The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-08
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ntt0o up ana ny sh0 time tho tourist season
opens this branch will be in frst-class
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For tho last two weeks r.. M. Brann hns
bcen up In tho GaIlntin valley trying TO buy
fat cattle for tho use Of his meat market.
lie !. unable TO procure any. tho Helena
and Butte bntahe!s having cleaned up ov-
sryehtng' and half fat cattle are hstd 10
Of Qnetbunch'o OF fed steers Of 100 belonging
20 Nelson story for which Rloo q Lssd is
Tho claim agent Of the Great Northern
company states that the number OF cattle
killed between Malta and Havrs during tho
past Tow months was exceedingly Ia 20.
Recently he insrected LAT hides nj Chinook,
and on Tuesday Of this week hs inspected
a~notAes batch of 28b hides ut the sane
place. The number killed enst OF Havre
was far in excess Of those killed between
Have and Great Falls. ami WINS partially
accounted for from tho reason that during
tho recent cold weather and deep SHOWS the
cnttle would huddl1 In the deep cuts along
the railroad track. and ware often unable to
escape tho loebmotive.--R!ver Press.
Thomas Adams. cle k at the Elathesd
agency under Major Peter Roman for sew
oral years rast, has been appointed special
United states treaaury agent for Alaska.
Thu salary 10 ~. 800 4 year md the position
will at least last four years. Mr.. Albums
left for Alaska last night. lie goss 1900
HsloS uOItU OF oithh anu Will not fehCn MS
destination until June 20. Tho point where
Mr.. Adams will be stationed Is visited by a
mail stca mer but once 4 ysar. "A
Applications have been received for
watar from the Huntley coulee system by
parties from Helena and Great Falls, who
intend taking up land ON the benches just
above this city as soon rs the system ia
comEleted. There Ia no better land, and
very little AS good. in Montana AZ the
bench lands surrounding Fo Benton, but
a Few years more will see every acre of il
under fence and irsiaated.-River Press.
ms Billings Gazette is informed that the
burlington railroad is laying out q town
End building stock yards on upper
the Q Cattle company.
Tho number Of cattle that will be turned
into the ranges of the Milk river this sea-
son will DO enormous. Notwithstanding the
losses Of the past week. Two outfits left
Glasgow last week ON route to Wyoming
one the Blunie outfit. which will return
with a drove of 5000 head. and ths other
Kyle Il blnuahthr''s outfit. will drive over
in the nsighborhood OF 10000 head. These
two drives will be turned into Valley
county about Sept. l. and besides this II is
estimated that minor outfits to the extent
Of 10. 600 head will locate in this vicinity.-
Glasgow News.
/. Oyer in tho Masias country in Teton
county there are a number of settlers who
Hr'9 Sn.Au1oA ". SouOo! hkc. Lucy mac no
school there and could not got one from
the authorities of old Chotenu county. and
with commcndable enterprise they under
took to establish a school by subscription.
They succeeded INT for some time they
have had an excellent educational institu-
ton in operation.
Theie was a great gathering Of Crows in
Billings last week, the occasion being the
annual distribution of seed by Donovan d
Spear. under the supervision of Sub-AQont
Kreidler to the Pryor creek and C!at ke's
Fork bands. The fortunate Crows carried
oil 30. 600 pounds of seed oats, g. 900 pounds
Of potatoes. 1000 pounds Of corn. n over
800 pounds OF garden seeds. The Indians
spent about $1,000 among the stores and
went off happy. The most of the seed was
distributed at the agency. there being alto
gethor 100000 pounds Of oats and It's, 600
pounds of potatoes. and other seeds in pro-
portion.