The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-25
The GREAT NORTHWEST
Topics Of General Interest In the Asv
States and Elsewhere.
A Callatin Valley Farmer Tires OF
Life and Hangs Himself to a
Trae-A Washington Man
Buncoed Out OF $500.
MONTANA.

Thirty thousand head of cattle are ex-
pected in Custer county this year. A trial
herd Of 1000 head arrived at Miles City
from Texas Wednesday.
1t is reported that a republican newspa-
per will make its appearance In Benton
about the middle of August, also that n
republican newspaper will he started at
Lewiston i'm q couple OF weeks.
That Deer Lodge is lively there a be
no doubi. There is sport of all kinds In
town, including six faro tables, which are
well ~patronized, and the nightly sales of
pools on the races are surprising.-Siirer
Slate.
man named Drake committed suicide
near Chestnut, about eight miles from
Bozeman, Wednesday. Drake was Ga
years old and has been demented at times
and often wished he was dead, and ut one
time tried to starve himself 10 death, not
eating anything for FIVE days. After leav-
ing his son i'm the hay field he was next
c hanging to a tree.
One of the prominent sun river farm
ers, who does business i'm Great Falls, re-
ports hat on seeking his downy couch
last Saturday night, he found coiled
therein an uncanny rattlesnake. After
dispatching him, he passed the night i'm
blissful dreams, but on awaking in the
morning, he found another rather. This
was also dispatched and now he always
looks in the bed before retiring.-Gredt
Falls Tribune.
Forest fires nave been raging since Sat
urday in the vicinity of Tiger Butte and
Ming's coulee. Great care SHOULD be
taken this dry weather in guarding against
fires in the WOODS by people who have &C.
casion to camp out. Before leaving the
camp every vestige of the fire should be
stamped out and water thrown on it so as
to be doubly sure that a spark is not left
TO be famed into "a flame by the wind
Great Falls Leader.
Detective Parker arrested "a man named
Alves Golrich "Wednesday for passing a so
counterfeit bill. Golrich is a bartender ut
the Turner Hall saloon and on the day
that Robinson's circus was in the city, he
passed the bill on Officer Sweeney, but
was compelled to replace the bill, but a
few days ago he again passed the bill on
one of the Clore street danes with the
above mentioned result. He was arrested
on a warrant from the United States court
and was released on 500 bail.-Heiend
journal.
William Alison, employed by the
plumber w. g.. Rowen, was looking into
a back window of The Collins d Lepley
building yesterday afternoon. A block
fell from the staging and an explosion oc-
Cured at the same time. Alison found
his nose and cheek somewhat cut up and
could not find the man who did h shoot
ing. After DIR. Weitman had dressed the
wound, some inquiries were made and
several mel suspected of being bad on
al-a -
percussion cap such as are used IN blast
ing lay where The block mad fallen and
was discharged, sending a volley of peb-
bles.-Great Falls Leader.
Yesterday four innocent placer locations
were sent to County Clerk and Recorder
brennan for filing. The Chronicles rep
resentative happened to he in the Office al
the time and curiosity led him to look into
the applications, when he discovered what
appears to be on first sight a very large
sized African i'm the wood-pile. The To-
Gator are all Helena men whose names
are II. L. Teeple, J. p. Ketchun, Chas. A,
Campbell, w. l.. Dallas, mo-. Mcneil, o,
e.. Dallas. Ed. Dabney IN Chas. Getchell,
Their claims take in the whole of section
"a, which joins the present own-sit OF
Three Forks and in the midst of the Ian
purchased by the DAILY syndicate. One
could but wonder why settlers or even
Daily has not taken up this land. but fur
thcr investigation brought the fact that
this is a school section to light and the
matter was mad as plain as day. II i.
safe to say that not even Ia color could be
raised on this land, and it is more than
evident that these gentlemen from the
temporary capital are trying to get away
with some valuable school land by an easy
process more profitable than popular. 1,
is probable, however, that they will fall
Bo,eman Chronicle.
WASHINGTON,