The Anaconda standard., 1895-02-06
IT TOOK A BIG TUMBLE
The Botttm Drops Out Of The Their.
mOmeterS at Great Falls.
SHOWING AS IF POSSESSED
Passenger Trains Snowbound and
All the Land a Raging BIiz-
zard Holds-Cascade
County Chat.

GREAT FALLS, Feb. 5.-"It's a genuine
Dakota blizzard" said an old railroad
man tonight, referring to a storm which
has been raging in this locality since
noon. He appears to have hit the nail on
the head. All afternoon it has been snow
ing and blowing at a rate which has made
the oldest inhabitant quit telling about
the hard winters of the early days. About
IL O'Clock the mercury made one of the
quickest drops on record in these parts.
From a chinook temperature it fell to zero
in few minutes. Then the storm broke
and since then it has been showing as it
has not showed in several years.
The west bound passenger train is
somewhere between Big Sandy and Dry
Fork, 90 miles east of here. with poor
chance of making Great Falls before
morning. An extre freight is stuck in the
snow near Sandy and the passenger is
supposed to be few miles the other side
of the freight in a similar predicament.
A snow plow is on the scene, but from
what can be learned it is not able to clear
the track in the face of this unprecedented
storm.
Early in the morning the company will
send out gang of shovelers and another
EAoW WIN a uedueT. ana II Inc
storm abates may hope to have traffic re-
sumed before noon.
The east bound passenger will probably
be held here until something definite is
known about the two benighted trains at
Sandy. 1t is reported that the storm has
blockaded traffic on the Pacific extern
sion.
The citizens of Fergus county are
working hard for the establish
ment of the soldiers home at
Fort Maginnis, according to the provis-
ions of the bill introduced in the legis-
lature by Representative Won Tobel. At
a recent meeting at Lewistown for the
purpose of taking suitable action upon
the subject considerable enthusiasm was
displayed and united action taken to
memorialIze the legislature to pass Won
Tobefs bill. d. A. Meagher called the
meeting to order and stated its object.
w. w. Dewitt was chosen chairman and
George Caufleld secretary. A number of
enthusiastic speeches were made, after
which a committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of ). b. Stone, ID. A. Meagher, A.
j. Stephens, e. w. Cook and E. X. Chea-
die, presented ed resolutions which were
UNANIMOUSLY ad opted. Those who have
visited Fort Maginnis pronounce it an
ideal spot for a soldiers home 1t is we'll
supplied with pure water, being situated
near the head of Forge creek which rises
in the heart of the Judith mountains. All
kinds of farm and garden products can
be raised upon the meadow lands of the |
reservation. There are said to be large |
fields of coal close at hand, while the ad- |
joining mountains are well timbered. The |
buildings lately vacated by the govern |
ment are reported in a good state of pre- |
Gar -
haps bought outright at very moderate
figures.
While en- route from Lewistown to his
home on Mcdonald creek, Frank Kelsey
became lost in the storm and came near
freezing to death. After wandering
around for several hours he succeeded in
hnding vacant cabin in which he took
refuge until the next morning. Both of
his feet were badly frozen.
OThe county of Teton can probably boast
of as many old-timers as any county In
the state. A meeting was held in the
court house at Choteau a few DAYS ago. at
which there was a good attendance of
pioneers, and the preliminary steps were
taken towards the organization of a
county society. In all there are 48 citizens
of that county who can be classed among
the real old-timers. The time of the ar
iNdi VI sOiHe OF tneIn into Wlat Is now | ,
Montana ranges from as far back as 1874
down to 1866. Those who came before
1860 and the year of their arrival are:
Charles Choquette, 1874; Jacob Schmidt,
s54; II. A. Hennerly, 1866 Joe Kipp.
Frank Truchot, w. r. Teasdale, George |
Steell, Charles d. LaBreche. John Wren.
s57. OF the remaining 80, 3 came in '62.
in '63, II in '64. in '65 and 16 in '66. {
A. X. Hamilton of Choteau, late sheriff
If Teton county, who came to Montana
n '63, enjoys the distinction of having
'een appointed the first constable of
Virginia City. He can also lay claim to
laving been the first justice of the peace
n Choteau county, the pioneer notary (
'ublc of Fort Benton, the first Justice of i
he peace of Sun River township, as well !
IS Teton county's first sheriff. He still I
reserves the documents by which he
ras appointed to these offices. Two of
hem bear the signature of Gen. Thomas 1
'rancis Meagher, the famous soldier and C
who, in the early days, was for S
few years acting governor of Montana, Z
dding the luster of his fame to the Office. ,
Meagher appointed Mr.. Hamil- z
on justice of the peace for Choteau f
ounty in May l, 1866, and notary public
Or Benton, June of the sama vear