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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

An incident which occurred some years
ago in nv garden taught me an easy way
70 iniuse new life and yig0T into young
trees OF sluggish growth. i eat was ac-
customcd to scratch ON the body Of n small
pear tree. and before was aware OF it the
entire bark around the tree for about foot
up was dry and dead. Considering the
chances for the trees survival very small at
best. I sawed OF the stem Just below the
lacerated bark. This was done about the
middle of May, and the ground was thick
IL covered with grating wax. The first
season a new stem Of over five feet grew
from the stump. and four years afterward
the tree had reached double the size and
bore twice the amount OF the fruit OF any
of the other trees planted at the same time
in the same field Proftng by this ex-
uerieuce, / have since that time never hesi-
latcd to saw oil every limb from bark
bound and crooked -brmched, unsat-
isfactory and slow growing trees. New
sprouts will start at once, the trees will
regain new life, grow luxuriantly. and
eventually form large, symmetrical tops.
| OF course where there is a deficiency in the
soil OF where standing water settles around
the roots, neither replaning nor pruning
can do any good before the fundamental
causes are remoycd.-[Amcrican Garden.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18

The following, from J T. TIoyt, Of San
Natco. concerning the pear slug appears in
the Rural Pres Two or three years since
q subscriber gave . simple remedy FOR the
near slug. Ii has been of greet service to
5ne Throw the loose dirt about the tree
anon r.: the dus, adheres to the leaf de
stroy,r and he quits ct once. The remedy
Is ALWAYS III hand where the soil is KEEP,
stirred. This seems to be q wear for them.
In my little orchard Of fifty Barlerts
stopped them in an hour This is quite
lrue. When the orchard lies near county
road il will sometimes be worth while to
yather the fine dust from the roadway. IT
is 50 much finer than the soil near the
trees that one does not have TO handle So
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-18
BANKING HOUSES.

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=. E CHAMBERLAIN, c. F. DILLMAN,
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Now that the c. ?. road has determined
to push a branch line in this direction,
we beg leave to oGer a suggestion, as to
the route they follow south OF the boun-
Diary line. No man in northern Montana
was possibly as we'll informed in regard
to the topography of the country lying
between here and the boundary line as
the late John kerler, Of Sun River. We
have heard him say that a railroad, by
heading for the Muddy and following its
course, would have comparatively little
grading to do its entire length, and be-
sides, would traverse the best portion Of
Montana, lying north of Sun river valley
tits fair to presume that the object OF the
Canadian Pacific in building this branch
is to secure as much traffic as possible. If
such is the case, that fine section of coun-
try adjacent to the town Of Choteau, and
the Sun river valley cannot be left out.
And by building the line down the Mud
DIV both of these sections would be tap
ped.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

claims growing out Of the late half
breed rebellion. The government is
virtually repudiati2S them.
The Macleod authorities arc aftor
the parties who have been supplying
the Indians with whisky. One Of the
precious rascals was apprahended
and given the full benefit Of the law
six months imprisonment and fine
of $500.
We publish this week notice Of an
application to be made to parliament
for permission 10 construct q road
froe3 some v!se~a on the Gait road
south to the boundary line, TO con
meet with a liao from Benton, II. I.
The application IS signed bT Sir. &.
Z. Gauit aad NJ. &. Conrad. The
dream OF Benton regarding a railroad
IS evidently about to be realized
Macleod Gazette.
Al the feed on the Blackfcot re-
serve at the Crossing has been burnt
with the exception Of one bottom.
The Indians are in great trouble about
it and want to know how they are go
ing to feed their horses during the
coming winter. They lay the blame
Of all the fires in their district to the
G. z. railroad. Whether they are
right or wrong this idea is undoubt-
edly firmly fixed in their minds, and
it would be just as well for the rail
way officials to keep an extra sharp
lookout on that part of the road. The
Indians are apt to try and get even.
Calgary Herald.
We understand that Crowfoot has
forbidden the builders to proceed
with the new agency buildings on
Old Suns reserve, being under the
impression that it is intended for a
mounted police post. The objection
on the part of that astute potentate to
the police bong stationed on the re-
serve is only natural since it is re-
ported that there are a number of
strayed( ?)s.horses I at the Crossing,
for the redemption Of which so a
head is asked. Considering how easy
it is for the blameless savage to find
horses on the prairie, the owners of
which are not aware at the time that
they have lost any, there seems to be
money in this scheme.-Calgary Her
aid.
The seem to be sufficient evidence
to show thatthe Indians in the North
west Territory are making prepare
tons for another war. The Battle
ford Herald asserts that there can be
no mistake about the matter at all,
and that the northern and southern
Indians are about to form an alliance
and sweep the whole country, from
the far north to the boundary line
The government should realize what
this means. It means much more
than the late rebellion. 1t will be i'm
possible to compare it to a simple
riot. It means the revolt Of the en-
tire Indian population of the North
west, unless everything is prepared,
and the most vigorous measures
adopted at the start. Commenting
upon the Herald's statement, the
Macleod Gazette says: From all in
d~ications. the trouble may come al
any moment, and therefore no time
should be lost in so arranging mat
tiers that a large force of men can be
concentrated at Macleod. or the vicin-
ity of the Blackfoot Crossing. In
this way only can a hostile movement
be crushed out at the very commence
ment.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
OF INTEREST TO SETTLERS.

Commissioner Sparks, according to adj
vices from Washington, has made a de
cision in a case coming from Dakota
which will cut off a large number of
claims which have been made heretofore
without question. A settler who had
used his presumption right proved up and
sold and took a homestead. His applica-
ton to commute the homestead to a pre-
emption, and by paying the price of the
land get a patent, the commissioner de-
MED. In the decision of the case he lays
down the principle that no citizen can
have two pre-emptions any more than he
can have two homesteads, neither can he
use his right twice. The intent of tie
law is that in the presumption, as well as
the homestead, the claim must be the
home Of the entryman. The aim of the
law is to give people homes. When they
have once secured a home from the gov
ernment they need not expect 70 sell it
and receive another. Commissioner
Sparks holds that 1t IS not the purpose OF
the Law to give the same person a pre-
emption and a homestead, and says that
as o as & case involving that question
before him he shall decide it in the
negative This ruling would limit a set
tier to two ways Of getting public land
tree claims and by either pre-emption or
homestead. Mr. Sparks decision does
not prevent Communication from homestead
TO pra-emption when the ~pre-emption is
the only one the claimant has entered.
Heretofore it has been the practice to re-
fuse entries for presumption where the
entryman was a lomesteader, and vice
versa. The new decision simply decides
that either right, presumption or home
stead, when once enjoyed cannot be again
enjoyed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
THE TERRITORY.

ASSOC bridge will be built across
the river at Thompson Falls.
City Attorney Smith of Butte at
tempted suicide last week. He will
probably recover.
A man named Sam Coulter was
drowned last week while attempting
to ford F,lathead river nea Jocko.
A prisoner confined in the Missoula
jail attempted to suicide last week by
drinking a quantity OF liniment.
The Margaret Ann mine at Butte,
together with the hosting m~achineIy,
brought oyer $4,000 at sheriff sale
last week.
The Secretary of the Interior re
Gently confirmed the decision Of the
General Land Office, as well as that
Of the local land Office IN Bozeman, as
to the TOWNSHIP location Of Cooke as
against the miil-site claimants.
Husbandman: A second shock Of
earthquake was felt here about 1915
D. ~. Sunday last. This was far more
severe than the one last week and was
accompanied by a sound almost like
distant thunder. So sensible was the
shock that some of our people who
had retired for the night were awak-
ened from their slumbers.
Gazette: The Grow chief, Pretty
Eagle eloped with the wife Of Bull-in-
thew alter. In revenge, the brother
of the wronged husband ran off all
the horses of the gay Lothario, and
cached them. The same night the
Piegans came along and stole all the
horses. and there is mourning among
the Grows. There is now a slight
GOODNESS between Bu]l-in-the-W alter
and Pretty Eagle.
Gazette: Plenty Coues had 400
head Of horses stolen by Piegans,
about a fortnight ago. He chased
the Plegans for four days, and over
took them on Sweetgrass creek near
the Crazy mountains, killed n Pie
gan and recovered all but fifty head
of horses. He and a number Of his
band came in to-day and brought in
the scalp. It was presented to Mr.. n.
G. Bachelor, of the CLARK outfit" who
is justly esteemed as a friend Of the
tribe.
Inter Mountain: Madame De
Murski, the notorious resident Of
Wyoming street, was attacked in the
parlor of her house on Sunday even
ing by an ex-lover named Mike
O'Mara. This gentleman found it
necessary a short time since to change
his residence and leave Butte, proEa
bly, for his health and on returning
found the fair but tickle Mollie had
placed her affections IN the keeping
of another. On discovering she con-
dition of affairs Mike was not happy
and as before mentioned let slip the
dogs of d In other words he
called at her house andi was met in
the hall by his ex-lnamorata. After
the interchange Of a few words he
pushed her into an adjoining apart
ment and declared he would kill her,
at the same time making a thrust at
her throat with a pair of scissors
With great presence Of mind the
woman employed those Establishments
in which she is we'll skilled, and
Mike" was pacified. Shortly after,
however, he produced a revolver and
but for the Interference Of others
would doubtless have carried his
threat into effect.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Oriesine Narchant, an old timer, de-
parted this life yesterday at 4 O'Clock.
The deceased had benin poor health for
q number of years. Marchant came to
Fort Benton about twelve years ago,
after mining unsuccessfully in all the
mining camps in the west from British
Columbia t 0 Diamond City. He was Sc
verely injured at Confederate gulch, in
1867, by the caving in of a bank, from
the effects of which he never recovered.
He was a native of Three Rivers, prov
ince of Quebec, Canada.-Press.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
SHERIDAN'S INDIAN POLICY.

Gen. Sheridan, in speaking about allot-
ing Of lands in severalty TO the Indians,
proposes the following:
Ny plan is to give each family 800
acres and to have the government buy the
remainder of the reservation at $1.25 an
acre and pay for it in 4 per cent bonds.
The interest on these bonds would be
enough to support the Indians, educate
them, c%ivilize them, buy them cattle and
agricultural implements and hire good
men to teach them farming. Take the
Crow reservation for example, where We
have SO much trouble keeping the Indi-
ans on. 1t embraces 5000, 900 acres of
the best land in the world, and owned by
about 500 families. Give each family two
sections and the proceeds of the sale Of
the remainder Of the land would be at
least sc, 1000, 600. The interest or this
would give about $500 a year to each
family and that would give them ali the
money they need.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
RAILROADS IN THE NORTHWEST


A St. Paul special says: "a prominent
St. Paul railroad official, speaking OF
prospective railroad building inthe north
west, said no one had any idea Of the i'm
mense amount Of work Of this description
which was proposed for the near future.
Profiles have been drawn and specifica-
tons made for upward of 1000 miles.
Most of this, it is said, will be built Eext
year, and if money is at all free the spring
of 's6 will find thousands of men scatter
ed Throughout the northwest, making sur
veys, moving dirt, and laying track. The
building of the Immediate future will be
confined mostly to the construction of
branches for feeders t o the existing roads.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

two of his companions being deyoured
by wolves while on their way across the
mountains. Dempsey says that himself,
John Hoag and Jacob Scheller We're pros
pecting on the Blue Ridge mountains,
when d pack of wolves attacked them.
He succeeded in getting away, and climb
ed a tree ten yards from where his com
panions were, and saw them torn to
pieces and deyoured by the animals,
Dempsey says Hoag was a resident of
Cleveland, Ohio, and Scheller had lived
for some time in Lafayette, Indiana, His
story is generally believed here, as it is
told in a straightforward manner, andth
locations are correct.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
LEGAL.
Notice OF Final Entry

LAND OFFICE At HELENA. MONT, !
Nov. q, 1856.
NOTICE is hsreby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inter-
ton to make final proof in support OF his claim.
and that said proof will be made before the Reg
isteI and Receiver of the L. 5. Land Office at
Helena, NJ I. on Jan. f. 1855. viz:
Ida 4. CCie, who made D SNo $50. for tie Sc L
Nj. and the NE Il SEA section q, Township
Is. n of II. 2 Last
He names the following witnesses 70 prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation OF.
said land. viz:
Arthur + North, Fred Turner, Charles Turner.
of Uiidia, Maagl.r county, Montana, and John
IA Mingi of Helena. MT
w LANGHORNE, Register
JoHs WEDDT, Attorney for elaimants
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
LAND OFFICE ORDER.
HELENA, Mont, Nov. 10, 1886

HELENA, Mont, Nov. IL, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that hereafter
all applications for final entry of the pub,
lie lands, other than mineral and notices
for publication, must first be forwarded
to this office, accompanied with the fee
for such publication, o in case of inabil
ity, by reason Of location, to send the
money, the publishers receipt or relin-
punishment of the responsibility OF this
Office for such fee
S. W. LANGHoRNE, Register
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
FROM ACROSS THE BORDER.

Horsethieves are numerous in the
Macleod district.
The first snow Of the season visited
Macleod on the 10th inst.
There is said to be about s,000head
Of cattle in the Alberta district.
Fifty fine horses were recently pur-
chased at Calgary for the n. ". II.
2. force.
Macleod people are preparing to
give the smallpox a a + reception if
it should make them a visit.
Much dissatisfaction is being ex-
pressed over the settlement Of the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

en- route to his home at Choteau, from the
Northwest Territory. Newcombe, when
he left the Dominion, was supposed to
have about $4,000 in his possession, and
the robbers had followed him for the
purpose of relieving him of it. Forum
ately he purchased a draft for nearly the
whole amount, and thus saved his wealth.
All old timers in this section agree that
the present fall has leen one of the finest
in the history Of the Territory. The days
have been bright and warm-the tier
mometer ranging in the 60's-uhile the
nights have been cool and pleasant. We
have no idea our eastern readers who have
been enjoying the pleasure of sleigh.
riding and skating viii give this credenee
but nevertheless it is all true, all wool
and a yard wide.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

There has been $4,000 subscribed thus
far towards a bonus for the extension Of
the Gait railway to Fort Benton, and it is
expected by the committee in charge that
the full amour asked for will be forth
coming from the nonresident property
owners. At all events the amount of $780,
coo IS pledged, and the work of eonstruc-
ton will certainly be commenced early
next spring-Press.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

George D.. Burlington, general agent for
the Hayward Hand-Grenade fire eatin-
guisher, gave a public exhibition Of its
merits last Thursday evening. The test
was q severe one, and the Grenade acquit-
ted itself admirably, proving beyond
question that it would arrest the progress
Of fire, and if used in time would prevent
what otherwise would prove a serious
c~onflagration. The test Was what is known
as the box test" i. e., a large pine box
filled with shayings and other equally in
tlamable material, thoroughly saturated
with coal oil and tar. After the mass had
been ignited, and had began to burn
tiercely, and was utterly beyond the con
troll of the means ordinarily used to ar
| rest its further progress, Mr.. Burlington
threw one of the Grenades into the burn
ing mass, hardly expecting that it would
prove sufficient to subdue the flames, but
it was, and in a few moments the angry
flames were smouldering, and in three
minutes there was not sufficient fire re
naming with which to light a cigarette.
All WHO witnessed the exhibition were
highly pleased, and the popular verdict
was that its work was phenomenal. NO
one can afford to be without 4 liberal sup
ply of these Grenades. They offer q pro
lection against the fiery element which
cannot otherwise be enjoyed, and the low
price at which they are sold makes them
within the reach Of all classes.
We learn that one of the mercantile
firms doing business in northern Montana
have a corner on almost the entire oat
crop in this section of the Territory. 1t
seems that its riyals-who, by the way,
have government contracts to supply oats
at several military posts-had taken mort
cages on the crops of a large num-
Der of ranchers, who owing to
circumstances, were obliged to ask
credit for their supplies. The rival
firms, of course, considered that they had
the cinch and would get the crops Of the
ranclers at whatever prices they chosed
to offer them. While they were thus nap
ping, and possibly dreaming of the prof
its they would make out Of this ssqueeze,'
the first mentioned firm had a man ont,
who quietly purchased nearly every
pound of oats in the country, paying a
fair price for the same, and taking up all
the mortgages, and as matters now stand
the rival firms are in q q~uandary to know
how in the dickens they are going to man
age to fill their contracts, except at a
great loss. The effect Of this diplomacy
will have a beneficial result. 1t will in
u measure check this shylock system,
which has been practiced to a great ex-
tent upon our northern Montana ranchers.
When, in order to get a contract, O mer-
chant will bind himself to furnish oats
or anything else for that matter-at a rid
i~culously low price, and then endeavor to
compel the producer to stand the loss,
ought to get bit, and we hope they will,
every time they try it.
A - LDy = = 4 E.,4 ,T,Is . r Y ,-ry
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
EATEN BY WOLVES.

A Helena dispatch says: James Demp-
sey reached the eityfrom the Fort Nagin-
mis- country, and tells a pitiful tale about
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
TAKE NOTICE.

Wanted to purchase, cheap for cash, a
complete team outft-horses, wagon and
harness; also a gentleman riding saddle.
Address, A. B. c., TRIBUNE office, Great
Falls, Montana.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Geo. Burlington objects to having his
house denominated as a shack He says
it is a suburban villa. Let Us faint.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Prof. O. C. Morrison was in from the
coal mines this week. He has just re-
covered from a severe attack of pleurisy,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Messrs. Z. G, Maclay and Gus. Senieur,
of Fort Benton, arrived in Great Falls
Saturday night and remained over Sun
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

In another column will be found the
names of parties who have brought wheat
here during the past week, together with
the number of bushels.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

The Herald published a brigandish sort
of a story Of the robbery Of a nan named
Nareombe, near Blackfoot Agency, while
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Miss Ella Brownson, who has been Wis
iting with friends here for some time past,
departed for Sun River Saturday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Dexter's Benton express now arrives
here Tuesdays and Fridays, and leaves
for Benton on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
WHEAT RECEIPTS

During the week ending Wednesday
evening nearly 1000 bushels of wheat
was brought to the Roller mill in this
place. Following are the names of the
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

George Warner, the rustling express
man, made a trip to Great Falls this week.
He says business is improving all along
the line.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28
SPRAY OF THE FALLS.

]. NJ. Largent made a trip up the val
ley as far as Fort Shaw, last Saturday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Fred. Shepherd, a former member of
the police department who has been re-
siding at Sun River, Montana, for several
years, returned yesterday accompanied
by a portion of his family and will re-
main during the winter. His friends in
the department and out are giving him a
cordial welcome-Pionaer Press.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Reports from Yogo are encouraging
and everything points toward that being
one Of the best camps in the Belt noun
tains. Developments are being pushed
forward with vigor.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

VIM. Boston, Of Deep creek, one of the
most prosperous and practical ranchers
in this section of Montana, was in town
this week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

The farmers on the Highwood and 9th
er sections, say thata all the wheat will not
be marketed before Christmas.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

On the goth inst, two years ago, the
Missouri river at this point froze over.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Beachley Bros. & Hickory are arrang-
ing to enlarge their business room. We
understand it is the intention to make the
room twelve feet wider.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Joe pepper has commenced the cree
ton of a dwelling on his property in the
east part of town.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

Uncle VIM. Healy, of Sun River, ar
rived here with two loads Of wheat last
Saturday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-28

c. II. Boyle, Of Highwood, marketed a
fine lot of potatoes here last week.
hr. Winters is building a house on his
property in the north part Of town.
". S. Stocking, of Benton, made Great
Falls a short visit one day last week.