The Mineral argus., 1884-07-31
LOCAL NEWS.

widening out.
The crop Of horse thieves is falling
oh-from the trees
Granville Stuart has gone to Helena
to attend the stock meeting.
Barley harvesting viii commence
over in the Basin in about ten days
The report in regard to the hanging
of :Dutch Louie" is pronounced false.
Still the Collar gulch is silent. The
flume will freeze up in about a month.
A. NJ. Thompson caught two trout in
Spring Creek, last week, that weighed
three pounds each.
/. Belanger received on Monday
$4,000 pounds of freight from Claggett,
Including fins line of furniture
Jed Groesbeck has been out haying
for several weeks He came in last
Saturday to get the hay seed out of his
hair.
Great credit is due H. w. Higley and
N. T. Dinsmore for the active and earn
est manner in which they have worked
for the smelter enterprise. They should
not be expected to do everything, how
ever A word to the Indifferent is
sufficient.
Secretary Tooker requests the post
masters throughout the Territory to
distribute those numbers of the Consti-
tuition that may reach their officers
addressed to persons who have moved
away, giving them to any citizen who
has not received a copy.
We have it from reliable sources that
several head of cattle belonging to
Granville Stuart were found dead below
the post, on Monday Of this week.
Their carcasses all bearing evidence of
being shot, excites serious apprension,
should the perpetrators be discovered.
Gov. Brooks was up from his ranch
on Warm Springs Creek, Sunday. He
says his wheat has headed out finely
and promises a good yield. Mr. C. T..
I johnson, of Chicago, is stopping few
days with the Governor getting point
ers on the stock business and learning
the ways Of a forIorn bachelor in the
far west.
w. II. Watson, proprietor of the
Big Casino and Moccasin mills, visited
Maiden on Monday, accompanied by
his son. He reports crops looking well
over in the Basin, and that the project
ors Of the Spring Greek FIGURING Mill
had secured sufficient encouragement
to induce them to go ahead with their
enterprise. Mr.. w. is very entertain
ing conversationalisI.
Mr.. Thomas Lewis arrived in Maiden
Sunday from Utica. Mr. Lewis left
Utica on horse back and put up Thurs
day night at Thompson's ranch, at the
mouth of Big Spring Creek, where
during the night his horse and two
mules belonging to Mr. Thompson were
stolen, and Mr. Lewis was compelled to
continue his journey on foot. He puts
his loss at $3.50, the horse being good
one.
Mr.. w. c. Chamberlain, of the firm
Of Chandler & Chamberlain, wool grow
ers, was in Maiden on Monday. Mr..
Chamberlain received the sad inteli-
gence a few days since, of the death of
his mother in New York State lie
visited his old home last winter and
when he started for Montana this
spring he left his mother in excellent
health. Mr.. chamberlain has the
sympathy of Maiden friends.
Chicago telegram: Last night at l
o'clock twelve cowboys, belonging to
Hardwick's "Wild West" made
drunken raid on South Clark street in
regular western cowboy style. They
succeeded IN frightening people from
the streets but were finally captured by
the police and locked up. Twelve large
navy revolvers and large knife were
secured. The entire party was bailed
out this morning and this afternoon
gave their usual exhibition to n crowd
Of 12,000.people. The cowboys in their
raid last night were led by Ben Circle,
for many years celebrated character
in the far west.
The following from the secretary of