Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-03
MIR. V. a. CocKRILL, Of Gallatin county,
has gone on Il visit to the States.

MIR. v. a. CocKRILL, of Gallatin county,
has gone OH Il visit to the States.
HI. BRAINARD and James Brewer, of
the White Sulphur Springs, were among the
visitors to Diamond this week.
The young folks of Diamond requests us
to announce that they will have a social
dance at the Union Hall on Friday evening,
August 18th. A general invitation is ex-
tended, and u very pleasant time is antici-
pated.
The fields OF. Messrs. C. Bar Smith, p.
kircher and Thomas Dem We're visited one
day last week by an immense army of grass
hoppers who camped over night, and con-
tinued their journey in the morning in an
eastward direction, not, however, until they
had taken a square meal. They did but lit
tie damage. The owners of the fields are
thankful to escape them. Their crops are
looking we'll.
WE call attention to the local notice
I" For sale cheap for cash" in another col
mn Mrs. Lewis has no use for the arti-
cles offered for sale, and will sell them very
low for cash. The saddle has an armed
leather seat and is as good as snew. Th
sewing machine has been used some, but is
complete and III good order, does good work
and can be bought very cheap. The organ
is a good one.
WE call attention to the local advertise
ment of DIR. Parberry. The Doctor is MAX
ing arrangements to leave the Territory, and
desires a settlement with his debtors and
creditors. He offers for sale OH reasonable
terms his town property, mining ground,
water bitches, a good, top buggy and har-
ness, and q span Of gentle horses, five fine
imported Cotswold bucks, and a lot Of fine
Merino bucks.
A cLoUD-BURsT on Monday Of last week
between the Jefferson and Boulder is said to
have caused the sudden rise iii the Missouri
river. The flood, which passed near Nave's
ranch, nine miles southeast of Radersburg,
was several hundred yards in width and in
many places three feet deep. 1t sWeptdown
a great quantity of driftWood from the
mountains which the farmers in that vicinity
have been gathering for firewood.
The attaches of the HUsBANDMNN Office.
with one exception, under the leadership of
Master Moses Marks, provided themselves
with tin-buckets last Sunday morning and
climbed the mountains to test the truth of
the statement that wild strawberries abound
thereon in abundance. 70 use a familiar
phrase, they found " colors,' . but the ''abun-
danceo could not be discovered. However.
the party returned with their buckets well
filled with huckleberries and. raspberries.
The other member of the force took line
and rod and in company with Sheriff Flem-
ing, who furnished the horse-flesh, went
over to Benton gulch. He had good luck
anti returned in time for dinner with a tine
lot Of speckled trout.
BIsHoP TUTTLE's APPOINTMENTS FOR 1875.
Bishop d. s. Tuttle, of the Episcopal
church, will hold services in Montana at the
following times and places:
HeIena.-Sth.S s. after Trinity, August 9th.
Observation-Disclosures 18th, s p. III.
BoNeman.-9th s. after Trinity, August ID.
Fort Ellis.-August 18th, 4 p. M.
Hanilton.-August 16h, s p. m.
Bezeman.-10th S. after Trinity, August 20.
Gsllatin.-August 2lst, s p. M.
Observation-Disclosures 22d, 5 p. m.
. Sterling.-August 23d, s p. m.
yrginia.-11th S. after Trinity, August q.
SInridan.-August Both, s. p. IN.
Virginia.-12th s.. after Trinity, Sept. Sd.
MISUNDERSTANDING 9TH, s ps.m.
Algenta.-Friday, September Sth,.S p. M.
B;lnack.-13th S. after Trinity, Sept. 10.