Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1892-09-10
MON TANA MATTERS.
A RESUME OF IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS.
Rewritten, Clipped and Con-
densed From Our Valued
Exchanges.

proclamation setting October 2
as Columbus day.
| The democrats of Lewis ant
Clarke county held their conven
tion Monday and nominated thei
ticket for county officers.
The wool shipments from Bis
Timber this year are given at 2,
100000 pounds. Eastern Montana
is fast making a wool record.
Thomas Fraiser 14-year-old sor
OF Mrs. c. Lay, Of the upper Vel
lowetone, had his horse fall with
him last Monday and sustained a
severe fracture of the left wrist.
It is reported that F. F. Fridley
one of the pioneers of Montana
who had the misfortune to lose one
Of his limbs last week will survive
the shock caused by the amputa-
ton.
j. W. Newton, proprietor Of the
Newton pharmacy at Great Falls,
accidently shot himself Sunday
morning with a shotgun. The
wound will not necessarily prove
fatal.
The Stock Growers Journal of
Aug, %, says: A bunch of 1874
steers averaging 1,46O lbs, and A
head averaging 1888 lbs, sold at
$6.lO per 100 lbs. Nine head of
the j. Converse Dakota steers aver
aging 1, ,45O lbs, brought $500 per
100 lbs.
George Collins, young man en-
ployed as pump man in the Ana
conda mine for six or seven years,
was instantly killed Saturday bv
a portion of drill which was being
hoisted from the mine becoming
detached and falling a distance of
forty feet striking him on the head.
Helena Independent: While out
in the mountains Thursday, Victor
Adams accidently shot Willie
Scanlan, the ball entering his face
just below the eye, breaking his
nose. The wounded boy was quick
ly brought to town and placed
under the doctors care. He is
doing as we'll as could be expected.
The ball has not been removed.
Fergus County Argus: Quite
a sensation was created in Lewis
town on Monday afternoon by the
arrest Of P. S. Smith, Junior mem
Der Of the firm Of N. G.. Smith &
Bro, formerly of Lavina, on
charge Of robbing the United States
mail at the top Of Painted Robe
hill. The complainant is Halsey
R. Watson, who claims to be able
to identify the prisoner without
The circumstances
Of the robbery will readily be re-
called by our readers.
A Helena special under date of
Sept, 3, to the Anaconda Standard
has the following: Among the
on the west bound train
which left this city at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, was a man appar-
entity toward SO years Of age who,
in company with his wife, was max
ing trip to Kalispel to visit son
who resides there. The husband
occupied the seat at the forward
end Of the day coach. The seat
was reversed so that he was in full
view Of the passengers. His wife
sat opposite, facing him. Just as
it was time for the train to start
the man uttered a groan, threw up
his hands and seemed to be in
Before the startled
passengers nearest to him had time
to hasten to his assistance he fell
backwards and was dead. His dis
tracted wife Immediately received
the kind attention of several ladies
who happened to be at the station.
The body was removed to stretch
er and properly cared for. The
stricken wife told those about her
10 telegraph to her son, DR.. Ghent,
At Ka ,ispel. She and her husband
had made the journey from Canada.
The husband had not complained
of illness during the trip and the
passengers from the east spoke Of
him as being in excellent spirits.
4 physician in attendance announ-
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