Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-04

HUSBANDMAN.
SERGEANT CECIL, Of Fort Logan, who
vas hunting on Rock creek last week with
! small detachment, brought in a1arge G
wagon load of blacktail deer and small c
game. 9
THERE is u great demand among the
Musselshell stockmen for vegetables. Sew
eral large teams heavily loaded went down
last week and still the supply for winter is
limited.
JOHN CHARTERS, OF Diamond, has been
engaged to teach the public school at Con-
federate, and entered upon the duties OF
teaching the young ideas how to shoot,
Monday last.
JAMES BREWER, the first locator, and for
a long time the proprietor of the White
Sulphur springs, is now developing some
rich gold leads in Jefferson county. we
hope he may take out a bushel of gold next
year.
THE dry-goods house of Raleigh 4
Clarkes, Helena, is selling goods at more
reasonable prices than they were ever be-
fore had in Montana. In preparing for the
HOLIDAYS this fact should be taken into con-
sideration.
THERE is a lively interest being manifest
ed by the Deep creek and Poverty Fiat
farmers in the new road to this place, and
we arc confident that a considerable amount
| of money could be raised for its construc-
ton if some one would set the project on
cot.
THE Moore Bros train loaded with flour
from the Union mills are en- route to Smith
river and Musselshell valleys. They came
the Government road. A gentleman just
in from Shields river says the train has met
with the bad luck of upsetting on the noun
tain side, precipitating the wagon and load
into a ravine. Their load numbers over
5000 sacks of flour.
r. E. COLLINS has recently purchased a
one-third interest, Of J. IL. Severance, OF the
Musselshell, in I@ fine ranch and flock O
5000 sheep. The sheep are in fine condi
ton and are Of good grade, and the rancl
is one of the finest in all Montana. Mr.
Collins is one of the most progressive an
: enterprising citizens OF our county and w
: are glad to welcome him to the ranks 9
husbandry.
G. w. Cook and J. O. Hussey, who hay
, been on a brief visit to the states, returne
:, last week. Mr.. Hussey says the states ar
better than they were, but Montana is bes'
Charley had a good trip, and says the
Q might have had a lady's company out br
for the fear of bad winter weather. 1t
a strange that men will deprive themselvt
of such pleasures for the health of woman
4 We will look for Mrs. G. when the sprin.
time comes.
MANY readers of these columns wi
= doubtless be pleased to see the announe
: ment of the Spencer Bros New Year
g Ball, This house is far-famed for its I'll
: suppers and good management. and the
- is no one who was ever here but desired
come again. Let the friends everyWhe
b. make it a point to spend the last day or t'
n of the old and the first day of the new ye
OF at the Springs. Bring your friends q
he sweethearts, and with the Smith river pr
a pie have ajolly good time.
~ GEN. A. j. SMITH and partner, G
~ Min, of New York, have just comple1
~ their filing upon 5000 acres of Judith Ian
~ and / 300 acres of lands in I'll coun
six miles below Benton, on the Misso
~ river. The Judith claim is outside of
lau public land survey, and these g%entlen
we were under the necessity of employin
surveyor to run out and establish the i