The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-27
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Topics Of General Interest In the -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

Thc Jewish citlzcns OF Seattie VIII erett
"A synagogue during the present year.
This will bc the first structure OF the kind
erected In the state Of Washington.
Wood river Is quite alive with deer, says
the Oregonian. Frequently they may be
seen feeding with cattle on the ange.
The panther, In his hunger, frightens the
tim,d deer into companionship with the
cattle for protection.
Tho Yellowstone Journal says IL il in
formed that the Cheyenne Indians at the
Rosebud agency have already begun put.
ting in their crops and IL is thought by the
officers in charge hat the corn crop alone
this year will reach over 1000 bushels.
The Walla Walla Union says that the
building of the Hunt line to Portland will
probably induce the Northern Pacific to
build "a line into the Dayton district, and
that in all probability the Hunt line will
be extended east from Dayton to Lewis
ton and beyond to n connection with the
Hill or Northwestern roads.
The Missouri river at Fort Benton Is
open and every vestigc Of ice on the
shores has disappeared. There is a good
stage Of water for this season, and the
Rirer Press says, il the river was open at
Bismarck, the steamers would find no DIFF
iiculty in coming through TO the head of
navigation by the middle OF April.
Acorrespondent of the Times-Mountain-
srr from Fossil. Ore, writes hat the loss
Of stock i'm Gillian county is much greater
than any one supposed il was n few weeks
ago. The loss in sheep will probably
reach 40 or 50 per cent and the loss Of
cattle on the range will be fully rs great,
while the loss OF horses will each 10 or 10
ior cent.
The heaviest losers in sheep in Wasco
county, Ore, will he i'm the Antelope and
Bridge creek country, says the Times
Mountainse1. OF these Rogers Bros. have
lost about $500 out Of 1000. There was
little feed put up, and when the severe
weather came cattle were not prepared.
This place has usually n a stockman's
paradise, and the luxurious growth OF
meadow hay has heretofore furnished
abundant feed. The past season vas an
exception, and fiockowners could not put
up tho usual amount of feed. Bakeoven
is another unfortunate locality, and the
loss there will also he heavy, but princi-
pally In cattle and horses.
Settlements along the upper Missouri
river valley are now SO numerous that
Fort Benton merchants are thinking of
pntting on a steamer to u from Fort
Benton for several hundred miles down
the river to supply settlers with provi-
sions, wagons, machinery and supplies
generally, says the Rirer Press. For a
long distance below this place il is inn.
possible for settlers to reach the railroad
without travelling great distances. A
trading and supply teamer is just what
they need and Fort Benton merchants
can ma Ike money by putting on such a
boat and capturing the whole trade of the
valley.
w. J. Browns ranch. an the upper Rose.
aud was the SCENE of n cutting afrray on
"Wednesday last. saws the lrIiowstone
Journal. Ed Lewis. a man living in that
vicinity. who IL oppears had had some
trouble with brown. entered the ranch
and without any emoni walked nm
behind Brown, who was eating, and jabbed
him three times in the back with an ordi-
nary jacknife, INJECTING three pain full but
not serious wounds. As o as the affair
was heard of by the surrounding settlers
they pursued Lewis md captured him,
taking him 10 Rosebud station, where he
was turned over 10 Deputy Marshal Louis
King of that placc, who brought him over
% sheriff Jones'. who now has him safely
nIlutr fOfk anu kcy al tile l0lI. MI. ItrDwn
was greatly improyed when last seen.
courier who loft For, Nfayipn;s nj mid.
niub, Saturday. with , chance of horses
m .rn,u crccL avs tho Ropto, P;rcy
pcess. arrived here YESTERDAY af,crnoon
bavin. r;,ldep i'm miles and bro,.ht ,br
nnxs That n G,,. b,okc ant las, SATURDAY
~cvcp;ny nf,er sunpc In tho Nos, ,roder's
s,,n, az For, Nng;nnis owned bv R,,oad.
ua,o, NcNam,ra 70 The nr. "a, r,,d
near Tho roof. which was burned mn and
fell in a, tho STOCK ~ merchnnd;s. Tho
-..la -. .,,ah J.,,..ol A., &c.
which was obtained from a force pumu
near by. before the fire could he put out,
hut the greater mart of the stock was
,browp oar, on ,bc stre,t. Tho orig;p oS
a.. a., - ,,,s,.r, ,nJ NO.. ,n,,ll no,
"
earh VIC "'"ou"'o 'hc '"sS " ""e''e
there was any insurance.
The keihart Gold. Silver and Lead Min
ing and Reduction Co, will make their
rtors hcr., and ,,Lc ,s ,,,cb I'm.