The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-04
NORTHWEST NEWS.


lowstone and other regions. Yet Frank
Wilkeson said that the Milk river country
was q desert. The know bet
ter.-Grcot Falls Tribune.
A jewelcr Of Rockford, WASH, cen
presented the public school with a clock.
This was followed by q more expensive
one by a rival jeweler, and by the time
thee enthusiasm had subsidcd every room
i'm the school house Ind n clock.t
Damon Smith. the Harrisburg, Lame
county, Oregon, druggist. II was called
out of his bed the other night to I'LL a pre-
scription, and when he reached the store
was bound, gagged and robbed of $500 and
"a watch, is yet unable to identify his as
sailants.
California will possibly find a success
full competitor in the raisin growing in
dustry in Washington. rs experiments ON
"a small scale made with samples of the
Foster grape near walia Walia this sea-
son produces n quality OF raisjns fully
equal to those of California.
Representative Nash, of the w AshinR-
ton legislature, has received n letter from
his home in Douglas county, saying that
some people there are actually suffering
for the necessaries of life, being shut out
by the snow from all communication The
mail is carried on snowshoes.
1t seems a little singular that forest fires
should be burning at this season of the
year, with five inches of snow on the
ground. vet such q spectacle has been Wis.,
iDAc - thc past leW NtyS at sScIloSbles
Wash. The woods q short distance up
h bay have been Illuminated by tho
burning trees ut night and clouds of
smoke have been seen drifting from them
10y day.
Z Mr.. Al Goldman brought into the walla
! Walla Statesman Office n few days ago
three little rough pieces of gold, which his
domestic found i'm the gizzard of a chicken
while dressing it. The chicken was one
of eighteen purchased by Mr.. Mallory
from town toward the foothills. II was
probably lost by some one of the army of
miners who made this valley their head
quarters during the winter months.
II wolves can talk as i'm Hssop's time
says the Great Falls Tribune, they will re-
ioicc that State Auditor Kenncy has de-
clinctl To pay the counties prescribed by
law. As the result wolves will prowl un-
molested over the plains, and many fine
cattle and sheep may he destroyed. Stock
men will thus suffer by the Legislative
deadlock, which is Kcnney's pretext for
not paying warrants. He is very tardy i'm
promoting q test suit OH the matter.
The Boston and Montana Coal COM
pany has been Incorporated by Timothy
Wilcox. T.. Wallace Fisk, Arthur F.Howes
and l.. n. Shepherd. Capital stock 81 ,OOO,-
900, i'm shares of $50 each. Helena will be
the scat of the principal offices. Mr..
Wilcox was elected president, Mr.. Howcs
secretary. and Mr.. Shepherd treasurer.
The has 800 acres of the most
promising coal lands i'm Cascade county
and purpose soon beginning active work
developing their property.
DIR. j. NJ. Boyd. who is just over from
Baker City. reports to the Walla Walla
Union that While on his way from Nor
mon Basin to Burnt river. Isaac Colt had
doubtless been overcome by the depth of
the SNOW, and feeling that he could GO no
further. had stuck up N long pole and
then laid down by tho foot of il, gone to
sleep and covered by the falling SNOW.
The presence of the pole attracted the at
tenticn of the stage driver. The SNOW
was dug into and at about ten feet tho
body was found.
Those who were OH the limited train
from Ogden night before last had an UNI
usual experience. says the Laramie Boom
esoNg. The train failed to make connec-
tons with the Central Pacific at Ogden.
and as n result there were few passengers
aboard. When Bitter Creek was reached
there was a sight that one seldom wit
nesses. The heavy snow storm had driven
the antelope into the 9ulch along the rail-
road track and for n distance of eight
miles nothing was tn be seen but antelope.
1t was an immense herd, and those who
saw il estimate that they must have seen
nificent sight. The engineer and baggage
man had revolvcrs with them and of
course the temptation To use them could
not be resisted. They brought down five
of the great herd and two more were
killed by the engine. They crowded upon
the track and seemed to regard the train
as an innocent curiosity. This was tho
largest herd of antelope that has been
seen in Wyoming in years.
Last Tuesday afternoon. says the Fort
Benton Ricer Press, Barney Olsen. of the
Woodworking firm of Oleson & Hansen,
left Chinook to visit n ranch about two
miles distant. As the weather was rather
pleasant. MIR. Olesen did not take his
o~vercoat. overshoes, cap or gloves along
He started back to Chinook the same at
ternocn while the cold snap was coming
no. .Abou dusk, Mr.. wickizer, who
keeps a boarding house i'm the outskirts Of
the town. saw Mr.. Olcscn n short distance
oil. walking with great difficulty toward
town. and suddenly he fell down i'm the
snow and remained m~otionlcss. Mr.
Wickizer and others fastened to his as
sistancc. and carried him to the house
The thermometer was about 25 degrees
below zero at the time. Mr.. Olsen re-
manned unconscious for about four hours,
but with continual rubbing and stimu.
lants, lac finally revived. His feet, hands
and ears are frozen, but tn what extent l.
not yet known. II was n close call, and
had he not been seen, Inc would doubtless
have been frozen to death.
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