The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-11
THE NEWS OF THE STATE IN GENERAL
The orst a. Gathered by the Standards Special Correspondents
in the Prosperous Smaller Cities and Thriving
Towns and Villages.

Oetn CIOVRSu W alfalfa lOT u Hui1lbcI
of years the ground is growing much
more free from a Sugar beets
also exhaust the alkaii from the soil
even more rapidly than alfalfa. and the
professor strongly recommends the cul-
tivation OF the beet on this account n
for Its superior qualities for feed for
stock.
The city election on Monday scarcely
raised a ripple of excitement. and in
two wards there was no contest. AL
dermen only were to be elected. the
other officers holding over. In the First
ward Frank Connolly was elected with
out opposition, n Charles Spear slid
to base in the same manner In the Sec
ond ward. In the Third ward there
victory percked on the banner OF o.
r.. Witham and E.. w. Szitnick owe
q. w. Stoddard.
The school elections on Saturday
brought u an unusually large vote.
36S, and excited great interest. The
proposition to raise $1,000 by special tax
was carried by a majority Of EOS. Fol-
the first time in the history Of the dis
trict q lady was put in nomination for
the Office Of trustee. and although II
was without her sanction. she polled a
vote of 81. There were four candidates
to FIJI the two vacancies on the board,
J. r. Ross. w. II. Ross. A. p. Hart and
u I. ~ Liz III NMo
named were elected, the vote being as
follows: Ross, 2Os; Ross. III; Hart,
1856; Dewar. 63.
District court opened on Monday. A
panel of 60 jurymen was drawn and
summoned to appear next Monday. In
the Ease of Roy Wilkinson. the young
ranchman charged with cattle stealing,
and who vas out on $500 bail. the de-
PENDANT failed to appear to answer 10
his name, n his bond was forfeited.
The most important case to be tried In
that of Mrs. Regina Geddes. which was
transferred to this county from Custer,
on the charge of murder. Eer hus-
band, George 8. Geddes. n an al
legged co-conspirator. Thomas WEIGH.
are now In the penitentiary. having
been convicted Of the murder of Win
ME Brown I'm the district court of Miles
City. Sixty witnesses nave been sub
poenaed. and the court has made an
order to bring Geddes n WEIGH
down from Deer Lodge, and the negro,
Richard Dixon, who actually did the
killing and then turned states evil
dence. and who is now in Jail at Miles
City, to Billings to testify. The case lie
set for next Monday.
Troop A, M. N. c.. In out for drill
every night, and the Billings boys ire
ready to go to the front whenever their
services are needed. The spirit shown
ny OuI ClttZcu SoluitIe 10 UlBuiy COIl-
mendable, IN Captain Bon will have
no difficulty In taking out a full troop.
Hon. Fred H.. Foster is sending in a
request to the governor to be allowed
to raise a company of infantry. and his
application Is Endorsed by a number of
leading citizens F. r. st. John has
also filed an application with h gov
eruor for permission to raise a COM
pany. Capt. st. John is a veteran of
the civil war.
Uniform Rank. division No. s,
Knights Of Pythias. on last Friday
night installed officers as follows: Cap
tain, Henry c. Klenck; FIRST lieutenant,
S. w. Soule: second lieutenant, Alex
Graham: recorder. Allan Farrell: com
missary sergeant. W. w. Sperry; color
sergeant. A.. p. Hart: first sergeant. c.
II. Newman: second sergeant, r. ".
Cooper.
Miss Blanche Barker of Bozeman Is
the guest of Miss Lillian Allen.
Mrs. r. L. French of Laurel was In
town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boals Of sheridan spent
Saturday In Billings. The lady is the
daughter of Col. w. +. Cody.
Mrs. c. II. Linley, the wife of the
Episcopal rector at Missoula. passed
through ON Fridays train. en- route to
England for a visit.
s. X. Fishel was over from Fort Gus
ter this week. He say n old post is
getting very lonely looking since the
troops left. and that little OF the gov
eminent property II left.
Mrs. Frank Carwile OF Missoula was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bixon
this week.
F. Il. Connolly has gone to Chicago
on a business trip.
Or. Chapple left on Monday night for
Helena to attend the meeting OF the
state examining board. Of which he is
a member.
F. w. Handel of Musselshell IL in
town in connection with the admins
tration Of the estate OF the late James
Small.
william wallace. the Helena attor-
ney, In In attendance on the district
court, looking after Northern Pacific
interests.