The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-07
GENERAL NEWS OF THE STATE
The Grist Gathered by the Standards Special Correspond
ents in the Smaller Cities and Towns

pany is made up of Cleveland Ohio.
men and that is designated as their
principal place of business. They in
tend to operate a mine In Holmes
gulch. which is but "A short distance
this side of the line dividing jefferson
and Lewis and Clarke counties and is
not far from Helena. Another is that
of the Gold Hill Mining company the
incorporators being Joseph Appleby,
Frank Bruce John McGie. Frank Shes
green and George H. stanton. all of
Great Falls. The capital stock is $780,
600, at 81 per share.
In the District Court.
Among new cases filed in the dis
trict court here is that of the Anacon-
da Copper Mining company VS.. l.. Blev-
ms. Ii is a suit for debt on account of
lumber furnished TO defendant to erect
house in Basin. The amount asked
is $1.5.S6, costs and attorneys fees.
A case that is something of a sur
prise To people is that of May Irvine
Haviland VS.. w. III. Haviland. The
complaint recites that they were mar
ried in Butte July -, 1898, and that
from then until Feb 20, 1888, they lived
together as husband and Wife, and that
a daughter, catharine was born To
them, now being years old. That on
the goth of February. 1898. the defend
ant wilfully and without cause or prov
ocation deserted plaintiff and child and
refuses to reurn to them or his home
and refuses to furnish them with the
necessities of life. and threatens TO
leave them entirely destitute unless
she will sign an agreement to obtain
a divorce from him AT the expiration
of one year without alimony. That she
has no separate property and il obliged
to maintain herself. will necessarily
have to depend on charity for the
maintenance of herself and child. That
the defendant is a practicing physi-
elan at Whitehall and that for num-
Der of years has had a large and lucra-
tive practice, making about S. 900 per
year, and has contract with the Par
rot company that viii make his income
about $4,000 per year. That she is in
delicate health, unable to work, re-
qures medical attendance and asks for
the maintenance of herself and child
the sum of 500 per month aimony, the
custody of the child and such other re-
lief as may be agreeable to equity and
good conscience.
Margaret Schwemin. as adminstra-
trix of the estate of Thomas Sehwemn.
has commenced a suit against the Mon
tana Central railway, asking for $4,000
damages on account of the death Of
her husband, oCcasioned. as alleged,
by the carelessness of the eompany's
employees. He was employed as
brakeman on a Montana Central
freight train and on Jan 3, at Corbn.
an engineer in the employ OF said de-
PENDANT company carelessy and negli-
gently allowed his engine, the rear or
helper engine. to crash into the caboose
in which said Schwemin was riding.
and he was so injured AS to cause his
death. That said engineer of engine
No. SO was incompetent. negligent and
careless and that said company knew
of such condition.
Mining Locations.
There were 30 mining locations re-
corded in jefferson county during Feb
ruary. The receipts of the county re.
corder's office were S309. 81 Twenty
six coyote skins were presented for
bounty.
Death of Olaf Hagmnn.
At 4 O'Clock this morning in Elkhorn
occurred the death Of Olaf Hagman.
an employee in the mill of the Elkhorn
Mining company. Last Sunday while
at his work he had occasion to get I'M
der the pans and some part of his
clothing was caught by the machinery.
He threw out his hands to hold him
self away from the revolving shaft,
but his hands were caught in the cogs
and terribly crushed. lie also sus-
tanned bad bruises about the body
which caused his death. The manage
ment of the property did all that could
be done to aid the injured man, even
sending to Helena for a surgeon who
was brought to Elkhorn by special
train. Deceased was % years of age
and had two sisters and a brother in
Elkhorn. The body was taken to Hell
ena to-day for burial.