The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-15
MONTANA CONDENSED.


WHO CAN EXCEL IT? G. II. Water
man, Of Middle Creek, from seventy three
acres Of wheat and oats harvested 4,ooe
bushels. One field Of wheat averaged fifty
bushels to the acre, and a small field d
oats went III bushels to the acre. The
crop throughout averaged nearly fifty.6ve
bushes, and one man and boy did all the
work.
The Northern Pacific Railroad has
crossed OFallon Creek, and is making
rapid strides for Powder River. Should
no difficulty be encountred for lack of ties,
the whistle Of the locomotive will be heard
in Miles town by January rst.
NEW soa1s-wss,.
During the month of Sept. five patients
! were discharged from the Insane Asylum,
restored. Two more will be discharged
between the list and 18TH OF October
During the five years Drs. Mitchell and
Mussigbrod have had charge Of the insane
nearly thirty per cent. OF those committed
have been restored and discharged, only
three cases having relarsed.
m'ssout,An
An extraordinary yield Of wheat was OBJ
tanned by Michael Flynn, a farmer living
four miles west OF Missoua, this year
From ten acres of llnd, on which was sown
~ bushels, Mr.. Flynn thr.,hed on the
goth OF September, 90 OF bushels OF splc..
did wheat.
The chairman Of the Garfield fund, a. 7.
Davidson, received, ON the Sth S47.1o as a
contribution from Fort Shaw, sent through
Capt. J. Ford Kent.
\ force consisting Of II officers and 2,o
men Lett Fort As>inaboine ut o'clock on
the morning OF the Sth for the purpose OF
removing foreign Indians, half.breeds and
from the Milk River country and
them to return to the other
side Of the line.
Nn amusing mistake was recently mal,
By some Eastern fruit shippers. Mor,i,
Bros of this city ordered five boxes of
ounces, ana making the tail OF the q rather
short tnc shippers thought onions were
wanted and thereupon shipped five boxes
Of the oduri.vrous esculents.
NornERN PACIFIC NOTES. Thos. Ir.
vim, sheriff and assessor Of Custer county,
NJ T., has assessed that portion of the,
Northern Pacific railroad now in operation.
N Custer county, viz: fifteen miles at
$4,000 per mile. No taxation has been
90 assessed in either Minnesota or Dakota
against this road as to be co!Icc.a,le. |
,hould the assessment be collectablc, and |
10000 be the average per mile when the |
ord Is completed through the county, their
axab'e property wi! be about $1,000, 900,
is Custer county will be- traversrd nc;.rl.
90 miles by this corporation.
4u-EAa,mAn.
\ fatal accident occurred near Careless
reck one day last week, which resulted in
lie death OF Charles Morris. MIR. Morris
vas engaged in hauling lumber from BAR.
ows n Allis' mill near the gap, aud was
o,new hat intoxicated. He was in the EN-,
10Y OF Hugh Cameron and was in com
AMY with Daniel rre>sler en- route to MIR
IS Careless Greek ranch. Mr.. Trcssler
aving got ahead Of him he undertook to
make cutoff. and in cu,icavoriny to de-
cend cliff that interviewed, upset. lie
vas caught underneath, the heavy load OF
recn lunl and killed instantly. He
vas dead when assistance, which WAS but
hort di~tunc: away, reached him. This
vas the secord accident that dry. The
irst time he was thrown from the wagon.
me wheel passed over his shoulder, bu. he
aid he was tough and hard to kill.
CUTIE MINER.
a note from Banuack SAYS that the sale
# the Banrack. Marvsvi!e gold quartz
mines has about been effected to 4 London
Company.