Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-12-18

1our at the Springs the past week. h
Snow was seven inches deep in Diamond =
On Sunday evening, and still showing.
THE wool business is booming. Montana
wool has brought 3Sc. lately in the eastern ,
;
The Cement grade has dritted full OF /
STOW, making it almost impossible tor
to cross the range.
H]oRNBucKLE Sc MARSHALL have sold
their sheep and ranch to Baker & Co., OF
Consideration over $4,000.
C. II. RAIDERS children, who have been
in attendance at school at this place, re-
turned home Monday, until after the holi-
days.
WE learn from persons engaged in trade
that business has a tendency towards a
cash basis. The percentage of cash sales
are yearly increasing.
JONAS HIGGINS has opened out a nice lot
of holiday goods. Those wishing to make
the little folks glad Christmas, will do we'll
to examine his stock.
SEVERAL parties of this place are talking
of making the grand rounds, taking in the
ball at Hortop's, Diamond, and returning
in time for the ball here.
In the past week we have written a half
dozen letters to inquisitive home-seekers in
the East. They are mostly men of means
| who are anxious to engage in stock-raising.
A PROPOSITION has been made to build a
wagon road to the new mines via the In
dian trail from Copperopolis for the ex-
ceedingly small sum of 5000. If a good
road can be had for ST. 900 i. is to the inter-
est Of the people of the county to build it.
A meeting win be held by the citizens Of
the Springs and vicinity Saturday evening
next, for the purpose of appointing COM
mittees to arrange for a Christmas tree, and
to take measures necessary to insure its sue
cess. It is the general determination to
have a rousing big time.
A. j. HOLLAND, of the firm of Holland &
Murphy, lumber dealers, was at the Springs
this week. The company are engaged in
getting out logs this winter and will have a
large supply on hand next spring, ard will
run their mill and single machine night
and day.
The ball to. be given at Diamond on the
evening of December %, promises to be the
gayest the county seat has known for years
1t will be largely attended from both this
and the Missouri valleys, and well it may
l for no pains will be spared to make it pleas
ant for all who attend.
/ In making out the programme OF amuse
ments of the coming holidays the grandb bal
to be given New Years by Spencer Bros, o
7 White Sulphur Springs Hotel, should no
be forgotten. Good music and a luxurian
supper will be supplied.
CHRISTMAS Eve. ball at VIM. Hortop'
will be a new innovation to pleasure-seel
ers. Mr.. iIortop has just opened a new he
e tel at his residence near Canyon Ferry, an
gives a ball for the purpose of introducin
himself to the public. The tables will (
, supplied with the best the country afford
|. THE new school house has been compile
$ ed, with the exception of the patent desl
It shipped from the East, which have not y
+ arrived. The trustees of the district r
celved the building from the contractor
70 Samuel Scott-Monday last. The work
)e well executed and gives entire satistactio
B. 3. Cook we believe was the first
he this section to use lumber in the erection
l. sheep sheds. He informs us that lumber
a. SSes35 per thousand is cheaper for sheds thu