The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-02
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

The htrff ffess states tfiat "a young mar
ried woman and her mother settled near
Iantic last summer. Last Christmas the
young woman's husband came from Ohio,
but as she had become smitten with q
sh~eet-herder, she refused to live with
him. The husband wen away, but re-
turned the other day and, armed with an
axe, demolished the faithless wife's stove,
furniture and other household goods.
The sheep-herder came to the rescue and
fired al the husband. who fled.
W. j. Dunstan relates a striking example
of the sagacity OF a New Foundland dog
of which he is the fortunate possessor,
says the Spokane Falls Rerier. About Q
O'Clock yesterday morning Mr.. Dunstan's
little 3-year II daughter was playing on
the railroad track near the Dunstan resi-
dence, accompanied by the dog. As the
train due at that time came i'm from the
west, the dog noticed that his little mis-.
tress was in danger from the approaching
train. and as the iron horse came nearer
and nearer, and she still remained on the
track. the faithful dog caught the little
one by the dress and dragged her from
the track, keeping his eyes on the APP
preaching engine and barking vigorously
while SO doing. The engine was within
NGll ltNk Va htt tAlA tS ~ 49,
from the track by her faithful pet.
The extent Of the strike o the 3OO-foot
level in the American-Ruby, in h Orc
Elmo district. heretofore briefly mentioned,
has peer made public. The crosscut de-
veloped n lead II feet wide. OF this,
three feev is 81 ounce ore. A drift is be-
ing run on the level, which demonstrates
the permanent character Of the strike
and transforms the American-Ruby from
a prospect into a mine. President j. =.
Halteman and Secretary e. Frye of st.
Paul arrived i'm Deer Lodge Sunday N
visited the mine Monday. There is every
facility ut hand for developing and work
ing the mine, says the Helena Journal,
and il Is altogether probable that ship
mcnts will begin Mt once. The strike was
not unexpected, for the LEAD showed con
tinued improvement will every foot OF
development at discovery, and has long
been regarded one of the best properties
in the camp. The American-Ruby EN-
joys the distinction Of having become the
second producer in Orc Elmo, notwith-
standing the fact that its development
was not begun until long after many
other prospects of the camp were 'on the
VERGE The capital behind the company
comes principally from 81. Paul.
The A. o.. L. W. has existed in Helena
for the past 10 years, during which time il
has PAID to the widows and orphans Of
the deceased members about $4,000, says
the Journal. The requirements Of the or
der are simple and plain, yet the principle
of prompt payments by the order requires
promptness by its members. BY h terms
of Capital Lodge No. 2 a member has 10
days 10 pay n 81 assessment, yet fire.
quently a member, through n influence
or another, neglects its liberal terms and
becomes suspended. Such was the UNI
fortunate situation Capital lodge found it.
self in last evening i'm the case of George
yoss. who died March 30. He had failed
to pay his assessments for February and
March. and his claim upon the order has
thereby been forfeited. The members of
the lodge would gladly have paid the ex-
pense of n death, now amounting to
abou, sixty cents each, but il could not he
done. The order at large could not be
called upon to pay the claims without fall
styling records or misstating the facts.
The members of this lodge, however, de-
termined to show hat there is something
more TO the A. o. Y. w. han an insur.
ancc society. SO, resolving themselves
into a committee of the whole. q commit.
tee was appointed to receive the subscrip'
tons of members or brethren, independ'
ent of the lodge rules, with a view to rails
ing a fund for the widow and orphans. A
large amount has been subscribed.
While the snowfall Sunday was heavier
in the vicinity of Helena and in parts OF
the west side, than elsewhere, the re
ports show that it prevailed nearly al
over the state, varying i'm depth from two
to twelve inches, says the Helena Inds
pendent. The value of the snow to the
ranges is almost incalculable. and IL ii il
followed in the next month by a goot
rainfall n prosperous veal for Montana
will he assured. The snowfall in the
mountains has been deep, N the wateI
courses will be full far into the summer
While the regions south n east Of u,
nave been visited by a devastating storm
Montana has enjoyed a delightful winter
II will not be long before the farmers 81
the eastern states who are looking to tn,
west for new homes will understand tina
Montana offers to them greater induce
ments than any region in the Unitet
States. We have here in our great min
ing camps the home market that TIN
farmers in the prairie states do not pos
,ess. Everything that a Montana farme
raises he can sell at good prices to hoin'
consumers. L: has been the genera
policy Of our people not to encourage
undue immigration by misrepresentinI
our resources. but il is n question II w
have not been too modest. Here are mil
lions of acres of the finest lands on earth
"A climate u~nequaled for viRor and health
churches, schools and all other feature
If civilization. We ought tn have fit,
thousand more substantial farmers in tn