The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-27
IN BILLINGS.
Jurors in the District Court Excused for
the Term.

the Term.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. June 25.-The jurors in the dis
trict court were excused for the term on
Saturday afternoon. The most important
case tried at the term was that of the
state VS.. Austin North, the widely known
real estate man, who was accused of
grand larceny by a ranchman named
Henry Il. Sanderson. 1t appeared from
the evidence produced on the part of the
state that in June. 1896. Sanderson en-
gagged the Austin North company. which
was composed of Austin North, to nego-
tiate a loan of $3.50 on Sanderson's ranch.
North procured the loan from letters of
Madison county. and sent So5.50 to the
land department of the Northern Pacific
railway as the final payment on Sander
sons ranch. His charges were $3.50. leav-
a balance of s116. which was never turned
over to Sanderson. Shortly after the
transaction North made an assignment.
The jury found a verdict of petit lar
ceny. fixing the penalty at $500 fine and
six months Imprisonment. The defend
ants counsel, Hon. V. r. Goddard. has
given notice of an application for a new
trial, and the defendant vas admitted to
bail in $3.50. pending the motion.
Owing to the increase in the local
freight traffic the Northern Pacific rail-
way has found IL necessary to Increase its
side trackage In this city. and is con
structing six or seven miles of side track
west of the roundhouse and outside of
the city limits. As the company has to
maintain two watchmen at the street
crossings at present, II is understood that
when the sidings are constructed switch
ing operations will be practically dis,on-
tinued within the business portion of the
city.
II. J. Harrison of Butte. state organizer
of the Fraternal Union Of America. this
week instituted a lodge in this city with
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ing officers were installed: Fraternal
master, f. NJ. Hungerford: justice. l.. l..
Moffett; truth. Mrs. o.. A. Tschudy; mer-
cy. Mrs. George Davidson: treasurer. T..
f. Gould secretary. Austin North; guide.
Mr.. Tillery: protector. Mrs. A. J. Gilsdorf:
guard, l.. J. Morrison: sentinel. Matt
Driscoll: stewards, Miss Crawford and
Mrs. white.
A new cavalry troop is being recruited
by T.. ]. Morrison in conjunction with
Charles Berg of Livingston. They have
now 100 on the roll. but will recruit SUM-
cient to allow for possible reflections.
From private letters from our soldiers
at Chickamauga in Grigsby's cavalry II
is learned that they are all I'm good health
except from vaccination sores and accept
ing the rough life of the soldier with pa
tient endurance. They had not at last
advices been fully equipped. but were
i'm daily expectation of the balance of
their equipment and OF orders for the
front.
The excavation for the new hospital to
be built by the Sisters of Charity has
been made and the Water Power com
pany is extending its mains TO the site,
which is west of the townsite. A Hell
ena firm has the contract for the build
ing. which will cost in the neighborhood
of So. 900.
George Y. Wallace. president Of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company.
spent Thursday in Billings. He looked
over the town with a view to placing this
city on the Montana circuit by extending
the line from Livingston to Billings. He
did not state whether the extensions
would be made, but it Is understood that
his report will be favorable.
Messrs. Oliver and Alfred
Buxton of England spent two days I'm
Billings this week. and went on to the
national park. After their tour of won
derland they will return 10 Billings and
go over to the stock ranch of Mr.. Ash
worth's brother in Wyoming. Mr.. Bux-
ton says the sympathy with America In
the war with Spain I. intense I'm Eng
land. and the movements of the army and
navy are watched with the closest inter
est.
The postofice department has recog-
nized the growing Importance Of the new
coal mining camp of Gebo. and has or
dered an exchange of pouches between
hat point and Billings to go by the
Rocky Fork train.
Prof. ]. W. Johnston, late principal of
the Billings public schools, has gone into
the general merchandise business In part
nership with John Mccullough In Gebo.
Paul Mccormick. manage of the Gus
ter Cattle company. Is building O. miles
Of fence on the Crow reservation to pro-
tect his cattle range. which he leases
from the Indian department.