Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-09


MIR. MCKINNEY. a farmer from the vicin-
lily OF Sheridan, who is in Meagher county.
looking out for a farm location, made lis a
call this week. He intends visiting the Mus
cleshell before locating.
OrR Diamond butchers received % head
OF three year old steers from j. G. Lewis
this week. Having branded all his early
calves and got his herd together, Mr.. Lewis
will return to the Gallatin. ~@
Mrs. DR.. PARBERRY arrived a few DAYS
since from a visit among her friends in the
States. She passed the winter with her sis
ter at the old home in Leighton, Alabama,
and the summer in Missouri.
Our regular produce market report has
been transferred to the 9th page. to make
room for more local news. The change in
the prices of produce since last week will be
an interesting item for our farmers to read.
A CORRESPONDENT writing from the
Pr1ckly Pear valley, says that oats and bar
ley have suffered severely. Some have
moved down their gram for hay. The loss
in the valley was estimated at one-fourth,
but the 'hoppers were still there and depos-
iting their eggs. ..s.
INTELLIGENCE of the death of J.. C. SUIT
ton, of ST. Louis county. Missouri. father of
our townsman and County Treasurer, CIV.
Sutton. reached here this week. Charley,
who was en- route home, had reached Frank
H. $50 49, l,to ~ L.. A1.n = t,A
missed the telegram. J. C. Sutton was II
OF the first men to settle in Missouri. 1t WAS
he that made the first plow-share and ironed
the tires of the first wagon ever built in that
State. "t |HIu#E. "f#.@g .
J In moving from one part OF the country
to another, some of our subscribers neglect
to notify us to change their paper yet, af-
ter three or four months, they want to know
why they don't get their paper. 1t only
costs the price of a postal card, and would
save Il great deal Of annoyance. We would
reqnest those frequently changing their
abode to notify us, that their paper may be
promptly changed. ,+.s4 n#.#fs
A. p. REED. the popular representative of
| VIC CAtClISlAC ClollliiIS 'lS vi
Bohm & Co., paid a visit to Diamond and
Camp Baker this week, in the interest of
the firm, and secured a large number OF
orders. Geo. Parker also made Il tour OF
I the West Side a short time since, for the
same house. and sold q large amount of
clothing. This firm has a large and rapidly
increasing patronage, which they richly de-
serve.
ANY person who desires to engage in the
sheep business can purchase a cheap flock in
Deer Lodge county. Nj. Hyde, of the firm
of Evans & Hyde. will sell his entire inter-
est, consisting Of 1.400 head. q Mr.. Hyde is
3 DESTROYS of closing out for the purpose OF
engaging in the hardware business in Butte,
and will sell at $2.aO per head. We have
seen the flock, and can assure our readers
that they are good sheep and free from scab,
and have never been affected with itior any
, other disease. They are all young sheep.
5 and SHARED over five pounds last spring.
; WE learn that j. II. Ming, of Helena, who
recently made the trip with q team over the
route Of the proposed freight road to Ben.
5 ton. Via Smith river, Belt and Highwood
+ saws that he came right along and found nc
:, difficulty except at the crossing OF TIT
streams. He says the country is high ant
r rolling. and that there are no swamps OF
marshes upon the route. The people o
Benton propose to build a road as far 81
Belt for the purpose, of hauling lumber ant