The Ravalli Republican., 1895-07-17
Miss Nora Field. an. English artist

Henry EOOtc. She has been making
a special study Of the North -Ameri-
can Indian, and western scenes: and
expects to make tour through the
park soon, and then go on to Van
couver. ~.~"... s:. ~": .E.5
George B. Grinnel] Of New York,
W. r. Clements, of Georgia, and W.
G. Pollock, chief of division of In
dian affairs, have been appointed
commissioners to negotiate with the
Belknap and Blackfeet Indians in
Montana for the surrender Of por-
tions of their reservations. The
commissioners will leave for the
northwest late this month.
The Bonner mills are again run
ming with largely increased force.
The company has several big con-
tracts on hand and the plant is be-
ing pnshcd to it's full capacity. Ehe
officials report an improvement in
building all over Montana and the
present season promises to be one
Of the busiest the Big Blackfoot
company has ever experienced.
Nelson Bennett was one of the
passengers on the Oregon Expr ess,
which was held up last week in Ore
gon. The robbers, in passing through
the train, asked him for his money,
and he gave UP about IS in silver.
One Of them handed him back 50,
remprking as he did so: "You look
like working man, and here is
enough to get YOU few meals"
The fishermen report that their
catches no longer tastes Of kerosene.
For two weeks after the Great North
ern wreck at Bolton, when several
thousand gallons Of oil was poured
into the river, the fish had an oily
ouvi when cooked, This report was
at first regarded as a fish story but
SO many persons verified the state
ment that it has been accepted as
unyarnisned tfnt tn l.-Columbian.
Paul Pry (3) recently captured the
"Los Anteville' stake at Cincinnati,
valued at ST. 800. He was bred and
owned by S. e. Larabie; of Deer
Lodge. and was sired by Sir Modred,
out OF GYPSY, the dam of Poet Scout.
Mr.. Larabie had another winner at
Cincinnati in Ben Halliday: a fast
two year-old. He is bred like the
great Halma, being sired by Hanover
and out Of Mollie L., by Longfe]loW
-Four deer have been coming down
Baggs creek nearly every day t(
Billy Zosel's grain fields. They usu
ally get down early in the morning
J and Only leave when frightened
away. N-c made mention last wee]
of two that came down on Petersen
creek several times lately, and thei]
appearance so near town is Il mystery
to all old d-timcrs, who have no knowl
edge of a like occurancc in former
years.-Silyer State.
On the 10th the fish commission
car passed through Townsend and
left 100 black bass here for distribl.
tion DR.. Gillian and G. G. Watt
attended to the distributing, put
ting twenty-five in the McFaddcn
slough, the balance were put in be
low the dam. The little fellows
seemed to enjoy their freedom anc
Immediately began the battle Of lift
in their new home. There will be
four hundred more left here mex
trip.-Messenger.
> Two men named Frank Duntol
I, and John Carini were burned t.
!, death last Sunday at Cariboo, abou
nine miles from Deer Lodge. 4 fir
had caught in Dunton's blacksmith
shop near his cabin and where h
was working. Corini rushed to hel
: him but as he opened the door of tn
r shop flames broke out and envelopes
him. Both men got out, but expire
after fearful suffering. 1t is though
e a spark got into some black powder
/, causing an explosion.
a Last Saturday evening a fire wa
d discovered in the A. l.. Babcoc
Hardware company's warehouses, 0
the Northern Pacific right-of-way a
IS Billings. The building, frame co,
e cred with iron, made the fire hard t
n get at, and before it could be extir
guished the building and content
! were very badly damaged. The act
ual loss cannot be estimated at pre-
IS sent, but it is probably covered b
- the insurance, which was $4,000 Q
~ stock and ST., 500 on building.
Spokesman-Reyiew: The niue
disputed question Of Spol1ane's bast
- ball championship will be settle
Saturday and Sunday, the 18th an
" 14th The Plansifter team, whic
: has questioned the Spokesman Re
{ views title to the championship, hs
IS at last agreed to play a series {
le four games, each club having depo
- tied 5000 with Stakeholder Fran
!, Smith. The winning club is to tax
. the money and gate receipts, I'll
s. losing club to dispand, leaving Sp
at kane with but one good club, wit
ri which to play the strong yisitir
- teams from Portland, Walla Wall
~ La Grande, Tacoma, Seattle ar
is Missoula.
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