The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-25
NORTHWEST NEWS.


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years ago, being only IL years OF aRc when
he lefs his home i'm Canada. i'm the employ
of tho Hudson Bay company.
Although gambling is a licensed occu-
non-collcctable. Judge Sander has de-
cided in an East Helena gambling case,
that the man who buys poker checks ON
credit, cannot he compelled to pay for
them by legal process,
Donald Bradford of Helena has vcnted
an "~rial tramway'' for use i'm transport
ing logs i'm the timber regions Of n mount
ainous country. A strong wire is strung
ON poles with projecting arms, and by -
pully arrangement with automatic brakes
the log is sent to its destination.
George w. Dow was recently voted from
his office as school director of District No. |
n, Tillamook county,, Ore, by his fellow
directors. He appealed. and was sus-
tanned by the county superintendent, Who
says in substance that the county court
alone has the power to remove IL legally
elected director.
Washington IL making rather IL bad
showing since her admission as IL state.
The Walla walla Statesman says: The
pcnitcntiary is filling up very apidly 1t
il no uncommon occurrence for patches OF
i2 or IA to he brought i'm at once from the
Sound country whereas hut a short time
ago the reception of four or five was
looked upon as something out of common.
The recent SHOWS mean heavy losses to
stock owners i'm the country along Crab
creek, Wash. 1t is estimated that tD per
cent. of the stock has been lost. William
Bingham, IA well known stock man of
Lincoln and Spokane countess, il said to
have lost loo head of horses, and out of
600 head of cattle v. ". Florence has been
able to round up only 100. Mckinley &
Poulson, Ii. T.. Parker, and many Others
are loosers i'm the same way.
A property of great promise in the Cook
City district is the Homcstake mine. which
shows a rich body of ore for more than
Inn f-- -, Az. N-ar sAhl 49,
were made on this ledge which averaged
over ID ounces in silver. A railroad is all
that Is needed to- make the Cook City dis
irict famous as "a mineral producer. as the
most favorable reports arr. continually
heard of this entirely undcveloped region.
The recent decision of the United States
court, regarding the military wagon road
cases, il welcome news To many settlers
i'm this county, says the Oregon Times
Mou7ltdi1eeT, who purchased their lands
from the road company i'm good faith, and
have made improvements thereon. To
have disturbed the rights of these settlers
would have been "A great injustice, and
the decision will meet with the approba-
ton OF our people.
Last week "a burglar had broken into "a
store and residence at Grants. Ore, taken
some small articles and secrcted himself
i'm "A deserted ~watchman's cabin up the
railroad. He was tracked, caught and
forced to return. The men rugged them
selves up 'whitc cap" fashion, prepared a
suitable gallows, and requested the thief
to say his prayers. which he did to the sat
isfaction of tho crowd. They then told
him they would spare him, but if he was
found within ~ miles of there inside of "a
hours his name would he Dennis. lie
wasn't long in leaving that section.
Judge Frank Henry returned Sunday
from White Sulphur Springs, where lac
had just closed the February term of court
for Mcaghcr county, says the Livingston
E'nterP'ise. The business was transacted
in five days, the docket having been gone
through with and all eases disposed of ex-
ccpt those continued by agreement. Tho
grand jury failed to return u single indict.
ment. but contented themselves with Il
scvcre criticism Of the extravagant man.
aer in which they allege the county com
missioners have managed the financial
affairs of Meagher county.
The S~undancc, Wyo., GdEetie is rcspon
sible for this: There are snake storie
and again there are stories about snakes
that are true. Up near the Ok ranch
on tho head of the Belle Fourchc, is /;
small rocky butte. In til s vicinity upoI
any occasion when the weather is PROFIT
ious, may tie seen rattlesnakes, big. little
old and young; rattlesnakes i'm banche
and bundles as big as n barrel, twisting
and spuirIning in all shapes. Roundup
parties have learned to avoid this spa
and the last time il passed that way, mel
were sent ahead to clear the trail for tn
horses. AS upon a former occasion mol
than 30 of them were bitten.
j. Il. widnieycr of Glendivc, while il
Yellowstone ON Wednesday. says tin
JouTnci. interviewed Mr.. Beck i'm rcgar
to boring an artesian well i'm the com
house yard at Glcndive. The count
commissioners of Dawson county hav
about made up their minds TO sink N
experimental well at public expense I
test the probability OF procuring an artc,
ian flow in that vicinity. and il was I
ascertain the probable cost that Mr.. BEG
was interviewed. Mr.. widmcyer e,