginia City where he was
arraigned on a charge of being accessory
to the forgery by his mining partner, j.
j. Williams, of his, David's. name to n
demand for payment of a certificate of
deposit for s117, which the latter had
placed to his own account in the SheIi-
dan house of Henry Filing q Co. Will
Jams drew the money and skipped the
country, evading the officers, as reported
in the Standard two weeks ago, and got
into the tolls of the law for highway rob
berry committed in Minneapolis, where he
is now held to answer for that offense.
David went to Filing & Co, represented
that the certificate had been stolen by
Williams and that the signature was a
forgery and demanded and was paid the
money, the firm knowing that David was
the actual depositor and believing his
story of the theft, which was corrob-
Grated by other populations in which
Williams was implicated at Leitervile at
that time. Subsequently ii came to the
firms ears that David and Williams We're
in collision In the affair, and hence the
arrest of David on the present charge.
David had a hearing before Judge Nc
Gown on Saturday and was bound over TO
appear when his alleged accompiice shall
be returned from Minneapolis, which
Sheriff Haines is now trying to secure.
The chicken pie social given by the
Ladies' Aid society of Sheridan on Satur-
day evening was pronounced success
socially financially and gastronom. cally,
especially the latter. The bill of fare con-
sisted of chicken pie, doughnuts, cakes
and coffee, with a liberal supply of side
dishes added. The proceeds go to pay
the debt on the new Methodist parsonage.
John NJ. Robbins. Il well known miner
at the Easton, in Browns gulch where
he has been employed for several years
past, was arrested here on Wednesday,
charged with trying to skip the country
for the purpose of trying to eYade paying
his creditors. The complainants We're
Henry s. Gilbert and Frank Mckeen, two
saloonkeepers of Virginia City, to whom
he owed about $40. He was taken to Nir-
gina City and paid the bills and costs
amounting to about $50. With the addi-
tional expense of coach fare, attorneys
fees, etc, the endeavor to elude his cred
itors just about doubled the original bills
There is much speculation hereabouts
concerning the abiding place of Frank j.
Lyons, the founder of the Toledo smelters
at Brandon, some three miles from Sher-
idan. The concern was started up with
"A great flourish of trumpets some three
months ago, and bricks of bullion Were
profusely distributed among prominent
people to be kept as souvenirs of the
event. But a month passed away and
Mr.. Lyons did likewise. ostensiby to Sc
cure the cash wherewith to settle up sun
dry Indebtedness, and to procure material
for the enlargement of the plant and
works. But the other two months have
rolled by and the settlement has not been
made nor is there any palpable sign of
the projected improvements. 1t Is stated
that Mr.. Lyons has written his intention
to remain absent till spring, but there
are conflicting rumors as to his where
abouts which are not consolatory to
creditors nor encouraging to those who
were pinnng great faith to the immense
impulse which the operation of the works
would give to mineral developments m
this region. 1t is fair to say that public
opinion Is about equally divided concern
ing Mr.. Lyons and his doings, many be-
lieving that he will turn up all right and
matters will be satisfactorily arranged all
around, while the doubling Thomases"
are as confident that his continued abb
sence presages the collapse of the con-
Germ. Meanwhile the Industries which
were brought into life by the starting of
the smelters are sorey languishing, and
the miners who saw in it a home market
for the ores which 1t induced them TO dig
are loudest in their anathemas.
Sheridan will put up good showing in
the way of building improvements for
1897. Besides the imposing new Methodist
parsonage, an eight-roomed structure of
brick, which is completed and occupied,
the new residence In course of construc-
ton for Winthrop Raymond is by far the
handsomest dwelling house in Southern
Montana and will compare well with the
best of those In any city in the state
Lloyd Closer. the well known Butte con-
tractor, who built the Virginia City au-
ditorium, Is the architect and builder
and the work will doubtless be his mas
terpiece Additions to the Episcopal
| church have also been made which great
ly increase its capacity and beauty. Ja-
cob Steiner the owner of the now famous
Steiner mine, has finished a handsome
brick residence in the addition 10 the
| city which bears his name. Henry -.
Rossiter. the merchant, has nearly COM
| pleted two residences OF brick on East
Mill street Abram Thurgoud one of
the prosperous miners of Harris guch,
gave up his idea of going East at the
close of the mining season, and bought
two lots in Sheridan instead, upon which
he is now building. Mrs Frances Tally
dwelling on Slipper street. John Dumas
has "A nice two-story frame in close proN-
unity to the Episcopal church, and there
are probably a dozen more cottages which
have been added TO Sheridan this year.
The improvements in the town will foot
up not less than 500, 000 and will probably
largely exceed that sum. And still there
is room for more.
Conversation with the leading business
men of Sheridan ELECTS the fact that the
trade of the year which is Just coming
to an end has been largely in excess OF
the transactions of any year in the last
decade, and that the prevailing CONNER
cial conditions are very much better than
! those which existed at this time last year.
| Notwithstanding the stringency i'll imam
cial circles there is not much complaint
| of delinquencies, and the general feeling
| is hopeful. with the outlook encouraging.
! As "A rule, the debtor class of people are
i meeting their obligations with more
promptness than usual. and if they do
| feel the tightncss of the times, they ave
| not over clamorous in complaints ON that
/ score The reasons for this lie largely