The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-05
MONTANA NEWS.

Il
w. H. Randall recently returned from
Cooke City, whore for the past few months
he has been representing his mining prop
critics. He still has unbounded faith in
the rich mineral resources of the camp |
and il confident that at no distant day he
will realize handsome returns for the time
and money he has spent there during the
post twelve years.-BozeBsan Courier.
A ten-mule team drawing three wagons,
and an eight-mulc team drawing two, pre-
scnted rather n novel appearance on Nom
day, during these days OF numerous rail-
ways and almost countless freight rains
They 1.-THE teams) were driven by check
lines and the trail wagons were fitted up
and attached i'm the style OF early-day
freighting, when ''bull-whackers" and
''mule-skinners' composed n good por-
ton of the aristocracy Of Montana.-Boxe-
man Courier.
Large quantities of grain ore coming i'm
W our merchants. The prices for this
commodity arc very good here. It In worth
e1.75 per 100 pounds on the ranches and re-
tails from our warehouses in town at 500.
-Husbandm nan
The Northern Pacific is running sixteen
locomotive q day out OF the round house
at this place, ten running west and six
''hoRs'' running east. As the hogs"
double the road between here and Living
ston, we may safely say that y iron horses
start from Boxeman every day, ~independ-
ent of through trains.-BOxeMan Courier.
All Of the instruments of the hand nave
been received and pronounced by those
who know to he first-class. Now boys GO
10 work and learn to perform, and bear i'm
expecting some good music.-Gios0osc
Herald.
The indebtedness of Mcagher county
will he less than $4,000 hen the taxes
are paid, and warrants will be par value
i'm December. Few counties i'm Montana
saba m xoo<l N ab<~rinp ~ vrAnDxA
ment by their commissioners. There's
no occasion for croakinR.-Toscnssnd
Trnnchant.
The special cars of the New York, Lake
Erie & Western railway, which passed
through Great Falls Monday, conveyed
beside the president of that road, a hunt
ing party hat is visiting various parts of
tho northwest. They travel with comfort
and ease, having one car for the accom-
mediation OF the party and another for
their ten blooded dogs and other appur-
~tenances of such a party. They came
over the Northern Pacific railway and
will stop at Big Sandy and other points
for hunting and fishing before returning
east.-Great Falls Leader.
The southern Montana agricultural
mineral and mechanical association con-
cluded it's third annual fair yesterday. Ii
has been n great success from beginning
to end, and the work accomplished has
done much toward establishing the repu-
tRllOn Oh tIlS SOutleTh Dilrl oI tIle teTrltOry
rs a farming and stock-growinR region.-
The Mddisonian.
M. j. w. Bush, who has been prospect
ing on the upper Madison and its tribu.
taries, returned Thursday. He and others
nave found some very rich quartz i'm tina
region, and are quite enthusiastic over tho
outlook. Silver, copper and lead are the
predominant minerals, and they are thers
in abundance. Mr.. Bush informs us tina
he is going back after e~lection.-7he Mad
isonidn.
John b. Cook, superintendent of thu
herds of McGreGely & Co., which are ID
Gated in The ranges i'm the neiRhborhoos
I of Melville. i'm the Yellowstone valley
' came in this week, for the first time II
three years. He reports the cattle a
doing finely, and that the only cause q
complaint he has is the low prices which
prevail in the eastern markets.-The Mud
isonia.
E. c. Libby came. in from his sheel
ranch to-day and reports everything il
good shape in that section as far as tn
live stock interests were concerned
Duly Rirer Press.
Ignorance ~ - Qualification.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The policy of excluding reading an
thinking men from the jury box seems I
grow like an evil weed. II is a very dai
gerous growth, certain, unless RESTRAINED
to sooner or later bring trial by jury int
disreputc and disfavor. Too much car
cannot he exercised i'm the selection {
jurors i'm important cases. especially
. those in which the question of life an
death is involved, but care should be g.
crciscd i'm the way Of choosing men Of a
certained intelligence, and not i'm the wa
of choosing those of no intelligence. Il
norance should not ne, az y Is appa g ~
model juror.l