The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-17


for forgery and one for contempt.
The forgery charge was against G
w. Kelly. He was bound over from Il
justice court to await trial for forging
the name of his employer one Proffitt
of Shields River. to s. order, which
he cashed at Billy Miles X Bros. He
entered a plea of guilty aud was sen
fenced to-day by Judge Henry 10 one
year in the pen. Sheriff Young will
take him over To Deer Lodge next Sat
urday.
Barney Hanlan was brought before
the court ON a charge of contempt, in
refusing to obey subpoena TO appear
as "A witness in the Howell case at the
last term. Hanlan was arrested in Butte
three weeks ago on a bench warrant
and brought back to Livingston. He
was adjudged guilty of contempt and
sentenced to an Imprisonment of three
days in the county Jail, the court TAX
ing into consideration the fact that he
had lain in jail nearly three weeks,
awaiting trial.
Leave Town or Pay "a Fine.
At an adjourned meeting OF the city
council this week an ordinance was
passed prohibiting the keeping of
houses of illfame in the city. The pen
atty for violation of the ordinance is
fine not exceeding $500 1t is antcipat-
ed that the effect of this ordinance Will
he twofold. 1t will decrease the num-
Der of bawdy houses in town and com
pei those that continue open to contri-
butte something toward paying the eX-
penses that are incurred in their regu-
lation.
Cokedale Output Increasing.
In order to supply the increased de
mand for their product the Livingston
Coal & coke company Nave found it
Z nj,
wide. charging from eight feet. as
started. The mines are undcr lease 10
Oscar James, who expects 10 double his
working force before long.
Delinquent Tax safe.
The delinquent tax sale will hold the
boards at the office of County Treasur-
er Livingston next Monday In the
future the redemption of property for
unpaid taxes will not be so onerous on
those who are forced by circumstances
to default on their taxes In the past
a penalty of 20 per cent has been added.
and interest charged at per cent per
month. This penalty is now cut off,
and the interest reduced to | per cent.
Red Lodge slayer on bee. A"ain
Godfrey Demars, the French-Cana-
dian who several years ago shot and
killed George II. Dilworth. cattleman.
at the latter's ranch south or Red
Lodge. and was tried for murder and
acquitted in the district court at Liv-
| ingston. is in trouble again. Tie has
been ranching near Augusta. in Lewis
and Clark county, and was arrested the
| other day on the charge or changing
the brands on six head of horses be
! longing to a neighbor
Wants a. injunction.
7 The Montana Coal q Coke company,
whose properties are at Horn and AL
/ bridge, has applied to- the district court
/ for an injunction to restrain the county
| treasurer from selling its lands at.I
coking plant for delinquent taxes The
company owns one section of coal land
at Aidridge and has a lease on another
section which is the property of the
Northern Pacific, upon which it has
erected 103 coke ovens and has in OPP
ration "a coal washer and 100 tram
cars. All this property, except the land
| under lease has been advertised for
I sale by the county treasurer, because
of the refusal of the company to pay
taxes on it's net income of 100000.
The statement which the company
made to the assessor placed the coal
/ product for the last year at 10000 tons
of the value of $190000: the operating
/ expenses, 100000. This left the net in
come $780, 600 as stated. The taxes as
/ sessed on this sum amount 70 81 ,0S0
and the added penalty makes the total
$1,1sS. The company claims that II is
not liable to taxation on its net income
and that the same cannot be a lien
| upon the property described.
The case was argued to-day before
Judge Henry. Cullen Day & Gull
/ len of Helena representing the coal
company, and County Attorney Poor
man appearing for Treasurer Living
ston. The court took the application
under Amusement.
Hunters springs Controversy.
| motion for a change of venue was
! argued to-day before Judge Henry in
the injunction suit brought by the Men
! denhalls to restrain Timothy Murray
/ and agents from interfering with Men
/ denhalFS use of the waters from one
of the springs at Hunters. Mr.. Muir
rays motion for change of venue was
denied. His attorneys then moved to
strike out the replication of Menden-
/ hall to MurraY's answer to the appii-
cation for a restraining order. The
I court ruled that the replication be
struck out and by agreement the case
was set for hearing on the 18th of
April.
The controversy is the outgrowth of
/ the sale of the springs 10 Mickey &
Gagnon three years ago. The deed of
transfer reserved from the sale a
I spring called the Little Sulphur
spring" The purchasers claimed that
/ 1t was represented to them that this
spring was dried up. After making the
. safe MI. MeIutIlfldll tItttth
/ hotel and uses therein the waters that
now flow from the sulphur spring.
When Mr.. Murray came into possession
/ of the resort by foreclosure of mort
gage he sent q. NJ. Lyon down there as
his agent. The agent diverted the wat
er from the sulphur spring and notified
Mr.. Mendenhall that If he turned the
water on again il would be at his peril.
This led to the application for injnnc-
ton. Cullen. Day & Cullen Of Helena
and ]. 4. Savage are attorneys for
the Mendenhalis and f. y. Harwood
of Butte and Campbell x Stark for the
Murray interests.
Marriage Failure.
In the district court to-day a divorce
was granted Julia Sevals from her hus-
band. Alfred SeVals. and her maiden
name Of Lepere restored The parties
were married in September 1896. and
their residence has been al chico. Mr..
Sexals did not appear To contest the
action. The complaint set up cruel
he af the HpfgD-