Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-06-18

case is a complicated one. The trans
actions of the defendant" the Judge says,
" and those associated with it, present
peculiar history. To conclude that there
has been no bad faith in the management
of the defendants interest would require
the exercise of more charity than often
obtains i'll our Judgment Of human al
fairs The mortgage is held to be valid
under the general rule that when there
is authority in corporation to give its
notes the authority to secure them by the
mortgage of the property is implied
State land agents are appraising and
classifying school lands in Teton county.
Judge Beattie holds also that failure to
attach the corporate seal in no wise af-
fects the validity OF the mortgage.
Montana.
Lieutenant Crosby of the Eighth cav
airy has succeeded Chaplain Anderson as
commander of the post at Fort Assinni-
boine
John Lepley, one of the old-time and
leading stock growers of northern Mon
tana, says the conditions were never bet
ter for a fine grass crop.
Rev. Thomas L. Dickey, who has been
at Kalispell, will take charge of St Paul's
church at Virginia City, and Trinity mis-,
sion, Madison valley, Mont.
During May there were filed $674l of
bounty claims in the office OF the secre-
tary Of state. The month marked de-
crease as compared with May OF last year,
when claims to the amount Of $ll ,lG9
were filed.
Flathead troop, First Montana cavalry,
have completed an organization and have
elected the following as officers: b. W..
5. Folk, captain; W. F. IIubbart, first
/ lieutenant: 5. NJ. Logan, second lieuten-
/ ant, and have now a membership OF SO,
and by the time they are needed will
have a full company.
The most encouraging reports continue
! to come from all parts Of the farming
region around AIissoula. The warm rains
and the sunshine are making things grow
at an astonishing rate. The farmers say
that this year is the most favorable that
they have had in 10 years, and that they
expect . crop that will exceed anything
that has yet been raised in western Mon
tana.
John d. Losckamp of Billings has re
ceived another consignment of Mongolian
pheasant, to be turned loose in the val
ley. Thu far this spring he has dis
tributed Il pairs of the birds and reports
received from those who are looking after
the pheasants are to the effect that they
have mated and that the increase prom
ises well.
There is young man in Butte who
has grown several inches in the past few
DAYS He at least feels considerably big
ger, and his friends don't blame him, fol
he can claim blood relationship to Lieu
tenant Richmond p. Hobson, the brilliant
young naval officer who won so mucl
olo!v in the Merrimac incident befor
Santiago de Cuba few days ago. Hi
name is Edward s. Lindsay, and is
grand nephew of Ex-Governor j. NJ. Moore
head Of North Carolina, now deceased
and is therefore second cousin to Lieu
tenant IIobson MIR. Lindsays home is
at Greensboro, y. G.. where Manager
Wharton OF the street railway company
was years ago in the employ of his father
a. teller in the First National bank Of
that city. \ few weeks ago he wrote to
MI Wharton for a position and was given
a place as conductor, and six weeks ago
he came to Butte to live.