The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-10-30
NEWS OF TIE STATE.
Work has commenced on the neN
brewery at MiSSOula,


brewery at Missoula.
Il. G.. Denton Of Clinton, met
with an accident at the Clinton saw
mills Yesterday which cost him the
loss Of three toes.
A band Of Indians campcd on Lit
tie Blackfoot few nights ago had
a number of their horses killed by
the train and have put in bill to the
company for the damages.
John Ncubcrt came into town to-
day with a wagon-load of mamm 9th
rutabagas, weighing from Is to 81
pounds apiece. They were raised on
his Teton ranch without irrigation.
River Press.
There is busy time on the reser'
yaton this week. Major Steele is is
suing G,OO0 head OF cattle, 5000
COWS and 5000 calves to tho govern
ment wards. They expect to issue
250 per day.-Dupuycr Acantha.
Some of our ranchers are hauling
hay to Great Falls. Hay is bringing
Sl4 per ton in that market and will
probably bring more before winter is
over as it is very scarce in the Mis-
soula vallv.-Choteau Montanian.
The city council .:of Butte has
raised the city license on gambling
Form crly it was $25 per quarter foi
each room in which gambling was
carried on and $40 additional fol
each faro table. They raised it tc
$1O0 and $40. ..m.
Reports from the Sweet Grass hills
are to the effect that litigation is
likely to arise over some of the min
ing properties in that vicinity, The
ownership OF some of the claims il
said to be in controversy, and they
are believed to be valuable enough
to contend for in the courts.
| Thos. SandoW, a timberman, in tn.
Mountain View mine at Butte, faint
cd from illness while descending the
mine in cage, and his head struck
the timber sills for distance of liz
| feet down the shaft. His skull wa
completely crushed. He was ;
Knight Of Pythias and held an in
lsurance in that order for 50, 900. -
| Attorney Spearman, of the Indian
depreciation claims commission, i
|authority for the statement that on.
Of the largest Montana claims is tina
of Matt Carroll, of Helena, amount
ing to $4,000. Mr.. Carroll had
band of cattle destined for govern
Iment use at Fort Keogh. and the In
1dians stole or destroyed them befpr
they could be delivered.
An old Indian came in town Satur
day and made some purchases at th'
Cash grocery. Among other thing
was a quart bottle Of cheap lemo
extract. Mr.. Bader was surprised a
an Indian buying lemon extract, bu
later in the day poor old Lo wen
through the streets horseback a
drunk as a prince. 1t was learnc
later that he had drank the eXtrac
as Indians often do, being unable t
purchase the regulation tire-Water.- =
Silver State.
After year spent in negotiations
it looks as though the Great NORTH
e ern had at last decided to build it
: shops and make it's terminal point i
Jefferson county, says the Wicks Pic
neer. Alhambra, Hartford an
Clancy have been the towns undo
consideration, and if reports be true
the latter has been selected as IT,
most favorable point, and within 81
months that burg will have a yard {
seven tracks, ten stall roundhous'
coal sheds, water tanks, depot, tell
: graph office, etc 1t will end or Ger
I ter two divisions, the Butte an
: Great Falls. The land was secure
from II. NJ. Hill, a wcll-known mil
ing man, and the terms on which l.
sold was that the work should J.
completed within six months. ClanC
is but a mile from Lump gulch, an
:. the erection Of shops will cause thu
rich silver camp to be brought prom
! inently to the front.