The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-02
Raj NEWS
)F THE STATE.
Chseeea. Chotsau County.


Chstsaa. Chotsau County.
lt1AOeekly mail ssrvice il to be put on
1e1n Fort Shaw and Augusta on the LIST
ss cGt& O'Neal took old man jackson, of
80 Ds1Adn, TO thu Warm Springs asylum
|Aooe Friday morning.
n = reported on pretty good authority
&A4e Ch0eeau is soon to have bank. This
Nin - 9ood news for tho business men.
- pegple Of this section of Choteau
county Afo but now awakening to the adj
TIM. and they will never rest easy until
nne = built into the very heart of this Sec
4 day's shsaring: A crew of thirteen
GhearsEs 1t CLARK Bros. & Co.'s sheared re-
entity 1,45l sheep. finishing at O'Clock.
One man sheared Isl, catching his own
6hesp and tying the feeces. Three others
got away with LEO each in the same length
Of time.
At Z recent meeting of the board of
county commissioners of Cascade county it
WIS ordered that the county attorney nego-
date with Choteau county. looking to the
settlement of the account between Choteau
formation of Cascade county.
Commencing July the LIST the Montana
Stage company will begin carrying the mails
bstWeen Choteau and Great Falls. 1t will
BE- week Or ten days before they will be
able TO get their coaches and stock strung
out on the line. J. ]. Davis, the superin-
tendont, says he will run covered coaches
with good stock.
On and after July the Choteau and Great
Falls Stage Co. announces that they will
run line OF day coaches between Cho-
teau and Great Falls, leaving Great Falls
daily 1t 10 q. M, and Choteau at G:3O a. m.
Their contract for carrying the mail be-
49, AA- 80 - raN ttNayp a q
enabled to do this without interfering with
the transportation of U. s. mails.
On Wednesday the last of Clark Bros
wool clip. amounting in all to 400 sacks,
passed Through town. This firms clip
amounts 70 125.0Oo pounds this year, in
stead Of 5000 pounds, as stated by, the
saved ninety Ave per cent of lambs, and
have been offered e. per head for 1900
spring lambs (wethers.) One bunch of
yearlings averaged six pounds of wool per
head. One eve band averaged 9I pounds,
an increase Of 81 pounds to the fleece i'll
two generations.
GlendIve, Dawson County.
State Treasurer r. o. Hickman visited
Glendive Thursday and Friday, attending
the meeting of the Yellowstone Chapter
No. 30.
F. w. Kreidler, court stenographer for
the Seventh Judicial District, was married
in Pennsylvania last week. He will reside
at Miles City.
nice3pleasure boat for Occur d. Aline
went west Saturday. Why not have one on
the Yellowstone ut Glendive? There is q
heap of fun and some money in it.
D. A. Burr, who was drowned at junction
was said to have quite sum of money OIL
his person. It would be we'll for officers tc
be on the lookout for the body, SO that the
money may not fall into the hands of I'M
scrupulous persons.
Major g. r. A. Scobey, Indian agent at
Clerk Hunter, arrived from their dominion
Wednesday. Major Scobey says the wards
Of the nation under his particular care are
happy, contented and fat.
w. w. Lewis, who for the past eight
months has been cashier of the Merchants
bank, has resigned on account of i'll health,
to take effect the first of July. He will
visit friends in Minnesota and then go tc
Seattle, believing that climate will be better
for him. Mr.. Lewis has proven himself ar
able business man during his stay in Glen
dive and clever, social gentleman.
A sad accident happened Monday, june
Is On the range, resulting in the death de,. q. Q
was dragging it to the branding pen, whel
the strap holding the cinch broke; the sad
die turned and the horse commenced pitch
ing, finally jumping on the unfortunate
man. striking him in the stomach: He wa
brought to Mingusville with all possibl
speed, but death was inevitable and h
breathed his last in about thirty hours afte
the accident. Joseph Arnett, also workin
for Wibaux's roundup, met with sever
and painful accident. His horse fell Will
he Wis heading bunch of cattle. throwing
him to the ground with such force as t
break his collar bone and shoulder blade.