The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-03
Two Crooks Who Will Doubtless Re-
snt It Leisure Of Their
Folly.
The Fall Wheat Harvest, the Yield
and Probable Price There
for.
Bear Hunters Trooping in--Dodgs's Ell
Raneh-Coming Pretty Smooth For
the Nettletons.

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young man named Haynes was arrested
and incarcerated in the county Jail for
stealing clothes. He managed to break out,
and, although the officers searched dill
gently for him, he managed to escape them.
Last week, while on his way east. he stopped
at Livingston, and while there was reccg-
nized and re-arrested. He ID now safely
lodged in Jail awaiting trial. He y very
sullen, and at times refuses to cat. On
Wednesday young man named Graham
was entrusted with $50 to place in tho bank.
Instead Of this he borrowed a horse and
tried to jump the country, but was over
taken near Red Bluff and compelled at the
point of pistol to give up &48 OF the
money, all he had. An organization OF
Regulators" finds it necessary to run sus-
picious characters out of the town occa-
sionally, and for that reason Bozeman has
had no robberies this year.
Col. Carter was in town from his mine
and mill at He'd Bluff Thursday. be
brought in a sample of ore from Golconda,
which Il superior to any of the rich ore
heretofore found in this great mine.
Col. g. r. Chisholm's family arrived
from Chicago on Thursday to mako their
future home here. The colonel is interested
in very rich mine in Utah. which is pay
ing handsome dividends and is devoting
his spare time to the development of placer
and coal claims in the West Gallatin coun-
Il is reported that Major Anderson has
disposed Of his paper, published II this
Gibbons, of Austin, MINI. Mr.. Gibbons
spent few days in Bozeman last week, and
informed those who made his acquaintance
that he would return in few weeks. II
the sale has really taken place it 10 pre-
sumed that the major will devote his atten.
his claims in the Cooke City district.
The fall wheat harvest is about over and
the yield will be as great as ever-from
forty to sixty bushels per acre. 1t is the
belief of we'll posted farmers that wheat
will start at 50 cents per bushel this year.
Several eastern bear hunters have arrived
during the past week. A large number OF
parties are expected from now on to hunt
other game in the West Gallatin country.
Ira Dodge, of this city, who has gained
fame as bear hunter, has established an
elk ranch in the West Gallatin Basin. and
has over thirty head to begin with. He has
refuses to sell.
Phil Skehan, known to all old-timers az
the proprietor of the Laclede hotel, is in bed
with what most people think is his last ILL
ness.
team from Troop b, National Guard, OF
this city, will go to Butte next week to com
pete for the prize offered by the q. A. Il.
for the best rifle team.
The report of the sale of the Washington
Bar placer ground by the Nettleton boys to
an English syndicate, for a price consider
ably over $780, zoe, recalls the fact that the
Nettletons are having very smooth time
of it in this world. The boys. are not re-
lated, but happening to be placed in the
same room at school, and learning that
they were both of the same name and age,
they formed an attachment for each other
that has never been broken. After gradu-
ating, the boys went to Minneapolis, where
the father OF one gave him q thousand dol
lars. This money the boys took to Spokane
Falls, and, before many months had elapsed.
sold for enough to buy the Washington Bar
The boys started work at once,
and have succeeded beyond their expecta-
tions, with the richest ground yet to work.