The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-07
BILLINGS.
A Council of Crows to Be Held Aug. "a
Mt the Agency.

Council of Crows to Bo Held Aug. "a
Mt the Agency.
BILLINGS, Aug. 5.-[Special. IA council
of tho Grow nation will be held at the
agency Aug. "a. when the commissioners
appointed by congress to negotiate with
them will be present 1t is hoped that the
Crows who have fled on the oeded portion
may be induced to abandon these locations
and go back to the reserved part. where tho
government will give them the worry finest
system of irrigation to be found in the
state. The commission consists Of United
States District Attorney W ed. Major Pease
and County Clerk Foster, of Billings.
Judge Milburn held term of the district
court here this week. The principal mat
ter of local interest was over the petition Of
the widow of the late Charles E. Barney to
have her homestead apportloned to her.
The dwelling house that she asked TO have
set aside for her use adjoins the store and
was partly USED for the storage of surplus
stock from tho furniture store. The ap-
praisers reported that it could not be sep
arated without material injury to- the es-
tats. The decision of the learned Judge
has not yet been rendered.
The directors of the Yellowstone Fair as
sociation let the contract on Monday for
the main building, judges stand. grand
stand and exterior fence to s. b. Sawyer for
3d. 1C5. This is a very low bid. There il
still to be let a contract tor grading and
fencing tho race track, and for the stables
and sheds. These will be let AS aoon ns
possible. The farmers and stockmen are
taking great interest in the matter, anu
the exhibition promises to be great sac
cess. 1t will be held Sept. 26 to 30.
SO much SUCCESS has attended the wool
growing business that sheep are i'll great de-
mand and scarce. Challey Barney is COM
ing this way with 10000 head. which no has
gathered iu Utah and Idaho, and will find n
ready market for his surplus stock. Among
the sales this week We nots the following;
Bailey H. O'Donuell to Charles ONeill, 1900
yearling ewes. at $3.25; II. +. Clement to
w. Il. Watkins. 1000 wethsrs at $3. %;
Thomas Brothers to Sam Chut OH, 1000
lambs at S. 25; W. II. Watkins to Bailey d
O'Donnell, mixed brand of 1000 ysRrling
and two-year old ewes and wothers. Mt 3d.
An order of the supreme court was served
On the county commissioners this week
commanding them to show cause why they
should not levy special tax on the Still
water school district so pay the Judgment
obtained by Miss Louisa Shapley against
tho trustees. Miss Shapley sued the trus-
tees about three years ago for breach Of
their contract in dismissng her, and the
case has been in litigation ever since and
bitterly contested at every step. The jude-
meut and interest amount to about 5000,
and the coats, beside counsel fees, to $500.
Billings furnished a pretty fair contingent
for tho X. Il. conclavs at Denver, the fol-
lowing Sir knights leaving on Fridays Pa
citic express:
A. l.. Babcock. Ii. $. Willston, II. II.
Aund. &. Nj. Hays, G. A. Dewar, ii. g.
Williams, j. NJ. Ramsey, Il. IL. Fenske, U.
+. Goddard, Kufus B. Thompson, j. ID.
Finn. Mesdames Mund. Ramsey and God
dard accompanied their husbands.
Rufus Il. Thompson's annual pinio came
off Tuesday at James Cotson's grove and
was pronounced the jollisst patty OF the
season. The following 10 list Of the
guests: Mssdames Clement, George.
Matheson and Spear; Misses Bonlanger,
Huss, Hays, Jones, MRtheson, Mccormick.
| Psnton, Rixon. Whitney and Edith and
Allie Walk. and Nsssrs. Chsppls. 0riggs.