Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-08-31

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MIR. /. o. PRocToR, Of Smith river is
manufacturing l25 pounds of cheese daily.
fAR-HEEL, having "gone broke y onour
devils" Judgment, has come to the CON
elusion that what he don't know bouth hose
racing would make a big book.
IHE Helena Fair Association is circulat-
ing large posters. Eight thousand dollars
are offered to competitors, and a l;lroer dis
play of stock is anticipated this season than
usual.
The inverted siphon of the Hellgate and
Avalanche Ditch Co., across Avalanche
gulch which was washed out last spring.
has been rebuilt, and is now conveying the
Avalanche water to Whoep-up bar.
The Canyon Ferry people are circulating
a petition, asking for the opening of a coun-
ty road from that point to Smith River val
ley. The proposed route is up Magpie gulch.
and is represented to be the best way to
cross the mountains. E
A LATE number of the Black H5lls Pioneer.
having disclosed the fact that turkeys are
not very abundant in the Hills, our Probate
Judge has abandoned his trip to thatland Of
adventure. The Judge has several young
gobblers fattening for winter use.
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MIR. Il. B. Cook and Edgar Sayre, of
Smith river, leave this week for a visit to
the Centennial and their homes and friends
in the States. They go by way of Carroll,
and will be absent about six months. The
HUsBANDMAN wishes them a pleasant and
successful trip and . safe return to their
mountain home.
Col. A. NJ. VOOLFOLK, of Helena, has
been recreating the past week at the White
Sulphur Springs. We learn that the Colo
mel enjoys fishing very much, but it seems
that he is not as successful in this business,
as he is at his profession, Miss Alice Marks,
of Diamond, having excelled him in the art
Of catching the tinny tribe.
WE are grieved to learn OF. the sad acct
dent that happened to Mr. John Oaks, of
this county, at Cave gulch on last Sunday.
He was, in company with Mr.. Frank Day,
riding in a buggy, Mhan the hnrso became
frightened and Mr.. Day jumped out. Mr..
Oaks attempted to jump also, but fell head
upon the ground, causing a severe
Of the skull, just over the right eye.
Holmes, Of Helena, who happened to be
in that vicinity, assisted by DR.. Finch, of
this place, dressed the wound. The case is
represented to be critical, but the doctor
thinks he viii recover if Inflammation does
not set in.
THE subject ola school for damon Dis
Erict during the fall and winter months, is
one OF the most important things necessary
to be considered by our people. This dis
-rict has had a great advantage over other
of the county. The little school
acre has had the benefit of at least one-third
IF the whole school-fund of the county, and
certainly has accomplished less proportionate
% the amount paid to teachers, than any
other district. From six ~ to eighty schol-
lis have been reported yearly by the clerk,
md the ap~portionments have been made ac-
cordIngly, while the attendance at our
school has not exceeded twenty scholars.
We are not here to- make war upon any
about the management of the school at
airs, but we fail to see what benefit LAS
been derived from all this expenditure. The
is divided by mountain ranges, and
should be distrieted in such a manner as to
rive each section the benefit Of the school