Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-09-04
NEWS,

TERRITORIAL NEWS. T.
AS samples of the splendid fruit this year
grown in Missoula county, a package of
apples, sent us by Mr.. Frank Worden, has
been received. These apples, plucked from
the trees of Goe. B. Hartman. in the town
of Missoula, are of large size, free from
blemish, fully ripe, and of exceedingly fine
flavor. 1t is estimated that the orchards Of
Mr.. Bass and Nm Harris. in the Bitter
Root valley, will this year produce several
hundred bushels of fine apples. Offers Of
twenty-five cents a pound for the entire crop
have been made. We hope the Missoula
producers will not fail to bring one or two
wagon loads of the fruit for exhibition at
the territorial fair. The Herald will award
a special premium to the fruit grower who
shows the best one hundred pounds or more
of apples, and will also buy the exhibit,
paying therefor the top market price.-Her-
aid.
Van Dorm, the Ogden nursery man, has
been distributing trees, ETC., in the neigh
borhood this week. He says that in no
case have the fruit trees, where they have
received proper care, been a failure in Mon
tana.-Madisoaiam.
MI. j. P. Thomas arrived from Oregon a
few days since with 1890 head of sheep,
owned Jointly by himself and Mr.. S. E.
Larabie. Eighty head were lost on the
way from Oregon to Montana. The flock
was taken to the Big Hole valley.
MI. George Pascoe returned this week
with 1900 head of, sheep, which he purchas-
ed in Washington territory. He left his
band on Big Hole until he looks out a loca-
ton. Mr.. P. says there arefour bands COM
ing behind him, two of which contain about
10, 300 sheep, and that the owners expect to
locate them on the Yellowstone.-Nort1-
Vest.
Parties down from Bitter Root Monday
state that the frost was very severe in places
along that classic stream, destroying water
melons, tomatoes, etc. Happily the wheat
was all harvested and out of danger.
i The blizzard Saturday night did consider
able damage in Bitter Root, blowing down
fences, scattering hay in cock, and blowing
away stacks. Bass Bros. estimate that they
had twenty bushels Of fruit blown from
their trees, and some OF the trees were up
rooted.-Missouliam.
A Butte speciel to the Herald, dated Sep
TENDER ], says: Afire broke out at 2 o'clock
a. M. The store of T. F. Bowler & Co.,
Main street, was burned, as also the adioin-
ing building owned by Phil. Porcher. The
fire was stopped o N the south by Charles
Blum's store, and on the north by Dellinger
q Hyde's tire-proof building. The loss of
Bowler 6 Co. is estimated at $4,000 in
sured for $4,000. Other property lost by
the fire will probably reach $4,000, and
damage to goods by moving perhaps as
much more.
Sheriff Healy received, On. Thursday, a
communication from Governor Potts, grant
ing a respite of thirty days to o. H. Marsh
and Joseph K. Koble, who are under sem
tence of death for the murder of Patrick
Farrell. The prisoners were to be executed
on the 9TH of September. The respite de-
lays.the death sentence until October 9Th.
Six OK teams arrived yesterday from
Meagher county, by way of the new road,
loaded with wool for Paris Gibson & Co.,of
Fort Benton, and E. Grisar s. Co., of,Helena.,
There is now over $4,000 worth of wool
on the levee awaiting shipment. Bento,s
needs a wool packing establishment.-,Res-
ton Record.