The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-05
MONTANA NEWS.

A. far IN tho Rirer Press is sdvisrsi the
total cattle shipments this year will fall
short at lest fifty PER cent. There should
have heen mt leass 1D.O00 head Of fnt b-ef
steers sens from Montana tai eastern
markets this SEASON. Tls. fart In there
was not much IL amy more than 10000
head. The Northern Pacific In reported
tn have taken out to date about 26,OOD. the
Manitoba about 22,OOO, with 1.ODO To go i'm
a day or two. This makes $4,000. tn which
should bc added other small shilrInrnts I'd
follow over tine Northern Pacific Of prOir
ably 1,OOO MORE. One reason of this fall
ing OF can bc found In the extremely low
prices which have prevailed throughout
the shipping season. Another Ia that the
effects Of the hard winter Of 1ss6 are ln-
ginning tai In. apparent. Next year. IL
better prices prevail, the shipments will
bc largely incrcassd.-Rirer Press.
The enterprise of company A ~ ~ the
kind which means ''gct there" They
now propose the formation Of ~ stock
for tho erection of ~ new arm
ory. They wish tai raise. for the purpose
5000 and have placed the shares at $40
each. They would erect a ons-story
building 5Ox150 and fit il mp i'm sscl, ~ way
that il would bc suitable for halls, lectures
and other public Entertainments theatre
cal companies. etc. They themselves can
guarantee the stock SOD u year
rent, thisb being their annual amount from
The government, 81 that with the income
from other sources n good divihent is u
surety to- each shareholder. We under
stand that there il now some money i'm
the treasury and that nearly $1,000 i'm
shares has alrsady been - Great
Falls Le6ier.
Fort Benton il soon to have another Ma
tional hank which will Ia, one of the solid
est financial institutions in thc north
west. IL will b. known us the StockInan's
National bank of Fort Benton. and will
open with "a paid mp capital of 100000.
The enterprise has been spoken of for
SONG time hut its proprietors did not
make. their plans public until within the
last few days. when necessary documents
which had been sent To Washington were
returned approved. The leading stock
holders in the new institution will he
Messrs. l.. IL. Hcrshficld. Aaron Hcrsl,-
field, of Helena, Ch..s. T.. DUcr. of Fort
Benton, John Lepley. l. w. Peck. Chas.
=. Gibson. Joseph Hirshhcrx. tHhoteau
county, Bowers Bros, OF Fergus county.
l. &. Libby. Burnham, Maine; &. +. Lib
hey. of Choteau county; It. {. Power x
Bro; David G.. own of Fort Benton
and VIM. A. Chcssman, Of Helena
Rirer RrcsS.
Major Peter Roman has returned from
the Bitter Root. whore he has been i'm
company with Gen. CarringtoIl, relative to
the removal OF the Indians of that seC-
ton. The major, i'm reply tn n question,
said: met with excellent success.
Out Of the H~fty-one claimantst there. more
than onc-thirl have already siRnifitsl their
Willingness To sell their claims and have
signed the papers to that effect" Gen.
Darlington remained i'm the valley to APP
praise the lands of the Indians, prior "a
making his report on the subject.
Officer A~1cLaggin, who was detailed fol
the duty, succeeded n day or two ago In
finding i'm "a brothcI kept 10y "~Frlukie," al
the. corner of Gaicua aud WYoIninG
streets. "a unawa girl from Anaconda
aged 16 years. She was returned to heI
heart-broken mother. and left with her FOL
her homc.-Mtaing Journal.
The most important item of news We
made public i'm connection with the celc
bratcd West Granite deal since tlse meet
ing i'm Helena last month tn ratify the sale
of the property tn the Granite Mountain
syndicate. was the announcement
"Wednesday afternoon. says the ST. Louii
Republic. that "a meeting of the. trustees N
the office of the Granite Mountain Mining
company, the deeds to the West Grant.
company were accepted. a committee
WAS appointed tn arrange for getting ou
aud exchanging the certificates of tn.
old West Granite company for those q
the Elizabeth Mining Thu
most Important result OF the meeting. how
ever, and oIh which will likel,
have an immedi"'" "fr'., npo,
that l.. NJ. Rumss.y had been authorized 4
prucccd To tine mine aud make all tn,
necessary arrangements Tor cofnInencini
work at once. With this move the long
delayed purchase OF the West Granit
property is contaminated, that compan
passes out of existence and the fair yourI
Elizabeth. whose first appearance was tn
cause of much worry and litigation, Wi
in "a very short time make her debut Tx
fore the public. The board of trustees a
the new company who were Instruments
in bringing this change Ia pass are: l
NJ. Rurnscy. president; Paul NJ. Fnsi
vicc-presidcnt; j. +. Taussig, treasurer
49, IN NJ
Clurc. Charles Clark and A.. Ii. Ewing, n
of whom are Interested largely i'm I'll
Granite Mountain and Bi-Mctallic; Cha
w. Wall of the Meyer Bros. Drug Co., an
A. NJ. Hotter and II. NJ. Parchcn {
Helena. Mont.