The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-05
VERY CLEVER INDEED
An Entertainment in Chinook That Was
All Right.
ATT THE BLACKFOOT AGENCY
Nuggets of Nows Picked Up Along
the Banks of the Missouri and
the Valleys of Eastern
Montana.

GREAT FALLS, March A few even
ings ago the citizens of Chinook we're en-
tertained at the town hall with that well
known and highly popular melodrama,
"The Last Loaf" which was presented by
amateurs. From all accounts the pro-
duction reflected great credit upon the
histrionic abilities of the young people of
the Milk river metropolis. They had
their parts we'll in hand and went through
the numerous pathetic and exciting
scenes with the skill of professionals. j.
5. Whitehead as Mdrk Ashton, did ia
mously and received numerous express
sions of appreciation. Miss Alice Hous-
ton was at home in the role of Mrs. Ash
ton, and the same can be said OF Miss Ma
BILE Riegel's Lille Ashton. Miss Mabel
Perrott as Petty Jones, afforded no end of
amusement for the spectators. The char
acter of Dick BuStie was admirably rem
dered by b. c. K.ppling, while Charles
Battles impersondted the suffering
butcher in true comedian fashion. w.
Il. Sands had the villains part, Caleb Han
son, down pat. Gay Rome was right at
at home as Harry Hanson, tho outraged
son of the VILLAIN. During the evening
the audience was treated to some first
class character singing by Messrs. James
from the sale of tickets. Tue proceeds
went to the Chinook Literary society.
Harry Murray of Gear Creek, Choteau
county. had an experience with a pistol a
few days ago that no is not liable to for
get very soon. He had pic ked up an old
six-shooter on Clear creck-one of those
old time frontier weapons that carries a
ball half an inch in diameter. There was
one UNEMPLOYED cartridge in the cylinder
and Harry was determined to see whether
it would go of. He pulled the trigger on
il several times, but the pesky thing
would not explode. Then he took the
cylinder out and placing it on "A rock, hit
the cartridge on the head with a hammer.
The cartridge went oil with a detonation
that awoke the echoes around Clear
Creek. Harry was badly burned and
thoroughly frightened. His right hand
got a burn that he Will carry to his grave,
ana his face was singed, but otherwise he
was uninJured.
Mail advces from Choteau state that
the board of appraisers of Teton county,
during it's recent session, assessed graz
ing lands at 500 per acre; farming lands
and hay and meadow lands contiguous TO
bitches and susceptible TO cultivation, 50
per acre. The assessment on business
lots in Choteau and on property adjacent
10 that town was raised about % per cent.
over last years appraisement. 4. W.
Kingsbury and W. i. Burgy of Great
Falls recently visited Chotcau. They
stated that work on the large stone hotel
would be pushed TO complexion as rapidly
as the weather will permit. Plans have
been drawn for several frame and brick
buildings, and altogether Choteau prom
Uses TO be pretty lively IN the building line
during the coming summer.
Il. W. Reed, jr., a Minneapolis artist,
has been sojourning IN Chotcau OF late.
1t is understood that he has been making
sketches of scenes IN that vicinity for an
eastern journal.
The enterprisins citizens of the capital
of Teton county are agItating once more
the proposition of railroad connection
with Great Falls. The needs of such a
line are apparent Every day emphasizes
the importance of building the road.
Those who are familiar with the amount
OF freight shipped into Choleau say there
is no doubt about the proposed road pay
ing from the start. 4 system of water
works and a first class electric light plant
are among the improvements the people
of Choteau hope TO see attempted in that
city this year. Both are needed aud un-
doubleday would prove to b. paying m
vestments. \ brick school building is