Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-10-02

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LOCAL NEWS.
DIAMOND CITY LODGE No. z, A. T. and A.. N. r
"a Stated Communication held attheir Hall,
III Diamond City, on the second and fourth
M Saturdays Of each month: soJournlng !.
~ \brothers are cordially inyited to attend, X
G. A. HAMPTON, Secretary. u
RELIGIOUS.
Twill hold services at the following places dur n
ing this conference year.: g.
LIST Sabbath, Deep creek, morning and evening. 1
I'd q ST, Louis. 8. Bedford, eve.
4th !" Duck creek, {" Beaver erik I" y
Hours for services-ll O'Clock, a; M, and 7 p. M r
Appointments will not be changed during thls con- :.
Centerville, Meagher Co. Montana.
LEN LEWIS passed this week with his p
herd of Jerseys, ten in number, for the Hell '
ena fair. I
STANTON & PEAsE have moved their flock
OF sheep from Gallatin City to the Madison r
valley, 20 miles above.
G.. A.. HAMPTON, on his recent trip to I
Rock creek, saw a black jack RABBIT. 1t had
white feet and tail, and was very large.
MEAeHER county will send a larger rep
resentation to the tair this week than ever
before. The very best evidence in the
world of prosperity.
The school house at White Sulphur
Springs, when completed, will be the best
building and finest finished and furnished
school room in Meagher county.
THE survey for the ditch from Beaver
creek to the old Hogem mines was in pro-
gress last week and the intention is to com
plete the ditch this fall. This will make
times lively about Bedford and Centreville
next summer.
AN error occurred in . Wills y letter last
week. In speaking Of the yield of a run on
the Atlantic and Pacific lodes. 1t should
have been SO per ton instead Of $500, as
printed. Nine dollars is, we believe, low
tor an average Of the ore in those leads.
A LARGE district of fine grazing country
lying between Smith and Belt rivers, near
their mouths, has recently been burned
over. How tile fire originated is not known.
1t will result in great damage to the stock
interests of the lower Smith river people.
DAVID MARKS came over from Butte last
week and spent several days with old
friends. The new house of L. Marks &
Son. of Butte, is doing a lively business, re-
During the attention of three men contin-
ually to attend to customers. We wish
them success.
MEssRs. G. s. II. EDWARDS, breeders OF
fine Merino sheep are improving a new
ranch on Elk creek, Is miles west of West
Gallatin. The demand for their young
sheep is so great that they do not deem it
necessary to exhibit them at the Territorial
Fair this year. Nearly all of their young
bucks have been sold.
A GENTLEMAN from Radersburg passed
this week on his return from the new
mines. He gave rather 2 gloomy picture OF
things there. Said the ground was all Ia
ken from the mouth of the gnlch to the
summit of the mountain, and that the mi
ners were talking of laying it over until
spring. He, therefore, saw no show OF do
ing anything.
LAST week Il band of cattle numbering
twelve or fourteen, branded ID combined
with a bar over it on left shoulder, and dew
lapt, came down Sheep creek onto Smith
river. They were foot sore. as If having
been driven q long distance. The settlers
supposed them to be from the Judith OF
crnaE rance. They are probably OF